When was it published?

June 25, 1752 in The Virginia Gazette

Domestic News June 25, 1752

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Crime, Death Or Funeral, Legal Or Court

Q: What keywords are associated?

Child Cruelty, Threats To Kill, Maldon Gaol, Child Death, Increase In Murders

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

A man and his wife were committed to Maldon Gaol on March 3 for threatening to kill neighbors who reproved their cruelty. The wife had repeatedly stuck pins in her stepchild and used its feet to stir the fire, causing its toes to rot off; the child was removed to the workhouse and died. No proceedings against her for the abuse. Editorial attributes recent increase in murders and barbarities to declining religion among common people.

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March 3. A Man and his Wife are committed to Maldon Gaol, for threatening to kill their Neighbours for upbraiding them with Cruelty. It Seems, the Woman used frequently to stick Pins in a Child (to which she was Mother-in-Law) and stir up the Fire with its Feet, so that its Toes rotted off on which the Parish took it from her on the Neighbour's Complaint, and put it in the Workhouse, where it is since dead: But we don't hear that there are any Proceedings against her yet on this Score,--or More Murders and horrid Barbarities have been committed so within this last Twelvemonth, than during many preceding Years. This, as we have before observed, is principally to be attributed to the Declension of Religion among the common People.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Death Or Funeral Legal Or Court

What keywords are associated?

Child Cruelty Threats To Kill Maldon Gaol Child Death Increase In Murders

Where did it happen?

Maldon

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Maldon

Event Date

March 3

Outcome

man and wife committed to maldon gaol for threats; child died in workhouse after abuse causing toes to rot off; no proceedings yet for the child's abuse.

Event Details

A man and his wife committed to Maldon Gaol for threatening to kill neighbors who upbraided them for cruelty. The woman frequently stuck pins in a child to whom she was mother-in-law and stirred the fire with its feet, rotting off its toes. Parish took child on neighbor's complaint, placed in workhouse where it died. More murders and barbarities in last twelvemonth than preceding years, attributed to declension of religion among common people.