The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-11
Triple Murder in Suicide Of the
Supposed Murderer.
[Chicago Times special.l

CINCINNATI, Sept. 3.-The particu-
lars of the killing of three women at Waynes-
/ vile, o., with Ratchet were briefly tele-
/ graphed last night. The suicide of Willie
Z Anderson, son of Mrs. HATTIE, one of the vic
] tins, news Of which has Just been received,
! completes one of the most remarkable cases
/ of crime in the history of the State. The in
vestigatiOn of the Coroner and of detectives
/ to-day have developed the following facts:
Mrs. HATTIE lived in Waynesyille, small
Quaker village in Warren County. with VIII
/ lie Anderson. her son by former divorced
/ husband, 4 lad is years of age. With her
were staying temporarily her sister, Mrs.
I Clementne Weeks of Cincinnati, and 12-
I year-Old daughter of the latter. One week
+ ago last night neighbors Of the family heard
/ screams issuing from the house, but little
| attention was paid to the fact. On Sunday
morning the boy Willie left Waynesville for
! Cincinnati. On the same day persons pass
4 ing the house noticed an offensive smell conf
| ing therefrOm. Yesterday afternoon it got
so bad that the Marshal ventured to open one
| of the windows, when .... ....... .......
THE STENCIL BECAME HORRIBLE.
Entering he found the room in confusion and
two dead bodies lying one on bed and the
I other under. \ further search revealed
! third body in the back room, and all were in
an advanced stage of decOmpOsitiOn, while
eaten by rats until the hair and scalp were
all gone. The bodies were undergraduate
except by the garments. The mother and
/ child lay III the front room. Mrs. Hattie, in
! the back room, near lounge, was covered
with tick, and had her head mashed. The
victims had evidently retired, the little girls
pallet lying on the floor near the window
board, stained and tUmbled, while the child
lay on the bed, partially covered by clothes.
The poor mother had crawled under her bed
! to die. Her arm was gashed with blows
from the Ratchet, as if it had been put up to
protect her head.
SUSPICION AT ONCE
attached to the boy, whose conduct toward
the close of the week had been noticed to be
suspicious. 1t appeared by testimOny before
the Coroner to-day that he had left the house
on Tuesday night and spent the rest of the
week at a hotel. He was seen, however, sew
eral times going back to the place, and the
discovery of a dime novel, which had been
loaned him on Saturday, lying by his moth
er's SIDE shows that he must have spent some
time III the house as late as Saturday night
1t appears that after leaving Waynesville on
Sunday morning he came to Cincinnati
where his father, Daniel X. Anderson, is Iiy-
ing. He stayed at hotel here over night.
visited his father, and passed the time about
the city. Last night he resolved to 90 back
to the scene Of the tragedy, whether with the
bold face upon the matter is not known.
He had no money, and, being unable to paw
his fare, was put off the train at Plainville, a
few miles out from Cincinnati. He went to
hotel, but was refused admittance, not hav-
ing money TO pay his lodging. Nothingmore
was seen OF him until l O'Clock to-day, when
he was found on a coal heap near the station
with
BULLET THROUGH HIS HEAD
and his right hand grasping a small thirty
two caliber pistol. He had been dead some
hours. The motive of the lad for commit
ting the terrible crime can only be surmised.
lie was living apparently on good terms with
his mother and aunt, and was regarded in
the village and in the printing office where
he worked as a peaceable boy. The only
thing which affords clew to the mystery is
that he acted for or with his father Mrs
HATTIE was married to Anderson when she
was 10 years old. She was a pretty girl, and
III her later years was regarded as a hand
some woman. After the birth of the son
difficulties arose and divorce followed.
Subsequently the woman was married to a
Mr.. Hattie, who died not long ago i'm an in
sane asylum. The theory of the detectives
is that Anderson is in some way implicated
i'll the murder, and that Mrs. Weeks and her
daughter were killed because they were wit
neSses of the deed. The deed has created
profound sensation, and further details are
eagerly awaited.