12 year old Maggie Giles beaten to death, 1893
New Jersey Mirror 10 May 1893 Maggie Giles, a daughter of Joseph Giles, of Timbuctoo, died a day or two since from the effects of a severe beating at the hands of some other children. The child had been sent on an errand by her mother and was met by two other children, who began to tease her. Finally they beat her so badly that spinal meningitis resulted and death followed in a short time. The little girl was about 12 years of age. No arrests were made.