The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-26
BABYSAW THE MURDER
Says Its Father Beat Its Mother
with a Poker.
MYSTERIOUS CRIME AT CHICAGO.

Police Find Plenty of Evidence OF the
Murder of Mrs. Merry but the Body and
the Woman's Husband Are Missjng-The
Police Informed of the Terrible Crime
Through an Anonymous Letter-Detec-
uves at Work OH the Case.
Chicago, Nov. 25.-Chris Merry of so
Hope street. who is under heavy bonds
to appear in the Maxwell street police
court to answer to a charge OF high
way robbery, is believed to have muir
dered his wife, disposed of the body and
then killed himself. The theory is
backed up by strong circumstantial evil
dence OF horrible crime in the Merry
home, and the story told by 3-year-
old child, who in its childish way tells
of how the father beat the mother over
the head with an iron poker and then
dragged the body to a buggy and drove
away.
Captain Wheeler and his men worked
all night without ceasing on the mys-
terry of the disappearance of Mrs. Chris
Merry and her husband who is sup
posed to have murdered her and carried
her body from the house, 80 Hope street.
in his peddler's wagon. In small shed
back of the house Merry's wagon and
horse were found by the detectives, and
a close examination was made OF the
vehicle to ascertain If blood spots could
be found on any part OF 1t.
Carried Away in Sack.
None could be found The detectives
took parts of the wagon to the station
cd m
but there were evidently no blood stains
on the vehicle. The failure to find this
sort Of evidence does not weaken in
Captain Wheeler's mind the theory that
Mrs. Merry was murdered by her hus,
band. He says that the body was
placed in a sack before it was put into
the wagon, and thus no blood stains
were allowed to get on the vehicle.
Captain Wheeler has detailed dozen
or more detectives on the case, and ev-
cry effort is being made to find Merry,
If he is alive, or to strike some clew
that might lead to the solution of the
mystery. An anonymous letter detail
ing strange actions about the Merry
home on last Thursday night first
aroused Captain Wheeler to action.
Upon visiting the house he found the
was forced, and within everything indi-
Gated a struggle, as furniture and bed
clothing were scattered about the rooms
in endless confusion.
Blood Stains in Plenty.
Blood stains were found on the floor
and on parts Of the bed clothing, and
a blood-soaked towel was also discov-
cred in the kitchen. Andrew Cough.
who lives opposite the Merry home, a
relative Of the family, furnished the
police with valuable information. Last
Friday morning Merry took his Swear
old child to Coughs home, saying that
Mrs. Merry had left him, as she had
often done before. Sunday Merry called
again, but since then has not been seen.
Chris Merry and his frail little wife
were living most unhappiy, according
to the neighbors. She suffered many
beatings. and many times caused his
arrest. Recently he was fined $50 for
wife beating. but a reconciliation had
been effected. On Nov. 16 Merry was
arrested and positively identified as the
highwayman who held up and robbed
Andrew McGivins OF "a Forquor street,
near the Merry home. He gave bonds
for his appearance and was released.