The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-30
BODY Is DISCOVERED.
Chicago Police Have the Remains
of Mrs. Merry.
HICKEY MAKES A CONFESSION.

How He Was Forced To heip DISPOSE oi
the Remains He Then Leads the Police |
to the spot Where the Remains Were
Buried-ProbabIe Motive for the Brutal
Crime.
Chicago. Nov. 30-Captain Wheeler OF
the Maxwell street station received the
following letter, relative to the Merry
case
Dear Sir-I wish to inform you about
40 Hope street (Merry's barn), as l am
a neighbor. One week ago last Wednes-
| day night, between Z and o'clock, l
| was going to the store. i heard a shot
| fired at 49 Hope street, and it is my
| opinion that this shot took some ones
life. This must be the crime which Mrs
| Merry was about to give away, but she
| left on Tuesday 1t would he an act or
| charity to take this den (referring to the
barn) apart as it has not been used tor
any good purpose-only for conceallhg
crimes for the last six years or over
and il is my private opinion that If this
place was torn down there would be
more than one corpse found beneath II.
Thought To BE Authentic.
The letter, it is thought, is authentic
and the police see in it a motive Tor the
murder Of Mrs. Merry by her husband
They think the shot referred to In the
letter was the immediate means OF
crime. and because Mrs. Merry knew 1t
and intended TO inform the ponce her
. husband killed her. This is the clew on
which the officers are now working, and
10 throw any light on it the barn is be-
; | ing razed.
I After being subjected to three days Of
solitary confinement and each day be-
ing placed in the "sweat-box' by cap
: tain Wheeler, James Ryan. alias
= Thomas Hickey, confessed his part II
= the horrible murder. and led the ponce
= to the spot where the body was buried
The corpse was covered with only feV
: inches of soil. and when unearthed pre-
!, sented a CHASTITY appearance. Thre
wounds were found In the head, ana
black thumb print on her throat, snow
- ing in what manner her death wa
caused. In his confession Ryan c
Ia Hickey claims that he had nothing
- do with the actual murder Of Mrs Mel
Y ry, but knew Of her death ana WI
$. killed her.
Was Afraid of Merry.
20 He told Captain Wheeler that II Wa
ir ! through fear of Merry that he had II
n mained silent, as Merry had threaten.
TO kill him if he informed the police.
answer to questions by Captain Wheel
and Inspector Shea, Ryan SAID tnat
-. I had been working in Merry's barn FL
day night, Nov. 10. and when IL can
time TO feed the three horses ne 1ou'
| that the supply OF feed had run o'
III He crossed the street to the house a.
ne opened the door. Merry was stardil
,er over his wife. who was lying on Z
lc- sofa He was choking her. and she w
gosninp for breath. Hickey told Mer
ed thot the feed was out and asked II
in sho,,ld order some more. Merry swo
get NJ him and told him to get out ana pr
'u' cure some.
he "I then ordered some feed" he sa!
Ind ! "and when It came about an hour ia'
am again went to the house to get |
er, money to pay for the stuff.
di- He Was Choking His Wife.
ing "wben / opened the door Mel
Ia cursed me again and told me 10 sne'
an He was still choking his WIFE ala
sed 90 near the house again that hish''
slept in Adler's barn. The next mo-
ing Merry and Smith told me ina.
was all up with Poll, and knew u
they had killed her. About ocioch
III III that same mornng-which was sat
ems dav-Merry told me to hitch the pa
rles 70 the buggy. Smith and Merry |,
re drove away and remained all
lali, THAT'S the time they selected place
Oh burv the woman. They returned ao
jan jan o'clock and after getting seVt
ens drinks. Merry carried his wfe's body
ross @ Of the house and put 1t into the wae
Vlth ne covered it up with hay and ther
ak the pu.n' VI -, tha scat and we DIR
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