Evening journal., 1891-06-19
FEMALE FIEND IN JAIL.
Accused of Murder, Arson and
Horse Stealing.
EITHER MAD OR FEIGNING MADNESS

sac Is Charged with Locking Her Hus-
bands Idiot Son IN Room and Burn
sag the House Over His Head-A
Warmers Sorry Matrimonial Venture.
EEwBURe, n Y, June 19.-There is a
girl in Jail at Newburg who, if all the
charges against her are true. is the incar-
nstion OF viciousness and depravity. She
Is under arrest for horse stealing, but will
also be charged with arson and murder.
Within three months she is said to have
married an old farmer, burned down his
house, mill and barn, roasted his weak
minded son to death in one of her fires,
and wound up by running off with New
burg livery team and surrey and trading
them for other horses and a wagon in the
Shawangunk mountains.
Arrested Near a Gypsy Camp.
The girl was arrested in Newburg on a
rhsrge of grand larceny on complaint Of
Won Allen Whitbeck, Broadway livery
man, and she then gave the name OF Jen-
ME Williamson.
The complainant charged that the girl
had stolen a fine team Of horses and a car
riage that she had hired of him on Thurs
dap morning When arrested she was near
gypsy camp.
In her cell she acted wildly at times and
tore up her white apron and hosiery in
what seemed to be frenzy Of insanity
EaEiy in the morning, however, a white
haired and bearded farmer, sixty-five years
Of age, asked to see the female horse thief,
and as soon as he saw her exclaimed, Eyes,
that's her; that's my wife"
Cheaper to Marry Her.
The old man then told me his story He
said bis name was Paul Halliday and that
he lived near Birmingham, twenty-five
miles west OF Newhurg. Three months
ago be visited the intelligence Office OF
Mrs J. b. Smith in this city, and while
there hired as a domestic and took home
with him young girl named Lizzie
Brown, who had said she came from Ire
land sax weeks before. After she had been
with him few days he concluded that it
would be cheaper to marry the woman
than 70 continue paying her ten dollars
month for her services. He had therefore
proposed to her, was accepted and they
were married the next day by Methodist
minister at Middletown.
She Would Meet Her waterloo.
Lizzie had violent temper and the
farmer discovered that her head had a
double crown When he spoke to her
about II, she said. "Yes, that's so, and SO
did Napoleon Bonaparte have a double
crown to his head He reminded her
that Napoleon had met his Waterloo, and
that she would probably meet hers IL she
didn't cease her violent ebulitions Of tenn
per and give him some peace On May 2
the old man drove to Middletown leaving
Lizzie at home with his son John.
House and Son Burned.
The latter was trirty-seven years old and
half witted When Halliday returned in
the evening he found his little house a
mass Of smoking ruins Lizzie coolly in
formed her husband that his son John had
been burned to a cross. He had gone into
fhe house to save her from the fire, and had
beam unable to escape, while she had sue
cccded in getting out. The old man be-
iieves his wife set fire TO the house after she
had first locked John Halliday up in a room
from which he had been unable TO escape
In support Of this belief he said he found
the door still locked. The key he found in
the possession OF his wife. He, however,
continued to live with her. On May 20 the
old mans barn and mill were DESTROYED by
AaANt AalHfAN aAACAMAIA AuinAllEu TO nm
that nhe had started the fire, as the barn
was an old one and she wanted to see a
new one erected in its place.
She Traded Horses.
Halliday claimed that he had ascertained
yesterday that Lizzie had this week been
at Walker Valley and had there traded
good horse with Jim Scott, and another
one and asurrey with man named Wyatt,
receiving much more common horses,
Encney and an old blackboard wagon in
exchange. Wyatt, he said, was a member
q the Wyatt family, two or three Of
whose members had been sent to Sing
Sing prison. They belonged TO the gang
Of Shawengunk mountain robbers. He
talephoned these facts 20 Newburg and his
statement led to the arrest Of his wife,
who had given the name Of Jennie Viii
iiamson.
When Recorder McCroskery called the
case Of the girl she appeared to be twenty
i've years old Her long, light hair hung
over her face, and there was a wild look in
her eyes. She had some pieces OF her white
apron in her hands and occasionally tore
them still finer and with the pieces care
Tally wiped imaginary dust from the bar
iu front OF her
She would not answer questions that
wexe put 70 her by the recorder and would
occasionally shriek out, "rake her away,
tbs old block, / never liked herri
No Fool Like an ola Fool.
i is believed that she is insane, but
Farmer Halliday says she is shamming.
In hn interview Halliday admitted the
truth of the adage that there was mo fool
ike 80 old one, and said that he had GER
taanly been one in marrying Lizzie Brown,
and that hewould never wed another wom-
a@ SIMPLY because she was good cook and
lAundress.
The Heap Jury Disagree.
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