The morning news., 1891-11-05

tated. None Of the cars we're damaged ex-
cept the postal car.
The family of Elisha A. Underwood, now
under sentence of death at Atlanta. rs IN
| most unfortunate circumstances nhen
the slayer Of Alexander Ssyre was Iouno
guilty Of murder and sent 20 Jall, the est
ern ana Atlantic railroad, Of which Under
wood had been a faithful employe and one
Of the best and most popular engineers on
the road set about e aid HIM In Whatever
way il could. His oldest boy was Is years
Of age aud he was given good position as
fireman, with promises OF a letter one as
soon as he became well acquainted with the
work pertaining TO a locomotive. The
family had been living in Calhoun. but
when the boy secured this position they
moved TO Atlanta and took up their resi-
dence on Ponders avenue. The boy became
the sole support of the family, consistin Of
a mother and seven little ones, all too small
to work few days ago be took sick, aud
! is now lying in a dying condition at his
home. His physicians have given up all
hope Of his recovery. The poor father must
hear this news from his family without be-
| ing able to take one last look upon the face
of his oldest and beloved boy.
Ida Byrd was arrested at Atlanta, Tues
day, aud locked up in the police station.
She is charged with the murder OF her child.
She confesses being guilty of the crime, but
says it was done at the instigstion of the
child's father. One week ago last Sunday
a negro child was found dead near Madison.
The mother Of the child told those whom
she saw that the child died natural death.
A few hours after telling this she left the
country, taking with Ter all her belongings.
Suspicious were excited and a coroner's
inquest was held. A confusion on the
child's head added TO the suspicious, and
search was at once commenced for the
woman. Sheriff Dexter led In the search,
and secured information that she had gone
TO Atlanta. The srrest followed. She has
since confessed the crime to him. She told
how the father Of the child had talked to
her. and told her it was best to kill the child.
How she told him she could not, and how he
insit ted. He continued persuading her
until, to please him, che determined to do
the deed. Lest Sunday a week ago she
went to a spring near her home She took
tGs child in her lap, and blow on the head
accomplished tss work. She then became
frightened, and went TO Atlantis.
Atlanta Journal: In 1887 Mrs. Alice
May appealed TO the courts 70 get posses
sion OF her little girl, liza MAY, 10 years OF
age. And, strange to cay, the person who
had possession of the child, and from whom
Mrs. May wished to take 1t, was Mrs. Sarah
c. Guthrie, the girls grandmother, Mrs.
Mays own mother. In her petition Mrs.
May alleged that her mother was not a
proper person to take care of the child
Mrs. Guthrie responded by alleging that
Mrs. May treated the child cruelty and was
not the proper person to look after the
little girls welfare. Then there came a
fight in the courts in the way of habeas
corpus case. 1t was tried before Judge
Marshall J. Clarke, and on Jan. ;, 1888, be
ordered that the child be taken away from
both her mother aud grandma bher and be
| placed under the guardianship of NJ. C.
| Blanchard, with instructions that he place
her in some good school or academy. Mr.
Blanchard sent Ila May 10 the House of the
| Good Shepherd in New York city. There
| the child has been taken care Of and educat-
ed. In the meantime, Mrs. May, the girls
mother, went west and married T. A.
! Sloan. She is now well to do and is living
| in Seattle, a town in the state of Washing
ton. Tuesday morning Judge Clarke, upon
petition. reopened the case. aud decided to
let the little girl go home TO her mother.
| He issued an order directing Mr.. Blanchard
to instruct he House OF the Good Shepherd
! to place the girl in the keeping of Mrs
Sloan. In few days Tia will be with her
mother once more, and 10 is hoped that her
new life in the west will be happy one.