The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-05
PERHAPS A TRIPLE MURDER.
THE BODIES or TWO WOMEN FOUND
IN A BARN WIDER A PILE OF HAE

THE BODIES or TWO WOMEN FOUND
IN a BARN WIDER A PILE OF HAT
Human Zones Also Found In . Cook Stove
Farmer Holiday Messing. and His Gypsy
VITO Believed 10 Have Killed Him and
the Two women-The Women Said 60 ne
Mother aad Daughter. who Were Sum-
aerIng in the Shswanguuk Mountains.
MrppLETowN, N. Y. Sept. Awhile parties
were searching the premises OF Paul HOLIDAY.
o farmer who lives near the little village OF
Birmingham. Sullivan county, this morning
they unearthed double and what may provo
to be triple murder. The dead bodies OF two
women and the bones OF q man were found.
Suspicion points It's finger toward Mrs. Holla-
day. the wife OF Paul Holiday. Tho bones
found are supposed to be those OF Paul Hollo-
day.
Two years ago band OF travelling gypsies
camped near birmingham. Among them was
q young woman whose actions soon made her
notorious throughout the neighboring ooun-
try. Among others who met her was Paul
Holiday. Mr.. Holiday was widower and
lived alone with his crippled son on his big
farm. Great was the surprise OF his neighbors
when Mr.. Holiday married the gypsy girl and
took her to his homo as his wife.
loday's house and barn burned down. His
crippled son was burned to death. az he was
unable to get out OF the house. The nature OF
the fire aroused Mr.. Holidays suspicious He
suspected that 1t was the work OF an incendi-
ary. A rigid investigation was made. The
result was that Mrs. Holiday. the gypsy girl.
was arrested for arson and locked up in the
Orange county jail. Soon after she was locked
up Mrs. HOLIDAY began to show signs Of in
sanity.
Experts examined her and pronounced her
insane. and after the necessary formalities
had been gone through she was confined in
the Middetown asylum. She was released
from the asylum a short time ago. and Mr..
Holiday took her back to his farm. During
his wife's IMPRISONMENT Mr.. Holiday had re-
built his house and barn. He warned his wife
that no could not afford to rebuild them II
they were burned the second time.
r aSost WssS to beSS well
on F sEh, 5 i; and
those who Happened in: Failing to learn from
band group o Of neiShSors went to The Old
1armers house yesterday to hunt Tor him.
rh Mrs. n 1du2 Sa at h M dS0
has 81. FGpf to to work as
ha1oous ,co.a NuAos
in the day Mrs, Holiday, according to ene 81
asked Whether blood made permanent stain;
S n9t, and whether 1t was possible to rem4ye
%oT ses
oiisiaf and Mrs. Holiday " was arrested 0'''
s9d s5s barn aa for NJ RhNUdsE They ala not
they passed 81 ehroSsh room O Alter room In the
house h they found articles stained with Z, blood.
WOMAN had maTdered her husband They
sou "a hs ss 9 q after hurried
but found not even any MT TRACES Of
nothing. Back to the barn q second time they
went They searched the stalls, the boxes.
ths neg o ans n he
y y, s%o the hay lay the
bodies Of mother and daughter; The larger
Woman a ABOUT Is years e Of age s' VI n0'A'
The other body was much lighter and ap-
to be that OF FIJI bSSt tee
woman hsd eight bullet hSles in Il: The cloth;
ps tbs eys mere No 5
r. f. tss, who y
seon INC Uouies tuas ucatn occutIeu
as a week ago. None Of tho neighbors or
searchers recognized either Of the bodies. It
10 generally supposed here that the bodies are
those OF a mother and daughter who were sum-
mering in the Shawangunk Mountains which
But what has become Of Mr.. Holloday2"
asked the searohers Of each other as they
looked at the two dead bodies.
The barn was ransacked without success.
The hay was turned over again and again. hut
no trace Of Mr.. Holiday, was found. Then the
poked into every nook and corner; No evil
Of Mr.. Holiday could be found. Finally
one OF the searchers opened the lids
and doors Of q big cook, stove; Others
=; a5S1nd and pse,sdd IN Th ,ess IVA
sizzled with human flesh ip hot fire; After
several more fruitless searches the neighbors
abandoned the hunt They are satisfied that
the bones are those Of Mr.; Holiday. and that
Many articles Of clothing belonging to both
found In the house stained with blood. When
Mrs. HOLIDAY was arrested she fought des-
peratey. She resisted In every way possible
the efforts OF her captors to lock her up.
prisoned she became very quiet and said
Coroner Roesch OF westboro has SUNNI ed
jury. Local physicians are busy ia. might
making post norton examination OF the two
bodies Of the women and Of the bones. Coroner
bottom. The inquest will be held tomorrow
afternoon. 1t will probably be long drawn out
The search for Mr.. HOLIDAY was still going on
this evening The searchers, however. have
little hope OF finding his body.
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