The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
ROBBERY WAS THE OBJECT
ARRESTED FOR THE CRIME, THE
CULPRIT CoNFESSES.
Tells How he Shot Down His
Wealthy Relative and Carted
Her Body Away in a
Wheelbarrow.
Special Dispatch to III. Call.

PANA, Ill, April 21.-The mutiIated
body Of Miss Jane Brunot, a wealthy
lady of Danna, Ind, was found buried
in an abandoned we'll on a farm of her
sister-in-law near here to-day.
Mrs. Anna Brunot, her son Henry
Brunot and Frederick Sibley were ar
rested and charged with the murder.
The Chief of Police says the three per
sons under arrest enticed Miss Brunot
10 the farmhouse. shot her through the
head and buried her body in the we'll
Miss Brunot came to this city on
visit about April /. 1t is said she
brought q draft for $500 and other val
uables. Neither the vaHse nor Miss
Brunot We're seen after April l. few
days later Henry Brunot and Sibley
disappeared. The police learned that
the two went TO indianapolis, where
they, 1t is said cashed the draft for
$500 and spent the proceeds. On the
strength of this cIeW and a letter from
Indiana friends inquiring for Miss
BruuOt. the three inhabitants Of the
Brun0t farm were arrested at , o'clock
this morning. At s o'clock the police
found Miss Brunots decomposed body
in the old Well. Her clothing was found
in the garret of the farmhouse.
This afternoon Henry Brunot made
q full confession to Chief of Police
Keller Brunot said:
"On Monday, April 10, the day of the
Paua riot. Sibley and ! having laid our
plans to kill my aunt that night. l
brought my mother 10 Pana. l then
drove home. My aunt was then in the
larnyard milking. She went into the
kitchen and was preparing supper.
Si6ley and 1 entered. We had planned
that both should draw revOlvers and
fire simultaneously. l drew my gun and
fired first. She fell and l fired several
more shots into her body. She died
instantly. Sibley 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 a WheelbarTow, and SibleY
wheeled her TO the well and dumped
her in, head first. We then built
platform q few feet below the sur
face of the ground and filled it with
earth My mother had nothing TO do
with the murder. Our object was rob-
berry. We thought that Aunt Jane
had money on her"
Sibley later made a confession cor
rohOrating that Of Brunot. Brunot de-
MED that his mother and himself poi
sOned their father three years ago to
obtain his insurance. Both Sibley and
Brunot denied all knowledge Of the
murder of Widow Mcintyre in Flatham
district two months ago. Mrs. BrunOt
has been released from custody. Sib-
ley and Brunot We're remanded without
bail
The police claim that Mrs. Anna Bru-
not and her son Henry are 0uilty of
poisoning Charles BrunOt, husband Of
Anna Brunot, who fell dead at the din
ner table a year ago. Brunot carried
$1,000 insurance. The police also allege
that Henry Brunot and Frederick Sib-
ley killed Widow Mary Mcintyre.
whose mutilated body was found under
the bed at her little home in the Flat
ham mining district last February.
their object being robbery.
Considerable talk of lynching is
heard, but the strong guard Of militia
on duty here will prevent such action.