The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-27
HORRIBLE TRIPLE MURDER
Shocking Discovery of a Preacher in a
Tenement at Worcester, Mass.
Battered TO Dea,h-The Deed Committed
with q Heavy Piece of Iron.

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triple murder and suicide was discovered
at noon to-day in the upper fat of a tene-
ment-house, at No. 81 fainter street. Henry
c. Varnum and his little adopted daughter
Florence were found dead. His wife was
nearly dead when discovered and diec on
the way to the hospital. and Mrs. Wright.
the mother of Mrs. VeInum, now lies in q
critical condition. Henry c. Varnum came
to this city from Huron, VI. in September.
and sought employment as q machinist,
which he found in the shop of L. L.. Pol
lard. He then hired the tenement on Tain
ter street and sent for his family. The
family lived quietly, and, TO all appear
ances. happily. To-day Rev. Z. w. Phillips,
pastor of the church attended by the fam
lily. calledfat the house. and. receiving no
answer TO the bell, entered the apartments.
Pushing open the door of the bedroom
leading off from the kitchen . terrible sight
met his eyes. Lying on the bed. covered
with blood, were Mr.. Varnum and his
wife. The man was quite dead. but
the woman was breathing heavily. In q
cot in the corner of the room lay the child.
turned over on her face. also dead: MI:
Phillips rushed down stairs and telephoDed
for the police. When the police arrived
the mother, Mrs. Wright. was found in an
adjoining room. She was conscious. but
not able to speak. The bodies OF the man
and child were removed by an undertaken
and the two women were carried TO the
hospital. The younger woman died just as
the am bulance stopped at the hospital
door. Mre. Wright is still unable to speak,
but she may live. She Is about eighty
years of age.
The weapon with which the awful deed
was committed was An iron door hanger,
-. ~@~ 49, 44. onO
headed by o cylindrical knob. The in
weighed fully four pounds. Var
NUN himself was killed by q stab from q
knife, identified as his own. He was cnt
in the region of the heart. There were no
other marks upon his body.
Medical Examiner Keefe. who examined
the bodies, says that the deed was done
early Sunday morning. The bodies of the
man and chrld. when found. were stiff. and
water in the kitchen was frozen. There
was no sign OF violence about the house
outside of the bedrooms. Mrs. L. f. Hall,
who lives in the tenement below, says thai
she heard q slight sound from the child at
about 8 o'clock Sunday morning. and. q
noises ceased immediately, and she thought
nothing of them.
An Alabama Assassination.
MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 26.-Near Coffeyvilie,
Clark county. Alabama. last night. Ernest
M~cConauodale, one of the best-known citi-
zens of Clark comfy, was assassinated by
parties unknown. MoConauodale was pre-
pairing to entertain q number of guests.
and it was about niRhtfall when Q knock
was heard on tho front gate of his dwell
ing. Mrs. ~McConquodsle called her hus-
bands attention to the signal. and he went
to the front gateway, followed by his wife
and daughter. A gun was discharged by
some one ct q distance of fifteen yards and
McConquodale received q number OF buck
shot in the head and face. He fell and ex-
pired without uttering q word. McCon-
Quodsle was q man of strong likes and dis
likes and had some bitter enemies as well
Is many warm friends.
Polanders Engage in "A Deadly Brawi.
PITrsBURG, Dec. GA score or more of
Polapders engaged in q drunken brawl on
the corner of Twenty.eighth and Liberty
streets late last night. and q number Of
persons were seriously wounded, one dy.
ing this morning from the effects of his in
juries. The fight started over some trivial
matter. Joseph Sparkonski was stabbed
in the abdomen and afterwards beaten
over the head with q mace by officer Will
coksy. he was unconscious when re-
moved. and died q few hours later. Four
Of the participants are in the station house
with dangerous wounds. The others es-
capped. 1t is not known who stabbed Spar.
konskI. Pending investigation officer
Wilcoksy has been relieved from duty.
C9ur D'AIsne Rioter Acquitted.
RATHDRUM. Ida, Dec. 26.-1he jury in
the case of ID. w. Leasure. on trial in the
Superior Court for the murder of Ivory
Bean and conspiracy In the Ceur d'Alene
mining riots last July, has returned q ver-
dict of NOT guilty. The result of tho trial is
very important. as it decides there was no
conspiracy in the Ceur d'Alene trouble. and
that the acts of the union miners were do
fensive and not rebellious. Leasure was
indicted jointly with four others on four
charges as follows: Conspiracy. murder of
Ivory Bean. blowing M the Frisco mill and
violating the injunction of the District
Court. Ii 10 believed that the other cases
will DO dismissed.
Stabbed I'm n BARRIERS Chair.
VANDALIA. ILL.,, Dec. 26-This afternoon
John and Bill Kimbro, brothers.. after
filing mp on bad whisky. started out
to take in the town. They finally
came upon Township Collector Ireland.
who wns getting shaved in o barber shop.
and assaulted him. cutting him in the right
side, the knife penetrating the
liver. lhoy made their escape,
but were arrested shortly afterward
Just outside OF town by Sheriff Stratchsuer
and q posse, and were brought back and
locked up. IL was with extreme difficulty
they were saved from the hands of q mob
that followed. shouting at every step,
Hang them; hang them"
A Young Bystander Killed.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass. Dec. 26.-William
j. Leary Int George Jennings started with
q horse and buggy this morning to go on q
cunning expedition. near Long Pond, some
ten miles away. On the way they stopped
at several saloons. and Leary got badly in
toxicated. During an alteration " cen
the two and another man, Leary got ont
his gun. An effort was made TO dIsarm him,
and the weapon was discharged. killing
Alfred Fields. fourteen years old. of Fall
River, . bystander. Jennings fed, and
Leary was locked up.
The Other Man Did the Fixing"
OMAHA. Neb.. Dec. 26.-At F,lly, GAGE
county. this State. T.. 1. Chichester entered
the sitting groom of q clearinghouse. and,
drawing his revolver. remarked with an
oath that he would fix" George Town.