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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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In Annapolis, Md., a one-month-old infant of Mr. Samuel Davis was murdered on Monday by its colored nurse, Ann, who administered laudanum via saturated cotton over its mouth while asleep. Ann, a mulatto girl belonging to Mr. Lewis Tylings (Davis's father-in-law), confessed and was jailed; she had prior escape attempts and a wicked disposition.
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The mulatto girl Ann acknowledged the commission of the act and was committed to jail next morning. She had previously made two attempts to escape from town, but was arrested.
The colored girl belonged to Mr. Lewis Tylings the father-in-law of Mr. Davis, and had previously, on several occasions, given evidence of possessing a wicked disposition.
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Annapolis, Md
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On Monday
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infant murdered by laudanum poisoning; ann confessed and committed to jail; prior escape attempts foiled by arrest.
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An infant child aged one month of Mr. Samuel Davis was cruelly murdered by its colored nurse Ann, who saturated cotton with laudanum and placed it over the sleeping infant's mouth. Ann, a mulatto girl belonging to Mr. Lewis Tylings (father-in-law of Davis), had shown wicked disposition previously and attempted to escape twice before being arrested.