Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-12
The Fauduier Tragedy.
Lee Hefln aad Geo. Dye were yesie

der of Mre. K.nes and her three Children
carly Tuesday morning, near thas place.
Both man ioomed togsther the hight be-
fore ths murder and Eshiu is the nan who
Says he first saw tbs noaee Burning snd ran
some distance to Fir. Ro5iasoi'S tc give the
alarm, Instead Of going TO Inc burning house.
Ths men on their trial gave unsatisfactory
accounts of thesr actions a1G msde contra
dIotory statements. Helm is q stranger 10
the neighboThood aad says ne came from
Stafford county. ae boarded with Dye's
fsthe. and was employed On MCMILLAN
farm to husk corn. Mrs.. Hines also lived
corrfeld 10 which He vas at work runs
up almost to her house. The object of the
murder seems to have been robbery and the
instruments used we're club end knife.
At tie trisl yesterday evening Mr3
Knes's brother aud the Commemorative
Attorney were present and ere doing all
they can to get at The bottom Of the effai:.
After partial examination Hefin ard DEE
wers committed to jail, bus as precau!loa'
sry meaeE:e the CoDs,sbles did not start
with thsir prisoners for Wsrrenton Till this
morning when they we're taken there and
ea'e!y locked up.
TIE Warrentcn Virginian gives tie fol-
loving account of the sfsir:
THE peopla of Calverton vera Started
Tuesday morning ebout 730 O'Clock BY see
ing The house occupied by Mira. j W. Ki1es,
OF fire. This house WRs Situated about one
mile from thet station end near the Warren
Ton Branch Railroad, end In foil view. By
thu Ina assistance could reach the building
It was 80 enVsloBed in fames thai entry
further then the dJor could not be made.
Ooe chlId (LzzIf) wag pulled cut OF the
building By Dir Robinson, the frat one on
the ecene; sha wss obly eighty burns E1-
emiuation OF her body ng those present
proved teyond quesiit that che had been
murdered esd that eUfooei wss not the
cause OF her death. Coroner Bees was
promptly rotifi=G AID he summoned a jury
OF il quest Doctors Cerar snd Tulloss
wero ser: 10. to N ks post. nortcm e1em.
iraior.
The jcrors were: ". B. Heckley, II. T.
Swart, D WSiNsker. ". a. MenD, w. W.
Cempbaii snd Fl. q. KirzsP
The ro6y Of Lizzie Kines, yeera old, was
FIST examined ed found to have deep
wound st he base cf ths skull, Inflicted by
sharp siroug Instrument, like pick, and
another bstween tie eyes. Her lover Jaw
wss broken aad Tie teeth nearly ell knock.
I'd ont. The blow &C the base Of the skull
would hsva caused instant death. This
body vac found about four feat from The
door, lying On her back With her head to-.
wards the door as il shs he'd n ade an eft ;rt
to escape. She had on her night Clothes
aud wa5 only slightly burnt on the feat and
legs The next hcdy examined Wss Annie,
about 10 years of Gge. She was go badly
burnt as to bs unacceptable. Nothing but
the eharred reusins we're found. The BODY
Of Mrs. HINES ives cext examined and it wa
found that her skull ED been crushed. Her
feet were burnt Of. Grd hex head enc
shculdars weys cherrsd, all thu hesh having
been burnt eff Ia the examination OF MIS-
Kines IL Tsa found thst while the children
were all murdered Ia their night clothea,
she was fully dressed, os part OF her dress
ond un6erclothes were found under her body
unburnt. After the surgeons had made
their examination they submitted their re-.
port saying that it was eVident that external
violence had been used Gu the children and
Mrs. Hines betore the fire. and that death
ives caused By s1me heavy, sharp instru-
msnt They did not think ia cses OF MUIR
dor and suicide. The child Lizzie had
bruises on her throat that have the appsar-
aDce OF Bang Inflicted by choking. They
believed ell we're dead before tho fire.
No traces Of the Youngest child, Gilbert,
could be found. He Vas four years old.
The ftst witness examined was Lse B.
Hsh.n. Ee testified thss he was stranger
in the neietborhood, having only reached
there Sunday from Stafford county. He wa1
employed by Mr.. Mcmillan TO husk corp.
He wes husktng corn about forty yards
from Mrs. Ki1es's house whan, about 7:30
O'CLOCK, be noticed smoke issuing from the
house. He ron TO an s6j llri1g fsld aud
told some hands that the mousse Wss on fro
end kept On to the quarters" to tell MIR.
Bishop, tho manager OF the farm. When
asked Dhy 90 did not go to the rescue ofthe
woman eud children he said: II am q
stranger here. l never cav house on fire
before and was affaid."
The strangephrt oitbis Titnefss testimony
ls that he was within few yards ofthe house
when be first noticed the smoke coming
from the building, and instead of going 20
the reaoue Of tina inmates, hs ran mile aud q
half.o notify the manager OF the farm and
1t wss tco ;e.s When he returned to render
any assistance. Hsf n ia apparently about
so years ofege.
Joseph DEE was the next witness examin-
ed: BE said DO was working for Mr.. Nc
MILAN end occupied the quarter" house.
Hefiiu was boarding st his house. Htfin
slept all night OF tia night ofthe oh with
his son Charlie. They both came down to
breakfast Tuesday ulcrning about Z O'Clock.
Robert Jacob KiDea, the oldest son Of Mrs.
Zines, stated that he had been working at
Mr.. J. q. Nelson's since January. He wasnot
at home when fire the occurred-oDly came
home on Sundaya. Said bis mother had be-
tween s25 and so; bis mother had shown 1t
to him In October lset. DID not think ahe
had spent much oft. Does not know Helm.
Thomas Robinson. ST., said: l frat noticed
the fire about 7:30 O'clock. I saw no smoke
from the chimney and es coon as got to
the barn say smoke coming from the roof
Il looked more like steam than smoke. l
ran ss fast as could, with ny son George.
When he reached the house YVES close be-
hird him. He opened the door which was
not locked spd cav one child lying on the
floor. My son crswied Ia on bis knees and
nnlie1 mt tho child 7 cou,d not gao any