, 1870-07-16
A DOUBLE MURDER

| Dy tne Polce.
! A DOUBLE MURDER,
Two Women Chopped to Death in
netrolt-Ataempt 10 Burn xhrix
| Bodies To- Conceal the Criane-ar,
rest Of Ihe Murderer
From the Detroit Tribune, July14,
This morning about 2 o'clock a brutal mur-
der was committed in small frame cottage
| on Wright etreet near the corner Of McDouralI
avenue, IN the Tenth Ward. The VICTIMS Ware
Ars- Sarah Phillips, aged G8, aud llrs. Letikia
Clear, aged 10, the former being tha mn,her
and the latter the sister Of Henry 7. Philips.
who keeps email place for the sale Of game
| nue., near Bates street.
The murderer g. s !a is Edward Hoag: who is be-
tween 10 and so years OF age This man vss
several years since porter at the EraokIiu
| Houae. and, If We remember correctly. was ar-
rested while living at that hotel. for attempt
ing to murder ons OF the attaches. Generally
speaking. Le il man Ut quiet disposition.
aud, 30 lar as known, ID not given to intoxica-
| tion. When thoroughly naddened, however.
ne Is Sic!ous- Since he WAS discharged from
, woman whom he murdered. and has bccu re-
garded as the pasanouz Of Mrs. Clear.
On one Or two recent occasions, Hoae
had been slightly drunk, and the women.
We are informed, we're habitnally addicted
times, all became very quarre.sone. Last
night, the ne,shbo1s think Hoag and the wo-
men drank enough liquor to make them pois-
ferrous, but they. appeared to be quite friend
Y. In the evening they visited house in
they wished to purchase.
They retired about the usual hour. 10 o'clock
-an near as is known and nothing more vaa
heard or either Hong or tho women until
SHORTY after O'Clock this morning. 1t about
dence adjoins that occupied hy the murdernr
and bis victims, heard what they supposed to
be chopping Of wood, aud al one Of tbeir
children cried at this time, they got up and
Peered out OF window, that looked directly
into me yard Ct Mrs; P-s house. Seeing
snoEe issuing from the premises, Mr.. St,n8
ran over, bnt a. he feared an attack BY large
dog owned by Hoag, several minutes elapsed
before be dared to get into the yard
;. Upon reaching the place, he looked imme-
d1Afely INTO the window of tie house, and saw
TIRE He was in the act OF creeping into
eide window, when Hong appeared at the
same point, having come from the d,rection
q The clubhouse VI. Stone leapeti throurh
me window - speedily as possible, Hoag re-
naming On the outside. The former pulled
the unconscious form from the turning. led
to the window. aud, with the assistance Of
several neighbors, removed it from the house.
to ms o"n home. He then started after
Meolesi ASSISTANCE, but meeting with several
ie1usals, after an absence of probably an
Lonr and half, he returned. Mis-. Clear was
aAve when ale was placed in Ar. Stoua,s
house, but died about half au hour thereaf
ter.
4 Mrs Robinson, residing few doors west
OF tte terrible scene, early heard cries Of ere.
and, taking pail Of water, hurried to Ms,
ih'llips, house and threw it into the open vim
dow, She met HoaS III the yard, and request
cd him to get the key ct the pepstock and
open II, SO that she could obtain an additional
supply OF water. He declined, and she berat-
ed him Tor his conduct. Finally he opened
the penstock, and ehe dashed water into the
wnaow as rapidly a. possible.
HoAS then totk her f'y the shoulder, pushed
Eer away from the window, and said Let the
fire alone; don't throw any more water Ia
there" She, however, worked fsithfully. and
received valuable assistance from all the
EriGhbors, who had by this time become thor
oughly aroused.
Alter the smoke had cleared of somewhat.
me doofs ol the house were broken In and
number OF persons entered. AIrs, Claar's bed
was nrst pulled out OF the house and thrown
into the yard. It was at this time supposed
that no other tire existed, but upon opening
another door it was found that the bed in
which Mrs. Phillips bad slept Was also in
flames, and this emitted Sitting smoke. which
drove tha nelglbors Temporarily from the
house,
Thev soon rallied, however, and upon entar.
