The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-06
THE HAYDEN-STANNARD MURDER.

NEW TRIAL OF THE ACCUSED CLERGYMAN
DETAILS OF THE MURDER AND ARREST or TIL
ALLEGED MURDERER-THE cIRcUMsrASTIA1
EVIDENCE BROUGHT OUT
New HAVEN. Conn. Oct. 8. 1870.
On Tuesday next will begin. in the Superior Court.
in this city, a criminal trial rivaling in intcres
tn, famous Cobb Bishop poisoning Nor
witch only few months ago. In the
husband murdered because he obstacle
to guilty attachment for his wife. but in this
later tho motive OF the crime is as yet matter
of conjecture only. network of circumstsntial
evidence is tightening closer and closer the
who is indicted. but there is not enough to
warrant prejudging of the case. an opinions are
every where conflicting.
VICTIM HER MIsFonrUNEA
Mary L. Stannard was young woman past
twenty. of rather plain appearance, and had the
reputation of being q simple minded girl Her
parents who are in moderate circumstances. reside
on small farm in the precinc. Of Rockland. in the
town OF Madison. dozen miles from here. Mary
lived with them. but was away at intervals when
she could procure employment at housework.
During of these absences she was betrayed by .
married man in wallingford. and gave birth to IN
illegtimate child about year prior to her death.
Her parents received her and tho child into their
humble house. and when able. Mary again
sought WOrK. ABOUT Lul6 peIlOu Suc ulst Auo<So
tho acquai OF tho Methodist clergyman. Her
bert H. Hayden. who is indicted for her muir
De-. and finally became an inmate of his house.
Her position was menial ono. assistant in tho
care of his children. the mother being III delicate
health Mary at the house ct irregular inter-
walls until December. 1877. when she was employed
continually until April, 1878. According to the
neighborhood gossips the clergyman then became
moro intimate with the girl than WAS seemly. There
,.1ul, tnlf
other unfrequented places ut night. One damaging
story was that on the Occasion of IN oyster supper
at the church Hayden went with his wife. leaving
Mary at home; that he excused himself from the
supper went home for an hour or more and had i'm
proper intimacy with the girl.
~ COMING TROUBLES.
Several months later, in August. 1873, Mary went
to live with Mrs. studley. in Guilford. Her de-
spondency attracted the attention Of her mistress,
aud upon being Intercepted sho confessed to q
criminal intimacy with Hayden the preceding March,
and that she believed herself advanced in pregnancy
An examination appeared to substantiate her story,
and she advised to seek Hayden and ask for vs.
sistance. Mary wrote letter to her half sister.
Rockland. enclosing one for Hayden. and informed
Mrs. Studley that in it she requested Hayden to
take her to New Haven to have an operation per-
formed. This letter never delivered to Hayden.
1t mailed on Friday, and or Sunday morning
Mary lett Mrs. Studleys. went to her own homo. Sc
cured and burned tho missive, telling Susan that
sho would see Hayden personally. She also related
to her sister the story OF Haydens intimacy. On
Monday evening Mary told her sister that abe had
Hayden that day. and that no had promised to get her
some medicine to procure an abortion. The next
morning Hayden went to Middctown. and passing tho
Stannard house on his way home. asked Tor glass
of water. Then he drove away toward his own
house. the road passing the spring and ut the same
moment Mary seized a pail and went In the same
direction. Returning atterward she told her
sister that Hayden said he had consulted Middle
town physician, obtained some s.quick medicine
and would give it to her il she would meet him dur
ing the day at the 'Big Rock near the house. At
one p NJ she went in that dArsction. telling susan
that she was going 70 keep the appointment and
saying father that she going berrying.
She took with her towel which after her death was
found in her pocket folded. 4 n
TERRIBLE cnIME.
Her long absence alarmed her father, who about
fye O'Clock went in search Of her. She was found,
stretched Upon the turf, near the "Big Rock. cold
In death. Her throat cut. the internal jugulsr
vein severed the carotid artery almost So and the
have boon almost instantaneous. Upon tho side Of
the head was stone bruise sufficient to have
stunned her. and jagged and blood-stsinod stone
hands folded over her stomach, ana her
head thrown back. appearing 70 have been
might mako surcr the blow with his knife. The
berry pail was close ut hand. but with stains Of
berries in it. The father summoned help. and among
those who responded was the clergyman Hayden.
The body removed to the Sthnnard house and
prepartio.ns made for the inquest The following
nent. Suspicious, ut first directed toward several
persons. at Last centred upon Hayden.
HAYDEN's TRIAL AND DISCHARGE.
Rev. Herbert H. Hayden. the accused studied at
the Methodist Seminary in East Greenwich and was
murrlcu tncfe cluut years ago. Two years later he
removed to Middietown. Conn. and attended the
Wesleyan University. In 1875 he left college and tor
year had charge IN Rocky Hill. and subsequently
removed to Rocklapd. where he was appointed by
the presiding elder to preach in the Methodist
Church. Hs had small farm which he titled
during his leisure. aud also eked out scanty in
come by odd jobs OF carpentering. Hayden Is Of
short stature rough but not unpleasant features,
dark. curly hair lying low tho forenead. aud his
general appearance IL boyish and uamipisterial.
His age is twcnty-nine.
Pubic sentiment being strong against him he was
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in Tho custody OF William Miner. shipbuiider In
Madison, who became personally responsible for his
safety. On Monday preliminary hearing began In
the Town Hall, before Trial Justice Wilcox, u warm
friend OF the accused. The Methodists the State
contributed funds to aid Hayden. and two leading
criminal lawyers retained, s. T. Jones. OF Hart
ford. and L. N. Hubbard Of Waliingford. Judge
Lynde Harrison. OF New Haven. and James l. Hayes.
Of the city, conducted the for the State.
The hearing occupied nine days. A largo number Of
witnesses were examined, and earnest defence
as u Ia
tho blade, but that he did not find any on
the clothing worn by HAYDEN on the day
reported to have been consulted by Hayden
regarding the murdered girls pregnancy. testified
tho matter further mysiiAed by the testimony
of tho phi ysican Who made the post-mortem cxami-
nstion. that the girl was not pregnant at all Mrs
homse on the afternoon of the murder, and that he
had spent the afternoon in the swamp throwing out
wood. Hayden. being called to tho stand. told y
similar story, and douied oil knowledge OF the crine
or that he had ever been criminally intimate with
Mary Stannard. The result or the hearing LIS
discharge. and on the following sunday ho resumed
his ministerial duties.
HAYDEN REARREsrED.
Great dissatisfaction expressed with the result
OF the hearing. The belief quite general that
Hayden alone was guilty. However, suspicious
polluted In other directions Some were directed
toward tho father OF the girl who might IL said,
have heard that she again In trouble and wished
to get her permanently OF his hands. Others were
directed to benjamin Stevens. an aged widower. who
very intimate with tho STANDARDS. But II was
shown that he had motive. At a later date sus-
picions against him wore again aroused by story
that n woman who washed his pantaloons q few days
utter the murder WAS 30 shocked by the blood on
them that shc tainted On tracing the story tho
woman made FIAT denial
The stomach of Mary Stannard was takon for anal
ysis, and early in October the chemist discovered
in IL large OF arsenic. aud IL asccrtained
that just before tho murder Hayd den had purchased
arsenic in Mddlctown. He roarrcstcd and the
Grand Jury, ON the 14th of October, found n true
bill changing him with administering arsenic to
Mary Stannard and also cutting her throat. Tho de-
fence admitted the purchase OF the poison. but
claimed that tho package with its original contents
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