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Show CRUELTY TO A CHILD. The Meager Details of a Must Horrible Transaction. 1 Cassv illk, Mo., Aug. 2. The meager details of a horrible transaction in the eastern part of this county have just reached here. From a number of Mew York waifs sent west to li nil homes, au old man and wife, living on Flat Creek, selected a little fellow now I) years of age, small and sickly. N it receiving as much benefit as they anticipated from the investment, tho old folks tired of their charge and desired to rid themselves them-selves of it. Last weok tho old man, upon leaving home for the day, instructed in-structed his wife to make way with the boy during his; absence, but i'ouud him alive upon his return. His nent instructions in-structions were more forcible. Tho1)ov should be killed or the old lady would bo. This spurred .sr to ac'.ion, and she gave the bov W sharpened nail and told him- to go behind be-hind the barn and drive the nail into the top of bis head. Obedient to her command, the boy attempted to do so, but returned and said he couldn't as it hurt him so. Sho next got the old man's razor, gave it to the boy and told him lo go out and draw it across Irs liiroat. This hurt him also, anil after a couple of attempts he relumed aud reported. The licnd in woman's form I lieu took a rope and hung him so that his toes just touched the floor, and with the razor cut both sides of his neck. When ho had lost consciousness he was taken down aud covered with a blanket, upon the approach of a man. The newcomer, seeing the pile and blood, asked what it was. and was told blood, asked what it w as. anil was told "a pig." Mot being satislied. he raised the blanket and discovered the boy weltering wel-tering in his blond. Au alarm was raised, the old lady tied, and the old man has been placet! under arrest. Intense In-tense excitement prevails, and the woman is likely to be severely dealt with if found. |