The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-04
BlooDHoUNDs
AFTER SLAYERsI
Whole Family May Die Front
Chloroform Administered '
by Robbers.
ONE 10 ALREADY DEAD
Sheriff and Posse With Dogs Are in,
Pursuit Of Men Who Entered
the Farm House Of n. NJ.
Collins.

Parker. 3. d.. Oct. 3.--Airs. Harry Nj
Collins II dead. her husband In In al
precarious condition and their two IT.
tie children. aged and years. are
unconscious as the result OF the adj
ministration OF chloroform some time
during the night or early this morning
by robbers. who effected entrance to-
their farm home near this city by tear
Ing the screen from window.
Bloodhounds are on the trail OF thel
murderous thieves and Sheriff Mundayl
and posse are In full pursuit.
The Collins home IN situated three
miles south OF Parker. where the fam
fly. prominent one In this eTurner)
years and where the head of the house,
hold Inns acquired considerable prop
crty. being claESed AS one OF the,
wealthiest farmers OF the community. 4
The family occupied sleeping apart,
ments on the lower floor OF the house,
n young brother OF Mr. Collins. Earle.
aged or years. sleeping upstairs.
Makes Startling Discovery.
About Il; so this morning Earle heard
noises downstairs. but they were not
sufficient To effectualiy rouse him and
he went back To sleep again. not awak-.
ening again until after daylight this
morning. Dressing and going down
stairs he saw the motionless forms of
his brother and the latter's wife In
bed and the two little children In the,
same condition I'm n nearby cot
Then came To his mind the commo-'
ton OF few hours before and notic-,
ing n broken window surmised that
robbers had entered tho home and
murdered the family. as NIL four were
seemingly sleeping tho sleep OF
death.
The boy rushed out 20 the stable
with the Intention OF saddling horse,
and riding to town TO give the alarm.
but the saddle horse was gone. He
then thought OF the telephone and re-
turning To- the house tried To call up
the city. but the phone refusing To worlo
II was then discovered that the wires
had been cut
Not We. Dead.
Not knowing what To do the lad
stumbled to the bedside OF his brother
and In bending over the PROSTATE form
discovered that there was still life and
ne succeeded In rousing him To- n SEMI.
conscious state. but the man SOON
iapsed into Inconsistencies again. be-,
ing unable to recount any or the ex-
pcriences OF the night before.
Leaving his brother. whom he
thought Co he dying. and his brothers.
wife and children. whom he supposed
already dead, the lad Earle hurriedly'
mounted one OF the farm work horses
and rode on n run the three miles to-
the town. where he secured physiciam
and gave the alarm to the authorities
Returning to the farm home with the
boy. the physician found that Mrs-'
Collins did not need his services. for
she was cold I'm death, the chloroform
having been administered In such guam
titles aa TO have caused her death very
soon after the inhalation OF the drug.
Doesn't Know Of wife's Death.
Mr.. Collins was still unconscious, but
the physician succeeded In rousing him
again from his stupor. but he could
tell nothing OF the occurrences OF the
previous night. and despite all efforts
soon went TO Nj u again. the physician
not telling him OF the death OF his wife.
OF which ne In still In Ignorance. The
children were next attended To, and
while they are very Ill. IL IN thought
that they viii recover. though grave'
fears are entertained M to the recovery
OF MIR Collins.
Sheriff Mundy. who soon arrived
found that the robbery had evidently
been committed by persons fnmiiiarl
with the house. an the whole house was
rnnsackcd and 5000 which Mr.. Collinal
had drawn from n local bank on Sat,
urday. and which he had I'm his trousers
pocket. was taken. besides his watch
and Mrs. Collins wedding ring. and an
other which was taken from the dead
woman's fingers.
Rob Children, Too.
The chIldren's bank was broken open
and the pennies they had boarded were
taken and several articles OF silvcrware