The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-17
WOMAN FOULLTMURDERED
sHockING AVID MTSTERI0Us CRIME
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NrwsrRs Sept. ia murder WIS COM
uitssd n the village OF Balmville. On the out
.kirrs II this city. last night, that Is A. mys-
sur,uus ~ ths half dozen recent crimes that
have stirred up the state Of CunnecticuE As In
the ConnecticuE cases. the vietim here Ia an aged
usrson. but he motive seems to have been other
than hat IN the Connecticus crimes. unless,
perhaps. in this case there was q double motive.
Eherher Or not robbary was one motive is not
errtlln.
Ba.mv1Ils 10 4 suburb Of Sswburv. and u
ropnlateG chiefly by persons Of wealth who
haze ,ustaess interests in this city. The mnr-
der Vas committed in the house Of one Of these
men. Le-areEG Carpenter. a merchant. The vic.
TN was Bridget Hayes. VII was So years old.
aud who had lived with and worked for the
Carpenter family 4 number Of years. Ths Car.
prnrers nave aeen away for neariy two months.
They rame home to-iay. In thsi- absence
Bridget Hayes bad been living with . Friend, a
NS Sta2irson. Two days are sre got .
,at1er rum Mrs. Carpentsr telling her that
rs tanfly was cunning home and asking
her 10 70 70 the house and clean and DIX it up.
On Tuesday Bridget Hayes went to the house
md spent the day ~cieaning- She returned to
Ms. Stapleton's &C night Yesterday morning
sns started cut agnin. and said she would be
back at dinner time. she didn't come back she
was seen working around the house Al day. and
&C 70 o'clock lass nixhs a servant employed by
On. " esiey ait. who lives next door TO the
carpents 3. saw . Light burning in her room On
tho rhird floor VI the Carpenter house.
81 ! o'clock this morning Mrs. StapIetun sent
her yuung SON 70 the house 90 see Il Miss Hayes
was there. The boy snund the house locked up
ud ap sign OF life about. He went home and
mid MS mother. who supposed that Miss Hayes
had spent the night az the house Of some rela-
tTa IN Nswburg- About 10 'cinck Mrs. Carpen-
tr gut home. b expected TO dnd Miss
HiTes At the house. She got no response 60 her
repeated knocking. and she went around and
uted Al the windows ami AL the doors. They
were without exception LsclRi. She know that
while 4na had hsen aUAg the Gay af the house
Ind been kep1 AZ Mrs Seapletnn's. 50 she had
ina cuachmnn drive her there. Mrs.. Staple1on
tDit h-r thaS Miss Hayes had he kay and that
she had noe seen her FUR q day.
Ms. Carpenter drove haGk TO the house. noti-
tytns 4 plumber On the way that she wanteJ
him % lnGk over the pipes in the house 20 see
that Things wern al right before the tamilY re-
rlrned 10 Iva in IL The plumber reached tho
house Nc the same time that she did. The house
VAS still locked The plumber Tasted the locks
and declared that they wer- all locked on ths
insiis. Another neighhor was called in. He
mggesJed that they break into the plnce. thas
nmething must have happened He bous5sd
his hoy ~ oue of tho pusts OF the veranda and
the hoy hruka ona az tina rrunE windows and
climbed in. de lat the party into the house.
Tha body of HridGnE Hay1s was f1und. parity
clothed, lying On thu dnur az tha bathroom. Her
EhruaE was CUE from enr u aar. the iuEular vein
md carnEid artery being ssrersd- She had
ban dead II lanai rwelEs h1nra- Coroner Per-
nut WINS nnefffed and vurd WA sent co the Now
burg auiice.
