The New York herald., 1878-02-27
A DREADFUL SECRET.

A DOUBLE MURDER wANToNLY COMMITTED DY
TWO HUMAN MoNsTERs-THEIR DIsAPPrAH-
ANcE-THE WITNESS YOUNG GIRL, WHO
Is DETAINED IN JAIL.
From the Bay Ciiy (Mich.) Tribune, Feb. 21l
There IL now in the County jail, held as u witness
until story be Investigated. girl named Minnie
Heunng, who relates fearful tale blood aud crmo
that she alleges occurred In the OF Williams
G March last aId which has but Just come 10 light
through her revelations. About three years ago the
GIRL with her father and mother, resided In Indian.
apoiis lnd., whore her father was connected with
nursery. Owing to some family trouble the father
and mother separated and the father Minnie aud
came to Michigan, and took up his residence In =
house in the OF Williams belonging To Mr. Jenn.
son. soon after they came here q friend Of Mipp,o
sent on little girl, named Rosa Elsie Hail. re-
qucsing Minuis to take care OF II until the mothers
sister should come and tako II away. fhc little GIRL
date OF tho tragedy, sicky and caused good deal
OF trouble. Minnic's father often grumblcd and Ire
queptiy called himself fool for allowing the child 10
remain Ia his house.
INDUSTRIOUS CRIME
Ono evening In March last, Minnie cannot rccoliect
the day OF the month, she was sitting In rocking
chair holding the child, which was asleep she Tell
into doze herself, whom her lathcr came In ana took
the child out OF her arms and disappeared. Sho
started up and asked Hank Rowe u fellow who
stopped at their house good deal aud seemed very
intimate with her father whore the child was. Rowe
said her father had taken II and would fetch II
back. In short time her iather did fetch u back,
but horrible to relate, CHASTITY ana bleeding with
the body aud put II In box hide Il away, throat
ening that II she divuged the terrbe no would
house lew days after this tho house was burned
up and the family removed TO another house about
half mile away. IN the cdRo OF tho town OF Beaver
wAYLAID AND MURDERED
About this time hnnie's mother seut ono Frank Ell
lerton with note to Minnie requesting him to fetch
Minnie to her The iather was resolved that MINNIE
sno lot nose m
But days after the murder sho started with Eller
ton In buggy for Midland. On the road they met
Hank Rowe, who dared Ellerton 10 come out OF the
buggy and night him. EIlcrton got out and linnc
to drive and ho would JOIN her Ine girl drove
on n utlc way and then lookcd back aud the men
1ghting nercely. They fought until they were all
bloody. Suddenly she heard pistol shot and FL
lsrton throw up his hapss ana iaL She tainted and
standing over her and Ellerton was dead.
iSrMiDATgD INTO sILIScs.
Rowe told her TO 10 home and say bothn or sho
would bo Killed. when Rowe got homo ho re ported
that he had taken the body miles irto The Gods
aud buried II. That same night her iather ana Rove
calno to her the house and asked her II she would
tell she replied that she wouIu Her father then
drew kuifc and nourishod II, and Rowe
back. She fell, but did not lose Consciousness.
A servant girl employed IN tho house, named Juia
Fine put her to bed and nursed her for two days,
whom left tor ner home IN Isabella county 1nis
girl has since died. Her iathcr then employed lam
lily named SkeIton TO take care OF her, pay ing s3 per
week Tor her board. In April her iather and Rowe
disappeared and she has not heard from them since.
THE DISCLOSURE.
Alter Minnie got we'll enough she went 10 work for
Nra Rowden, In Williams, and aftcrward went to the
hbuso Of Mrs. Gilbert, In wenona She says she never
would have dvuIged this horrible story Mrs. Gilbert
had not accidentally discovered her secret Her
mother, whom she had acquainted with the story,
wrote her letter asking further particulars Minnie
accidentally left this letter tho tablc and Mrs.
Gilbert found and read II and questioned her about H.
From this an nkling OF tho tale got circulated among
the neighbors, and Minnie thought her bes. course
was TO make clean breast OF IT, Miss Minnie WAS
seventeen years OLD last September rather under
the medium height OF iu 1gurc and exceedingly plain
countcnance. We give the tale just as We took II
from her own lipA