Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
THE STATE.
Bay County Murder,


William Harrison Fisher disappeared
from his homo in Monitor township. Bay
county, last fall and It was reported that
he had gone west. Mysterious actions on
tne part OF his wife and one Henry Wal
lace led ~ all investigation, which reveal
81 the facI that Fisher had been muir
sered. Constable McGrath of Mont
tor township, who has charge OF the case,
took the boy, Chas Fisher, a son OF the
missing man and of the woman, Caroline
Fisher VINO, with Henry Wallace is under
ARE { on suspicion, home with him and
induced tho lad to make a confession SO
tar AS no knew The boy said he saw Wal
lace come from the farmhouse with the
dead body OF his father on his back, and
that allace started across tine clearings.
lie had been told 10y his mother and wal
lace To tell p rsons asking aoout the dis
appearance OF his tatho 70 say that his
father had gone west.
Mrs Fisher was seen. In the face OF her
sons statement she could not deny the
murder Of her husband, but made clean
breast or 10 30 far she knew.
she said that about the middle
OF November Wallace, Fisher and her
self were talking in the house and warm
words enSus1. One word brought on an
other ana FISHER was slapped IN the face
by his wife. Tnis was followed by blow
Fisher dropped "a il shot Tne wOmaA
says she turned her head AMI does not
know AZ more blows were struck, but IN
nve minutes Fisher was dead and w allace
put him on his back aud carried him
away. she washed the blood OF the
hammer aud tioor. She claims not TO
know where Wallace took the body, but
he was gone about an hour.
Wallace denies all. He says no wouldn't
believe Mrs. Fisher under oath; that he Is
bap ma hpfO
Maker he VIII DO an innocent man.
Chas. Fisher, the sou, makes a deposi
ton that after his father was murdered
Wallace aud his mother occupied the
same appai tments AMI lived as husband
snd vile lie was afraid 20 ask about his
father fearing ho would be killed.
Heroes to be lIonorel.
A its last sion the losi stature appro-
priated S2J,0IU for monuments on the held
Of gettysburg - porpetuats tbs memory
OF gallant Michigan soldlery In that battle.
The carving cut OF tAe plan wa, intrusted
to Gen. Geo. q. Briggs OF Grand Rapids,
Lieut.. Peter Lennon OF Lennon, and Lieut..
1eo. ". Crawford Of Big Rapids. They
visited Gettt sOurs during the summer and
located tho monuments TO be erected.
Ihoy then asGod the representatives, Of
a J military organizations TO confer with
them, and tic meeting was held IA Detroit
vi the 5tA INST. the FIRST, Thrill, Fourth
Fifth. seventh, Sixteenth and Twenty
fourth infantry regiments and the Michi-
gan cavalry brigade being represented.
Au eXprc,Acd themselves entirely satisfied,
anu the commission mas decided 10 eXpeud
tue appropriation - follows Monument,
TOR IJUr COiupaulCs OF snarpshOOtgrs, SJJJ
eacu. ono battery, S4,JJJ, seven infantry
regiments, > iJO IN all, four cavalry regl
ulcuUs, -, 100, expenses o. committee
; a, loo. Tho balance or the money VIII 20
tor ROAD ways anu artistic Improvement OF
tue grounds. Inc monuments VIII be OF
granite. tho makers 10 Je determined by
competition, aud ., massive a. the
amounts u he OXpentsl wall permit To
insure proper inscriptions, the com mission
wound llAD uiCrmatIOu forwarded 10 Col.
Briggs c4arman. Grand Rapids, as to the
number. name Of regimen battery or
company, VITA brigade DIVISION or corps
10 winch at acue4, lrecI-e Time du lnS
the principal 81 1aEompnt tor which 10
he'd IN. position where tnO monument Is
10 stan g., Otusr lul Oria4t position, and
movement brlely stated, It's cusuahJle,
ga O4tt Is, watch must correspond with
tue Official reporvs On ME IN the war dc
parJmeut, briot summary Of tAs ul,,Ory
OF the eSlmsnt. battery or company. Inc
Inscriptions determined upon must Goa
form with OItGlll recor Is.