The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-08
VAGUE THREAT TO KILL
The Orange County Murder
Still a Mystery.
MRS. HOLIDAY SEEMS TO BE INSANE

A Former Threat That She Would ris
Two SIoro People and Tbon be Ready to
Identification,
MIDDLErowN, N. Y, Sep 9. The mur.
ders at Birmingham continues 10 be mys
tery. Mrs. Holiday, suspected Of killing
the two women, has become 80 violent
Tint handouts had to be applied She
tore her dress in strips and attempted TO
undress herself
Her talk IL ncoherent and she Is either
insane or feigns insanity, as she did when
in prison before. The identity Of the vic
tins remains unknown. When found their
feet were tied and hands crossed and
tied
The post mortem examination reveals
eight bullets in the woman and seven In
tine girl, all in the region of the heart
The woman had been dead week but
the girl not over AZ hours The bodies
have been given to Undertaken Van Twe-
features photographed before burial
Men who were detailed TO watch the
premises on Sunday night state that lIrs.
Holiday was up ali night washing The
terror Of the neighbors was that she would
fire the barn that night, but she knew she
was being watched and did not leave the
house
When wet rope was picked up she be-
came indignant, aud seizing it threw it in
the road.
A bullet of 80 calibre was found under
the bed, and the mark of its impress on the
partition was observed. The pist oil was
was not found, but Mrs. Holiday said
that her husband has it, and when they
find him they will find the pistol.
Diligent search failed TO discover his
body or whereabouts. While some think he
has run away, others scof at such rumor
He was member Of Company X 124th
regiment and bis comrades speak in the
highest terms of him as soldier. This
Holiday woman Is supposed to have been
an emigrant from Ireland She was Sc
cured by Holiday through an intelligence
Office and took her to his home. He fell
in love with his new house keeper and they
came to Middletown years ago and were
married by Rev. h. H. Burch, pastor OF
the Methodist Episcopal church. Soon
thereafter she manifested violent temper
and the burning of their house with the
crippled son Of Holiday with it followed
Her arrest was not for that crime but for
hiring a team from q iveryman at New
burgh and disposing Of them. After lay
ing in Goshen Jail for some months tear
ing her clothes and hair, and acting in a
filthy manner, using abusive and obscene
language, she was examined in proceedings
in lunacy and committed to the Middle
town State Hospital. Subsequently Shex.
III GoodRle took her to Auburn and from
there she was sent to the asylum for cri,nr
inals at Matteawan. She wrote Holiday
that she WAS better and he secured her re-
lease last spring. She had behaved her
self until recently, but her former state
ments that she would fix two others and
then be ready to swing, coupled with Hol-
liday's disappearance, lead the community
to proceed to investigate the strange uis-
appearances.
The coroner commenced AN inquest yes
terday afternoon on the bodies of the two
women. Before adjourning NrA Holiday
was taken to the court room where she
raved and tore her clothing to shreds.
Previously an attempt to photograph her
was made but she prevented the photng-
rapher getting q negative Of her by NOV
ing her head, arms and feet.
Crowds are gathering and threats OF
ynching are frequently heard.