New-York tribune., 1886-07-18
THE MURDER or 4 FAMILY.
BOY or SIXTEEN ARRAIGNED FOR KILLING HIS
FATHER, MOTHER, BROTHER AND SISTER.

/ BOY OF SINTtEN AKRAlGNED FOR MILLING HIS
| FATHER, MOTHER, BROTHER AND SISTER.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 1.-THE trial of Willie
Sells age sixteen, for the murder OF his father mother,
brother and sister, will begin Erie. in this state, Mon
day The yonth Of the criminal. h. number ana relation
OF the victims the entire lack Of provocaon
OF the killing and all the crcumst Of mako
it almost unprecedented in the annals OF cIme ON the
morning of March 3, Willie made his app the
farm house OF a neghbor. Mr. Mcndal, aud in excited
tone stated that a strange had been his home in
the night and he thought had hurt his father he
lying on the door with blood his face. A. this visit OF
young Sells at o'clock in the morning Mr. Nendal
questioned him closely. Willie said lie and a
man standing in the door between the room Willie and
his brother slept in au the occupied ny the parents
and sister.
got my clotes," said he of the foot OF the bed AMI
was putting them when the turned. looked AT mo
aud then into the yard did not ty 10
my brother but put pants and went int" the room
where my parents were sleeping TO get my boos AMI
my father the floor with hlcol on his
face but thought his bleeding. az he va hs
quenty trOabled that put my boots and over
coat and went to IL could find the stranger When
passed the door he sttndin Ia the yard bat
ram pursued him for bali mile. when he modnteia
horse held by another man ana D0th rode away a. last as
they could 20"
Upon hea ing this story Mr.. Meniall accompanied VIII
lie home When they arrived the roy rem,ine oisiis.
Nj Men1all entered procured lishtani was confronted
by the most horrible spectacle that can lee Imagined
The floor WAS blood, in which he fairly had
to wade. Tie ceiling sptttered and the walls
stained. Old Sells lying on the hoor, with tue
whole hack part his heal crushed in aud h- throat cut
deep that his heal WAS almost severed oL his body
Near him. also the floor the body % Mrs. sells.
with her skull crushed and throat cut IN the man
ner A few away, in lie IN corner. Jay the bob
of Miss Ina sells. with her skull crushed sni throat
from and i'll tue adjoining room. IN tie same
bed in which Willie had been sleeping was the holy O.
Waite Sells with large cash in his forehead, oi Ia.
eyes chopped out and his throat like the ohega
and bar Yng chair an about foot nom the h0
OF the butcher knife which Was Also c"'erc
with blood
After hurried examination Menda raturned to tho
ward and told lille OF Tue toy sai nptlns
and Manifested particular feeling He acco pinos'
Mr. Neuall Mr.. kIcrs house. by, wnerr hr went
to sleep or pretended sleep until morning Tue Oh
GERS III morning male examination it iui no
tiae Uf the Stranger horse tracks, although Nies
tracks were plainly indeutod IN the mud Returning Z
tine sells basin OF bloc ~ water ~, fOun,
on the stove In which the pere,rstoI had VA led hs
nan IS. IL DISCOVERED that Willie al washed h,
nan II and wrists but above the wrists blood was found
on mis- arms There blood under his nnger nails also
and ms uu9erclOthing considerably starred. fhnrs
WAS d. rse containing 200 under Mr. >els- pillow AMI
watc hanging in plain sisht were uDdsurpr. so
that there probability tha the crime VAS committed
for Ine purpose of robbery Previous tO }, hofrlDc
the roy had torne good repuia 0n aud to
tnis day stouy denies that he was the ierprapr of
the deed irms that II he committed Il, II was IN Ills
eep willis his dehronei IL l. sad that
he was constant reader dime novels aud had several
times ex xpresscd a iesre 70 become "A hero