The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-25
FIVE PERISH IN THE FLAMES.
.nurR.s FAMILY WIPED OUT BY
FIRE NEAR NASHVILLE.

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,-,.byflle. Tenn, March A-Particulars
- What appears to have been horrible
o,l brutal murder were received here from
paradise Ridge early this morning. Jacob
,ds one of the oldest and best known
t,rmers of the Ridge settlement, his wife.
bis daughter and son, and little daugh-
tar of Henry Moirer were probably muir
derad and their bodies cremated in AIDES
bouse. which was burned to the ground
The theory of murder is strengthened
nv the fact that all of the bodies were
found in the same room, but scattered
around over the space occupied by this
room. It was first thought that old man
was killed for his money, as he was known
IN be well to do, and always kept a sup
ply 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 big roll of mon
ey. has been discovered in the ruins of
the house.
The dead are;
JACOB AIDE.
MRS. J. ADE.
LIZZIE ADE, aged 20 years.
HENRY ADE, aged 1S years.
ROSA MOIRER, aged TO-
Jacob Ade lived fifteen miles from this
city, near the Cheatham county line
The house sits back half mile from
what is known as the old Clarksville
turnpike. It was one-story frame
dwelling, with five rooms-two rooms in
front with a hallway between, and three
rooms running back, forming an L. Old
man Ade and his wife usually occupied
the first room in the L, just in the rear
OF the front room, or parlOr. There was
only one bed in this room. 1t was in 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 to get some water
for the man, when he saw that Ade's
house was on fire. He a t once rode over
TO the scene, and found the house in
ruins. Finding no one near, Simpsons
suspicious We're aroused, and upon closer
inspection he saw the bodies of several
people In the ruins. He went to work at
once to rescue the bodies and, succeeded
In getting four of them out These prov
ed TO be the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Ade.
Miss Lizzie Ade, and Rosa Moirer. After
this Mr.. Simpson rode around and notified
a number of the neighbors and in a short
while quite a crowd collected about the
ruins.
Henry Ade the 1S-year-old son of Mr..
Ade, was also missing, but his body could
not be found. 1t was thought that he
had escaped to the woods, but a further
search Of the ruins of the house this
morning disclosed his body
The bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs. AIDE. Miss
Lizzie Ade and Henry Ade were burned
to a crisp. The limbs and heads were
burned off, and, in fact, only small mass
Of flesh and bones remained. The old man
ana his wife were more horribly burned
than the Others
The body Of Rosa Moirer was not burned
50 badly as the Others. The little girls
legs were burned off, one arm was raised
over her head and the hand of thIs was
gone. a portion of her skull was missing,
put the brain, which was exposed, and
tne SKIN on her face was only partially
burned. This fact gives further evidence
IL support Of the theory of murder. Some
ol the people believe that possibly while
ne other members of the family were be-
a ms murdered, this child escaped and was
not killed until after the house had burn-
"a awhile, when the body was thrown into
& the fire.
me fact that part of her skull is gone
ana the rest Of the head perfect with the
sA'h Oh her face only badly burned, lends
weight TO the theory that she was knock
,u III lhe mead probably with an ak One
"alluless arm was raised over the head
ana It may be that in trying to protect
q nsrse1 she threw up her arm and the hand
was cut on by the same blow which tore
away part Of her skull The blow para
Hzed her muscles and the arm remained
I ms protecting position after death had
me purpose of the murder was at first
uiousnt 70 be robbery, but if this be cor
'T1I the murderer was i'll paid for his hor-
tlDle crime. In searching the ruins Of she
muse this morning an oyster can was
Io'hd under the place where a closet once
e'oou IN Mr.. AIDES sleeping room. In this
,n 1he remains OF what was evidently a
large roll of money was found together
W'th four silver dollars, which had been
gether.
Mr. AIDES neighbors knew that he kent
us money in this closet He was i'm the
MY monday, While there he told Jerry
tha. a,1neWs that he had 5000 cash. and
M ne dld not know what to do with it,
.li' matthews advised him TO deDoslt IL
a. the First National Bank. MIR. Ade
s s' not say he had the money with him.
ilIlH Sharpe was notified of the sum
r9seu CRIME carly this morning. and is
now on the scene.
DlsSposing Of the robbery theory, it is very
NJ 10 ma motive for the crime. as
IN. Aue was very popular man ana well
,"u. Inc only enmity which might have
,14,s'eu between him and people living i'm
t 10y section was that which resulted
vGH charge he made against a man
no was arrested In Cheatham county "A
f,',, Jays ago, charged with stealing hogs
I'm Aae. This man was tried before
llt'slstrate In Cheatham county and
4. 'Inu m over TO the circuit court There
So, HoWeVer, no evidence against this man
,l ,g'l'cn would in any way connect him with
MT. AIDE was co years old and had lived
u that community for TWENTY-FIVE vears.