The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-06
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A Boys Terrible Crime.
he KILLS BIS MOTHER, HIS AUNT, AND BIS
COUSIN, AND COMMITS SUICIDE.
A Cincinpati dispatch says: d :
| A tragedy, the most horrible and unac--
countable that erer.occurred In that section
of the country, was brought to the public
knowledge last evening at The quiet little
| village Of Waynesville, in Warren county,
about fifty miles north OF Cincinnati, and
| mile or more west OF the Little Miami rail-
road. WaynesyilIe is known as the Quaker
settlement or Southern Ohio, there being
! two very large societies OF that peaceaoie
religious sect settled in andabout the place.
Seen from the railroad, though mile dis
taut, 1t Is as picturesque and prettya village
90 is to be. found anywhere in the West.
The tragedy, which was discovered only
Yesterday, though it must have taken place
more than a week ago, is the murder OF
| two women, who were sisters, and the
Itwelye-year-old daughter OF one OF them, by
the eiphteep-year-old son OF the other, who
himself committed suicide week after,
/ while returning to the scene OF his crime,
after a visit to Cincinnati. Mrs. HATTIE, a
widow OF thirty-fye, had been living in a
cottage at Waynesyiile for two years past
with her son by formerhusband, named
Anderson, from whom she bad been dl-
yorced. This son, named Willie, was ap--
parentIy a dutiful, bright boy, and, being
employed in printing-ofice in the village,
wus the main support OF his mother. Some
two or three weeks ago Mrs. Weeks, re-
sident of this city, and sister OF Mrs. HATTIE,
went up to Waynesville to visit her sister,
taking her daughter, named Myrtle, with
her. They were quiet people, being seen
on the streets but seldom but still during
the stay OF this sister and daughter they
were out oltener than usual. ,s..s
On Tuesday the 26th OF August they
were seen alive for the last time. Since last
Sunday people passing the house noticed
horrid smell, as OF decaying matter, and as
il kept on increasing and the house remained
closed, Yesterday the Town Marshal broke
open the, door and discovered the dead
Ibocies OF the TWO women and the little girl
'Ilyiuethere in an advanced stage OF decom-
position. Mrs. Hatte's skull had been
/ fcrnshed in apparently with blow from a
batchet; I'd bertbody. was ieundflying un-
der the bed with much OF her face eaten
I away BY the rats Mrs. Weeks's throat bad
been cut while she was lyingIon the bed,
and the little girl stabbed in the breast
while lying onra pallet on the doors where
she slept. The house was in the utmost dis
order, blood being smeared over the beds
and floor, though bag OF lime had been
brought in, evidently since the commission
Of the crime, and emptied on the floor, to
act as dislniectant and absorb the odor OF
the decaying flesh. 49, =
. Willie Anderson, the boy, was evidently
) the perpetrator Of the crime, as he bad been
frequently seen going into the house since
. the night it must have taken place, and had
. told every one who asked him that bis
: mother, aunt, and cousin had gone to Gin.
cinnati. On last Saturday night he came to
Cincinnati, hunted up bis father, who is
emnIoyed on the Southern railroad, and
:: the two slept at the Gait House. Sunday
morning Willie left the hotel, and his dead
!: BODY was found in a water.tank at Plain
Vile. station ten miles out OF the city, He
had pistol in his hand, and had shot him
self through the head. During the three
, or four days that elapsed between the com
= mission OF the crime and :Wilfie's departure
he was on the, streets OF Waynesville as
t usual, though be boarded at q hotel, ano
. did not seem aeitated in the least, telling al
who asked about his mother that she hac
gone away to Cincinnati for few days.
Mr.. D. R. Anderson, the boys father
upon being told OF the tragedy, was yer,
mnch overcome. He told about his boys
visit to him last Sunday, but said that be
told him nothing OF the occurrence mol
manifested any signs Of trouble on his MIND
THE boy left him Sunday, he said, but nc
!, supposed was going back to WaynesViiie
4 Anderson admitted that he had seen his Tor
mer wife but once ina long while, and tha
was on the 18th OF August.
The following dispatch was received DJ
Colonel Wappenstein:
: c~. . WAYNEsyILLE, o., September 9.
Chief of Police
Arrest D. r. Anderson. Works on th'
Southern railroad; boards at the Kentucky
House, corner Gest and Mclean avenue.
For murder. GEORGE w. CAREY,
Coroner Warren county, o.
D. r. Anderson, the father, was found
: By Sergeant Quinn at bis clearinghouse
a corner OF Gest street and Mclean avenue
and was taken to the Third-Street station
: where he is being held on suspicion. II
one of his pockets a postal.card was toune
addressed TO him, and bearing the post
mark OF Waynesville, upon which the FOL
lowing cipher message was written IN ret
ink: ."'..' '.,...-,. ,-o
H4W 1872 045
: e9tt3Ss 164Ss Dad
045 g2t th2
pIp29 s2se
WILL.
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