, 1876-02-04
consoauenco tho bitter : feeling botwoen

consequence tho bitter feeling ho.woen
tho father and sons wAs gsoaely anE.
rnented, and about 4 month tince the
thought wis hta property, but which Carl skid.
moro carted to tho depot and shipped 10 he#
York to be sold. An action WAS than ofoaRht u
the looa, ooursa by tho father against tug non
l,evs bean other li.igationa botween TIN father
and hi4 hons, running over ecser. yeass: Foeu!t1;
ing from lusincss transactions. II TACT II "ou'1
eeem that constant fight IN tho cnusis q, wa
going OF, anong tho family: David skihriofs. ms,t
Buperu.eudent on tho brooklyn CITY Railroad,
and Ind q farm near Deer Park l.. !. IhiB'
however he waa aeiiged % give yp. AtIer leay.
hs fathcr'a residence, and to now living there.
Ii IL nRid that thcy lato}y had sosne transactions
which brought them togotlat At the sWorde
point. The old man lstely bag repestedly' 70
lieyod bis life ses In Danger f!om hia sons.
These facts havo been thoroughly discussed "
tho peopls Of tho ne'ghbostood. aud the uni.
versal Impression Ia that foul pay haa oeen
uqod. and that all indications, point 20 either or
both OF tie hons a. being concerned III the nag.
cuy, for such It undoubtedly iB.
One singular fact appears in the family his
tory. which Ia that the old man sklttnote was
separated from his wife; DAVID. the eldest son.
WAS living apart from his vito; Casll was sopa-
rated from hia and Wright whs iirlDg With
woman divorced from hor husband.
Tho postton In which tho bodies or Tnat Mas
LOTT OF them we're discovered Yesterday show
| that thor must lave faIlen right through from
| whore they had sept- The sruuks In tho case OF
the thfoo men woro completely charroi, so tnas
no trace uas loft that could lead TO thctr lden-
BODY b Of Tho woman Wright, found noar that Of
| hes husband, had On 1t part Of her undorclott'
ing. sto, ~ femnsnt Of her cotBcts, undefsk'Ft,
and othor underRasmcnea., These wore. now"
over. all consumed except those portions iinG. ;.
diatoly around tho waist. Tns goos, It Is
Thought, to Blow thas the woman either wont 70
bed partially dressed, or that sho met bot death
before taking otf her e!o.nInr Wrishts ,s '1t eoay
| mas found about 2 fe5t from that Of lila "11o.
aud partially acroRs 1t, aud partly coVefea
Those Of Weeks and sktdmore wors found In
tho cornor, about foot apart, slso alm9s. eoy,
cred viii, dobris. Not tho a!ightost INDICATION
Of bcdding or any article OF woo1on OF. costoo
whatever could be discovered. Tho only pa!te
OF tho bodies found intact nero lhe hips OF TIC
woman, the muscles of her back. and part o1
| David skldmozc, ono Of tho aons. visited Dab:
ylon to-day, md many VI tic villagers rcrnHrket
that ho waa moro than ordinarily lavish o.
nonSy end freely invited acquaintAncesw T.. T.
drink. Ono OF bis first visits Tan made to War
ron LeHls, an iuBurance.aechs At i5aey!oh
Whom David called on Mr. Lewis Ito said ho hat
CONS In to notify tho Coroner about hta father
death, and ho asked II Coroner rfoaton WAS II
town. Being told that the Coroner Tas absent
bis ne1t iuotIry was whether his fathers plac
Va. was insured. hr. Lsrla sstd tho house and fa.
uiture wero insured for e750 ard tho ban
for $500 in tho H;tna Company. Of Hart
ford David then lefs and S.r!x ws!xsd d. s6ea BOY
10 indifference, but absolutely In hsodIessaest
Ie is ead 70 hsyo Inquired oi several ssa9nn
ort doIsy, and 10 havc drank Yory froely. Cor
tnin i s TIM. when s IF D.byGn .e 10 wss
. Another soD, Car!l was also uoiced to be stol!c
y indifferent by thosc who visited tho scono q
Blr, Lowts, the insurauco.agont, stntcs th'
| wien old skidmore last paid hin Insurance. abol
) iiiy 7th OF January, be exhibited quite laEe
| | roll Of bills, aud he waa 3 man very llkey
. kecp his money by him.
! Howell Skidmora WAS noatly 80 years oil
: Floct Weeks wAa about 10, Wosly Wright VI
0 probably 90, and tho woman WHO passed for Mr
!, Wright wss supposed to be tho yonngcss OF IL
! four. :,
. Justice Cooper thiuks that II tho pooplo ID tt
q house had made Auy Mort Of effort thoy co!l
y hardly have found any difficulty in ef1octl!
+ thrlr escape. lIe can only account for their q
u struot!on by ono Of shroe ways-shoy must fa
d bnen murdered, drunk, or strangely atupeaed.