The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-06
MRS. HOLIDAY PROBABLY DID IT
She Attempts to Play Insane and Talks
Missing-Was Either Murder Commit
tod Before He Left ?-The Doctors Say
Yes Bodies Were Absolutely Naked
Elk shots Fired into the Girls body
Her Identification Complete.

MIDDLErowN. N. Y, Sep. 6,;-The muir
ders at Birmingham continues to be mys-
terry. Mrs. Holiday, suspected Of killing
the two women, has become SO violent
that handouts had to be applied. She
tore her dress in strips and attempted to
undress herself.
Her talk is incoherent and she is either
insane or feigns insanity, as she did when
in prison before. The identity of the vic
tims 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
the girl all in the region Of the hear
The woman had been dead . week, but
the girl not over 4S hours The bodies
have been given to Undertaken Van I've
gen of Bloomingburgh, who will have the
features photographed before burial
Men who were detailed to watch the
premises on Sunday night state that Mrs.
Holiday was up all night washing. The
terror of the neighbors was that she wodld
fire the barn that night, but she knew she
was being watched and did not leave the
house.
When Q wet rope was picked up she be-
came indignant, and seizing it threw it ia
the road.
A bullet of 80 calibre was found under
the bed, and the mark of its impress on the
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 tsuch rumor.
He was a member of Company X 124th
regiment and his 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 r. II. 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 team from liveryman 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 Sher
if Goodale took her to Auburn and from
there she was sent to the asylum for Grim
inals at Matteawan. She wrcte Holiday
that she was better and be 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
lday'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 tho two
women. Before adjourning Mrs. Holiday
was taken TO the court room where she
ravcd and tore her clothinc to shreds
Previously an attempt to pho graph her
was made but she prevented the photog
rapher getting negative of her by NOV
ng her head, arms and feet.
Crowds are gathering and threats o.
ynchiny are frequently heard.
AIossibie rntification.
TIE body Of the younger 'of the tv