Particulars of the Ormondville Tragedy.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4711, 12 February 1884, Page 2

Particulars of the Ormondville Tragedy.

(Pee Peess Association.) - - Napiee* This day. A visitor to the scene of the Ormondville murder thus describes what be saw :•— Upon entering the cottage the bedroom is on the right side of the front door, tue. living room on the left. In the latfc'v room, besides the ordinary furniture, theva was a small iron bedstead. It does not appear that anyone slept on that bedstead, although the articles of clothing wove upon it. In the bedroom were two bedsteads, one small iron one capable of holding three children) and an ordinary doable bedstead. The sight that met my horrified eyes when I entered the bedroom made my blood run cold. On the small bedstead were laid three children, naked; one of them was lying on the nearest side of the bed, and on her temple was a large bruise aa if she had bcsn struck with some heavy blunt instrument. After enquiries fully established this fact in my mind, and led me to believe that the proximate cause of death: ■-Hi gash across the throat from ear to ear been inflicted after the victim was stunned. Lying nest to the poor murdered girl was a boy apparently about three years of age. His! arm was thrown around the neck of his dead sister as if embracing her; a position that had evidently been arranged after death by their father and murderer. On the boy's temple was a bruise similar to that described as on the girl's temple, and his throat was also cut across. The third child, a boy apparently .ten years of age, was lying J next to the two victims already referred to. He was partly on his back, and his -temple bore a similar bruise to the others, except that it was a little further back on the skull; his fingers and arms were also bruised as if he had bran attempting to defend himself when struck at, and had partially warded off the blow intended to •stun him. He had probably been awakened by the attack on his brother and sister, but not quickly enough to escape having his throat cut also. On the large bed was lying the corpse of the murdered children's mother. The body was dressed, the dress being open in such a manner as to suggest that the poor creature bad fallen asleep while lying dressed on the bed, and in the act of suckling the youngest child. On the murdered woman's forehead were two bruises, one on e.ch side; the oca on the left side being tke mark caused by a very severe blow, and her throat .was cut across from ear to ear. Beside* her to complete the chapter of horrors lay the body of the infant, its throat also. cut.