New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-07
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Middletown y Y. Sept. ct is usual IN eases
where a mysterious murder has been committed,
and where no motive is apparent for the perpctra-
iion of the deed. for people who dwell in the inn
mediate locality of the crime to offer the most
conflicting theories The same situation presents
itself in the case Of the two women who were
found murdered in Paul lIalliday's barn. two
miles ON the road to Walker Valley from Burllng-
ham.
II is believed that the women are Margaret Me-
Quillan and Sarah McQuillan, her daughter. from
Ncwbnrg which is between twenty-on" ana
twcnty-two miles from here. Margarcts husband
Thomas lives in Nrwburg. little more thah
/ Il week ago Mrs. Halliday, Panls WIZ" VINO i
az prc>cnt under suspicion OF having conm''''
! the double crime. went to Newburg and called
at the house where the Mc'luillanN lived.
She gave her name as smith, ann
said ,hc came from this place 10 represent
Mr. smith in matter OF business,
hut that she herself lived at Walden and was
anxious 10 employ somebody To do hou~"work
She would not require these services for NOR"
, than week The alleged Mrs smith re-
forrrd to Sarah McQuian and informed the lat
tcr's mother that she had heard that Sarah was
working-out~ girl and would DE glad of such
take her TO her home Sarah was there at the
tlmc but she was resting for a few days after
working with family with whom she had been
~ service in Ncwhurg. and She declined to 90 with
Mrs Halliday.
THE VICTIMS EMPLOYED ny MRS. HALLIDAY.
On last Wednesday Mrs. Halliday called AT the
McQuians again, and once more opened nrgotid-
tions looking to the employment OF both mother and
daughter. Offering the mother :? week and
board if she would 90 and work with her. Two
dollars a week in these times seemed Mrs
McQuiNan welcome chance 10 make money. and
she Jumped ~ the offer Mrs Halliday had
horse and wagon with her. and into the vehicle
Mrs. McQuillan got. and the two women drove
away. That was on Wednesday evening
On III" Saturday evening following. Mrs. Halliday
drove MP again TO where the NcQuilans lived and
inquired for Miss McQuillan. the daughter Sarah
was not at home this time Mrs Hall lay
said that she would wait for hcr. After remain
ne some time. Sarah appeared and nqnin'l of
Mrs Halliday how her mother Sarah,
father prescn; during this interview Re-
plying 10 the inquiry about the mother. Mrs.
Hail. ..f. lat Mrs NcQuifa' had rS'n
slight, niurd hy falling from ladder. and
she wa. anxious for Sarah to 90 TO her and take
care Of her until she got better. All this seemed
pIausihl" enough 10 Sarah. who smiled she
received some candy and lc, from Mrs lIali-
,ay Then sarah and Ma HALLIDAY cot into
the buggy and again Ms. HALLIDAY drove away.
II was on toward i o'clock IN th" evening whom
th"v started. B"forr loavlns the Ncpuilan house
Mrs Halliday volunteered tn" statement that >h"
lived about seven miles from Walden. Walden
is about twenty miles from here.
SEARCH FOR THE MISSING wONrN.
NcQuillan heard no more Of his wife and
daughter and 10 hc started ont on Monday 10 look
for them. 1t the day hrf"r" Labor Day
that the bodies of the two women were discovered
I'm ITallidays barn, rddId with bullets. 'larI',
W Baker makes trp> between Newhure and
Walker Valley each dan with market wagon
Baker aided in iii" -earrh for Mrs. Ilalidav's '
husband which led 20 ti" discovery Of the bodies,
and hc assisted, too III carrying the bodies or /
from the barn the day they We're found II" 7
-ald that he thought That h" had seen the .
Youngest of the two women before, bat /,
wa, unable at tho moment 10 say WhcI" or when .
h. had seen her The recollection was 70 him /
all the moro vivid because tho appeal ine. OF .
the Young woman after death had no; cham .
much Baker to-day made these facts krpwn.
Mrs Berry. a neghbor Of the McQuillan-. SAID ,
thai from what she heard Baker II, ip. aud
from tn. description which she had roa in the
pnperS about the clothing found on AMI near the
T. ldeS she came 10 the conclusion that thr bodies
must he those of the Mcpuillans. mother and
daughter William tsmpb"ll. farmer. WHO lives
two miles from Birmingham on fh" Pine Bush
road came forward with the information that II"
saw Mrs HALLIDAY on Sunday evening coming from
the directions of Pine Bush and going toward
birmingham in buggy. Accompanying her was
y woman. who's" fritIre~. however. h" could not
in the darkness, for night hal long since
fallen
IpENTIFIC \TIoN of THE BODIES.
The Tribune reporter learned thc>, things and
went, out 10 Bloominlbur-. which is a drive OF
about twelve miles from Mlddleown
pcop. from all the country around
about thronerd the little place. eager to learn
the news. The report had reached l;loomins
hurg - to the supposed identity ol the bodies
when along in tI. afternoon a hor,. and wagon
came dashing up IN" street. bearing TWO men,
" no pat at rest all surmis,s 10y asserting that
the women were Margaret McQuillan. OF Ncwburg
and her daughter Sarah. They had seen AMI
Identified the body OF sarah 1l" two m"n were city
Marshal SarvS, Of NrWburg. who has been "n-
pioycd in that capacit, tor the list twer" years
and knows nearly everybody there and Joseph
McQuillan, u nephew oi the murdered woman
husband.
Young McQuian said that III" body was
that Of his cousin. When the cloth was
removed from his cousins fac" lic drew back. p'-
came pal. and flushed a.slin, and When III. re-
covered himself sufficiently speak, exclaimed
d" Oh, my God That is M cousin Sarah
An examination of Mrs llallidays clothing was
made to-day and $40 in bills was fished out ol one
If her stockings Somebody gave the prisoner Il
piece of raw meat to-day under the glIse oi Oh
lering her some candy, and when she unwrapped
fall IN thp i |
People looked AT her 10 note how far her inter-
,st might bc aroused by this incident, for, as has
been stated in previous dispatches. she il either
insane or -hammng insanity II was observed
hat she seemed 10 forget herself and flushed.
She didn't sar anrthinc though. and has remained