The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09
VAGUE THREAT TO KILL
The Orange County Murder
Still a Mystery.
MRS. hoLLlDAY SEEMS TO BE EINsANe
Two More People and Then be Ready to
1denti ificatiou.

MIDDLETowS, n. ", Sep. 6.-The mur-
ders at Birmingham continues to be mys-
terry. Mrs. Holiday, suspected of killing
the two women, has become 40 violent
that handouts had to he applied. She
tore her dress IL strips and attempted TO
andress 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
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 III
the girl, all in the region of the heart
The woman had been dead a week, but
the girl not over 4S hours. The bodies
have been given 20 Undertaken Van Tive
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
terrcr 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 a wet rope was picked up she be-
camesindignant, and seizing it threw it in
the road.
A bullet of 30 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 il, and when they
g. hos Ind ha nj
Diligent search failed TO discover his
body or whereabouts. While some think he
has run away, others scoff at such rumor.
He was u member Of Company 124th
regiment and his comrades speak in the
highest terms of him as a soldier. This
Holiday woman is supposed TO have been
an emigrant from Ireland She was Sc
cured r. holiday through an intelligence
office al Uook her 20 his home. He fell
in love With his new house keeper and they
came to Middletown years ago aud were
married by Rev Il. III. 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 a 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 u
filthy manner, using abusive and obscene
language, she was examined in proceedings
in lunacy and committed to the Middle
town State Hospital. Subsequently Sher-
iff Goodale took her to Auburn and from
there she was sent to the asylum for Grim
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 ais
appearance.
The coroner commenced an inquest yes
terday afternoon on the bodies of the two
women. Before adjourning Mrs. 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 photog-
rapher getting a negative of her by NOV
ing her head, arms and feet.
Crowds are gathering and threats OF
lynching are frequently heard.