A HORRIBLE STORY.
The Cologne Gazette relates a horrid story as enacted at Schrierne, in the government of Posen. A country girl, living not far from that place, had received her inheritance of 300 thalers from the authorities there. On her return home she spent the night at a village ; having no acquaintance there, she took refuge at the house of the village justice, to whom, in virtue of his position, she gave her whole confidence, and informed him of the object of her journey. He was ready to take her in, and advised her t© go to bed with his wife. When all lay in a deep sleep, the covetous host got up, went into the garden and dug a hole there. He then took a sharp knife, went up to the bed where the two were asleep, and cut the throat of the person lying furthest from the wall, took up his victim, and buried her in the garden. When he came back he found the bed empty. He had murdered his wife instead of the stranger. The wife lay close to the wall during the evening, but had afterwards moved to the other side of the bed. The girl had got out of the bed after the murder and hastened away with her money.
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Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 645, 14 April 1870, Page 2
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217A HORRIBLE STORY. Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 645, 14 April 1870, Page 2
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