The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-20
ALICE MULL0YS DEATH
The Pathetic Story Of a Poor Woman
Who Died In Utah.
IL Is Surmised that She Was n Mem
ber of the Notorious Bender
Family Her Strange Death
and Burial.

PAYsoN, Utah. June 1o.-The following
special has been sent 10 the Rocky Mouu-
tain Nesrs 10y its correspondent at this
place: Alice Mulloy is dead. "And who
was Alice Mulloy?" Without doubt
everyone rcmembers the notorious Bender
family, and can call To mind something of
their murtlerous history without any de-
tail being given here. Well. then, Alice
Mulloy was associated with the Bender
family tn their awful crimes In the states.
When the family was broken up Alice
came weet, riding into Ogden. Utah, ON a
Union Pacific freight brake. She soon
became known as n somewhat loose char
acter, but nevertheless was taken in by
Marian Hancock when she was in need Of
life's necessities.
The result was that Hancock married
the woman. and in time came TO live in
Payson, In Central Utah. Here they have
lived In the direst poverty, Hancock being
n shiftless fellow. His cruelty To Alice
and their children has long been the talk
of the town.
Hancock is nephew of George Han
cock, whose trial and conviction for muir
der in Provo last March was reported 20
the Ncrs by IFS correspondent. The Han
toths ib<St tldiiu u Itfieal uesftnt IrDln
John Hancock of revolutionary fame. Ii
is an odd reflection that the blood of so
illustriops man should flow through the
veins of old Benders murderous confcd-
crates.
Marian Hancock is probably an insane
man, ana has been SO for n year. He has
always refused the help and charity of his
neighboes, even AT such times as his wife's
confinement, he himself being the only
person 70 attend ON her during the five
maternai trials she has passed through.
A few days since Alice was taken sick.
and last Tuesday night had two eplcptic
fits. On Thursday night she died.
Now comes the strangcst part of the
whole story. In keeping with his past de-
termination 10 refuse n helping hand from
those about him, he would allow no one Ia
enter the house to assist In preparing the
remains pr his dead partner for her etcrnal
sleep. Ne washed and dressed the body
himself, the burial robe consisting of "a
dirty, pertly worn-out mother Hubbard
gown aud work-day shoes, which were
neither roates nor proper size.
Into ftide coffin, covered with white
linen SO e 10 hide every sombre shade,
Hancock placed the dead woman. He
would apow no one TO touch her, nor
would hehave any religious services per-
With his five children be proceeded to
the graveyard, and, with the assistance of
the grave-digger, lowered his lifcless part
ner into the tomb. Then, calling his lit
tie ones about him. they all knelt down
| while the father offered up harangue he
| called "A dedicatory prayer. A few people.
bent on seeing the end Of the heatbenish
procedure, describe the scene as one of
the most hcartless and wretchcd affairs
| ever witnessed.
As soon as il became known that Mrs.
Hancock had died gossip's tongue began
to move. The event passed from house 10
house aud neighbors discussed the matter
freely. There were whispers that the
woman mad been dealt with foully. The
news spread and became the town talk.
The justice of the peace was urged to
have some sort of an official investiga,
ton, but he thought there was no ncces
| sity for his interference. The affair has
become quite sensational.
| Hancock Is known as religious crank
| and a vicious fellow. He is evidently in
sane and IL is very discrcditable To the
evil authorities oi Paysou that they shoul,
have been so indifferent about the deatl
and burial of the woman.