Daily globe., 1883-08-10
A FOUL MURDER.

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Mrs. anderson KILLED by a Mnrdcrous
Vitlain While AsEeep-Her Head Stared
an With an Are-Ro6bed Of Some $500
A Young Man Named Moore Suspected
of Being the Guilty Party.
Yesterday one of the most horrible and
foul murders ever perpetrated in the city
of Minneapolis came to light. All that is
known concerning the atrocious crime is in
following, as learned by GLOBE reporter,
who visited the scene yesterday:
Immediately upon learning of the COM
mission of the deed, an emisssry was dis
patched to No. SIT north Second street,
where Z he found a house occupied
by Mrs. j. z. Murray, who re-
sides in the second story w.
III. Moore and woman, in the front por-
tion of the ground floor, and the rear of
this had been occupied by the victim.
son. Who she was, where she came from,
or what her vocation was
no one seemed able to state. The family
who occupied the second story stated that
yesterday morning their attention was at
pervade every apartment of the house.
An inspection of the house resulted They
went to the ground floor. They found the
apartments occupied By Moore vacated and
continuing their search, found the rooms
of Mrs. Anderson securely locked. They
forced an entrance, and here the stencil
was almost beyond endurance. No one
was to be seen. Continuing the search in
~ nf III
found and beneath, the body of Mrs, An
derson,
STIFF AND DEAD.
They at one notified the deputy
coroner and the remains were
taken in charge by Undertaken Warner
Deputy Coroner Hill found in the bed
room an axe covered with blood, and giving
every evidence of being the weapon used
in Staying Mrs. Anderson. Her skull was
crushed in. She had on an old calico
wrapper, had no shoes on, and az the bed
was covered with blood the conclusion
was naturally drawn that she had been
killed while asleep in her bed. Mrs. Muir
ray states furthermore that she was GER
| tain that Mrs Anderson, the deceased
had some $500 in her possession, and as
the most thorough search of the prem
ises failed to develop anything OF
this nature further than an old pocket
book, the conclusion is natural that she
had been murdered for her money. The
| body was terribly decomposed, and the
stencil pervaded the mosphere for full
block distant. The remains were found
wrapped up in an old quilt evidently
taken from the bed, in Mrs.
Andersons rooms. The cash or wound
in the woman's skull was fully eight or
ten inches long, and presented
s1oKENIEa SPECTACLE.
The deputy coroner at o'clock empan
elled the following jury:
G. Norton, Mart Williams, E. R. Fix, J
Vale, Jr., R. s. Broderick.
Mrs. Murray and Miss Nellie Murray
testified respecting the identity of the de
ceased, when the inquest adjourned until
2 o'clock this afternoon.
WHO DID IT?
Moore, the man who occupied the front
of the house on the ground floor, is sup
posed to be guilty of the atrociou:
deed. 1t is impossible to reach the room
where the crime was committed without
| going through Moons apartments, but the
most convincing proof of his guilt is the
fact of his sudden disappearance, together
with his questionable character. He
has been in Minneapolis several
months, is railroad employe, G
brakeman, and during his residence here
had been frequently before the police
court for various smisdemeanors. He il
denominated by the police as 'pimp,'
and has been living with known prosti
tute whom he palmed off upon the unsus
| pecting Mrs. Murray as his wife
Mrs. Murray stated yesterday that the
last time she saw Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson
alive was on Friday, and that on that day
Moore and his companion disappeared
The latter couple returned on Monday ant
removed a portion of their goods, and
since then have not been seen.
The police are certain that
MOORE IS GUILTY.
He is known as a bad character, and i:
described as heavy set man about thirty
years of age, with small black nous
tache, a sallow complexion, and a hang
| dog expression.