The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-10
TWO BLOODY DEEDS.
EOvR or A EAMILY MvRpEnap
By One of thsIr Number. who ia the only
Surviving AsmbSr-No Motive for the
OrimS-TwO Lonely Women Killed
and the House Robbed.

osAGE Mission, KAN, March 9.--oue Of
the most horrible murders ever known in
this county was psrpslrsted yesterday
near here, Mr.. Mendell, living twelve
miles northwest Of this town, was awaken.
ed about o'clock yesterday morning, He
went to the door and was met by Willie
Sells, the son OF a ueighbor, j. W, Sells,
The boy cried:
"Mr, Mendell, man is at our house
with u hAtchst and has hurt father and
mother l don't know how badly"
Mr., Meudell went with the boy, arous-
ing ], !, Rice, another utiEhbor, on tho
way. Upon reaching Sails house most
horrible sight met their eyes Ga tho bed
In one room lay Walter, Willie's eldest
brother and bsdiellow, aged 10, with his
throat cut and the entire top OF his head
chopped oil, exposing the brain, and his
left eye was hanging OH his cheek. Pass.
ing into another and msin room, where q
light was burning, they stumbled over
the PROSTATE form Of Mr.. Sells, his head
crushed and almost severed from his
body, Nearby lay Mrs. Sells, lady
Of 4S years, her head mashed and fear
tul cash in her throat, Ga bed in the
southeast corner OF the room lay Ina,
Wlllie's sister, aged IA, killed in the same
manner as the other three. Lying by Mr..
Sells was bloody butcher knife, and on a
chair hatChet, matted with hair and
blood,
The boy said that he had been awakened
BY something and looking up saw low,
heavy set man with dark hair, cut close,
standing In the door. This man stepped
in and, reaching over Willie, struck Wal.
ter, who lay in the back Of the bed, Willie
jumped out and dressed while the man
vas still in the room, The man rushed
out Of one door, while Willie went out al
another, and the former started down the
road on o run, Willie after him. A short
distance off was man on horseback, hold
ing another horse, which the man Vaulted
on, and both made Oft, Willie then went to
Mendell's.
Alter the bodies had been discovered
Mr., Rice took Willie home with him,
where he slept soundly until morning
A Coronor's Jury was empanelled, and the
boy was put on the stand. lie swore that
he had not washed his hands since the
murder, hut inspection showed that while
his hands and wrists were clean there was
. water mark about them, while above his
forearmS weredeeply incrusted with blood,
which appeared to have spufted up bis
sleeves. Around his finger nails also was
blood. On removing his pants his drawers
were seen to hs spotted with blood, and
his bare feet were covered with the same.
His feet fitted all the bloody foot.marks
TO be found. The boy stoutly denied be.
Ing the murderer, and maintained a bold
front The inquest was postponed until
this afternoon.
Willie was then smuggled into q buggy
and driven to jail in Erie, for fear Of
lynChing, which appeared imminent On
the way to Erie he said to Mr.. Oonbern:
"Those fellows tried 10 get me to say that
| did Il, but ! thought It would be best not
10 admit It," There Is hardly doubt but
that the boy committed the crime, though
no motive is known. Mr.. Sells had.in his
pocket 500 in gold and $l7O in bills,
which were not disturbed, besides three
watches. John Hall, Of Erie, has been APP
pointed guardian Of the boy,