The sun., 1879-01-30
HANGING 4 WEE MURDERER.
The Sian whose Love JuiiR Paul Failed to
Win-iIs Companion on the GniIows.

INDIANAPoL1s, Jan. 29.-Julia A. Paul was
the daughter of mechanic in this city, Il pretty
girl. but NOT possessed OF Il very strong charac-
tor. She had bccn a school teacher and was re-
spected by all her associates. She formed an
attachment for William Mcrrick. n keeper OF
livery stable In South street. who had tho repu-
taton Of great violence Of temper and ono
easily aroused. but who was popular with his
carousing associates. Mcrrick had promised to
marry Miss Paul and kept the promise only to
setilh u suit that had been begun against him.
They drove to the office Of u Justice OF tho
Peace in December 1877. and the Justice per-
| formed the ceremony of marriage as they sat
in the carriage. Eight months aiterward. on
Sept IA. 1873 Mcrrck bought some strychnine.
telling the druggist who sold 1t to him that he
wanted the drug to poison rats. 1t was wrapped
in white paper and labelled Poison" with
warning skull and cross-bones also on the
wrapper. Early in the evening Merrick put q
| shovel and sack INTO buggy hitched n horse
to it, loaded -barrclled pistol and invited
his wife to rido with him. She accepted the
invitation and they started. Merrick returned
home alone and told his neighbors that his wife
had gone away on visit
On the next Saturday n man fishing In Eage
Crock. u few miles from this city. saw
q human hand thrust up from the sand
along the shore. He dug around II and
unenrthed the body uf n woman that was idcn'i-
| fed ~ thHt ot Mrs Merrick and tho body of an
! infant recently horn: Tho body OF the woman
! had been stripped uf its clothing. the stomach
contained ,siry'hnine. and in the ashes Of the
| stove IN Mprr'k's house were found buttons
and other metal articles belonging to his wiio's
I weuring apparel.
| Mcrrick WINS arrested and his trial was begun
| on Dec. 2 Testimony was given showing the
! unhuppu"ss OF the couple; that Merrick had
! been heard 10 say he would never forgive his
/ NKHf
that he once told her she ought To be dead and
| IN hell. She put her arms around MIN and
! legged him to be- Kind to her. She told him he
| hhd everything she hud IN the world, ana ASK 81
| himai l"ast To 30 to their room and talk with
! her She was weeping. She followed hun into
| thr yard. with her arms about MN ana still
| weeping. She tried hard and p"rsisicnlly to
! win the loyu of her husband. hut he constantly
! rrpelled her. once Mrrrick pointed her out 10
| nn acquaintnnce in the strrct. and said: " There
/ II that woman that made me marry her; l VIII
! make short work Of her To another woman
| compelled To marry Julia he would take her out
/ riding ana kill her. Tothc sane woman, a lew
! days before his wiie's death, he said Tint he
would XII his wife. or II he didn't. he had sOme-
body Who would do Il for him.
In the ride that he took with his wife he
stopped at a barroom few miles from thc city.
| drank glass of wniskey himself. and ordered
some blackberry cordial. into which. several
! witnesses testified he poured white powder
! from paper that had upon II the representa-
tion ol a skull and cross bones. An hour after
ward two men saw him bending over the body
/ ut a wOmun lying by the roadside. He said
she was drunk. and they helped him liit hcr
| into the carriage. one of these men hoard TIE
J shril voice oi a woman cry out: Oh. don't,
/ On. Lord. don't !" and when they drove of he
/ stw Mcrrick sit down on the body ~ III" woman.
| Further along the road McrrirS stopped AT an-
! other barroom ana ordered some more ewhi skey
/ Tor himrrli The barkeepor snw "a stl1- looking
/ figure sitting IN tho scat with Nrrrrk, wrapped
| IN gray blanket with neither head nor face
Visible. M-rr.'k said il was his girl.
Mrrrck trrfiiirt IN his own behalf that on
| the night when ms wife rode III with him sho
"a ri a Nf.IF "a
| Lucy. He didn't know who this Lucy WAS nor
where snc lived He said tnat hr then met a
! girl whom he had seen in "a ballroom. bat
! WHO'S" name he didn't know and tooS her tu
! riie with MIN. II WIS this girl with whom he
WIFE. lie drove her back 60 the city. an she Co'
ont OF the carriage az u corner. II" didn't SNOW
| where she went and maj not scen her since
/ lie didn't know Whore his wife was. hut mad
| received letter from her IN an unknown hand
| saying that she was well. but not revealing her
Msrrirk's trial lastcd elcvcn DAYS. the jury
| after deiib'ratng only eleven minutes. r"turn-
inx Verdiotoi guilt with the penalty OF death
he WAS qutrk-icmprrcd ana uuarrc.-om-. given
| much L. hshuug. ana doing but little ic
/ support himself. bvyond o'rn-. .ounlly working
on iarm IN ur n"ig'tinrhood OF Orang"
! Fayrtt" County. lu this state. where Do" wa-
| born. IN 1868 hc WAS trhd Tor 90" murder OF
/ rLre' urlelhHrhl,N had u dang iar OF whom
/ M'rri's WIS iuud. Il.nus Little also paid at
t.ut,on 20 thH r,rl. ana M"rri'k d.-IN"d IT, \
/ -creuaIluE Iufiy visited th- widows house
and among thrin wus Tru-slar. who lore d
! rirIue A. 'scnt tlnuo" 90 Little. while they Wef,
singing, 70 shot fred from Hu alley In tho rom
% the premises struck Hnl instantly kill"I
! True~lul" Iue bullet fitted Euu which M"r'
ri.k hud borrowed tor that evening. but ho was
/ H.v"rfu"ic-- quilted.
M"rriek. u'iertue tGlal. came 90 this city. ant
about -iN years ugo became proprietor of tut
livery stable lh south street About two year.
ugo. "a man came 90 his stable wiki "a taluuh.t
horse t0 sell. lie stayed all night and IN On,
morning Was found dead ia % stall. No one
came % cla'm the horse, and MrrricN Keep
Mm NO lost-mortem examination was cyel
| held.
Al 1920 p. NJ to-day William Merrck wa,
haugr u. On the -nme Eulluw- was joan A'h"y
who shot George I"Gg'tt iu 70 harrnom ON july
li lnst. believing iuui l"gse't bad swlulird hin
/ uut 90 i.l of h- mooney. Az - Two pu5-lciun'
pronounced tu.h men drud. A'Any. lu % rNNr
speech on the Etl0ws. said TINT ll- crime Wa'
not premedltgtcd. aud concluded; The lcOpl,
want hanging. and am ready for u.
Both mon displayed wondrrul cooluc-s. aut
stepped 10 their places on ~" uap without as
| hiSttuce. and with n hesitation or trrmO
visible. The nerhs NJ both mon were broken.
Louis p Guttis WIS also under -nutru 'e 20 h
| hanged. convicted ul ~" murder Oi Mary NJ
Glen. She WAS "A waitress in hotel here. an,
Guetg had been PAYING hrg attentions tha
were. apparently. nos agreeable To her. on tu
] day of tho murder me- called upon her ana fol
lowed her out of tho building. soon after shoot
ing aud killing her instantly. Ihe defence 80
up WAS insanity. but the jury returned "a Vrrdl g
! uf guilty. the supreme Court has granted
in the charge OF the lower Court TO the jury.