Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-26

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wRoNGED AND FoULLY MURDERED.
The indianapolis Mystery Unrarelled-
Mrs. Merrick and Her CHILD Murdered on
Her Husband--A Deed of Fiendish Atroc-
ity.
indianapolis Special Sept. 23) to Chicago
Tribune.
Further developments in the murder of
the woman whose body was found under
log three miles west of this city on Sunday
afternoon show it to have been one of pc
culiar horror. The corpse was identified by
the teeth and other parts as that of Mrs.
Merrick, formerly Julia Paul, daughter of
well-to-do farmer living near Waverly, Nor
gan county, and wife of William Merrick, a
livery stable proprietor. At 3 o'clock this
morning Merrick was arrested for the crime
while in bed over his stable. He was over
GENE when the officers woke him, and, in
answer to questions about his wife, said he
had driven out with her OH Friday or Satur-
day evening of the week before, and had not
seen her since. His story was that he had
gone with his wife to colored neighbor-
hood known as ssBucktown," where she and
colored woman went to the house of mid
wife, Mrs. Merrick being near confinement.
He had neither her since had he
gone to see her, but the colored
woman had brought reports of her con-
dition twice to him, she staying at the mid
wife's to be confined. When told that the
| body of his wife had been found dead he
exclaimed, "My God! told her not to go
with that niger wench.'' The stable boy
! remembered that he had gone out with his
wife Saturday evening" Sept 16 (?), leav ing
word that he himself would attend to put
ting the horse up when he returned, and
that he did not get back until late in the
night. Several articles of his wife's clothing
were found in Merrick's bedroom and a
shawl under his pillow. These have been
identified as the clothing his wife wore that
night. Merrick was taken to the coroner's
inquest, and, when shown the teeth, burst
into tears and said they looked like his
wife's, but he did not identify the remains,
and to reporter afterwards at the Jail said
the body found was too tall for his wife, and
that he believed his wife was in the city, and
he could produce her. He was taken to
ssBucktown,'' but failed to point out the mid
wife or to find the negro girl IN whose COM
pany he claims to have left his wife. Testi-
mOny DoIOro LILO COIOueI SHOWS GuhG Lue
infant was born either during the death
struggle or afterward, the umbilicus not
being severed. In the opinion of experts,
the bodies had been dead about eight days.
The murdered woman was rather fine
looking woman 80 years of age, of good ed
ucation, having taught school and music for
living. She became estranged from her
| fathers family years ago, but had always
borne good reputation. Merrick seduced
her, and married her some weeks ago to
compromise bastardy suit. He abandoned
her, however, and she began divorce pro-
ceedings. He got her to withdraw this suit
and lived with her until the fatal evening
Mrs. Merrick told her counsel that Merrrick
had taken her out riding to the very spot
where the body was found, and had said he
ought to drown her if she got what she de-
served. He had been very brutal, and on
more than one occasion threatened to kill
her. Little doubt is entertained of tie mans
guilt, and intense feeling exists. In view OF
the frequency of murders lately and the re-
peated combinations of sentences by Gov
Williams, there have been many expressions
in favor of lynch law in this case. Excited
crowds have thronged the streets all day in
front of the coroners Office, and it would not
be surprising if some demonstration would
be made, providing Merrick's guilt is made
clear beyond peradventure. 1t is believed
that more than one person was concerned ir
the murder, and the police are on the track
of the supposed accomplices of Merrick.