The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-07
IS 1T ANOTHER AVERY CASE !?

METHODIST CLERGYMAN CHARGED WITH sE-
oDUcrIoS AND MUapER-pIscovERY OF THE
BoD1-vEhDIcr OF THE coGoNER's JURY
ARREST AND INCARCERATION OF THE Ac-
CUsED.
lBf TELEGRAPH 40 THE HERALD
NKw HAVEN, Conn. Sept. Q, 1878.
Onaries ssannard, while walking about the fields
near his home in Rockiand, town Of North Madison,
upon Sunday afternoon, came upon the body OF his
daughter Mary good looking grl, aged twenty two,
which lay dead by the wayside. her throat cut
the carotid artery and juguar von severed tho
skull mashed In, evidently with blunt instrument;
her hand bruised ana her Taco discoored
by blows She had returned the morning
Of the Same day from domestic service
in Gailiord. bringing with her two-year.old iile-
climate child. She had appeared much depressed,
and faid that the Methodist minister at RocKland,
Rev. b. II. Hayden, was the father OF Child with
which she was pregnant and that he acknow lodged
IL and had promised her assistance. On the same
day Hayden called IN the forenoon and the two left
the house, apparently In accordance with under
standing, she making pretsnce OF getting water al
spring one quar,er OF mile away and he ridng along
behind her. Whom she found dead It
membered she had SAID she mad agreed to meet
Hayden at the precise place whore the body was
discovered and about the time she ought TO have
arrived there.
THE coRoxkR's JURY
A Coroner's Jury was empauelled and TOOK the
evidence OF Drs. r. W. Matthswson and Earl Mat
thewson. who made post morteu examination,
or made false statement Ia regard to her egnancy,
as there evidence OF this; OF Susan Hawlev,
sister OF deceased; Mrs. Mills, neieh6or; Charles
stannard father OF deceased and others.
The testimony showed that though the grass and
,noroushiy there was dcovsreo no
Of the instrument or instruments with which tho
crime was committed; that Hayden called, as stated,
= TACT corroborated by several witnesses; that she
had previously accompanied him to other towns;
that snrieks were heard by Mrs. Mile. though she
recoanized the voice az that Of the deceased; that
Mary did 60 out with the clergyman IN tho afternoon
a. abe had said she had agreed TO. -
VERDICT ARREST or HAYDEN.
The Jury rendered verdict That the deceased came
to her death at tho hand some person or persons
unknown ana after the funeral, which occurred
Thursday the authorities decided TO arrest ydeo.
He mad been present at the burial SERVICES though
not .1lciatpg professionally, during which ne wue
and apparently at ease, bearing which
he maintained after being takon into custody at an
Court he plead guilty In clear unfaltering voice.
and the examination wus postponed until Monday'to
enable him 10 procure counsel and arrange Tor MS
defence.
Hayden refuses TO alude to The murder IN connec-
ton with himself IN any way. He has claimed. how
ever that hts wife can testify as TO where 10 was all
OF tue day In question; that at the time OF the CON-
mission OF the crime he was mile aud half away.
engaged in work for himself The Madison Justice Of
the Peace and the cltizsns give him
good character osss severe. year.. hs amS
consists OF wife and three children The wife Is n
highly cultivated lady and much esteemed. His friends
are warm in defence, and say that the charge de-
ponds only the testimony Of unatic they claim.
leg that the girl was insane Hayden Is graduate OF
the Wesleyan University, and about forty years old.
He pleasant spoken and Is described as an eloquent
preacher
this morning. the fact Of Haydens arrest being little
known but Monday the Court House will be crowded,
as the excitement Is growing hourly.
AN AFFECTING sCENE.
The removal OF the accused from his family &C.
casoned a scene Of exciting interest HIS vile, Just
out OF her conhnsmeni, was greatly agitated, and
was not condition during the day to see any one.
SKETCH OF rHk ACCUSED.
The Rev. Nr. Hayden Is an Rppohtee OF tne bisnop
OF this DISTRICT Under the rules, Of the Methodist
Church he Is not q conference representative, but
n,, 10 al ppoa
ments. He served Tor some time as pastor
Of church 10 Eas. Rocky i'i and Of late has been
il he town Of Madison, ana severed
part OF the town OF Madison. Mr.. Hayden owns tho
thsrs, to all appssrsncs led a pleasant nie with
| his family, winch now consists Of vile
lev weeks Of age His WHO before her last conGne.
ment taught school and IN her absence tho girl Mary
| stannard, who lives not more than quarter
| OF q milo away was introduced into the family 10
| lake charge oil the children. 30 lar as Is
known there was no improper intimacy be-.
| tween the pastor and Miss STANDARD until last
spring Some time In March or April an oyster sup:
per was given ~ the Methodist parsonage occupied
| services OF Mafy Stsnnard TO stay at the house
while she was away. Mr.. Hayden had that day been
TO South Madison IND on his return told MS wife, 30
the story goes that too fatgued to attend the
oyster party would at home. HIS wife wont
to the parsonage and he stayed ut home Within day
or two alter Mary told her sister that the minister
had made improper proposals to her on that evening,
and that bis advances were successful. Her
sister was led to believe that time that
criminal relations had existed Mary had been Tor Two
weeks tho family Of f. ID. Studley, oil Gulford, as
q domestic, and went homo last sunday. ON Monday
she made q conhdant OF her sister, TO whom she
seems have other secrets and SAID that she
had given up her situation because In a delicate
condition through her intimacy with tho parson, and
she intimatsd purpose to destroy her own lilo
rather than So ner the mortncaon OF giving birth TO
another child.