The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-07
BOTH BODIES IDENTIFIED.
Il BIG STRIDE TOWARD soLTINo
TIE HALLIDAY FARM MYSTERY.


bureh at Different Times by n Woman
Who, q Mass or Evidence Seems -
Prove, Was Mrs.. Halliday-The Motive
for the Crime PuzniIng the PoIice-oia
Paul Halliday stu Missing. and Many
Now believe he Had n Hand In the
Crimes-Three Revoivers Found-Arrn,
Halliday Tears Her Clothing and Other
wise Continpes to Act Like Luuatio.
M1DpLErowS. Sept 6.-The bodies OF the two
women which were found on Monday riddled
with bullets and buried under stack OF hay
and manure in the basement OF old Paul Halli-
days barn. two milos from the village OF
Burlngham. have been identified. and their
Identification is the first step in the solution
OF the latest and deepest mystery OF the
shawangunk Mountains. The elder OF tho two
women was Mrs. Margaret MoQulllan. She
had been lured from her home In Gardner
town. suburb OF Newburgh. under promise
OF fabulous pay for common household work.
The younger woman was her daughter. Sarah
Jane McQuiilan. She was lured from her homo
on pretence that she was to attend her in
Jured mother Both women were probably
killed before they had been away from thcir
homo ton hours.
The McQuillans lived on a small farm about
two miles from the heart Of the city OF New
burgh. The family consisted OF three per-
sons. The aged head is oil that remains OF 10
now. The elder OF the dead women was the
second wife Of Thomas McQuilan, who has
been farming and choring about Newburgh
since he came to this country from Ireland
many years ago He is now IS years old. The
eldest of the dead women was 81. and the
younger one was the issue OF the second mar
riage. and was Just past q years old. She
had always lived at her homo until year aro.
when the reduced circumstances OF the family
made 1t necessary for her to earn her own liv-
ing. and she went out at service in the family
OF o wealthy Newburgh man.
The Identification OF the women to-day was
brought about through tho story OF the findine
OF the bodies. which was printed In TIE Sun
yesterday morning. The strange story Of how
the women were lured from their home to their
death by woman who Is now feigning insan.
ity was told to-day by the mon who came from
Newbur2h and identified the bodies. They
were Mr.. Sloane. well-to-do business man.
who had boon friend Of the McQullan fam
lily for dozen years. and knew the girl, whose
dead body he saw at the Morgue. since she
was child: Chief Of Police J. II. Sarvis Of
NewburRh who had known the McQuillans all
the time they lived In Newburgh. and Jo-
seph McQuillan. the nephew Of the dead
woman and cousin OF the dead girl.
Mr.. Sloane said that some day last week
previous to Wednesday a woman drove up
to the McQuilan house in an open wagon. Tho
woman answered in every detail the descrip-
ton OF the wife Of old Paul Halliday. She
asked for Mrs. McQuillan. and to her she in
troduced Herself as Mrs. Jane Smith She said
she lived at Walden. which is little town near
MONTGOMERY. and is on the road between Bur-
bingham and Newburgh. She had q big Job Of
housekeeping on hand. she said. and she
had to have some help to do It. She
had driven into Newburgh to get a wo-
man from an intelligence office. but had
failed. and on her way back home friend
had introduced her to Mrs. McQutllan. The
woman was we'll dressed and she said she
could afford to pay we'll for the work. Mra.
Mcouillan told her that she did not usually do
such work. especially at a distance from her
home. but she ask ed what she would pay. The
alleged Mrs. Smith said she could afford to pay
So day and board. Fifty to rs cents day 10
the usual rate for such work in their part OF the
country. She said. too. that she would drive
in herself and bring Mrs. McQuillan homo
with her. and that when the work was done
she would bring her back home Mrs. Nc
Quian said she would try it. but would not bo
ready to begin before Wednesday,. The sup
posed Mrs Smith said that would be time
enough. and that she would drive In on We'd
nesday and get her.
At this point 1t may be we'll to give the story
OF another man who lives just outside Of the
city OF NewburGh. and less than half mile
from the McQuillans. and also to state that the
distance between the Halliday homo and New
burgh Is twenty-three miles, which Is fair
days walk for a horse Of the kind the Hallldays
owned. and the woman drove. Tho story
OF this man is that on Sunday night Of last
week Mrs. Halliday drove up to his homo and
she was going to stay all night
The man objected. and she pleaded with him,
telling him she had to wait overnight and
take passenger to Birmingham with her In
the morning Tho man insisted that she hitch
up her horse again and drive into town and
put up at hotel She said she had no money
to do that and finally he consented to lot her
stay. She drove away toward Eewburgh In
the morning and was seen driving back to-
ward the McQuillan in the afternoon.
Now to resume Mr.. Sloane's story. Mrs. Smith
presented herself at the McQuiIlan home at
about 3 P. NJ. on Wednesday. She drove the
same rig that she had on her previous visit.
Mrs. McQuillan was waiting for her Mrs.
Smith laughed and joked with her before they
got into the wagon. and said once or twice In
a manner that those who hoard now think
was Significant that she knew Mrs McQuillan
ESRa Ss thS wGu ID @
da ughter that she would surely be back
ns NEsa Mrs Smith and drd. ns
to the house again. sho was alone. Sarah
had been sitting at the window watching
her in the wagon she ran to the door and
called. Where is mammaW Mrs. Smith paid
no attention until she had tied her horse. She
game into tho yard with Very long face.
Don't be alarmed. my dear" she said.
" Your mamma has met with an accident and
want you to go out to my homo with me and
take care Of her"
was on a stepadder at Il window when step,
broke and she fell to the floor lust at the head
II the stairs. Before could catch her sho had
rolled down the stairs. She 10 seriously In
ured now and needs such attention as i can
not give her. have n doctor with her and
eft her in his care until could get back with
YOU"
when she told this. and he started feebly for
ward saying Well. II she Is hurt II hitch up
md go and bring her home. She can't stay at
your home whilo she Is sick"
Mrs. Smith blocke his passage. No" she
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