The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-18
TripIs Murder In Suicide Of the
SUPPOSED Murderer.
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CINCINNATI, Sept. S.-The partieu-
lars Of the killing Of three women at Waynes-
vile, o., with q Ratchet were briefly tele-
graphed last night. The suicide Of Willie
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, a small
Quaker village in Warren County, with VIII
lie Anderson, her son by former divorced
husband, lad Is years Of age. With her
were staying temporarily her sister, Mrs.
Clementine Weeks of Cincinnati, and r.
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 Waynesyille for
Cincinnati. On the same day persons pass
ing the house noticed an offensive smell com
ing theISIToIe Oh Yesterday AFTERNOON II SoG
so bad that the Marshal yentured 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
other under. A further search revealed g
third body in the back room, and all were in
an advanced stage Of decomposition, while
the head of the one in the front room had been
eaten by rats until the hair and scalp were
all gone. The bodies were unacceptable
child lay in the front room. Mrs. HATTIE, in
the back room, near a 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 erawleG 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 dime novel, which had been
loaned him on Saturday, lying by his moth
er's side shows that he must have spent some
time in the house as late as SATURDAY. NIGHT
IL appears that after leaving Waynesyjlle on
Sunday morning he came to Cincinnati
where his father, Daniel r. Anderson, is Iiv-
ing: ne 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
intention of confessing the deed or of putting
a a Dold lace upon the matter is not known.
lie mad no money, and, being unable to paw
ms 1are, was put of the train at Plainyille, q
lew miles out from Cincinnati He went ia
hotel, but was refused admittance. not hav.
4hS HioHey 70 pay MS logging. Nothing more
was seen OF him until 1 O'Clock to-day, when
with
BULLET THROUGH HIS HEAD
and his right hand grasping a small thirty.
/ TWO caIlDer pistol. He had been dead some
/ hours. The motive of the lad for commit
! ting the terrible crime can only be sIIrnised
| lie was living apparently on good terms with
/ his mother and aunt, and was regarded In
In the village and in the printing office where
/ ne worked as a peaceable boy. The only
/ thing which affords a 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 pretty girl, and
IN her later years was regarded as a hand
some woman. After the birth of the sor
difficulties arose and a divorce followed
subsequently the woman was married to s
Mr.. HATTIE, who died not long ago in an in
sane asylum. The theory of the detective.
is that Anderson is in some way implicated
| in the murder, and that Mrs. Weeks and heI
/ daughter We're killed because they were wit.
| nesses of the deed. The deed has created Z
profound sensation, and further details are
/ eagerly awaited.