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CONNECTICUT'S TRAGEDY.
MORE MYSTERY ~ THE MURDER CAsa
or MARY sTtNNARD
what the Rev. MIR. Hayden Relies upon e
Establish his Innocence- Rumor- Ip,p,ic.s-
Ing the Girf's Fnther-A Justice. Diieususs.

what the Rev. Mr.. Hayden Relies upon -
Establish his Innocence Humor. Impiic>s.
Ing the Giri's Fnther-A justices Diierruaa-
MADISON, Conn, Sept. The mystery
that surrounds the murder OF Mary F.. Stannnrd
grows more and moro dense. The clergyman.
tho Rev. II. II. Hayden. who has been arrested.
accused OF tho crime. Ia silent but his friends
already tell the story that he relies upon 10
clear him in tho preliminary examination thar
is to be held on Monday. At the same time
there begins TO spread rumor that in clearing
the minister tho girls father will be implicated.
After tho Coroncrs inquest which was held
on Thursday, thore appeared record owl
dence that, taken with subsequent information.
led to the arrest OF the Rev. Mr.. Hayden. Tho
proof WIS so positive that the jury rendereda
verdict Of murder without minutes discus
sion.
Justice Hopson wont carefully over the testi-
mony on Thursday evening. lie saw that tho
motives for tho murder OF this inoffenslve girl
must hive boon ono Of two-cither lust or tho
desire TO conccal n crime and there was tho
| most positive proof that the former was not tho
motive. The post-mortem examination and
tho disposition OF the clothing showed that II
the testimony Of Mary S father and sister and Of
Mrs. Studley. with whom Mary lived. and TO
whom ahe first told her secret sorrow. was true.
the motive for her murder was clear. but II in
volvcd the village clcrgyman-n man who stood
well in the community and vino was rigorous
in his manner Of life. The Justice hesitated to
net. Then the Grand Juror went to Jus
tice Wilcox Of South Madison the main viii
lage. about seven miles from Rockland. and put
the story 10 him rs follows:
Hc said Mary L. Stannard was found on
/ Tuce1ay afternoon By hor father Ia the woods.
] with tho life veins Of her neck cut. her skull
| beaten In. aud her face bruised the Coroners
| Jury have returned verdict OF murder. Now
| Mr.. Studey OF Guildiorh, 2 town five miles
| from here. says that Mary, who had been living
| with him rs n servant. told him. whom he aues-
| toned hor regarding sorrow tuut was weigh
| ing heavily on her. that sho had boon betrayed
| by her friend and pastor the Rev. Mr.. Hayden,
| md that Mr.. Hayden had promised 70 guard
hrr thtohgn nrr co'nine tron9i' 80 Mr SUD.
might be near Mr.. Hayden. Then Mnry's sister
said that Mary had c9nfldcd to her the sorrow
would protect her. Ncxt. Mays father said,
under cath that the Rev. Mr. Hayden stopped
at his house on TUESDAY m,3rning last and asked
| for drink Of water and Mary ran down 70 tho
| spring a quarter 81 a mile away. To dip him a
| glass Instead Of waiting for her return, tho
minister drove nftcr her and the two must have
| had a meeting in the woodland by the spring.
and. after dinner. taking little pail and put
| ting sunshnde on her head, she started for
The eaGsheFE n gnsSre Is sne 5Gd but the
| that MIR. Hayden had mndc an appointment Tor
| her ~ the whippooiwill rock. spot the most
|
tho blackberry pasture. and she was going to
meet him for tho purpose OF taking stops to
conceal their secret crime forever.
The Grand Juror said that in his view. tho
| motiyc WAS apparent. Nobody would want TO
MH he ISr sny 99r Su h ese
| hrsitatcd TO sign tho warrant He heard tho
Row. MIR; Hayden preach ON the previous Sun
| day. and the sermon wns an especially impress
| siyc one. 1t did him good. IA he thought Of
| the man whom he had last seen in the pulpit.
| with uplifted nrms, pronouncing the bencdio-
| ton. Justice Wilcox said that II did not seem NJ
| though he could sign warrant accusing him
q murder, and murder with such motive.
Ii WINS midnight before he could command
| himself enough e. do what he regarded as his
duty Then thu GrnnI Juror, with the warrant,
rode two miles 70 Deputy Sheriff Mqls and nd
| deputy started over tho rocky road md reached
parting between Mr. Hayden ana his wife. and
| ia" deputy. who saw Il. determined that MIR.
| Hayden should Dee kindly treated. So whom the
examination WIS ADJOURNED until Monday, as
a. Mr haydin into his Gous Si and tr S
To.nigit Mr.. laydcn's friends tell this story.
| for hr ryiusc0 e. soc any on" to-day but one or
rived from Nlnrtha's Vineyard thA noon. They
| say that Mr. Hayden will provo that nfter he
| helped his wife about some household matters.
At o'clock h. hltchcd NJ tho OK team for he Is
swamp lot. taking his children with him. He
| lott tho lot az about O'Clock. and Inter ono OF
| his children tpll nm tnNt Mary Stlnnurd had
| been found dead. He went Mt once to tho place
whore Marys body was. and help Il Mr. STAN
| nard take II home
But while his friends deny the charge that
Mary made against him. II will be put in owl
dencc, on Monday, that his attentions to her
had become so marked. last spring. MS to cause
gossip. As to the mistake that Mary made
gardlng her condition. DIR, Mathewson says
that II IL not usual one. she at least Thoughts
SO. and IL her charge against the minister In
true he knew she had good reason Tor thinking
80.
But with this defence OF tho minister. there
comes tho question, IL he did not do It who did
Ii is said light. II the minister is discharged
on Monday. that the father Will be arrested as
the murderer. for there have arisen rumors Of
n quarrel that he had with her on Monday. and
il In said that he tells many different stories Of
his whereabouts on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. IIayden's pulpit will be occupied by .
stranger to mOrrow and the accused ministor
can sit by tho front window Of his Keepers
house and see his congregation pass by. His
young wife must stay at her lonely home. ten
miles away for she has three children. ono q
babe Of n few days. 10 care for; but she sends
loving messages 70 him. and bids him not lose
heart Justice Wilcox went oyer the locality OF
the murder to-day. that he might be better pro.
pared for the testimony on Monday.