The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-06
CLEARING THE MYSTERY
Middleton's Victims We're
Mrs. McQuillan and
Her Daughter.
GOTH HIRED BY MRS, HALLIDAY
1t is Now Thought the Woman
Made Away With Her Husband
She is Under Arrest.

NEwBURGH. n. Y, Sept. 6, 1SS3.-Thers
is no doubt that the two women found
murdered under pile of hay in the barn
at the Halliday place. Sullivan county,
on Monday. are Margaret McQuil-
Ian. wife of Thomas MoQuillan,
aud their daughter Sarah, all of
the town OF Newburgh, about mile west
of this city. Mrs. Halliday, the alleged
murderess, has recently made three visits
to the McQuillan home. the first of which
was about ten days ago. She represented
she came from Mr.. Smith of
this city, and introduced herself as Mrs.
Smith. She said sne lived at Walden,
and was looking for some one to assist her
them about two weeks. Sne said
she had heard Mrs. McQuillan
had daughter who worked
out. and wanted her to come and help
her. The daughter, who is usually en-
ployed as domestic ln Newburgh
at the time of Mrs. Halli-
days call. but was fndsposed. and
did not 20. and Mrs. Halliday
departed Ou Wednesday of last week
Mrs. Halliday called again aud offered 50
day and board for help. The mother
away about five O'Clock 10 the afternoon
in a blackboard wagon with Mrs. Halli-
day. VINO drove tue horse, heading Ior
Sullivan county.
MRS. HALLIDAY AT M'QUILLANs.
On Saturday afternoon last, between
four aud five O'Clock. Mrs. Halliday
appeared at the McQuiilan home with
the same horse anu wagon she had
On her previous visit, and alone.
the daughter was not at home, but re-
turned soon after Mrs. Haliiday's arrival.
The father was present when Ms. Halli-
day tJld that the mother had been in
jured by falling from a step ladder aud
that Mrs. Halliday wanted The daughter
Sarah to 60 back with ner to care for
the injured mother, and in a generous
spirit offered the girl package of candy
aud some lace Ou this visit Mrs Halli-
day stated she lived about seven miles
back OF Walden. Sarah accompanied
her, and the two drove away abont five
O'Clock.
THE FATHERS VAIN SEARCH.
On Mouday, LaDor Day, the father set
out to find his wife aud daughter, but
was unable to do so, and returned.
The announcement was made in the
papers this morning that the uuidenti-
fed bodies were those Of women who
had resided west OF this city, aud it was
Immediately suspected that they were
the remains of Mrs. McQuillan and her
dsuxhtgr.~--
Charles w. Baker, who runs the market
wagon between Walker Valley and New
burgh, was here this morning. He had
aided in removing the wo bodies from the
barn, and he stated mere that he thought
whsu he was carrying the younger
of the two women out he recogn lied the
face, but where he had ssen her he could
not at the time remember. In driving on
the turnpike homeWaru bound, past the
lane that leads to the MeQuillau home.
Baker was ossed on tue subject by
ueighbors who knew ne came from the
section where the murder was committed
aud his description of fthe remaius left no
doubt as to the identity of the murdered
women. In fact, he now remembered
distinctly that they were people be had
seen in passing to and fro in his market
wagon.
The Identification is made more COM
pletp from the fact that a neIghbor of the
McQuil!an's. a Mrs. Berry, recognizes un-
lnisLakablv from the descriptions she has
read, and from Bakers story Some of the
clothing found at the scene of the tragedy.
Baker also give, the name of The dealer
found on the inside OF tine collar OF a
sscque found that Mrs. Berry II cognIzes,
aid this dt aler is Newpurgh man.
ANOTHER GIRL MISSING.
Until noon Today 1t Was thought that
the body of the younger woman was that
OF a grand daughter of Mrs. Halliday's
missing husband. She came from
Providence, r. l.. last week. and was
met at the Pine Bush station by Thurs
day or Friday Of last week. She too Is
missing and it 10 thought that she has
been murdered also.
An expert from New York has ex-
anliued the bones found in the stove and
says hey are relic of human bsng. It
is believed here that Mrs. Halliday has
made away with her husband. She IS
now under arrest pending the Coroner's
in0uest