The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06
AN UyEQUALED CRIME.
Seven Members Of One Family
Murdered Near Chicago.
DEaPOHDEKoY CAUSES THE DEED.

nich lrd Kiattko Was Carpenter aud .
since Christmas Had nson without
work-Ihs brought tho Family 10
want ani All Retired Hungry aud
Cold -Clrcumstanoes show That ne
Deliberately Slew Evsry Member Of
the Family aud Then Took nla own
Ilfe-Particuiars OF the Horror.
CHICAGO, Feb. Am entire family
Of ax-fathor, mother, wife and three
children-woro murdered last night
by Richard Kiattko, a Lakeviow car
penicr, who thon completed h's work
by killing himsolt. The dead aro'
Richard Klattke. IS years.
Kate Klattko, his wife.
John Klattke, his father, aged 73.
Nina Klaitke, his mother, agst7
Nina Klattke. daughter, aged Q.
Anna Rlatikc, daughter. aged 5.
Emma Klattke. daughter. aged 7.
The bodies Of the dead were fouud
carly this morning in their little cot
tage. 273 Berscan ayorue. two blocks
from Cuylor Station. suburb, on the
I Chicago aud Northwestern railroad.
/ The discovery was made by Matthew
Brown, a sa.o9nkoofor, who, wishing
somo work done. called az the klaitke
residence q secure the services Of the
carpenter He raped on the door, bat
there was no response. Knowing the
I Krattkos were early risers, be becams
suip.clous. called the neighbors and
thoy broke In and found the sover
corpsss. Each hai bullet wound IN
the head. In each case the ball ha.
penetrated the brain aud death evident
lyhad beon instantaneous.
Beside the body Of Richard Klattk
lay a reyo+cr and empty cartridge
shells scattered about the room On
peculiar feature was the lac, o. any "a
dicat.on % a struggle on part Of any q
the victims. and heavy oior like that q
ch.oroiorm poryaiei the house fror
this it was surmised Richard had dr.
chloro!5rmed the entire family and the
at hi. leisure taken deliberate aim On
put bullet into the brain Of each.
Brown AZ one, seni word 70 the p
lice aud a detail Of aih'ers were sent
the scene in apa;ro, wagon and car
ful examination was made q the su
rouniiugs. There sesmsi bpt liz;
moro 20 complete the tale told
Brown Everythins points 90 deli
cratoly planned murder by tae head
= tho family AMI a desire 10 place himso
and family boyold any further earth
troubles
'- Klattke was dsspondeni and his IA
ny were cold and hungry. Since Chri
= mas ho has been out Of work and
ended his troubles just as rolief was
sight, for this morning his naxt dc
reishbor. Aloph Schmidt. called q 9
cottage with ths joyful news that
l. had found a joo for klat,ke. At
- same time Matthew Blown arrived
the same cFrani, but they came
late.
> An examination of the RENAL
We showed one Of the victims alone !
Vs y, any warning Of her fate This was N
iS Kate Klat;se, wife Of the murder
She had struggled with her husos
I'M before the fatal shot was 6roi
hands were scratched and her cloth
en- torn. She had evidently been on
powered aud thrown on the bed bes
the dead body Of her little 5.ycr'
daughter.
- The bodc,oihing was saturated "
blood which had flowed from woundI
Il tho right cheek just below the ey0
p each. All the bullets had been hre'
close range and tho faces oi the Wet
were burned and torn 10y the foroa
l powder The spot Tor the rcvoly
mark was carefully chosen and was
same In each OF the victims
On a chair in the room lay a "
stone aud two knives, each Of wi
hal been sharpenei to the keen oig
razor Il was evident that ka
had prepared Tor a possible iailur
his revolver and had arranged Il