The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-26

OF the DuildlnR hunnlnE across inc nan. bn
entered the bedroom.
II was full OF smoke and on tho broker
down and burning bed lay the bodies OF tn,
4 old folks. manged and bruised. Their jaw,
& were crushed az though they had been hi
Z with some heavy instrument. deer
gaping wound In the old mans head
showed where an axe or Ratchet lad sunt
into II. The old mans right knee was drawn
up and one arm raised above his head. as Il
warding of blows. Mrs Rightley's position
: showed an evident attempt to Escape
One leg was over the side OF tho bed and one
y hand firmly grasped tho iootboard OF the bed
The legs and lower portions Of both the bodies
were. burned, and II was thought that the
Mrs. Staftler rushed from the room into the
scr ss nd loudly for help Tkero was no i%:
mediate to her f Tst,ns mt the
ps SnAn o, ', Water n1' s shat hnrred into the
house. again, and nlter q short strugEle sue
ssen IN sasra ~ baR NJ
who live shSEt SnS ar rs tsy hIr
sss still ssss oFsa anne ''AS
for hs @c aa G0 Mas ss Hs
AROUND the small town spreading II the news
could Be- found. lamp lad been turned y over
h srsassf sssS Nt.$ Ii% D. + Fs%Ss
hsd Sesn !S"p il Sy Stunt
Instrument In, all probability an axe,
enc sd tso 81 Mrs REX RSo sss head With ysa
the same According to to Dr. how pEw
, An Investigation OF tho rooms was then
made The 6Sr tS nad al al bsr
IN thrown about the room. Several chairs had
been upset and one of the bed pillows lay on
ytiIe floor. indicating O search for money by the
/, Mrs. Stattler says that the old couple gener-
Deputy Coroner Seyerns. hurried, to the
Ssoaofe 'SSs oyns Within q
man, Frank stattler. and Charles Craven. was
re murder presented to them. The verdict
was returned that the couple had come to
their death at the hand of some unknown per-
The house Of the Riehtleys is an old.
fashioned farm house. one and e. hall stories
barna and corn cribs. The building faces what
/ a known as the lower road from Newtown to
the front room on the ground floor is par.
: lor seldom used. There is an entrance to 1t
the house. Directly behind the parlor is the
bedroom In which the murders were COM
/, . There is no entrance to this room from tho
: hallway. the only means OF entrance being by
n ns IS
yards ts9% the and s p5sobaESy
kitchen Is in the extreme roar Of the house.
ionnd open. the probabilities are that the muir
derer passed out that way after setting fire to
RishfIeys' homestead is that occupied by the
His family consists OF his wife. young son.
farm band and Ihs
None OF the StAttIerB saw either Mrs.
OF. Mr.. Riehtley after Saturday morning: The
ss Ss q Ghafss yHs In the the spy
Btattlers. George Cornell and David McNair.
short way wha a is an'w wRo as
house is fully quarter Of a mile away and in
the opposite direction.
slightest b hint t.
A Mrs. FisStlss a sister. Mrs. James o tt
not give Information which might lead to
2 clue. Both Of the dead people were Nom
They were not supposed to have much money
y ts knoTn: hSweysr tina. that some time on Sat,
nv hss he s1e did 1 IF Ills little sum is not
pow bis
the murderer. in his search for plumber. found
It is thought that tho murderer was not far
away when Mrs stattler came around with her
morning can OF milk. He could not have had
Time e. 80 far for the fire inside had hardly
f. the SttSsD we're ApDn sssd II the
Poyfsstoxn. and, althouah lie o9ntinIed the
sIss e the identity OF the murderer could be
This part Of tho country is famous for itss
IN and tSe stlssis ns
District Attorney Appl sbaeh was on the scene
- aav n n IA nfv
fectiys Association early this morning. and
all OF the ground was gone over again thor
In the afternoon the people here and in
Northampton talked about getting up scout,
60 have made his appearance in Holland a
1S 70 sss to sa Tbs
imam committed the murder. and although the
nc 10 bGrm pig pa b TO naad
On last Thursday morning Mr. Stattler and
oyer. to an old barn on the Rlghtley place. used
for the storage OF hay to get wagon load OF
aey Which they were going to take TO ihiia-
Chase was sent UP in the NOV to get pitch
he uttered a cry OF alarm and jumped downon |
the floor: s...,
sra the SGHsas 81 ssa he
..Dozenns OF whatT
We'll I'll go up and see." said Stattler
When he got up into tho NOW he saw u col
0red man with dilapidated clothes lying on n
pile Of hay. The negro was swinging a heavy
cane and large bag was beside him. He was
O short heary-set man. about 80 years old.
and had gray whiskers.
What are you doing here 2" said Stattler.
..NotninR." was the answer.
well. do not strike any matches or you will
set tho barn on fire."
"All right" responded the tramp. and Mr..
Btattler went down out Of the NOW. leaving the
eolored man there
Toa SuS man Mr.. Stattler said to-day: Il
have not seen the man since | went to Phila-
delphia on Saturday morning. and when / re-
turned it was to hear of this terrible dou-
BILE murder ! must confess that my first
thoughts were Of this colored tramp. l be-
heve that he did the deed hoping to get q lot
Of money. number OF people In Holland
have seen. this tramp every day, since he
FIRST put in an appearance in The village.
and some saw him late Saturday
afternoon. The majority of these people be-
lieve that the man is the murderer. They say
that tho negro was villa in"uss looking follow