The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-03
MURDER OF Mr.. AND MRS. HENRY
MORRIS

suhtf-uN0 III DeCAbuI tOWuomp.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Morris had been away fro.
@ home during part OF Sunday afternoon. The
: called at the house OF Peter Moon and also ]
!. Kern's in Porter township, returning to thel
d own homo at seven O'Clock in the evenin,
The family, consisting OF Mr. and Mrs. Morri
/ and their hirod girl, retired at half past sigh
O'CLOCK. 1t would appear that some time be
tween nine and ten o'clock, the murderer calle
! Mr.. Morris to door opening upon an opel
? stoop. Here he shot Mr.. Morris, the baH pass
} ing entirely Though his body and lodging il
tho building. This ball passed through tn,
wtal parts noar or through the heart A sec
ond shot Was then fired apparently after h,
was down, and 30 close to his face that powder
was blown into the right cheek. This ball en-
tered his neck upon the right side and passed
through his body in . diagonal direction, lodg
ing next TO tho skin just above the left hip.
The Murderer then passed into the house
and through to . second room, whore il Is svi
idsnt he encountered Mrs. Mocrls, upon whom
he fired his third shot. This one appears to
have passed through her body and into the
wall beyond. from which it rsboundsd ~
spent shot. She then sppears to have retreat
ed through the bedroom and into the closet
beyond. While thus refreshing fourth shot
Was fred which appears to have passed through
The dsshy part Of the left arm and on into
drawer OF the bureau or dressing case, carrying
away the lock and tearing hole in the further
side OF the drawer. After reaching the further
end OF the closet she probably sank to the floor.
While PROSTATE fifth shot vas fred. which
passed entirely through her body, lodging in the
floor beneath. A sixth shot was then fred into
her breast at such short range that her night
dress took fire and burned large hole and
went out. This also passed through her BODY
and the floor SIS we'll
having thoroughly accomplished his Job,
nothing remained but to beat a retreat. In
his retreat, discovering Mr.. Morris's pantaloons
he carried them along with him to the barn and
threw them on a manure heap. He took tho
best and festsst horse and rode away lie WAS
met on the county line road, half q mile west
OF Morrlss, by young man named Rosewsrren |
who was returning from a concert. at about
quarter to ten o'clock. When Mr.. Il. saw the
horse approaching he recognized it az Morris's
but when he observed the rider lie Thought be
might be mistaken, and dismissed the matter
from his mind for that evening" Early Mon
day morning the horse was found upon the
common At South Bend, thlrty-five miles from
The scene Of Sunday evenings violence. and
vas recognized and word sent back soma TINA :
'eiofe the telegraph had informed the people
u that city OF the murder OF the preceding
evening. ,
The murder was not discovered until near }
TX O'Clock on Monday morning The hired
nj, who slept IN the upper part OF the house .
nd had heard nothing OF the matter, discoy Z
red the dead body OF Morris on the porch. In a
er alarm she started for some OF the neigh Z
ors to the south. screaming murder every few e
teps The hired MAJ, who lives half or three II
uarters OF mile away, went to the barn 70
sed the horses. Finding the door open and n
ne best horse gone, went to the house for iu- s,
'rmation, aud finding the dead body of Morris Z,
n the stoop, took fright and started in the di ii
'ction OF Mr. Rosewarne's, nearly three -ouar- al
RS OF a mile to the southeast, crying murder IL
almost every step. -,
Inc nelghbors being aroused, soon focked q,
the scene OF the CRIME, where they found. re
their great dismay, Mrs. Morris also muir n,
red.
Snch great crimes, as the one under con- tn
Iteration, have strong motives moving their pu
rpetraton. In this case, plumber and booty it
nid not have entered into any part OF the
''ing cause, for nothing Appeared to have MI
en- disturbed IN the house. More than one AZ
ndred dollars two valuable gold watches and ro
iadys massive solid gold cham lay in the da
fastened drawer OF the dressing -bureas.
ich would not have consumed one minutes di,
,e to secure. -,
we heard the theory advanced that il was thi
'oabiy the work OF dismissed hired man. In
o lett Morris' employ, swearing vengeance it's
enquiry We found this to be too fiimsy for is
lous consideration. A second theory. an mil
'ently emanating from the same source a. ire
other, is to the effect that the deed WAC Tho ste
TX OF rejected lover-of Mrs. Morris. This sac
the other, appears to be too flimsv for dig
ious consideration. More than min. vs.,. hot
ing elapsed since Mr. and Mrs. Mo,r;s, 5
rrase, this length Of time would seem car fire.,
lily long enough to allow the most arden, Bet
nirstion to tone down to q degree too mild viii
'reak such vengeance. So this theory .ae,,, thic
rely untenable. Therefore We mus, .sel ed
10 other and different motive. fine
here is theory held by a large number NOR
'aps q majority OF the people. that NAV adc
nsh sufficient motive. We shall await tbs
'lopment OF events before commenting
con.
40 deed was not the work of a novice 40 =,
crcumstsncs, so far as can be tracaa 49,.
49, From first to last the skill and plod- hi.
mi tipu