The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-12
Remarkable Murder Trial.
[Newaygo (Mich) Correspondence of tt
Detroit Tribune.


One of the most remarkable cases IN
the annals of Crime in this State has
Just closed in this place. Munroe Lin.
don and wife had been living on their
farm in the Township of Sheridan, IN
this county, fer several years prior to
the 18th day Of last May, where they
raised family consisting of two chill.
dren, the eldest, Mary Lindon, a girl of
about II or ID years o, age. Mrs. Lin
don had other children, living in the
neighborhood, by former marriage.
On the evening of the date
above named, Mrs. Linden and the
children retired, all sleeping in the same
bed, leaving the husband and father sit
ting by the fire, smoking. In the morn
ing Mary was awakened by hearing her
little brother asking for his mother.
When she arose her father seemed to
be very anxious abont Mrs. Linden, say
ng, in substance, that something awful
had happened. Soon all was
commotion about the house,
and Mr.. Linden looked where he usual
" kept his razor, finding it gone. He
Immediately began searching the premi-
ses for his wife. but soon gave up the
search, going to call his neightors to
unite in the search, saying that his
wife was missing, and he feared that
she had made away with herself. The
neighbors focked to his place, and a
diligent search was made. Finally, he
went to pile of logs. and there, lying
in depression of the ground, he found
her lying dead, with her throat cut.
He did not 60 near the body, but gave
the alarm, saying that she was dead,
and that she looked as though her
throat had been cut.
A ,bsequent examination showed
that, from where he stood when he
made the discovery, he could not pessi-
bly, tell whether her threat had been
cut or not, as DR.. Flora testifes that
her hair lay over the wounds, which
were nine in number, so that he could
not see them until he had removed it..
A jury was impanneled by the
coroner, and, after examining, as they
confessed, very hastily into the matter,
a verdict of suicide was rendered. 1t
was sworn to by father and daughter
that she had tried to choke herself
previous to this. Thus matters rested
until the Thursday following, when Mr..
Linden was arrested on the charge of
having murdered his wife. A closer
examination of the surroundings had
revealed large pool of blood about So
feet from where the body was found,
and few drops Of blood were found on
some of Mr.. Lindon's clothing. Where
the body lay there was but little blood;
the razor was partially closed, and lay
under the shoulder, and there was no
blood on either hand, except where the
left hand lay on The body. and the
blood had run down the clothing under
it, nor was the clothing disarranged,
but lay nicely disposed about the body.
At the pool of blood there were some
twigs broken of from the surrounding
bushes, and the testimony of witnesses
on the trial was that they looked as
though man had used them to wipe
his hand. and then dropped them, as
the wads were found on the ground.
But now comes the most remarkable
fact in connection with the trial. Mary
LlAQOu COLucS Ou Tic Sli4Lu duO ucuiCS
in toto the truth Of her own testimony
before the Coroner's jury, saying that
she gave it under fear of her father, and
that he had told her to swear as she
did. On her examination before the
court, she testified to continued NAL
treatment Of her mother by her father,
and that at one time ne
had told her mother, in her
presence, that either her life or
his would have to be awful short, or
!; that he would take a fearful vengeance.
At another time her mother. having
seen him piliug up brush outside. threw
herself at his feet when he came into
the house, beseeching him not to burn
her, but if he meant to kill her, to cut
her throat. The defense attempted to
show that Mrs. Linden was insane, and
that, in fit ofinsanity, she had taken
her own life. A desperate effort was
, made to break down the girls s
) testimony, she being cross-exam'
: ined for six hours, but it was
all in vain. She is one of the most
: intelligent girls for her age that YOU