The NOM that Bridget Hayes occupied was
the frnat one. looking out On tha main street. on
tina third dnur az the house. II contained An
frun bad. \ nigh dreaser. \ washatani and q
chair. The pitcher belonging To ths wasistand
st was N The tnor by the dresser partly dIIed
with water. In ths middle OF the roam On the
door vas the washhowi belonging To the set IL
bad annuE = quart Of blood. Blood was spiashef
mthe iresssr almost I'd the top. On the bed vas
ne skirt rhs woman had worn when she was
last seen alive There was a pair Of eorsets near
It ami u cnrset cnver. All these garments wera
anOtstaIned- Thare was same blood on the
nn0r. Cufer the dresser, almost AGAINST tho
wall, IN l place tt couldn't have 9oE To unless tG
Eas tlrnwn shera, was . hi0BdsSainsd knife Tha
DOOR NJ this rnnm was found closed On the iamb
"ers stTsAAs Of blood that Isuksd - II theT aad
been naue ~ a bloody hand drawn acruHs from
SIDE IN side. There wan a Turkish hath t0weI on
thu duar OF che rom besids tho w~asaEawL- It was
Eatn1d with HOOD and water. It was still damp
hInaksf IA II ft hRd haen soaked with blood and
an snnrt lad been made 10 waah IT out. There
vas 4 nandz!ass On the dresser and there
vera prints u hinndY ingars an both the front
and 1acK af this and bash sidss. a. " . person
whose banda we're dripping with nlnGt had
nrERl Z n m InA hn1 49, ~ hE..-.IA "a. L.
Enere we're no oGhsr hlood stains On the third
boar. Therr was no blood On the stairway Lead
located. The harhroou b. an the sorTh si,ie Of
ne muse, some distances from the stairway
saaing n the third floor. There was No blood
~ ne nnHr TWEEN the room and tho stairway.
Atched.
The woman was found lying IN tho dat Of her
oAcS- lsr head light against the door, 81 that Co
o0en The door it was necasaary tO push the head
sade. There was the marks OF a blood stained
a.ln an ths caAinr Of the door. On the marbis
apn he stationary wash basin there were
aGlns that lonksd ~ IL . blood stained cloth or
AVE- aaf heGn trawn across the top. That was
~ ne hood there was in the room sxcspe an
Aa cinthinV the woman wore. Her undershirn
~ stainett win IL and there were sDnrs On her
Ny.er sk.rt uni che rest df her uadereloGhing.
tarss sSo rnnmH. the bathroom and the room
IN the third floor, WE'RE the only ones Ia the
@raau drawers we're all closed, and nnrhinE IA
Asm iaf been touched. The house was locked
~ aght The dnor in the rear was Iosksd and
e"c L1tEAE vA8A ~ 1bAe
.sery window N the house was locked, and 50
aeYer7 shutter. As stated before. the front
m Nia l0Gksf and tho key waa ON the inatd-.
haGaas Is tae way che police and tha Coroner
11aul lliaSs- From tb they Judged that Bridget
Aassh laf nsen attacked in her own ruom.
- aer LArDa5 ald been cut by her murderer,
~ an q aA6 he lad held hsr head and neck over
~ Niahon~l On the floor until the blood had
~ out pt hsr nSdy. He had then carried the
~ dhWnstaIra To che bathroom, hut for what
Ibaasnn tAay rHHlf noe snrmise, unless IL was
4At me murderer had 5esn reading OF the muir
hoh fieNd5ensuppe, tho Murray Hill bath
-oasss runner. and proposed cutting his victims
rahhar I'D lts.
Al M Ltlttinn 70 The things already deHcrfbsd N
a. rnpnl IN me third floor, the Coroner found
Thhnast hayes = pock eJbook On the dresser.
N. ~ vas 40 cents in change, and on the top OF
aias arhs-er spread out, were 50 cents more in
ds Hasnia ana psnnles. [5 looked al II iG nat been
Al ~srateiy ;nInLed out There was no evidence
sad nL'lgzie n the room. The dresser was old
ha 1 ,~sli N Three legs. 4 very slight push would
sa-s. Ahncxeh 10 over. The bed was noe dis
aMs a q bhr +Itsn5 10 would have been IL any
alt ienn .Ytng lpon 10.
-, y .as n tina atternoon when The doctors
us aan araH called performed an au topsy on
az S".t, ErsVlngs "a this the Chief Of PnIica
allaS mug dad found in the bed a box half
IT.. IN al poison and a silver spoon with she
ha5 y engraved On the handle. The spoon
boy sm,"H lse't 70 dip out the poison from the
ia ~ mere vas some of the poison stuck In
a. INV u Ia. The naiink Of this sDaon and