Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-25
HOLOCAUST IN TENNESSEE.
Four Persons Burned to Death-A
Fifth Person Missing

NASHVILLE. TENN, March 2l.-The
house of Jacob Ade, a German farmer,
was partly burned at Paradise Bridge
last night and in the ashes were found
the charred remains Of Ade his wife. his
daughter. Lizzie. aged A. and the l0-year-
old daughter of Henry Moirer. a neigh
Dor. who was spending the night with the
AIDES. Henry Ade, a 10-year-old boy, is
missing. The deed IS supposed 10 have
been the work Of tramps. who have late
" been numerous In the locality. Officers
from Nashville left for Paradise Ridge
early this morning. with bloodhounds.
WERE THEY MURDERED?
NASHVILLE. TENN. March 2i-Par-
ticulars Of what appears TO have been
a horrible and brutal series Of murders
were received here from Paradise Ridge
early this morning. Jacob AIDE, one OF
the oldest and best-knOwn farmers Of
the Ridge settlement, his wife. his daugh-
ter. his son, and a little daughter Of
Henry Moirers were probably murdered,
and their bodies cremated In AIDES house,
which was burned TO the ground.
The theory of murder Is strengthened
by the fact that all the bodies were found
I'm the same room, but scattered around
over the space occupied by the room. II
was first thought that the old man was
killed for his money. as he was known
TO be well-to-do. and to always keep a
supply Of money on hand. but whether
this be true cannot be positively stated
now. as the old mans money; or. at least,
the ashes Of what was once "a big roll Of
money. has been discovered in the ruins
of the house.
The dead are:
JACOB ADE.
Mrs. j. ADE.
LIZZIE ADE. aged 20 years.
HENRY ADE. 13 years
ROSA MOIRER; aged 10.
Jacob AIDE lived fifteen miles from this
city near the Cheatham county line. The
house sits back half a mile from what
is known as the old Gainesville turnpike.
1t was a one-story frame dwelling with
five rooms-two in front. with a hallway
between, and three rooms running back
forming an L. Oldham AIDE and his wife
usually occupied the first room in the L.
lust in the rear Of the front room, or
parlor There was only one bed i'm this
room. and it was i'm this room that all the
bodies were found.
The first Indication of the tragedy was
discovered at 10 o'clock last night by JUS
tice Simpson. who lives half a mile from
the Ade place. There was a sick man at
Mr. Simpsons house and about 10 o'clock
Mr.. Simpson went out 10 get some water
for the man. when he saw that Ades S
house was on fire. He at once rode over
TO the scene. and found the house I'm
ruins. Finding no one near, Simpson s
suspicious were aroused. and. upon a
closer inspection. he saw the bodies Of
several people in the ruins. lie went 10
work al once TO rescue the bodies. and
succeeded in getting four Of them out
These proved 10 be the bodies Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Adc. .dlss Lizzie AIDE. and Rosa
Molrer. After this Mr.. simpson rode
around and notified a number of the
neighbors. and in a short while quite a
crowd had collected about the ruins.
MISSING BOY FOUND.
Henry AIDE. the 13-year-old son Of Mr.
Ade, was also missing, but his body
could not be found. 1t was at first
thought that he had escaped TO the
woods, but a further search OF the ruins
of the mousse this morning disclosed mis-
body. The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Ade,
Miss Lizzie Ade, and Henry AIDE were
burned TO a crisp. The limbs ana heads
were burned of, and. in fact, only a
small mass of flesh and bones remained.
The old man and his wife were more
horribly burned than the others.
The purpose of the murders was at
first thought TO be robbery, hut, il
this be correct. the murderer was ILL
paid for his horrible crime. In search
ing the ruins of the house this morning,
an oyster-can was found under the place
where a closet once stood. in Mr.. AIDES
sleeping-room. In this can the remains
of what was evidently a large roll Of
money were found. together with st.
which had been melted, so that they
were sticking together.
Sheriff Clark was notified Of the sup
posed crime early this morning, and he
with several deputies went 10 the scene
and they are now working on the case
Disposng of the robbery theory. it IS
very hard to find motive for the hor-
rible crime. as Mr.. AIDE was very pCpu-
lar man. and well-lked by all mis- leigh