Year: 1872

POUGHKEEPsIE, August 10, 1872.


In the jail in this city Is young girl named Matty
Howe, aged about twenty-three, who stands In
dicted for murder in the first degree. She was last
Winter in the employ OF o man in Fshkill named
Ed Lane, by whom she became pregnant, and
when childbirth was expected she was sent
from the house to the abode Of q colored
woman some distance of. She had no
sooner entered the black woman's apart
ment than she was attacked with pains, and very
quickly, without the aid OF physician, gave birth
to q child. Deserted by the man who should have
stood by her, and Notwithstanding her precarious
condition. she left the house the next day with the
newborn child in her arms, and was afterwards
seen without it, Shortly after that the body Of the
child was found in piece Of woods, and it looked
as though 1t had been attacked by some animal


Matty Howe was arrested for killing her Of
spring and indicted above stated, and her trial
Is to come Off in the Supreme Court In October
next. Her cell is on the upper corridor, on the
west side. Directly under 1t on The next corridor
below is the cell OF Eugene Schmitland, good
looking German, who has been indicted for grand
larceny in stealing number OF watches and
quantity OF jewelry In Fshkill last spring. He is


good-natured sort of fellow, and has been allowed
the freedom of the outer Corridors One OF these
corridors leads to Matty Howe's CELL and Eugene
soon became acquainted Wltn M0tty Dy seeing ncr
and


TALKING TO HER THROUGH THE BARS
which separated them. The at first casual acquant-
ance, under adverse circumstances ripened into
affection and from that time forth through the
long hours of the day. until the time arrived for
each prisoner to be locked up for the night the
loving Eugene could be seen sitting by
the bars OF Matties CELL the two ex-
changing VOWS OF eternal cOnstahcy. One day
Eugene addressed letter to his father, In the Old
Country, saying he had got into little difficulty
and sadly needed $500 TO help him. His father, who
is reported to be rich, In few weeks after sent him
$40O In gold. Then the lovers decided to get mar
ried. Eugene, through the consent OF the Sheriff,
sent for first class tailor to come to the jail and
measure him for suit OF clothes, and in due time
the suit was finished. He then sent to Van Kuren
to mae he
set for Matty, including gold chain and locket,
fancy lace collar and fancy necktie.


Having thus, as he thought prepared for the
wedding, the next thing was to get minister to
perform the marriage ceremony. Last Saturday he
requested Jaier VanderpOOl TO 60 after Methodist
dominic The jailer, knowing that such thing
would not be allowed, replied that he was too
busy to attend to the matter then, when
cigar dealer, who came to the JAIL To him Eugene
opened his heart, and Mr.. Boose endeav0red TO gee
German minister to ofhciate, but ne decnned on
the ground that such marriage would be unlaw-
full Then Justice Baker was appealed TO. Ihat
Official


II the Sheriff would consent but the latter peremp-,
toriy declined. This intelligence was conveyed to
the determined lovers, who received 1t with sad
appease apSs; t them. I''i sent them word they
could De married in open court by
the presiding Judge. They, however, received
the fact that next week Eugene is to be tried and
will without doubt be sent down the river, leaving
Matty to remain here till October for her Trial:
IL s the first case OF love in jail that ever occurred
in this county.