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Foully Murdered

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Day
24
Month
January
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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Nkw York, Jan. 23 -Miss Mary E. HUls, a retired school teacher of supposed ampie mean, known as a poetess, whose verse appeared in New York newspapers and magazines, was found dead in hei oottage at Mamaroneck Tuesday, wher she llved, undr circumsbances which lead peoplo to believe that she was sfcrangled to death by a robber who oame for he money. In the aftcrnoon, when Mis. Julia T. Perrin, daughcer of Judge PBrrin, and Mrs. E. I. Groodwin, went to make a social cali upon Miss Hills, they found the cottage door locked. Investigation disclosed her dead body. Her dress was disarrangad and wai torn almost froni her body. According to Station Agent Groodwin, who was the first to see the body, the arms were tied together by a stocking. About her neck and thrown over her head, was a fur cape. Sotne of the witnesses are positive that they saw marks on. the woman's throat as if she had been strangled. In the bed chauiber on the upper floor, where Miss Hills slept, everything was in confusión. Bruises on the arms and body seem to indícate the thsory that Miss Hills was dragged down stairs during fche struggle. Everywhere there was found evidence9 of a severe struggle, showüig that the woman foucrht hard for her life.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News