The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-18

preparation in the way of Jamaica rum,
lemon peel and sugar, and pipes and
tobacco, and the festivities that fol-
lowed left those of Jackson's days far
behind. Mrs. Onderdonk arrived the
next day, and has lived most happily
with her husband ever since.-M. Y.
San.
A Horrible Crime.
The triple murder recently COM
mitted at the village of Waynesyille,
Warren County, Ohio, followed by the
suicide If the murderer, is in all its
features most shocking and mys-
FERROUS crime. It is one of those
crimes for which no assignable mo-
tive appears, and which is as fearful
to contemplate by reason of the mys-
terry of its origin as on account of the
horror of its details. The murdered
persons were Mrs. HATTIE, her sister,
Mrs. Clementine Weeks and the
daughter of the latter, Miss Myrtle
Weeks, aged eleven years. Mrs.
Hates maiden name was Craig, and
her home was formerly in this State.
Her father. John Craig, is a farmer,
living near GAINESVILLE, Hamilton
County, and has brother. DIR. Craig,
somewhere hereabouts. Some nine
teen years ago she was married to
q man named Daniel Anderson,
whose father was a physician and his
mother an aunt of the Hon. Ben
Butterworth, of Cincinnati. One child
was born to them, Willie Anderson.
After some years, domestic difficulties
arose and Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson were
divorced. She subsequently married
man named HATTIE, who afterward
died. For some time past she has
made her home in Waynesville, where
she was esteemed and respected, her
son living with her. Mrs. Weeks was
the wife of Stephen w. Weeks, clerk
in the Treasurer's Office of Hamilton
County. She also had separated from
her husband and gone with her daugh-
ter to visit Mrs. HATTIE. The fourth
member of the household was William
E. Anderson, boy eighteen years old,
who worked in printing Office in
| Waynesville. He is described as roll
licking sort of boy, generally thought
to be pretty full of life and mischief,
but not supposed to be vicious. He
was a great reader of dime nov
els. Not to delay the disclosure, it
may as well be stated here that he
was undoubtedly the murderer, or one of
the murderers, of his mother, aunt and
cousin. The murder took place last
Tuesday night week ago and was not
discovered till last Monday. Mean
while, the house remained closed.
Az ,t +
day, came to the house and fed the
chickens, and sometimes entered the
house where the dead bodies of the
three murdered persons lay. In answer
to the inquiry of neighbor about the
family he said that they had gone to
Cincinnati, and this story was believed.
Toward the latter part of the week
some of his friends noticed that he ap-
peared melancholy and nervous, but
nothing was thought of this at the time.
On Friday, three days after the murder.
q strange smell was noticed in the
vicinity. Saturday it was more noticea-
BILE and excited remark. Sunday passed.
and on Monday tie Town Marshal wa.
ordered to make an investigation. He
soon traced the smell to the HATTIE
house. and, raising window, discov-
cred one of the dead bodies lying on
the floor. An alarm was given, the
house was entered and the other two
bodies were discovered. The victims
had all been killed with Ratchet, and
their heads and trunks we're terribly
gashed. On Sunday morning William
Anderson took the train for Cincinnati,
having previously informed some of the
neighbors that his mother was sick and
had requested him to come to the city.
Up to the time of his leaving no change
in his manner was noticed beyond q
slight nervousness and melancholy un-
usual with him. He went to Cincin-
natl, and was there in company with
his father during Sunday afternoon
and Monday. Tuesday morning he
took the train for Waynesville, but hav-
ing neither ticket nor money, was
put off short distance out of Cincin-
natl. The next heard of him was a
corpse at Plainville, where he commit
ted suicide last Wednesday night, and
was found in an old water-tank next
morning. The circumstantial evidence
at the Coroner's inquest left no doubt
that he was at least concerned in the
murder. For instance, knife covered
with blood and picked up under the
body of one of the victims, was identi-
| fed as one that had been sold to him a
few days before. Another witness tes-
titled that about two weeks ago he sold
young Anderson some Stacked lime in .
| f1our-sack, and this lime was scattered
on and around the corpses. Other cir
cumstances leave no doubt that he was
guilty. There is reason to believe
that there were two persons engaged in
the murder, and suspicion naturally
fell on the father, Daniel Anderson,
who has occasionally visited him at
Waynesville. Anderson is a carpenter
in Cincinnati, and has borne a fair rep
utation. When arrested he talked free
ly, declared his readiness to 60 with
the officers, and betrayed no nervous
ness or signs of guilt. He says he can
prove his exact whereabouts for the
last fortnight, and seems to have no
fears of an investigation. The most
mysterious feature of the shocking affair
is the lack of any assignable motive.
Daniel Anderson SAYS William never
showed any signs of insanity, nor was
there insanity in the family. He was
kind to his mother and regarded as a
dutiful son, Since the murder two or
three persons have mentioned the fac,
that he was q constant reader of dime
novels, and it is surmised that this may
have rendered his mind morbid and
prepared it for the commission OF MUIR
der.--lndianapolis Journal.
The Home for Friendless Girls at
Deptford, England, was . murderous
fraud. Laura Addison, its founder and
matron, was ass:duous in soliciting
subscriptions, while she slowly starved
the inmates on short rasions of bread,
molasses and oatmeal. Four little girls
died, and an investigation disclosed
the wretchedness Of the place. The
woman was tried on charge of man
slaughter, and narrowly escaped con-
victi0n. aa 3 $3.50