The sun., 1892-02-01
MURDERED FOR HER MONEY.
POOR OLD MRS. SENIOR SURPRISED IN
HER LITTLE STORE

The sight tsat Greetea Her Husbs.A when
He Returned from Work Yesterday Morn.
ing-Augustus Lentx Suspeetea-It 10 Sup
posed He Means - &c to Germany.
Murder for the sake OF burglary shocked
the village OF Millburn. manufacturing place
nine miles from Newark. on the Morris and
Essex division Of the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western Railroad. yesterday morning.
The victim was harmless old woman. who
had kept little candy store and notion shop
in the town for many years. Her name was
Elizabeth Senior. and her husband. Joseph
Senior. who Is three years younger. Is Q night
watchman in F. Fouratt's hating mill, not far
from his home. During part Of the day he
employed his time as matchmaker and taxi
dermist. They came to this country more
than forty years ago from England. and set
tied in Millburn. They were frugal and they
were able to purchase the house In which they
lived. but there is still mortgage on it
Yesterday morning Senior returned from the
hat factory at 7S o'clock. and entered his home
by the back door, He at once observed that
there was something wrong about the place
He called "Bess." and getting no response
won't up stairs and looked for his wife. In all
three OF the rooms on the second floor he
found things tossed about. the bureau draw
ers out and their contents strewn about and
boxes emptied on the floor. Returning to the
ground floor. Senior stood in hesitation for
moment and then ran out OF tho house with
out pursuing his investigation further.
He ran to the house OF his old friend. Roger
Marshall short distance down the road. and
called him. Have you seon anything Of my
wife this morning?" no asked. Mr.. Marshall
said that he had not. and asked what was the
matter.
~ do not know. Come up to the house with
me-" snid Senior in excited tones. and to-
gether they started for tho little two-story and
attic house in which the old couple had passed
40 many years together. On the way they met
Mr. Fouratt. who accompanied them to tho
back door and entered with them.
Senior said he had not looked In the little
store. and Mr.. Fouratt pulled open the door
which opened from the store into the COM
bined kitchen and dining room where the
three men were. By the dim light which
struggled through the cracks In the shutters
they saw on tho floor OF the store the body Of
Mrs. Senior lying in pool OF blood. Her head
was toward the rear door and was wrapped
in u black shawl, with which tho murderer had
Fomratt saw q deep and long cash in the
womRn's throat. and on the floor was small
blood stained table knife. worn by long use to
sharp but ragged point. w
his old friend Roger MARSHALL and taken te his
woman was lying. Constable Nandevillo fol-
% nsdi to ey int Ps
C%Hnty 6stsstiys William @, 0cSnneF: Mean; \;
aid Of Detective, Walker. Jnstice MeChesney
the murder and a description of the oEly man
suspected to Inspector Byrnes and requested
to hys ns oana
that in addition to the mortal wound in the
threat there were eleven stab wounds In her
Mrs ssn9T TeishsSI !. GrSSSaSy 1870 pounds st
it never prevented her from attending to tho
little shop. She was IN & tho habit OF closing It It
o'clock, The house is a small one. four or Ave
doors above Charles Smiths hotel il Milbnrn
a large stretch OF oren fields. -,
street ea and the shop opens directly upon the
sidewalk by single door. which is anked by
Ta Hay wi W1aOw ;4ow & closed sSs NTH TTs
specimens, pm ems of the old mans dexter!ty. While
sSSppe9F Chg aFS shop Hns nasFl0v aS Will
pHner ana oGdc
Stuffed owls. SQUIRRELS. hyrons. and birds Of ali
Kinds asH sbe m IN e roo TGree eS
case ase on the wall vail back Of the, counter and at
other 9th and smslis. clock occupy places on tic
counter and shelves. In the showcase on the
s6uPtsr an 3Wn
| candies. Tho back room contains q lounge. II
sewing machine. case OF biros. cooking
reports that the Old couple hnd money in thee
closed the house asI nigh. and that hearin:
| him in the store. she went down stairs to see
81 he deo
It Is presumed that he seized her in the dark
| knives before she coul make any; outcry. She
feel on her back with her heal almost touch
plunged the Knife into her brcast again and
| again to make sure Of his work. No sound was
heard by the neigh!bo9rs and perss4;ms p,s; passing
robber thor9Ighly, ransaeked Ihe house and, il
three gold watches which wore lying ir plain
cents cent on the door in the, store. and some Of
| them lay in the bloody pool under the womnn's
hEd yGstSd I'M wns ser t
Eitahen tabIs and washed his pio9dstained
hands 10 Il before ransaeking tho beds and
Mr.. Senior snid yesterday that he could not
| tell how much money tho murderer got, he
cause ho gave his wages to his wife and she
| nut il away with what she received from sales
In tho store and what he made In bird stufiing
and repairing clocks and watches. On Jan;
| mortgage. and she might have had twice as
much more in the house. He did not ask her
any questions about money matters. and did
not know where she kept her savings She
n maas DEAL AZ a purchases and paid all bills She was
It is regarded as assured thnt the murderer
| was acquainted with the Seniors and with
their habits. as we'll as, with the interior Of the
have killed a helpless Old woman. and taken
such pains to make sure Of his work. II he had
picion. and for whom the police are hunting. Is
German about 3S yeaTS ola; & He was san an On, en-
was discharged two months ago for drunken
regular habits. He know the husband was at
l. the mill all night and that Mrs Senior was
Lsntz He was seen In Mi!l6urn on Saturday llt r
desired 70 return to Germany and was trying
| nj aotH octo orda ~ hat NINA q Wa