Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-10-22
HORRIBLE MURDERD0NE
MRS. H. 7. MORRISON KILLED AND
HER HUSBAND MISSING.
THE BODY FOUND SOME
MILES FROM THEIRHOME.
TWO BULLET HOLES AND A HOR.
RIBLE CASH MADE.


a horrible manner bv her husband, it il
now believed, near Ashevile, Friday.
A year ago Morrison and his wife anc
his brothcr-in-law, Vim. Sullivan and hi,
wife. came here from Anderson county
South Carolina. Morrison and his wit,
took rooms near the old depot
in the western part of the city
and Sullivan made his home on T
l.. Clayton's farm about two mile,
west of Ashevillc, near the French
Broad river, Morrison got a position il,
the shops of the furniture factory. lie i,
about 30 years old and his wife was bu,
Is. Sullivan worked in Clayton's lumber
mill.
One day last week Morrison and his
wife quarrcled about something and sh,
went to the house of Sullivan, her brother.
Last Thursday evening, before Sullivan
reached home from his work, Morrison
went to the house where Mrs. Sulli.
van and his wife were. 1t is said
that he knocked his wife down with q
stick and beat her brutally with pai
OF brass knuckles. He then pinioned he,
arms with a rope and dragged her away
from the house, swearing that he would
kill her unless she went back to live witt
him, She, it is said, told him that sh,
would do so ii he would stop abusing
her.
When Sullivan reached home he set ou,
to look for his sister, thinking that nei
husband had probably mistreated her
after leaving his house. He went to Nor
risons home, near the old depot, but did
not find the couple there. Not hearing
anything the next day friday he telc.
graphcd to his father in Anderson county
5. c., that his sister was missing.
THE BoDy FOUND.
Saturday morning some workmen or
Nanderbilt's place found the body of &,
woman about onc-hali mile from Bit.
more, near Nandcrbilt's railroad. Tn,
body was covered with brush and was
near small stream OF water. Later, i,
was identified as that of Mrs. Morrison
There were two bullet holes in the wo
mans left breast and one above tn,
right eye in the temple. There was also u
terrible cash about ten inches long. be.
ginning at the chin, on the right side and
extending down to the chest, laying i,
open and exposing the backbone.
The body was put i'll wagon by the
workmen and taken to the station a,
Biltmorc. The woman's father arrived
from South Carolina on a freight train u
short while after the body wasfound and
he, on reaching the place, took charge OF
the body. He had the remains boxed
and returned to South Carolina with
them. The body has been buried there
TELEGRApHED FOR THE REMAINS.
The case has been put in the hands oi
the Pinion Detective agency by Mr.. Sui.
livan, the murdered woman's brother
The matter was not reported to Chief
beaver by Sullivan until this morning,
and Mr.. Dcaver notified Coroner Ililliard
OF the occurrence. Mr.. Deaver has telc-
graphcd to South Carolina for the body
to he exhumcd and sent back to Ashc.
vile.
Mrs. Morrison had an uncle living in
Philadelphia who has been notified Of his
niccc's terrible death. He has telegraph.
cd an offer Of $500 tor the arrest OF
Morrison. Morrison has fled however.
They Remembered.
From 4. r. Barnum's Stories.
A clergyman was called on to go down
to country village a lew miles away
and preach sermon. He did SO and took
for his text, Remember Lots wife"
Two years aitcrward he was called again,
the minister being absent to come down
and preach sermon. He put his hand
in the barrel and drew out the first one
that came handy and put it in his pocket
and went down to preach it. As n singu.
lar coincidence II proved to be the same
sermon that he preached before. When
he rose and read the text, Remember
Lots wife" man in the congregation
called out, 1--WE haven't forgotten her
| since YOU were here before"