Two Aged Widows Murdered
Item
- Title
- Two Aged Widows Murdered
- Source
- The sun (NY)
- Date
- 1880-06-01
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1880-06-01/ed-1/?sp=1&q=murder&r=0.698,0.437,0.288,0.138,0
- Crime
- Murder
- Subject
- double murder; murder
- Gender of alleged victim
- Female alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- crime
- Location
- Out-Of-State; Hartford
- Length of story
- 221
- Description
- Tiro AIlED tfinuirs MUfl3WnZP Ono atmck Down with nn Axe nod the Other Killed with ss Tailor Otiose UAKTFOHD May 31Two old women Mrs John Chldeey and her sister Mrs Maria Avant both widows living in nn old rod hones lu Avon were both found murdered this morn Ing Tho killing Is supposed to hnvo boen dona t yesterday Mrs Chldsoy was found up stairs lying on hor bed with her clothes on and had a Blblo and a newspaper lying by her side as It sho had teen reading Hho was killed with a blow from a tallois goosu across her forehead nnd ono eye Hor sister was found In the kitchen killed by a blow with nn axe on lie back of her head She was found where she was probably struck as there was n pool of blood under her head Both worn no doubt killed Instantly as only one wound upon each o was found No ono la suspected nor Is any elitist known for tho dead Mrs Chidsey was 70 years old and Mrs Avant 73 They worn nice people Both were seen about the hnusu Sun day morning Tho axe and goose belonged in tha house The two old widows had some property but it Is not believed that much manor was in tho house
