The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-06
the TRIPLE MURDER IN CONNECTICUT
COrOner's InQuest-Sketches of
the Victims.
[From the Hartford Times, Jan. IL


town Is fun OF visitors. many of ride out to
the scene or the murder. while others content them
serves win towering ar0unl tine stores. the hotel,
aud ON the street corners. discussing the terrible
analr. Inc bodies were brought IN yesterday aiier
noon and ut into decent collins, aud placed III
room BACK OF the Town Hal. Tney present hor-
ribe sight, mat Of Tom Billings, the proprietor II
the 'snebang' where the murder was committed,
LAY stretched as he was found. the eyes WIDE open.
entire back part OF his skull was crushed IN, ana
when the body was moved the brains ielI out upon
1 now eor e beside LAY NE a. ems es 1 asd
tnere are nc DINER marks OF IN ury upon his
p .,y me body OF MRS Billings was The most hor
struggle with The murderer. There MARKS OF
TWO severe blows on the forehead made probably
with some blunt lntrunent. Her clothes were on
nre when she was found. and OF Ler arms was
almost burned on, aud the clothing was burned
from her body IN several places. leaving the half.
baked limbs exposed. On her lett hand Is PLAN
gold marriaee rlng and deep cash nearly sever
In winch she was found gives evidence OF the fatal
struggle she must have had with her assassin, VINO
evidently stunned her by the blows, ana then set
fire 10 her clothing. In all probability she did not
recover ner consciousness; or it may be tnat 1t was
she VINO uttered tue laint Come III" heard by the
| peder when ne nrst raped at The door.
The girl whose maien name was Julia GOwdy)
mas fearful ragge ga5h cut IN her shoulder, and
extending into her throat. THIS was possibly made
with the edge OF the butt end or gun. IL IL
several inches In length. aud almost as broad ana
deep, cutting through OF the principle arteries
ana causing death almost lnstantaneously. SO
sSa 80 n9od pored from aer ha ner
Impossible to Iell wuat material they were made Of
must nave suiered when assa,led NV t u rs sns
VINO murdered her.
All OF The bodies are to be buried to day. after the
Adjournment oil the C0roners jury.
THE CORoNERs JURY.
On the night OF the muroer Coroner Dwight j.
Daniel Montgomery, foreman; s. Il. Horton, James
4. Coogan, John L. BecSman. William Baldwil,
BurnaD, Jullus Rogers, Joseph White and Samuel
Macauey who viewed the bodies and the scene OF
the murder and then adjourned until Wednesday
morning. when they again adjourned until TINS
morning, hoping that some arrests might be made
tnat would throw light on the affair Constitutes
and are still at It, This morning the jury met IN
the Town Hal ana again viewed The body. The
hall was crowded with spectators. j. Warren john
son conducted the examination on the part OF lilo
Coroner.
1ne first witness called was Myers stncknardt
one VI the peulers who discovered the muruer. lie
testified that he lived IN afford at NO. 81 Market
street, anu Was well acquainted with the country
round ABOUT Windsor LOCKS ana Sunield; had ped.
died there for two or three years; knew Tim Bill
lings aud was last at nis house about two months
ago; SOLD him at that time some updershrts, ana
some lace To one oil the women; Billings paid INN
cents on them: did not see INN have any motley at
mat time more than was pail; on Tuesday the wit
ness was Ia Mcchanicsvllle; from there went to
East Grauby, where he arrived at twelve O'Clock;
ate dinner OF MIR StritKlanhs and lett about malt.
past one: when about twenty rods rom Bil.
lhgs' house his companion said he two
men Jump out OF the back door and run Id the
woods, and expressed the opinion that something
began to bark out ran round To the back Of the
house; went to the trout door ana knucked heard
FAINT voice say ''COme in:' trIe1 the door and
found 1t locked; went the other door anu raped;
received no answers pushed 1t open aud saw tho
,egs 81 ae sT Pun MS eaa N , saw e pGo o,
into the Kitchen; said To his companion ''Fhefe IS
murder ant are Icre let ns co. pac s up 'nelr
SAID that was The way the men TOOK, so started for
Windsor LOCKS; there saw the two men IN The field
at work these men are workmen 1or Samuel Aus
tin and are named Eaker anti McArdlel; told them
Of what he saw ana the four went back; the two
found the bodies of the women lying ns desertned;
they did not go further, bur returned with the work
men, aud finally went TO Suflicid with the men.
