New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-08
BURIED UNDER HIS SHANTY.
THREE BULLET HOLES IN HIS BREAST TELL
HOW HE DIED.
TIE sHAWANG INK HORRORS INCREASE.
AND FIND THE MISSING vETERAN-LIzzIE
HALLIDAY THOUGHT TO HAVE MUIR
DERBD oTHERs-THE PRISONER
AGAIN IN CoURT-MORE EvI-
DENCE OF HER GUILT
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Middlctown, ~ Y, Sept III Lizzie Hal
liday Is a murderer at ALL she has killed three
persons instead of two, and il Is not at all
unlikely, Judging by the appearance of the Hal
liday farmhouse and its dismal surroundings,
that il the whole riclsety shanty Were pulled
,lown and the ground dug up other bodies
might be found. They dug up The body Of
Paul Halliday the aged pensioncr who was her
husband, at 10 o'clock 10 day, under the dwell
ing Sine. the finding Of iialiday's h's; clothes,
which werc hanging on Il reg behind the door
in what was used for bedroom. the ncighhor'
began 10 think that he could not have gone
away There were plenty of places in that
wooded and mountainous country where he could
hide, but then he had rot been seen or hcar'
~ for several DAYS lis Grand Army badge was
fastened IN 'he waistcoat. too. These facts puz-
lied the people. and Of the most PERSISTENT oi th"
searchcrs J. Edgar Baker. insisted that they should
proceed AT once TO dI mp tho floor Of th" house.
Baker j. farmer and lives over the I'm" about
q mile In lister County. The honn'lnrio~ Of
Orange Ulster and sullivan counties are within
almost stones throw Of the honsr wh"r" HALT
day and his wife lived. Mr. Baker, about o'clock
this morning. started for the Halliday home
nciehbors. James Henry aud John Tears Charles
Van Buren,, another farmer was present later 20
take a hand in the search Henry and Tears had
torn aside the carpet and ripped mp few ~ Tho
boards They were resting when Baker appoir,l
and hc NJ once entered the hou~r and took mp
the work where they had lcfi OF They pounded
away in ih" sticky -lay aud Snclcd Of The earth
that they turned.
DISCOVERY or Tur OLD VETERANS ropy
~ tho, foilcd on with shovcl- lnd spld'. ~
ovcrpowering odor broke out. which caused III
scarohcrs 20 drop their tools and drof" them
out ol the hou~' Although tho two windows and
door were open, and prtty siin hr"cle WINS
sweeping through the ample orchard, these hardy
sons Of toh could not stand the atmosphere
when 'hcr lungs were cleared, they wont in and
began again, Determined to continue until tlrv
had solved the mystery TIE, w,ic not much
Longer ia doubt Presently = pan Of hnnd' np.
pearc, They w,rc s.cur'lv ticd tnirtl"i cross.
wise. The right hand rc.iioa over the len aud
vlns oa the chc-' The body when unroset'si
was lound stretched AZ nll length on ii- back.
The n.n took on NE ~rrth more gently WIN
their hands, and the face VIA no.
covered Tho nose was bruised anu
uelr tho left nos'r what appeared 10 he q
wound covered with cloitod blood We seen Inc
rest Of the dead mans features and hend wer
hidden IN what appeared to be- iioni -a'k 'i %
d-hcloth. and ,hc hrafd Was matted and innil'd
Baker aud his companions, who hnd Known Hhll
day fog years. could NOT hnug themsei''- 2" h'
Hove that the di.hpurcd features m'iot" ih"m
wrrr iho-e Of the old wnr veteran ihey lo"he 7
senm. The lrft cfe seemed n. though ballet
had pas.ed lhrongh ". but the fiehi oyc Nr 'n
injured The hair on tle high forehead hni h"'n
brushed back Stlll ihoy could not sl positi'"l'
that II WAS Halliday bod,
Send for BIZ .ou." said James il"nrv, and
that Will pu, an cnd ~ n doubts
Van Rurcn started across M" held- IN w." di
rcciion ~ the sons hous"
we have vour father. ~ have your father
he shouted bfcathlr.slv
"Nly God Whore '" .nd the SON, who he
came pae with frrhi and eNciiomen'
Down At the hou-e. under the toer Come
on ouiek7 said Van nur'n
without waiting Tor his hat ~ coat Paul, ".
rushed from hs home Ills e,eiemoni eni fleet
nes. 70 his fcci. aud be- reached the house long
before hs companion
l.ei me see. lei m" sec. D." y'l'd. as DO
bnrs, into Tho room and almost iumped into The
open grave In his anxiety 10 at look ~ tho
hodv "Oh. there. my father There's M,
They asked him II be- WIS positive, but he
was too overcome ~ spak for time AMI o..
fused 10 20 again into ihc hou-c cant stand
II, b. said Dent ast mo. don't a.k mr ~
40 In there any more know a. on my God.
this i- TERRIBLE
IIzzir HALLIDAY ~ COURT AGAIN
While all this was going on l.yyie HALLIDAY was
ainndng securely handcuned before lusilee
Thaycr. in Bulls Iinll. Rltlinghnm. about two
miles away. whore the preliminary Investigation
into the charge of murder preferred against iho
prisoner by Cornelius Cannrld. which hid hccn
ADJOURNED over from the previous evening, wis
going on Abiiah Bowen, IN the ah-"nce of
District. Attorney I'M. aaRin ON haul iof Che
people Thomas Il Hart lawyer Of So i'o
broadway. New-iofk tlit. Who b. spending hi,
summer here In tho maintains. where his father
ha. country place" was pre-nn', aud pu' "a few
questions 10 tho Witness. NJ Hart snid that
hc did M, de-rc to hc considered defending
the woman. and ho heprd shr would hc made ~
meet death II .hr wofo guilty hul he WIS on hand
merely 10 assist in getting ~ NJ" ho'tom of Tho
mystery llc tried 10 tain ~ Mrs HALLIDAY IN
friendly way. and told h"f who be- wns, hn' sho
refused ~ heed his kindly advances. and uttered
not VOID.
teu-tablc Scott Wa tucslled ~ glfc s1u" f'-
timunr supplementary "a that onottd ~ hlm
Yesterday. and hc spoke i0out the none, found
upon Nis Halliday when she Was searched ai'"l
having bscn taken ihto 'u'todv lie snif That
SIZE had bean lon ~ m her s'ookins aud 80 M
ler p,ckt
Presently there wa. hnt'cf IN the .'nf, h'il'
founi, Winch b. over gfo,rr, stove wN'f' w."
proc",dinss wcie loing "n, AMI man "a" "fn
~ ne door STRUGGLING a. push DO. wat Though
u wss Cornelius ,hnfeld coming ~ tell The
jusiio. ahaui tho hndins ~ lialiiisvs hp'l'.
CanReld !, the man upon whose complaint Mts
llnllldav D.. held fof murder lIis slsici. Aidi'
Cnnneld. - m,fiied 20 Paul llllliday. h. vho bad
inr idsnthal he hody When ilie iu.ii" lHufi
Of tie discover, be- q, one" ad iomnci 'h' court
and a-sisnea the prisoner 20 10" custody oi tw"