Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-16
REVOLVING MURDER
Horrible Ending to Easter Sun
day.
Young Girl Found With Head
Crushed In-Only Slight Clue.

WEST PEABODY, Mass, April 14-Nliss
Annie Gary one of the most esteemed
young women in this town. was brutally
murdered on Sunday by an unknown assas-
sin. She lived with her invalid father, Pat
rick Gary. in Il house on lonely road which
leads of Lake street to Sauntuug lake.
She attended service in st. John 3
church in tho forenoon, and returned
home in the best Of health and unusually
happy. She prepared dinner for her
father and her cousin, Thomas Ducey. and
after putting the house In shape sat down to
read. At y. m. she took pet cat In her
arms and told her father she was going for
walk. Shc passed down the winding cart
road and was soon lost to sight. Two hours
later. when she had not returned her cousin
started in search for her. He passed down
the road, which Is thickly lined with trees,
until he came to what is known rs the Col
linS slanty an unoccupied building one
third Of Il mile below the Gary homestead.
As he approached the shanty he saw II hui
man form on IN embHnkment on the road
side near the building. The body was that
of Annie, lying back downward on the
ground. At first he thought she had fallen
and had been made unconscious. but as he
stopped to raise her, he was horri!led to see
u pool of blood near her head He
partially lifted tho lifeless form. and
In doing so found that her forehead
back OF her head was battered in. Her seal
was cut in II horrible manner. Ducey re-
turned to the girls home and told her father
of the deed. Mr.. Gary. who has been con-
fined to the house all winter. rushed to the
scene. The nearest neighbors, ,one-fourth of
mile distant, were notified. and u general
alarm was made throughout the town.
West Peabody is IA portion Of Peabody. but
is more that Ave miles distant from the con-
geStcd section ofthe town. The scene of
the murder is near the I.vnnlleld line and
about two miles from he house where John
Gniilo was murdered on July ~, 1897. The
murdered girl was lying upon the embank-
mcnt when the Oite"rs arrived her heart
broken father moaning over her lifeless
form. He could give no reason why sho had
been murdered; he did not think she had an
enemy in the world. Since her mothers
death two years ago Annie had managed the
home. She was graduate of the West
grammar school and exceptionally bright
and active. She transacted all her fathers
business aud visited Peabody proper fire.
qnently to market eggs ana other products
of the farm. A more isolated place cannot
be found in Essex county than the spot
where Annie Gary was killed. Except for
the occasional visit OF hunters ur fisher
men. no one would be likely to frequent
the locality ut this season OF the year. No
tramps have been in the vicinity for months.
and this prompts the suspicion that Annie
was killed by some one who knew her. 1t is
stated that 1t was her custom when taking Il
walk to have II large dog accompany her.
but rs she had the eat in her arms she
deemed it best to leave the dog at home.
Had the dog been with her the neighbors
say that no one would have dared to assault
her.
Miss Gary was very prepossessing and was
born in 1880 She had raven black hair and
IL lovely complexion. Her hair when she
was killed was arranged in two braids, tied
with black ribbon. She wore n black dress
and white apron. When found her hair was
not badly disarranged. but it was thickly
clottci with blood. Her apron aud dress
were also spattered with blood. She wore
rins, but 1t does not appear that an attempt
was made to remove it. which shows that
robbery was not the motive OF the murderer.
Her gold watch was at home.
Patrick Garys house Is one OF the oldest
In town. and was originally the property OF
the Twist family. Annie was model house,
keeper the pride Of her father and the
friend OF all who knew her. Patrick Gary
has always been u hardworking and
honorable man. About twelve years
ago his only son was drowned in
the lake one-half mile distant from his
home, and two years ego his wife died. State
detective Neal was notified of the murder,
and Is at WORK on the case. OF the many
murders in the criu..nal history OF Essex
county no one is more rcvoltiong than this
one, and there is little II any clue to the
murderer.