The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, March 1.

Salisbury, March 5. On Saturday the 25th ult. was committed by Charles Cox, Esq; and the next Day brought to our country Gaol, Henry Trimbull, a Farmer of a small Estate at Kemble near Malbury, on Suspicion of Felony, in maiming and castrating his two Apprentices, one Eight Years of Age, the other Sixteen. He is a Man who has assumed divers Characters to support a Life of Indolence and Laziness; sometimes he was a Methodist Preacher, or an Anabaptist Teacher, but of late he made a practice of breeding up Bastard Children for a stipulated Sum.--Two of those little Unfortunates, (both Boys,) he had endeavoured to throw in the Way of the Small-Pox, which not succeeding, his Barbarity at length suggested to him an Operation that might qualify them for Singers at the Opera, and by this Means turn them to good Account, should they survive; accordingly he took an Opportunity, when the Children were in Bed, to unman them, after the Manner in which poor Rams are treated.--The Boys, however, are living, and like to do well.---This Matter being soon noised abroad, the hard-hearted Rascal was apprehended.