ING 1ng the room ghastly sight met thelr gaze
me light OF the burning bed-cIothes enabled
them to see the body Of Mrs Phillips, which
say upon, tho door IN a large pool Of blood.
he head vas found to be literally chopped to
pieces. The first thing now WIS to but out
the tire, aud for this purpose the bed aid bed
ding were removed from the building.
After al appearances OF fire had been re-
moved, the dead form Of the murdered woman
WIS c1rsled cut, and the excited people COM
menced an examination Of the premises In
one room they found what il known az claw
hammer hatchet covered with blood and hair.
Inquiries for Hoag being then made, it vas
sseertaincd that he had left. Two OF the
neighbour, Mess1s. Norton and Batker, started
IL pursuit. and oVethau1e1 him near the co,uer
Of Jederson and ncDougall avenues, and
brought him back and held him in custody uutl
the arrival OF policeman, who conveyed him
to the station.
The house in which the murder yas commit
ted contains front room, used for ordinary
family purposes, middle room where Hoa9
and al1s. Clear usually slept, back room or
kitchen, IN which Mrs. PnilHps' bed was To-
The murderer bad evidently FIRST killed Mrs,
Clear, and then attacked Mrs. phllpr The
head aud neck Of tho former was badly cut
and as soma screAms were hoard it 1s sun
posed she arose alter the mu1ueruus act was
drst commenced and endearored to reach tl,e
window, but was Knocked on the head with The
aaIcnet and rendered wholly iusensible.
def screams undoubtedly awoke the old
Eoman, but Before she could ieaye her bed
ne murde: ers weapon Was buried in her skull
ae5 head and neck we're shock,ngly hacked.
and when her body was found the upper por-
ion hung partially over the side Of the bed,
With the head nearly touching the foor, and
1pon the latter N4s pool Of blood, which
:overed a surface equal TO square yard
lhe todlen were inspected by . CoronefB
md 4foy, r31 in rharua ~
Roche, undertaken, to be buried by the friends
II the deceased. as announced in the obituary
lotce published elsewhere.
Hoag is now at the Police Station, He deniea
lavi0g murdered the woman- When b. was
int seen BY Mr. Stone and Mrs Robinson. ss
:eferred to above, he was fully Creased, ann
40 had PEaVloualy removed bis two trunks
gom the houne, after first packing all his
lothl0g, ETC., therein. He states that he WAS
lnlcted with diarrhea, and, instead Of retiring
oea, ne had laid down on sofa in the trout
com; that be heard = noise in the b.ck part Of
he house, and ran there and saw an unknown
nan with . hatehet in hand. He then went
Q the outhonse and remained there until the
lme referred to by Mr. Stone in his statement
nbl'shed above. Hoag says ha hsd on his
.e WIS fully dressed.
No blood vas found upon his clothing, but it
s thought that there 4re {or Were) some marks
Il it upon his hAir, feet, and boots. After
eavng the house, however, he travelled
hrough quantity Of eoft mud, hoping thus
o remove the stains from his boots
The motive for the murIer il supposed to
ave been money Mra. Phillips had consid-
rable property. aud information has been re-
e;ved by the Superintendent Of Police and
Detective Stadler (who this morning early VS.
led tho scene Of the tragedy that shey ester
az received = sum Of money. Hong &C
uo~ledEed this to b. fact, but says she
aid the entire amount to carpenter Who -
tecting 3 building fer her in HamtranoeE
The police are actively engaged in Obtaining
II possible information concerning tha crime.
nd we nay be enabled to publsh some Addi-
ona1 facts concerning the terrible AnAlt IN our
e1s edition Hoag has made sevefai very
statements. and he Il unaenbt-+
dfy guilty.
Mrs. Dorsey, tho prisun-d;nnex mans
i'd VAS agreeably surprised on Saturday,
III IsTpe aaoount of 3lEU ware, seoQuts