On the night of October 31, 1890 in the village of Akron, New
York a seventeen year old girl named Sadie McMullen took two young
girls out onto the middle of the Cement Works trestle. The
trestle spanned Murder Creek Ravine, connecting the cement mill to
the mainline railroad at a height of 52 feet.
Once in the middle of the trestle, Sadie McMullen instructed the
girls to sit down. In an instant she rose up and hurled eight-year
old Nellie May Connor off of the bridge. Six-year old Delia Brown
screamed and in a moment, McMullen was upon her, clasped her
hand over he little girls mouth and pushed her out into the
darkness.
Nellie May Connor fell, striking her head on a stone abutment-
she was killed instantly. Delia Brown managed to miraculously
survive and when she was discovered beneath the bridge by a search
party at 3 AM, the first words she uttered were, "Sadie thought she
was real smart throwing us off the bridge, didn't she?"
On March 5, 1891 facing death by electrocution, Sadie McMullen
appeared in the court of Oyer and Terminer to stand trial for the
murder at Akron of Nellie May Connor. After a three day trial
she was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Justice Loren Lewis remanded Sadie McMullen into the custody of
the Erie County Sheriff and sentenced Miss McMullen to stay in the
Buffalo State Hospital under the care of Dr. Judson B. Andrews
until such time as she was cured.
On August 19, 1893 Sadie McMullen was released from the Buffalo
State Hospital and never seen or heard from again. Did she really
make it out of that horrific place alive? Did she become a hermit
and live alone in the forest? Did she join a jug band and assume
another name? Many rumors surround her disappearance
but none have been substantiated.
To complete this puzzle you will have to do some legwork. You
will be investigating the mysterious events following that horrific
Halloween night, and visiting some of the actual places where this
strange but true story took place. If you are ready to delve into
the macabre, you may learn the secrets surrounding, "The Mystery of
Sadie McMullen".
The clue you will need to find Sadie McMullen is in a square
tupperware type container at N43 03.ABC W078 47.DEF
A= the number of letters in the first name of the District
Attorney for the Prosecution of Sadie McMullen. B= the number of
letters in his last name. C= the number of letters in the first
name of Sadie McMullen's attorney. D= the first digit plus the
third digit of the year the state of New York established
electrocution as the official method of execution. E= the day of
the month the state of New York established electrocution as the
official method of execution. F= the first digit plus the last
digit of the year the state of New York established electrocution
as the official method of execution.
Here is a link
to an interesting video about the
Tragedy at Murder Creek . It may help you with your
research.
Have fun with your
investigation. Don't forget to bring a pen and some sturdy
footwear.
Congratulations to
team scrunchy and
Skeeterbait2 on
FTF!