The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25
TEN PERSONS PERISH.
A FAMILY or FIIE FOJND ~ the
RUINS or THEfR HOME.
Supposed TO BE the work of Murderers-
Five Children burned to Death in
Iowa Origin of Fire Unknown.

NASHVILLE. Tim. March 2i-Par.
ticulars Of what appears to have been a
horrible and brutal murder were received
here from Paradise Ridge carly this morn
ms. Jacob AIDE. one of the oldest and
best known farmers Of the Ridge settle
ment, his wife. his daughter ana son, anu
q little daughter OF Henry Moirer. were
probably murdered ana their bOdies Gre
mated IN AIDES house, wnicn was burned
to the ground.
The theory of murder IS. strengthened
by the fact that all the bodies were found
in the same room. but scattered AROUND
ever the space occupied by the room. Al
was first thought that tnc Old man was
killed for his money. as he was known
TO be wcil-to-do. and always kept sup
ply Of money on hand. but whether tins
be true cannot be positively stated now
as the old mans money. or at least t"e
ashes OF what was cnce big roll OF
money. has been discovered IN the ruins
of the house.
THE DEAD.
The dead are;
Jacob AIDE.
MIS- j. Alc
Lizzie Adc aged 20 years
Henry AIDE, u years.
Rosa MOircr. aged TO-
Jacob AIDE lived fifteen miles from this
city. near the Chcatham county line.
The house sets back half mile from
what is known as the old Clarkesviile
turnpike. IL was a cne-story frame
dwelling with five rooms-two rooms IN
front. with Il hallway between and three
rooms running back, forming an l.. Od
man AIDE and his wife usually occupied
The first room in the l., just in the rear
OF the front room or parlcr. There was
only one bed in this room. 10 was in tins
room that all the bodies were found. The
first indicatm of the tragedy was discover
cd at 10 O'Clock last night hy Justice Simp-
son, who lives half u mile from the AIDE
place.
There WAS q sick man nj Mr.. Simpsons
house. and about 10 o'clock Mr. simpson
went out TO get some water for the man
when lie saw that AIDES house WAS on
ire lie at once rode over TO tie scene
ana found the house IN ruins.
THE BODIES FOUND.
Finding no one near. Simpsons suspi-
ciOns were aroused. ana upon a closer
inspection he saw the bodies Of several
people in the ruins He went TO work
at once to rescue tho bodies and sue
ceeded in getting four Of them out. These
proved 10 be the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs.
AIDE, Miss Lizzie AIDE. and Rosa Moircr.
After this Mr.. Simpson rode around ANA
notified Il number Of the ncghDors. and
in a short while quite "A crowd had col
lectcd shout the ruins.
Henry AIDE, the thrteen-year-old son
l.a.s .flf
body could not be found. 1t was first
thought that he had escaped TO the
woods but further search OF the ruins
Of the house this morning disclosed his
body. The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. AIDE,
Miss Lizzie AIDE. and Henry AIDE were
burned TO q crisp. The limbs and heads
were burned of. and. I'm fact. only a small
mass Of flesh and bones remained. The
old man and his wife were more hor-
ribly burned than the others.
The purpose of the murder was at first
thought To be robbery. but If this be cor
rect. the murderer was ill-paid for his
horrible crime.
MONEY FOUND.
In searching the ruins of the house
this morning an oyster can was found
under the place where a closet once
stood in Mr.. AIDES sieeping-roOm. In
lillS can llf iflidtt1 VI NiiHA Nt'' 'ff
IDENTIFY a large roll of money was found
together with four dollars. 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.
Disposing of the robbery theory. II Is
very hard to find a motive for the horri-
bic crime. as Mr.. AIDE was very pop
ular man and well liked by all his neigh
bors.
FIVE CHILDREN PERl'sI
OTTUMWA, IOWA. March News
reaches here this afternoon OF the burn
ing TO death of five children OF Frank
Penrod at their home at Laddsdale. near
here. last night. 1t is not known how
the fire originated. as the children were
all under twelve years of age.
READING. PA. March q. AT an carly
hour this morr'ng Ire broke out ~ the
large four-story brick building occupied
hv The Acme Bicycle Manufacturing Com
pany. and the building and codtsnts were
damaged TO the extent Of 5000, insurance.
$4,000 The fire started In the enamelling
ioOm ard is supposed 10 h I'VE been caused
by spontaneous combustion. The firm en-
plOys five hundred hands and had been
running day and night. The building had
only recently been erected at "A cost OF
10000 The fire was confined 70 the third
and fourth floors. and the principal dam
age was 10 the stock The dam lged POI
ton Of the building will be rebuilt at once.
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