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was found dead 10 tie spring, from WHICH
,he boards had been removed; the race OF
tbe child was in the water, and had upon II
marks of violence. Suspicion then attacheo
20 black girl, who had nursed the chliareh'
hut not sufficient to enable them TO cXtort
confession from the negro, IN consequence
of her age, which was only ten years. WY
Shinley. however, determined upon sending
the black girl to his fathers, from whence
he had got her, and mentioned the circu'h-
stances. The negro girl had not oeen az her


masters more than two weeks, oeiore
black child was found dead, having been sur
focated;--she afterwards requested anothcr
gro child to lay her head upon DlocK' anu
taxing an axe. said she would shew her now
they killed chickens; the child became al
armed and ran from her. At night she was


discovered in a room in which some OF the
ladies of the house usually slept, and was
turned out; in about an hour afterwards, she
was discovered getting in at the window' ano
being asked what she wanted, she sad she
come to tell them, it was her who had killeh


Jemina, (thc child Of Mr.. Shipley, mention
ed above, and on being questioned, acKno"i-
edged that she had also killed the negro
girl, and related the particulars OF the muf-
der OF Jemima as follows:-She was with the
child in the garden, and struck her--the
child returned the blow, she (the negro
then tool. a handful Of sand, and stuffed it m
to her mouth, and took her to the spring


where she immersed her face in the water,
until she supposed she was dead; she then


left her, and went towards the house; Out


hearing the child cry, to make use OF hei
own words, ''she went back and finished 1t.
I rhe above narration we had from source


that entities it to full credit, and VIC DO not


remember ever To have heard OF transac-


tion in which at so early an age, such shock


ing depravity has been displayed yed.-BdH
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