The Hoyt-Wallis Murder Mystery in Herkimer County by James M. Greiner, James M. Greiner

The Hoyt-Wallis Murder Mystery in Herkimer County
James M. Greiner, James M. Greiner
Page: 112
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ISBN: 9781467154888
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
The Hoyt-Wallis Murder Mystery in Herkimer County

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Overview

Warren township in the southern portion of Herkimer County has been the scene of more than one gruesome event.
 In January 1885, locals reeled in horror when disgruntled wife Roxalana Druse shot her husband and dismembered his corpse to incinerate it in a farm house stove. Her trial and hanging was followed up in May of 1901 with two murders in yet another farm house kitchen. John C. Wallis had allowed his ex-wife Arvilla to return home, one year after running off with hired farm hand Ben Hoyt. Wallis then rehired Hoyt and within months both Ben Hoyt and Arvilla Wallis were dead. Did Ben Hoyt murder Arvilla in cold blood or did John C. Wallis kill both of them?
 Author James M. Greiner investigates a mysterious case of marriage, infidelity and multiple murders in turn of the century Herkimer County.

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