Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-11
A HORRIBLE STORY,
Alleged Double Murder I'm the Sag
1naw Region.

Alleged Double Murder tn the Sag
lnsW Region.
Chicago Tribune.l
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Febru-
ary 23.-There is now in the Bay
county Jail, held as a witness until
her story can be investigated, a girl
named Minnie Henning, who re-
lates a fearful tale of blood and
crime, that, as she alleges, occurred
in the town of Williams, Bay coun-
ty, in March last, and which has
just come to light through her reve-
lations. About three years ago the
girl, with her father and mother,
resided in indianapolis, Ind, where
her father was connected with a
nursery. Owing to some family
trouble the father and mother sepa-
rated, and the former taking Min
ME, came to Michigan, and made
his residence in a house in the town
of Williams, belonging to Mr.. Jen-
nison. Soon after they came here a
friend of Minnie's sent on her little
girl, named Rosa or Elsie Hall, re-
questing Minnie to care for it
until the mothers sister should
come and take it away. The little
girl, a mere infant, about two and
one-half years old at the date of the
tragedy, was sickly anl gave a good
deal Of trouble. Minnie's father
often grumbled, and frequently
called himself a fool for allowing
the child to remain in his house.
One evening in March last-she
cannot recollect the. day Of the
month-Minnie was sitting in a
rocking.chair holding the child,
which was asleep. She fell into a
doze herself, when her father came
in, took the child out of her arms,
and disappeared. She started mp
and asked Hank Rowe-a fellow
who stopped at their house a good
deal, and seemed very intimate
with her where the child
was. Rowe SAID her father had
taken it, and would soon fetch it
back. In a short time her father
did fetch it back; but, horrible to
relate, it was dead, with a butcher
knife in its throat. He told Min
ME to put the body in box and
hide it away-threatening that, if
she diyulged the terrible secret, he
would kill her. She hid the body
under the house. A few days after
this the house was burned, and the
family removed to another house
about a half mile away, in the edge
of the town of Beaver.
About this time Minnie's mother
sent on Frank Ellerton, with q
note to Minnie, requesting him to
fetch Minnie to her. The father
was resolved that Minnie should
not 90, fearing that she would ex-
pose him. But, two days after the
murder, she started with Ellerton
in a buggy for Midland. On the
road they met Hank Rowe, who
dared Ellerton to come out of the
buggy and fight him. Ellerton got
out and told Minnie to drive on
and he would soon join her. The
girl drove on o little way, and then
looked back and saw. tle men fight
ing fercely. They Jwfought until
they we're all bloody. Suddenly
she heard pistol-shot, and saw
Ellerton throw up his hands and
fall. She tainted, and fell out of
the buggy. When she revived,
Rowe was standing over her, and
Ellerton was dead. Rowe told her
10 90 home and say nothing, or she
would be killed. When Rowe got
home he reported that he had
taken the body four miles into the
woods and buried it. That same
night her father and Rowe came to
her IN the house, and asked her if
she would tell. She replied that
she would. Her father then drew
knife and Aourished it, and Rowe
pulled out revolver and shot her
in the back. She fell, but did not
lose consciousness. A servant girl
employed in the house, named Julia
Frue, put her to bed and nursed her
for two days, when she Che SER
yant) left for her home in Isabella
county. The girl has since died.