WHO AXE THE mURDEREaSY alt
Ofcers McCariy and Flynn OF tie Hartford police
force, who went TO the scene OF the murder yesler
| DAY morning, gathered what information they
could. and upon this they arrested lour men
Charles Day. 9 butcher, Of Windsor Locks; Edward
Granger OF sufileid. anu George Hnnason, OF Ware
suspicion points strongly to Granger who Is said 10
have absented himself from home on MONDAY night
and On tuesday On his retnIn ne borrowed SUIT
Wednesday. one OF the pedlers said u lie bau on
butchers Irock he would swear he was the man he
saw run rom the house. Two or the others expect
TO prove an aliti ~ '1e ~
TINS morning the officers rode out 10 Poquonock
TO arrest, II possible, a man naInel Hack. who
desperate character, and lover OF the girl Gowdv.
They had not returned when our reporter left the
'Tne girl mad another ''man' in Hartford who
works on Asylum street. but whose name, for OBJ
had letter from him last week. requesting her TO
meet him here between Saturday and Monday, but
80 THE WEAPON USED.
When the Selectmen searched the house on Tues.
day orders were gwen TO look about The ground,
especially IN the direction whIcn the Two men
were seen 10 take through the woods. In q
little time the search was rewarded by nnding
leaves, as II hastily eit there by me M ~ ."n
night. One Of them was broken -.sM In ,neir
blood. Tie other was IN goo' md covered W., W.,
Mrs. BILLINGS found ur,fer TIM si,Ic of
now found TO match gun hammer W bich IS
living ~ the n ns sSG% "a ;as s,G.sa gun - .,o
Tn -- there was IncEcd up sreal Rp,e
On the blade were signs q blood. TINS Is probably
That The motive OF the mu rtler was robbery is
hardly doubted, though the deed lnighl have been
money the Sn0rderers were disappointed. or else
DISTURBED before they had chance ~ search the
house.
THE VICTIMS.
Billings. the murdered owner Of the house where
the crime was committed was about forty-nve years
Olu, ana was known by the name OF "Im, though
was bound out 10 farmer in wall,ns lord, where here
school winters. After serving his time be returned
70 his parents at Ansonia. where he led wild ana
cut State Prison for, we believe, robbery from the
person. ON leaving the prison ne 10 Hartford,
Hayes, one OF The victims OF Tuesday, opened a
broihe IN the BLOCK, on Kbourn street. where she
passed ior Dls vile. Here although keeplng q vile
den, they were very prosperous financially Thee |
years ago last fal. Billings arrested charge
OF keeping mouse OF bad repute. AMI on beng put
under bonds 10 keep the peace by the Police Court
he broke up and purchased The land and house ever
since known as .Bull Run" where, alter three
years OF q wicked life at That lonely but notorious
resort 10 the woods, nc met MS late IN violent and
terrible death. This infamous place, known as
"Bull Rum" though twelve miles from Hartford, |,
has long been the resort OF dissipated parties from
this CITY, Hack teams have made II Is said, pro.
ntable business by driving up there chiefly In the |
night. Dsreputable houses In this city, when |
broken up by the ponce, have often sent some |
OF their wreicned Inmates up 10 Bull Run, wnere |
the most abandoned OF both sexes have been
accustomed 10 congregate from a numter OF sur. |
rounding towns. 1t IS not explained how there |
happened TO be but two females there at the nnie |
Of Ills tragedy. Billings, the Keeper OF the den, |
has several times been under arrest; the last time
being ubout eighteen months aao, when In com. |
q IN II no ON