A FATAL SUPERSTITION.
A trial of a remarkable character has jvst terminated at Bucharest. Two boys, one aged six, tho other fourteen, were charged upon their (n\ a confession with having attempted to drown a child two years of ago. Their defence was that tlio long drought and total lack of rain had to be terminated, and that the crime upon which they stood their trial was tho only successful method known to accomplish this. This extraordinary defence is explained by the 1 >aily News corresponpent. He states that tho children of the vi n ages, in times of great drought are made to tl'"ow a clay figure of a child into tho water. The boys drowned the child merely because they had no clay figure. Tho elder was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, the younger was left to his mother's chastisement.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HLC18950306.2.15
Bibliographic details
Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 2, Issue 118, 6 March 1895, Page 3
Word Count
142A FATAL SUPERSTITION. Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 2, Issue 118, 6 March 1895, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in