The Red Cloud chief., 1886-03-12
A o BUTCHER.

a Ksnsas hoy Murders I1is Father. MosAss.
brother and >sst~r-The Terrible s~eae.
Usage M~is>ioN. Kan, March 2.-Onc OF
the most horrible murders ever kaoxn Ia
this county Vas perpe;ra'ed yesterday morn.
ing near this p!aer. Mr.. Mend~i. living
thirteen miles northwest of this io~u. Was
Awakened about onc O'Clock In The morn
Ing by . scream. shortly followed By
another. coming from tie road In FROG, Of
his house. He went 10 the door and WAS
met By Willie Sells. the son OF = neixhbor.
J. W. Sells, living about n quarter OF . mile
Up the road. The boy cried out: Mr.. Men
del, \ man Is ut our house with q Ratchet
and las hurt father and mother: | don't
knot how badly"
A Hoi:fiBIE SiGHr.
Mr.. Mendel Wen; with the boy. arousiny
j. !. Rec, another b~eighbor. on the way.
Upon reaching Sells house a mos: horrible
sight ln.t their eyes. In The bed in the
north room lay Walter, WiIiie's eldest
brother aud bedfe,!ow. aged nineteen, his
throat cut and the entire top OF his head
chopped OF. exposing the brain. and his
left eye hanging ul.na his cheek. Passing
into the south and main room, where a
light was burning. they stumbled over tie
PROSTATE form of Mr.. Sell. his head
crushed and almost severed from his body.
Near by iiy Mrs Sells, a lady of forty three
years, her head m ished ana i fcGffu! cash
IN her threat. On the bad ln the soGthcASt
corner of tl!.> room lay Ina. Wl!ie's lister.
aged fourteen, Killed IN ilIc SauHe manner a
he other three. LYING near Nh S-iis' head
was a hlopdy butcher knife and on a chair q
haichct, matted with hair aud blood.
TIE BOYS Story.
The boy sad that he lad been awakened
BY something ami loOEins up SAW a low.
heavy set man. with dark hair, cut close,
standing N the door. Tins man stepped in
II reaching over Willie struck Wa,y. who
lay in the back Of the bed. Willie Jumped
out and dressed white the man was still IN
the room. This operation. lie claimed.
took him just half a minute. The man
rushed out of one door, while Willie ran
out of the other, and started M tile road
Oh a run after him.. \ short distance of
stood Il man on horseback, holding another
horse, upon winch the man Sauiitd and
both made of. Willie then went on To-
Mendels. After the bod IS had been dis
covered Rice TOOK Willie home with him,
where he slept soundly till morning.
iNNESfIGA1IoN.
\ coroner's Jury was empaneled and the
subsequent investigation brought forth much
from the boy. Suspic on rested upon him.
and he was put upon the stand. He sHore
that he had not washed his hands since the
murder, bu; inspection showed that while
his hands and wrists Were clean. there was
a water mark about his wrists and his fore
arms were deeply encIustrd with blood
which appears Ia have spur,ed up MS
sleeves. Around his iingernali-. too. was
hood. Upon removing his pants his draw
er> were seen Ia be- saturated with spai-
tered blood. and his bare feet we're covered
with the same sangu!ue tluid. III, feet
fitted all the bloody footmarks Ia hc found.
The boy Stoutly denied being thr murderer,
ant. throughout NIL the trying ordeal main
faii;ed a bold front. The conclusion a.! ia.
inquest was postponed until ten O'Clock to-
Jay.