The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15

his considered His wife the of the family and
during life family got along nicely despite the fact that there
many mouths feed and forms cohe and the fathers
very small, considering the demands made upon them
Mrs. York occurred suddenly night last Feb
ruary with her youngest daughters she coming into
attend lodge meeting 1t due fatty degeneration
of the heart
MIND AFFECTED BY HIS WIFES DEATH
Always moody and moro, Yoke could not reconcile himself to
the death of his wife and hpmae and he grew When he
friend negbor the road he would oenmes refuse to
recognize said that he would prefer walk than to
accept poered Of evidenced very peculiar beliefs
suggested his negbors that they divide their
property with him.
WHAT CAUSES LED UP TO MURDER?
What led James Yorke to murder his children?
Broodng the loss of his wife, Strengthened financial cir
work. might that this would drive him
drucon but how could he take the lives of the helpless little
who doubtless looked him protector and provider
of men, How could he ey cash their Threats and thrust
them aside to die:
This question many today The only
possible found in statements made by neigbors The boy
it report he simply worshped The little girls
bright and pretty any children that lived The younger
especially unusually beautiful children At the Christmas school
long ago. they much admiration
The negbo commenting upon the fact this morning they
stood grouped around outside the little house in which the four little
lfeless forms lay making gruesome spectacle.
These who best know York that time ago he
feed his inability properly support his little children and init
mated that he would like to give them away that they might enjoy
advantages beyond his provide Unsuccessful in this pur
poe he talked times the poor little fortunae had right
live They burdens upon him and other people didn't
t. o take and raise them.
Celebrating upon this idea, repue and
really the conviction of that he finally concluded that they
would be better of the world that had been simply
many hard battles for him.
The fact that he spared the elder daughter who the house,
and who able support herself would tend subntae the
above the for the hearess murders.
HOUSE WHERE TRAGEDY WAS ENACTED.
The Yoke home oday-a house Of horors-is little
building the right hand side of the bluff ST. Peter the last
this side of the railroad crossing.
1t painted rather tint of blue has bright green
trimmings It is story and half high, with two small
the first floor Back of it small She'd which washing
chine kitchen utensils There small shed the south
little the road, although
to the road.
The covered with rag carpet up just inside the
leading outside and another the living In here
pie of chairs table and kitchen plate of partially melted
butter the thing the stewpan half filled with
bread heed the table, and above this mantle
large clock door opened the pantry under the stairs
shelves in there seemed well filed bag Of meal and
other things being visible
Off the living small paor with the little stands,
fuckers enlarged portraits and Photographers picturesque little
place. presenting marked contrast in its nean and ess against
the adjoining the bare floor Of which stretched their
backs overlapping another laid the bodies of four bright little
chidren-vicms of their fathers madness
Despite the cold weather this gruesome sight viewed by many
Mankato people today.
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