The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-28

James F. Sloane, age SIS, formerly
secretary Of the Sloane-Paine COM
pany Of Spokane, was killed by his
II year old son Sidney some time
last night at the family residence,
corner of Sixth avenue and Stevens
street.
The boy used an ak with which
he chopped his parents head fear
fully. When life was extinct he
put the mangled corpse into a
wheeIbarrow and conveyed 1t to
the alley where he dumped 1t in
the dirt.
Whom arrested this morning the
boy finally confessed to the terrible
crime after telling number Of con-
fiicting stories. Absence Of any
pronounced symptoms Of remorse,
coupied with the nature of his
crime, prompts the inference that
the boy must be a degenerate Of
the worst type.
From what the police were able
to learn the murder was inspired
by the elders sons design to rob
his father Of $500 thought to be in
the house. The boy had $50 when
taken In custody, which he claimed
was what was left Of $500 his
father carried. At first young
Sloane claimed that the murder
was committed by a man named
Riley, who had planned the crime
and fled to British Columbia after
its commission. Later he admitted
this to be false and confessed to
the crime.
Mrs. Sloane was camping out
near Nine Mile bridge with her
other sen, and knew nothing Of the
terrible shadow that had fallen
across her household until word
was sent by the authorities.
Chief Waller sent for her, and the
stricken mother will reach this city
~ oyclneL <ht, ava njnn
The body was discovered In the
alley about O'clock this morning
by passers, who notified the police,
Coroner WItter was called and iden.
titled the corpse. Detective McDer
mott, after examining the house
and finding blood on the porch, ar
rested the boy and he was taken
to the station by Sergeant McPhee
AZ soon as Chief of Police Waller
arrived at the station he and the
detective had conference with the
boy and 1t developed that tho deed
had been done with an ak In the
verlest cold blood.
After staying his father, the boy
put the body In wheeIbarrow and
carted II to the alley half a block
away, where he dumped It out and
returned to the house.
The Wheelbarrow and ak, both
covered with blood, were brough,
to the station.
investigation Of the premises re-
vealed tho ak and blood saturated
rugs stored away under the porch
and that new rugs had been laid
down In place of those covered with
blood. Instead Of fleeing, young
sloane busled himself with cover
Ing up all traces of the murder and
It was only tho blood stains on the
back porch that gave the police
their cIew.
In the parior the expensive rugs
were saturated with blood. Blood
was spattersd all over the room al
though the old man had fought fol-
his life.
An effort had been made to wash
away blood stains on the wooc
work with hose but the stains were
stilI visible.
Anew minutes after his entrance
to the house the detective place.
Sidney Sloane under arrest anc
brought him to the police station
where he was booked, but ne
charge placed against him.
The boy was taken to the private
room used by the detectives anc
there McDernott questioned hin
closely. II was perhaps more thar
an hour before the boy would tel
OF the occurrence. Finally he was
reached only through reference te
his mother.
= Then McDermott went to The
register where criminals are book
ed and annexed the word Murder
As evidence, the officers later
brought to the station the blooc
saturated rugs. Sergeant McPhes
took them In and showed them t.