The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-11
MURDERED FOR HER MONEY.
YOUN0 MEDICAL STUDENT ACCUSED
OF POISONING MS SISTER.
The Crime Committed to Obtain the Money che
had Advanced to Educate Him-snsPected
also OF Poisoning hts Father and Mother.

UT IOAoVNhNU hhAO
The Crin,e Com ritted to Obtain the Money she
had Advanced to Educate Mim-Suspected
also OF Poisoning hts Father and Mother.
F1TcuBURo, Mass, May 10.-Francis f.
Hayden was arrested at o'clock this morning
on the charge OF poisoning his sister, Sarah
Hayden, who died on the Sd inst. under the fol-
lowing circumstances: Ebenezer Hayden, for
forty eight years resident of Fltchburg died
on April 10 Of typhoid pneumonia. after an ILL
ness Of ono week. Six days aiterward his wife
| died OF the Same disease. They left son and
daughter-Francls f. Hayden. aged about 81
years. and Sarah f. Hayden. aged 3s. Miss
| Hayden had been for fifteen years teacher in
| the public schools. These bereavements caused
great depression OF spirits on her part. and she
| was compelled 10 give up teaching for time
| She gradually recovered however. and expect
| ed TO return 10 her school last Monday. On
Friday. May 2. she was about the house rs
usual. but In the morning she complained Of
illness and retired early. At 8K o'clock DR..
| Jewett called and found hardly any pulse In tho
right arm. He recommended warmth and
stimuants. and instructed the attendants to
watch the patient closely and call him In case OF
any change At about O'Clock Dr. Jewett was
again called. and at his suggestion Drs. Colony
| and Thompson were summoned. Miss Hayden
| at this time was conscious. and said she was
not suffering any pain, but could not breathe.
she died lev minutes ,h later Inc pnyslfia ans
| heart was impeded by some unknown cause.
| After a post-mortem examination By Medical
| the case more fully, and therefore sent the
| stomach and other internal organs 70 Boston
| for analysis. The report OF DIR. Hills. the chem
81 was received last night. showing tho pres
was probably mixed with the food or drink Of
warrant was at once issued for HaYdens
| arrest on the charge Of murder, and he was i'm.
perfectly unconcerned when taken to the police
| station and when In court to-day not muscle
stirred when tho complaint was read to him;
without bail until the 18th inst. After leaving
tho court room he presented the same calm.
tanned sH since his arrest. While he was 10 the
police station the Rev. Mr.. Woods OF tho Method
tied him. but he declined to say anything. The
remark was made to him that Il was impossible
for his sister to have taken such quantity OF
| arsenic for the purpose OF suicide. but he took
| no notice Of H. Policemen say that nine men
| out OF ten arrested for drunkenness show moro
feeling than he has done; reporter visited
Hayden In his cell but no had nothing to say.
The officers In charge OF the case Will not state
the nature Of the evidence against him in ad-
dition 10 the result Of the analysis. but claim
that II is overwhelming. Medical Exam liner
| Miller Ia also ret cent about the case, but admits
Hayden was recently suspended from Boston
University, but has since been studying medi-
|
sickness OF all his relatives. had charge Of and
administered the medicines. He has been
about town as usual all the week. and has
| known OF the suspicious against him. but sup
posing he was under surveillance. did not dare
leave the town, as he might have done at any
time since his sisters death. In the light OF the
late Developments. the symptoms attending the
looked up. and their bodies will be exhumed
and subjected TO chemical analyses.
mercenar y OF one. Miss Hayden has been Il
successful and popular school teacher In thl:
city for years. and during that timo has had I
good salary and earned quite large amount o
money. Her own tastes were far from extraya
giant. and consequently she has saved much o
her earnings yearly This balance was iron
expenses OF Young Hayden at the Boston Univer
sity. the father giving his promissory notes to
after the death OF the father, month ago. 1t wa
found that after Sarahs claims had been salts
fed the value OF tho estate falling 70 tho sol
would be very small Charles, being his sister
heir and the only one could Increase his pros
her life, and It Is believed that no other motiv
, ated him In his horrible deed. which must hav
been carefully premeditated. Daniel Messen
ftis question whether any portion Of il will /
available for defraying the expenses OF his dc
| fence. The excitement Is intense. all the mem
; bers OF the family being widely known and r.
, The estate OF Mr.. HAYDEN was valued at abou
Sarah was 81 900. which. II paid would hav
, | reduced Charles's share 10 $4,000. Charles wa
! expelled from Boston University for dishou
| esty, ami because OF his habits. for although h
, was an exemplary member OF the Method,
D | Church before he went to Boston. he soon f.
9 into habits OF drinking. and other dissipation
D | another who died in infancy. His UTE
stOicism and heartessness was shown IN III
e court room to-day, when, during the reading
4 | and Winked to several OF his acquaintances.