New-York tribune., 1869-05-24
MURDER IN MORRLSAELA.

About o'clock on Saturday night the COM
muuity in the vicinity OF Central Bridge the Central
ave- Morrsana were startled by the report that hor
ribIe murder had been committed ut the Rosendale
House, wellknown stopping place OF the fast travel
ers on that The actors In the horrible tragedy
are Wallace McDanles a scochman by birth, Mrs Mary
Audrus and her reputed husband Thomas Corwin both
the latter being It Is said natives Of Orange County, in
this State McDanels ~ a man six feet in hight, about
SO years OF age and OF q stout, muscular frame
Mrs Audrus is medium sized woman, about 80 years ot
age and has for time in the vicinity COrwln
was about five feet ten In hight n years old, OF
large very stout frame an9 would If prepared have
made a very formidable antagonist.
From what be gathered In the absence OF testi
nony It appears that Corwin and Mrs Andrus have not
lived together for some time, she having, some
time ago left him, and living with McDan'
iels, in whose name the Roscndale house was kept
Mrs Andrus Is said TO be worth $4,000 ana
is also said 90 furnished the funds for carry
ing on the business On Saturday she and McDaniels
bad been 70 this city and returned about o'clock.
C1rwu there. as one person saw MN sitting on uo
stoop playing with the repued son Of himself ana ars
Audrus "a uttlo fellow about four years OF age soon
after ne was seen V Ihy t Two drove ms McDanies
Jumped from the wagon and. as he says, an aercatou
me- tn pckcd W. heavy oak stick about q feet long
blows the first Of which must have knocked him
down aud in-ensibc. rs the blow fractured the
extending ~ tho lower part OF the forehead
10 the ght side: other blows were then inflicted, cutting
Two large ges ON the head making clear. smooth outs,
INT without going through the scalp These cuts were
made l,v n shnrp edge the club Immediately under
tic eft side OF the chin an Irregular. Jagged cut
about inch aud quarter IN length THESE poNs hisO
broke the LEFT AwDOnc at Its base ana the rght near
After the murder had been committed the victim was
taken by murderer and dragged into the barroom,
through the hall sergeant John savor Of the
Mnrrisania police. who was near by at the time,
was told that there was q hght at the house, ana
on going there. found McDaniels BY the muir
hu
officer BE- stepped back into the barr00m. The officer
thc f.d him he should arrest him, when he came from
behind fc bar and taken TO the pOhcestation at
fremont Te officer then went back aud took in custody
Mrs Audil... "A Mr. Hiram Downs who boarded IN the
house. ANA c0orcd man who worked there. AT late
hour Of the night Justice Fuller OF Morrsana, went 70
tho pOlce-station, and removed Mrs Ahdrus ana Mr.
Downs capt Carpenters hotel M Morrisanla where ne
ac them under the charge OF two officers, and where
thcy remained yesterday In the morning, Coroner
Bathgate cmpauucigd jury, ahd went 10 the place
adourrcd Inc inquest until o'clock this morning IL ap
pears that for long time fued has existed between
NcDanIcls and Corwin In reference 10 Mrs. Andrus
From "a statement made by the murdered man, who was
arfestel ON the "a OF March last charge of assault
and battery and threatening TO burn the house made by
NcDapiels Corwin was kept Ia the fremont Station
House by order OF Justice Haupman until the 4th When
hs WIS discharged the justice viewing the case as one
offered 10 make a complaint against McDanels Tor
threatening his life and said, 10 n alleged thHt ne
y upprcheusivc then that the threat would be carried
ONT Is also expressed n wish TO make complaint
aye and living i'm Orange County az the time OF MS mar
rgo 10 her The house has been Tor year past ais
yrlrc 10 the town. aud complaint lnd been maze
sraipst IT, which would have resulted IN lts being
npcua or Of the frequentors OF the house In ms
uyckct AT tic time.