The herald., 1896-11-23
Five Children Cremated in In.
cendiary Flames
THE FATHER is DRIVEN MAD
A Nebraska Murderer Makes a Comics.
sion of His Crime
A California kancher Disposes OF an Un-
satisfactory Brother-in-Law With
Shotgun-The Sunday Record.
Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
HAMlLTON, Mo-, Nov. 22.-F1ve chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder Neal, living
nve miles north of this city, were burned
while the parents were attending a
dance. They had eight children. The
Oldest a boy Of Is years. and baby, ac-
companied the parents to social party.
AAout IL o'clock the gathering broke
up. Soon after starting home the Meals
and those accompanying them discov-
cred the Neal residence on fire. When
they reached the burning building the
father saw his 11-year-old girl lying
burning in the front door, clasping her
3-year-old brother in her arms. The
flames prevented rescue. The children
were then dead. The father fell in a
swoon and has been a raving maniac
ever since.
Nora, years old, is the only survivor.
She says the children at home, Callie, 13;
Hattie, IL; Willam,7; Clarence.5; Julia,
3. and herself, retired at the usual hour
in an upstairs chamber. The next she
knew the fire was coming up through
the floor and the building was enveloped
In flames. She says all six were aroused
She rushed to second story window and
jumped to the ground, calling to the
others to follow, as the fire had cut off
escape by the stairway.
1t Is thought the fire was caused by an
incendiary.
BAD BRIDGEBUILDING.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Nov. PA par
ty Of dozen young people who left
iEnsley City last night in wagon for
hay ride, had their merriment changed
to death and disaster before they had
proceeded a mile.
A new bridge had just been complet-
ed across Village creek. While crossing
cipitating the wagon and its load Of
human freight fifteen feet below into
the water. William Shannon was in
jured about the head and died today.
Maggie Hartigan was injured about the
head and back, and will probably die.
Charles Barnes was badly injured about
the head and internlly. The others in
jured are c. l.. Shannon, c. G. Camp
bell Ed Blackburn, Sam Brown, Miss
Ella K. JONES' Miss Lulu Williams, Miss
Nellie Blackburn and Eph Brown COL
cred, driver. all more or less seriously.
Thee lause of the accident was that
the stringers of the bridge were too
short, and gradually worked off the sills
The water in the creek was six feet
deep. so that but for the timely work
of those least injured the ladies and
those most seriously injured would have
drowned.
A MURDER CONFESSED.
OMAHA. New, Nov. 22.-Charles H.
Elliott, now In the Douglas county jail,
has confessed to the murder of Gay Hut
sonpillar, his friend, in the Windsor ho-
tel here last Tuesday. His confession
covers twenty typewriter pages. He
says Hutsonpillar was about to leave for
Montana, and continues: II owed him
SIS and wanted him to sign a receipt for
1t and he would not. told him would
not pay unless he did. He called me
fool and said he would take it out of my
hide"
Elliott then picked up coupling pin
and struck his friend, and becoming
alarmed at his hard breathing went to
a drug store and bought Is cents worth
Of chloroform, saturated towel with 1t
and put 1t over Hutsonpillars face.
Elliott then left the hotel and took the
Northwestern train east and was ar
rested at Cedar Rapids. He did not
know at that time that Hutsonpillar was
dead He adds: II only took $21S5 of
Hutsonpfllar's money. The rest OF the
money found on me, about $65. was sent
me by my uncle at Akron. Ohio"
A FAMILY ROW.
JACKSON, Cal, Nov. PA shooting
affray occurred early this morning on
the Payton ranch, three miles east of
Amador City, resulting in the death Of
]. Thomas at the hands Of w. Payton.
Thomas married sister Of Paytou.
Their married life was unhappy, and
their matrimonial jars led to several
separations, the last taking place a few
days ago.
About o'clock this morning Thomas
repaired to the Payton place, and. rous-
it,c fho {1r tac q q n a n
wife. He was told that it was no time
to come, thereupon Thomas drew pis-
tol and commenced shooting. one shot
taking effect in Payton's shoulder. Pay
ton then went into the house, got his
shotgun and fired at Thomas, killing
him instantly.
AN INDIGNANT PREACHER.
TOPEKA. Kan, Nov. 22.-Rev. 6.
Wynne Richmond, who is in the Shaw
nee county Jail awaiting trial on the
charge of sending obscene letters to his
wife, Is indignant about story printed
In Kansas papers, which places him un-
der suspicion of being Rev. DR.. Francis
Hermans, wanted in Salt Lake City for
the murder of Miss Henrietta Clausen.
Richmond tonight declared that the
story Is absolutely without foundation
In truth, and that he was occupying q
pulpit in Louisville. Kan, at the time
the murder is said to have occurred He
the sheriff to write out a description Of
him and furnish 1t to the Utah author
tiles.
ATTEMPTED TRAIN-WRECKING.
SALT LAKE, Utah. Nov 22.-Just be-
fore the 7:15 Union Pacific southbound
train reached Kaysville, fourteen miles
north of this city, an employe of the
road discovered men placing obstruc-
tions on the track. When he approached
and spoke, he was answered by several
shots, after which the men fled. They
had placed ties across the track, and
it is believed it was the intention to hold
up the passenger train, due in a short
time. The police of Pennington have
arrested three suspicious characters
found in the vicinity.
LYNCHERS DODGED.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 22.-Wil-
liam Foley, the wealthy young farmer,
who was last night arrested at Liberty,
Mo, and formally charged with the
murder of his aged mother and sister,
was brought to this city this morning
for safekeeping and placed in the county
jail. The trip was made on an early train