The sun., 1878-09-07
MARY STANDARDS MURDER.
HER PASTOR. THE REV. MIR. HAYDEN,
ARRESTED ron THE CRIME.
The Dead Body IA Father Found In n Lonely
Ficid-The Girl'. story OF her betrayal aud
the Evidence to Prove the Minister'S Guilt

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept 6.--The body OF |
Mary Z. Stannard was found last Tuesday in |
lonely piece OF woods in Rockand, with |
wound on the skull. gnsh In the throat. and |
bruises on the eyebrows and arms. To-day the |
Rev. II. II. Hayden. who breaches in Madison,
was arrested charged with tho murder
Mary Stannard was an unfortunate girl. Her |
beauty had been her ruin. but she had been
trying for some time past to gain the respect OF
her ncighbors. and had recovered some OF the
cheerfulness that mado her great favor
ito in the little village until tho final
catastrophe came Her father. Charles Stan
nnrd has tried to make living on n rocky
farm and to bring up his children respect
ably The little hamlet Is ten miles from any
railroad station and there were few pleasures
for young people there; SO Mary went away
TO Guilford three or four years ago. She was n
comey country girl with brown hair and dark
eyes but her experience Of life was 40 limited
that shc believed rascal too readily Since
that time until recently. sho has quietly lived
in service with her child. After its birth.
Mr.. Studley. farmer. living littlc
out Of Guiford. employed her in his dairy. and
has made her life with him and his wife as
pleasant as possible; and Mary used 10 say that
with them she was beginning to I've happy. or at
least conten,ed again 4 few weeks ago Mr..
Studlcy saw that the girl was brooding over her
troubles She did her dairy work rs skilfuy
MS over, but she seemed to have lost heart. Mr.
StudleyAspokc To- his wife about IT, but that good
lady could not discover its Immediate cause
| Mary, To their knowledge. was never away
| from home. except in the fields near the
| farm. and they could think of no recent
occurrence that could trouble her. At length.
finding her crying one day. Mr. Studley asked
| her what the matter was. and after some
| ..t.I lo. aofI hot
| she had boon led astray again. and that the re-
suit must soon again bring exposure MIR.
Studey. mindful OF Mary s.previous fall. and Of
| her struggle TO retrieve the wrong asked her
| what she would lo--what he could do for her,
| and. finally, who the betrayer was. His name she
al Hrst refused Ia tell but finally drying her eyes
| and. with the first spark OF Indignation she had
| shown. she said the betraycr WAS her pastor.
the Rev. Mr., Hayden, Her manncr was 50
that such a chnrgc would only add to the CONE
plications. The girl then proceeded to detail
| went To- Mr. Studlcys pasture Tor water she had
| frequently met Nj. Hayden there, for the pas-
was accidental but others followed. in which Mr..
| Hayden confessed his love. and Mary believed
| him. although he had wife and three children.
After consultation with his wifc, Mr. studey
decided that il would be- best for Mary to 60 20
her father. in Rockland. and last week Mr..
Studley drove her over with her little girI. To
parents To her sister sho added that Mr. Hay
den had promised TO provide for her through
ont the coming trouble. But she wanted 10 see
him again; she wanted to get some definite ap-
About ii o'clock on Tuesday last the Rev. Mr.
Hayden stopped at the s,annard homestead.
and asked for "A glass of water. The spring was
that he know Mary would run, as she always
he saweG ,H H. her What passed 6cween cen them
therp Mary never told. She came back some
she S"i had % an appontmen, poll With Mr. Hayden. and and
was going to meet HIN nj III" NhppOorwill
Rock, "a boulder 80 much larger than tile many
others lying around that II has been given a
separate name. The rendezvous is "a lonely
place. swamps lie on one side of II and thick
rough that only blackbcrrics grow in Il.
lmmediatey after dinner Mary took pail.
and tying q straw sunshade on her head. start
ed down the road The last TINT her people
as She entered the woodland beyond tho housr.
swinging her pull. with her bright caliro dress
fitting through the undcrbrush. Her inth"r
thought It very strange when B, o'clock
came ana Mary had not returned. Al I
O'Clock he began 90 get nervous. and nj 5
started for the blackberry pasture TO look for
earnest. and called with all his power. At
ongth. IN crossing little iootpath. he thought
ne saw ne nrisht fo,ors OF -, dFeSs rs some some dis
that 1t was Mary lying prone on the ground.
He called her, and she did not answer; Then
glance the wound in the neck. 1t was not
arSes@fh lie 'g s6z95 as her Rengse dmiSat @
were stone cold She must have been dead
some hours Her arms were folded over her
breast: her clothing was not disnrranged, and
there was not sign of a struggle anywhere.
He ran back for hclp, and the nelgilbors whom
he brought with him took the body homo. and
They could find none hut did observe such
traces as led them 10 believe that the murder wa.
committed elsewhere and then the body dragged
TO the 10y path. and cartfully arranged where
found. Some OF tn. neighbors whispered among
themsclyes that Mary had comnit,ed suicide
upon her breast, who struck her the blow on
t9p Of the head. aud stabbed her IN
bruises ON her wrists. Satisfied that Il was a
! murder they first thought of tramps. but
, trnmps are seldom seen there. and moreover
, there was no evidence OF the other crime. I,
commit which tramps sometimes murder
/ Moreover, in Mary's pocket there were found
commit Il crime upon herself. Then Mary,
sister told the story Of her sisters expected in
} tons with the dead girl
Mr.. Hayden j. the popular pastor Of the Madi
. son Methodist Church-a stern man and espe
cially severe. has been noticed upon the lust:
of the flesh. He IS eloquent and stirring
I camp meeting speaker The susnlci3ns agalns
stanlial evidence to cOrroborate the sister'
e story was strong The town authorities docidc,
officer visited Mr. Studlcy in Guildford
Mr. Studley corroboratcd tho sister,
/ story as Mary had told il To him. Then Mrs
! Mills told the authorities that she was near the
y Whippoorwll Rock with her son on TUESDAY
her son that tho voice sounded like
Mary StAnnards. When DIR. Mathewsoi
D announced tho result Of the poet norton
il only increased the mystery lie said tha
Q Mary had been deceived about her condition
a Sho was not about TO become mother. but III,
Y examination showed that the stab in the noel
I had severed the carotid artery and JuGula
{ | vein; that there was n luggcd hole II
i the skull. and many bruises on th'
4 wrists and hands. Those latter indicate a So
5 we're struggle. while tho wound on the hea,
would have produced insenshlity, and. o
course, that in the neck instant death.
4 All Of these facts were testified 10 before
Coroncr's Jury which sat yesterday afternoon
after Mnrys funeral. This was held in IN,
Methodist Church. and tho Roy. MIR. Hnydcl
o was present. although another pastor otllcated
y II there are any other corgymcn present
. said the officiating Clergyman. invite them 4
. assist me in the cNcrcises.' Every eye wa
turned upon tho Row Mr. Hayden. hut he di,
not stir. and he drove away as soon ms the servic
= was over The Coroner's Jury speedily returne'
s n verdict Of murder by unknown persons
I There was not evidence strong enough to ac
o cuse Mr.. Hayden al the time hut the feel
q ing in tho community grew stronge
i against him. THIS morning. however
o dcncc., They refuso to say what it was bu
= they obtained warrant for the minister's ar
4 rest They found him In kOcklnnd. " 1t is on