The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-13
BEATEN TO DEATH.
An Aged Couple Murdered
in Winona.
\ DRuSkARD's vKSeEascE.
Peter Howe and wife Killed In
Bed-The Murderer Cuts
His Throat.

wrsoSA, Ills. Sey. IA most BLOOD
curilirg and strocious murder was COM
missed here this morning. The city is in
fever heat of excitement over the mur-
der of Peter Howe. a wealthy banker. and
bis wife. aged - and o. About half a
mile from the business part of the els
stands she Howe residence. large two
story frame structure. Here lived the aged
couple. with one domestic. At o'clock
this morning. as the servant came down
the stairs, the reflector from Lamp she
carried shot through the open door Of Mr.
and Mrs. Howe's bedroom and revealed 9
CHASTITY sight
TIE walls and bedelesheS were covered
with blood: Lying in the corner was car
coupling pin, 10 which adhered hair aud
eiotsed blood The woman ran to com
munieate the terrible story TO Irwin, Mr..
Howe's son-in-law.
The latter at once suspected Cherries
Burkhsrt Of committing the deed, and .
watch was at once placed ON the rooms
where he resided with his wife. ever 9 gro
eery store in the principal business block
OF the city. Burkkart was observed walk
Ing up and down the hallway, apparently
in great agitation. 10 was not long until
he discovered that senfinels had been
posted outside, and he went into his bed
room, procured q razor and cut his throat
from ear 10 ear and was a dead man in
side OF five minutes His wife, who had
been In an adjoining room, heard his dy.
ing noaus, and entering the room. he
requested her, as briefly as he could, TO
care for the baby.
The cause of this terrible deed is at.rib-
nted 70 petty spite on the part of Burk-
hart The domestic IN the house, Sarah
Richardson. handsome lass of 10, was
Bnrkhart's step-daughter. He had often
impOrtuned her TO come and live with him.
tsxr~ sf. ft.a. a a.
the Howes were at the bottom of her OBJ
lecions. He therefore concluded TO mur-
der them Some time during the early
hours OF the morning he went out, pro
cured ladder and entered second-sfory
window. descending TO the room where the
fearful crime was committed. There was
nothing taken from the room, Burkhart's
only desire being murder.
Peter Howe, the murdered man, had
been resident OF Winons for nearly 50
years. and had aInassed fortune here OF
s250.o0o. He was very charitable and pos
sessed spirit of philanthTophy which led
him some time ago 10 endow Howe In
stit1te al New Iberia, la, and a Baptist
institute a. Memphis. the latter being col
lege for the education of INDECENT persons
of beth sexes. The murdered wife was a
sister of George Parks, the Magnolia, Ill,
millionaire.
Burkhart, the murderer, was iissoiute.
drunken fellow, and very dangerous when
under the influence of LIQUOR. The citi-
zens OF Wiuona emphaticslly express
themselves that had not Burkhart com
mitted suicide they would have iynehed
him. Sheriff Morrisey, of Ottawa, with
three deputies, arrived on the scene at
noon, apprehensive of difficulty OF this
kind, but the desperate man chose death
rather than being taken alive.
THE GIRLS STORY.
The coroner this evening obtained
abatement from the domestic, Sarah Rich
oAajd her stepfather, Burkhart,