Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-09
AeEDY OCCURS IN DEATH CAANstR
Two of His Victims Are Not BIpssted\ to
Survive Their Injuries
ELIMINATION OF A FAMILY QUARREL
Mother Of Budpek Was in Feeble Health
and Lived with Daughter
FATHER LEFT ALONE IN OWN HOME
Quarrel Grew out of This, which
CuIminnted In Tragedy over
the Bier when Mother
Dies

HASTINGS. Neb.. oct. s-Cspecial Tele-
gram.)-Over the dead body Of his mother,
John Budnek shot his sister, his brother
and his brother-in-law at an early hour
this morning. Miss Francis Budnek, aged
22 shot in the right hand. Jacob
Budnek, aged So, shot above the right eve
and may die. Peter Smeall was shot
through the left lung, through tho abdo-
men, in the left thigh and through the
left shoulder. He Is not expected to live
throughout the night.
The tragedy occurred in the death cham
Der at the home OF Mr. and Mrs. Peter
smeall, 1850 West Second street, where Mrs.
Mary Budnek, aged 62. died at l0SO last
night. John Budnek has been placed un-
der arrest and is now in the county jail.
The tragedy was the elimination of a
| family quarrel that had existed for several
years. The Budnek family are Polish
French and they have resided in Hastings
for twenty years. John Budnek who COM
mltted the deed, is a stonemason by trade.
He is so years old and a bachelor.
| The real trouble began about year ago
| when Mrs Peter Smeall came with her
husband from Beatrice to Hastings They
took up their residence on South Hastings
avenue close to the home OF Mrs. Smeals
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Budnek At that
| time Mrs. Smealrs mother was in poor
| health, so she was taken TO the Smeall
home where she has remained ever since.
Mr. Budnek, who is IS years OF age, was
| left alone in his home. A family fight soon
followed which resulted in the arrest OF
| Joseph Budnek, a night policeman in Hast
| ings on a warrant sworn out by his sister
| Frances, charging him with assault TO do
bodily injury. The case was heard before
Police Judge Reynolds and the defendant
| was cleared.
| About two months ago another family
| row occurred and Policeman Joseph Bud
mex was again put under arrest on COM
| plaint of his sister, Francis, who was stay
ing with her wother at Mrs. smeall's.
This case was heard before Justice of the
Police Morledge and the jury promptly
acquitted the defendant
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the FAMILY trouble. as they ali left the
| court room, In good hurnor few dava
later Mrs. smeau took her father with
ali his household goods up 10 her new
horre on second street but he soon left
there and went to the home Of his other
daughter Mrs DIR f. Naulteus where he
hos sinca remained His son John also
rooroed at the Naulteus home
John Budnek was interviewed in his cell
This morning nv a Rec representative He
denied all knowledge of the tragedy. He
stated that he had taken but two drinks
Saturday night and had gone to his room
to retire about II O'Clock when his sister,
Mrs. Naulteus. told him his mother was
dead. He went up town and notified his
brother. Joseph, and then went alone to ths
smealI home Gaining entrance through
the kitchen door he went to the death
chamber where the family was congre-
gated about the corpse on a cooling board
Going up to the remains he placed his
hands on the corps said. This is my
mother" and began to cry. What followed,
ne said he did not know. He only knew
that he awakened in jail this morning and
somehow realized that he had seen the
face of his dead mother. He said he could
not believe the story told him of the
shooting.
story of Undertaker.
Edward Livingston. the undertaken gave
the foIIoutn1 account of the traged,'
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