The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-22
Women Slain and Body Thrown
Into Well.
MONEY TEMPTS NEPHEW
ALLEGED BAND OF ASSASsINS
NEAR PANA, ILL.
Fatal Railroad Accident Near Chi
cago-Five People Lose Their
Lives In a Coal Mine-Fight On
In Indian Reservation - Sheriff
Murdered By Moonshiners.

Pana, Ills, April 21.-The mutiiated
body of Miss Jane Brunot, wealthy
woman of Danna, Ind, was found
buried in an abandoned well on a farm
of her sister-in-law near here today.
Mrs. Anna Brunot, her son Henry and
Frederick Sibley are under arrest IN
this city. charged with murder.
The chief of police says that the per-
sons under arrest decoyed Miss Brunot
to the farm and shot her through the
head. and buried her body in an aban-
doned Well
Miss Brunot came to this city on a
visit about April 1. 1t is said she
brought with her valise containing a
draft for $500, and other valuables.
Neither Miss Brunot nor the Valise
were ever seen after April l. A rev
DAYS later Henry Brunot and Slbley
disappeared The police learned that
the two went to Indianapolis, where
they. it is said, cashed a draft for SOU
and spent the proceeds. On the strength
of this clue and letter from Indiana
friends inquiring for Miss Brunot, the
three inhabitants of the Brunot farm
were arrested at o'clock this morning.
At s o'clock the police found Miss Bru-
not's decomposed body in the old we'll.
Her clothing was found in the garnet
of the farmhouse.
The police claim Mrs. Anna Brunot
and her son Henry are guilty of pol
soning Charles BrunOt, husband OF
Mrs. Anna Brunot, who fell dead at the
dinner table a year ago. Brunot car
ried $1,000 insurance. The ponce also
allege that Henry Brunot and Freder-
ick Sibley killed widow Mary Mcintyre,
whose mutilated body was found under
the bed at her little home in Flatham
mining distrist last February, their OBJ
ject being robbery.
Considerable talk of lynching is
heard, but the strong guard OF militia
on duty here will prevent such action.
This afternoon Henry Brunot made
full confession to Chief of Police Kelly.
Brunot said:
ION Monday, April TO- the day of the
Pana riot, Sibley and /, having laid
our plans to kill my aunt that night
| brought my mother to Pana- 1 then
drove home My aunt was then in the
barnyard, milking. She went into the
kitchen and was preparing supper.
Sibley and 1 entered. We had planned
that both should draw revolvers and
and fired first She fell and 1 fired sew
er-al more shots into her body. She died
instantly. Sibiey did not fire. Sibley
tore all her clothing from her, search
ing for money, but found none. we
dragged her out on the porch threw
her into wheelbarrow, and Sibley took
her to the we'll and dumped her in,
head first. We then built platform
a few feet from the ground and filled
it with earth. Sibley had nothing to
do with the murder. Our object was
robbery. We thought that aunt Jane
had money on her
Sfhley later made a confession, cor
roborating that of Brunot.
Brunot denied that his mother and
himself poisoned the father three
years ago to obtain his insurance.
Both Sibley and Brunot denied all
Knowledge of widow McIntyre's murder
in Flatham district two months ago.
Mrs. Brunot has been released from
custody. Sibley and BrunOt We're re
manded without bail.