The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-08

The Disappearance of Two women and
Man In New York Explained.

MfppIErowS, n. Y, Sept. Monday
afternoon the bodies of woman aged
about IS years and OF q young woman
were found in the barn of Paul Holiday.
farmer residing near here. rIddled with
bullets. Holiday, who married his SER
want abort time ago. has teen missing
for two or three days and search was
made for him. Mrs. Holidays actions
aroused suspicion and she was arrested TO
await developments. Yesterday the mys-
terry was partially solved by the identifica-
tion OF the bodies OF the murdered women
as those OF Mrs. Margaret MeQaiisn and
her daughter. Sarah, OF the town of New
burg. about a mile west OF this city. IL
was developed that Mrs. Holiday, the al
legged murdress. last Wednesday secured
the mother and daughter TO help her do
housekeeping. Today two pistols we're
found IN the vault Of an clubhouse on an
adjoining farm. The pistols were of a
caliber which corresponds with o bullet
found near the bed in the house and with
bullet found in one of the bodies. The
suspected murderess continues to rave
and acs as one violently insane. On
previous eceasioa when she was accused
OF crime she acted in a slmflar manner,
and IL Is believed she is shanaming The
husband. PAUL Holiday, is stili missing,
In the same vault where the pistols we're
found there was dug out an ounce vial
without Label. containing chloroForm and
two boxes Of cartridges. one fali aud the
other partly empty. Mrs. Holiday on
her return from bioomingbuTg with Con.
stable Cotton on Monday went 10 the out
house. IL is thought she dropped the
pistols. eholorofoFm and cartridges while
there.
Another chapter was added today "a The
MeQnillan murder when the dead body of
old raul Holiday was dug out of the dir;
beneath the floor of the riekesY old house
in which he lived with bis maniaca
partner. The discovery Of the Body was
made BY nan named Grecves. y no belongs
IN New YoTS city and spends his summers
here at house short distance from the
Holiday place. While Constable Scott
was iooS'ng ever the place this morning
he found iuNelry belonging to the Mcouil.
isns IN the oathoGse, How it got there is
net positively known. bat the snppoSisian
l. that when the alleged tnurteress visited
the Clubhouse yesterday che hid TIE jewe!ry
thsre.
The manner IN which the woman il re-
St4E tHN8fEA ~ AtfANSk every CAAT IA the
village has aroused the Indignation Of
few people. Waite the weman croaches
in a corner Of the sitting room Of Con.
stable SCOTS home. raviag ali the While
men gather around and hoot aud )cer at
her. II she is no. really insane nov she
Soon Will be under such treatment. A
telegram from Providence. r. l.
says the woman bad once been
ineSrcerated in an insane asylum.
but waS recently dismissed as cured.
Rarl.nghsm Is in excited condition. A.
least twenty eypsses on their Way frem
NeNberg 20 the West stopped al 8loosn.
ingh0fs ,h,s afternoon, zaa they are wait
iag tor oihets 10 Join them. Is : said st
lssst 10 s. rsiss viii take Mrs. Holiday
ifoaA sho sheriff. They have been attracted
60 iais sseilsa and are determined on this
course because st Is rspsrtsi that eigizsns
IN the vicinity os birmingham woaId lyarh
Airs HOLIDAY.
large nabab@f os AFsaea sttisnns are sraurlex