The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-03
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Horrible Murder of Two Women
and Child at Waynesville.
Two Of the Victims Residents of this
City.
The Bloody Crime Enveloped in
Mystery.
Arrest of Daniel Anderson This
Afternoon.

Special to the Star.
WAYNEsvILLE, O., Sept. 3.-Yesterday
afternoon Mrs. Molle HATTIE, of this place,
her sister, Mrs. Clementine Weeks, of Gin
cinnati, and the latter's little daughter
Myrtle, aged about 12, were all found MUIR
dered in the house OF Mrs. HATTIE, in this
village. All the bodies we're much decom-
posed and partly eaten by rats, so that they
were hardly recognizable The crime was
no doubt committed with a hatchet, and
Mrs. Weeks throat was cut. The murder
must have happened several days since,
and suspicion points to Mrs. Hates son,
Willie Anderson, aged about 1S, who has
been constantly going to and from the
house. Mrs. Hates maiden name was
Gregg, but she married D. Anderson, car
penter, from whom she was divorced after
wards marrying HATTIE, who since died.
Mr.. Daniel Anderson is at present en-
ployed on the trestle works of the Southern
Railroad in the Mill Creek bottoms at Gin
cinnati, and to the knowledge of our citl-
zens has not seen Mrs. HATTIE for some
months. He is a son of DR.. Anderson,
formerly of this city.
The only conceivable incentive the boy
Willie could have to commit so bloody a
deed is the possibility of him coming in
possession of considerable property on the
death of his mother. He started for his
home here Monday morning, but has not
since been seen.
Mrs. HATTIE was finely formed woman
OF progressing appearance and very lady
like in her conduct. She came of highly
respected family in this. city. The Coron-
ers inquest has elucidated no new facts.
THE WEEKS FAMILY.
Mr.. Stephen w. Weeks, the husband of
Mrs Clementine Weeks who was one OF
the victims of the terrible tragedy of yes.
terday at Waynesville, is one of the clerks
in the tax duplicate office. under County
Auditor Mr.. VIM. Cappeller.
| He did not hear of the terrible fate of his
wife, from whom he is divorced, until this
morning, when he came to the Auditors
office and sow the notice in one of the
morning papers
He was fearfully excited about the mur
der of his wife, and told the Auditor that
he did not believe that Willie Anderson
the eighteen-year-old son of Mrs. Mollie
HATTIE, was the murderer.
Mr.. Weeks can not give any explanation
as to who the murderers might be. He
had been in this city every day
since July, except one half day
about two weeks ago, and Of
course knew nothing of the terrible crime
until informed to-day. He at once drew
his salary and departed for Waynesville
this afternoon.
ARREST OF DANIEL ANDERSON.
Chief of Police Wappensten this after.
ternoon received the following dispatch:
"WAYNEsvILLE, O., Sept 3, 1879.
| ARREST D. r. Anderson; works on South
ern Railroad; boards at Kentucky Central
House corner of Gest street and Mclean
avenue, and VIM. Anderson, his son, aged
about eighteen; two cuts on back of boys
left hand; for murder.
GEORGE W. CASEY,
'Coroner of Warren County O."
Upon the receipt of this telegram the
elder Anderson was arrested and taken to
the Third-street Station-house, where he
will be held to await the arrival of the
Warren County officials, who have been
notified of Anderson's arrest.
Willie Anderson has not yet been found
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