The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-15
MURDER CHARGE
PLACED AGAINST
WOMAN SLAYER
Mrs. Daisy Dillman, Formerly
of Richmond and Milton,
Held to Dayton Jury.

formerly OF Richmond, Ind, broke
down completely. Following the ar
raignment, she was taken into custody
and held for the grand jury. without
bond.
Mrs. Dillman ia said to be the wife
OF q mechanic at Richmond, and to
have lived at Milton. Indiana.
Miss Mary Connaughton, Of Rich
mond, sister Of the dead man, arrived
In Dayton Tuesday morning and ar
ranged for his funeral. The body was
buried Tuesday afternoon In the Wood.
man cemetery here.
Connaughton had been a source Of
worry to his sister for some time, 1t
Is said. She did not know Of his
whereabouts except indirectly. she
heard that he was living in Dayton.
She knew nothing Of the woman with
whom he had been living. A telegram
simply announced the fact that he had
man had killed him through another
source.
Away Over Two Years.
Connaughton has been away from
Richmond for over two years, she
said. The mother died three years
ago and the father before that. After
the death OF the mother Miss Con-
naughton went to live with Mrs. Anna
Weber, 40 South Third street, Rich
mond, where she has resided since.
Her brother roomed elsewhere and
she was not in communication with
him and has not been since that time,
she said
Mrs. Dillman was never Connaugh-
toms wife. according to the records
OF WAYNE county
She Is Daisy Gunsaulus Dtllman, IS
years old. wife of Clarence Dillman,
of Milton, Ind. The couple had never
been divorced, Richmond authorities
declared. The same officials asserted
that the Dillman woman has been be-
fore the courts of Wayne county on
various charges.
Shortly after the killing the woman
gave herself up to the police and with
out reservation Of any sort, frankly
discussed the tragedy and the reasons
which led to 1t.
Statements of persons living in the
house are to the eect that the couple
had been Quarreling at intervals for
several days, which was particularly
animated Sunday when the woman
accused Connaughton Of hugging and
kissing another woman. The dispute
reached climax shortly before 10
o'clock Monday, when she opened fire
Oh Connaughton in a small room used
as kitchen, it Is said.
Wounded. 1t Is asserted by police.
she followed him to the bedroom in
the front Of the house, where he fell
dying, and to make certain of his
death, she leaned over the PROSTATE
man and slashed at his throat until
the head was nearly cut from the
body. After assuring herself that she
lad completed the job" according to
po!ice, she telephoned Mrs. Cosy F.,
Peden, who conducts the rooming
house, and said:
Come down right away; I have
killed Jack"
Mrs. Peden answered the summons
and was Mortified to find the body Of
Connaughton lifeless in a pool of
blood. Police were notified and the
woman was taken to police head
quarters.
Charges Abuse.
While hysterical at times, she told
Inspector of detectives Walter Hughes
that she had killed the man because
he had abused, choked and applied
harsh names to her. Sunday, she de-
clared, Connaughton, with another
man, was shooting craps in the bath,
room, and she saw woman open the
door and go in.
Pointing to her throat, she exhibit
ed marks which she explained Con
naughton inflicted when he brutaliy
choked her. His treatment became
intolerable, she asserted. and when
she could not stand 1t any longer, she
decided to kill him.
81 went to my locker and got re
volver and shot him. When he cried
get me a DOCTOR l said, you won't
need a doctor when l get through with
you; what you'll need is an undertake
err" she told Hughes.
Without the display Of either con
Germ or emotion she then described
cutting her victims throat after he
fell to the floor dying from the bullet
wounds.
II leaned over him and saw that he
was still breathing. l went to tbs
bathroom, got his razor and bent over
him again; he was still breathing, sc
I cut his throat"
Examination of Connaughton's eff
fects by police raised the question
whether the woman was ever married
to the man. A marriage certificate
was found, it was said, showing the
names of John F. Connaughton an(
Anneta Connaughton. had been mar
ried In Indiana; also copy Of a di
vorce decree, disclosing separation
February 2, 1911, which had beer
made by the courts OF Butler county
o. Connaughton and the woman are
said to have been living here since las
November.
Was War Veteran.
Connaughton had also been known
under the names of Connard and Con
merton, and was veteran of tn
Spanish war. Correspondence witt
Washington officials show that h,
applied for pension shortly after hi
discharge. claiming throat and kidne,
trouble disability. as result Of militar,
service. The application for allow
ance was denied.
The woman has been employed as
laundry worker in Hamilton, indian