The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-13

Today Feagle talked freely. telling
Of having trouble with Mrs. Bernbardf
ana her son, but denying he was
guilty Of the murder. He said they had
qu2rreled because Morgan was hunt
ing on the Feagle farm, and then again
over boundary line. He maintains.
however. that after the second quarrel
he left the Bernhardt farm and went
straight home. At $50 o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon he says he heard
screams coming from the direction Of
inc Bernhardt home.
Late today Police Tnspec+or T2o,-1e
took an Impression OF the fingers OF
heagle.s left hand. which he will COM
pare with the finger Drints made ,,-itt,
blood on the wall OF the closer in u,bicb
the body OF Mrs. Bernhardt was found
ne ringer prints are considered one
or the strongest clews the officers
Contradictory stories.
Though Feagle was allowed fo tan,
.ouass curing which he told several
contradictory stories as TO how he sDent
mas time last Wednesday he was pof
told that pair Of bloody overa1Is a,,d
his home. AO"'u o."
=, Feagle. though he faced Chief of Po-
lice thinner for more than an bor,
maintained his innocence
Durlng the examination Feaaie he
SINE sine, eeaaly confused and c6ntradicted
tomorrow. q : am
Mrs; Feagle could not explain the
presence OF the bloody clothes in her
nome. She said she did not know to
whom they belonged and she vas mn
aoIe 10 state what kind Of clothing her
husband wore last Wednesday
Quarrel over boundary.
It developed that Feagle had ouor-
relied with the Bernhardts about fbc
boundary line between their farms and
mat this difference was more serious
tnan the quarrel about hunting
The officers declare that Fesvlo ig ,
lttle deaf and could hardly have heard
cries OF distress at the Bernhardt home
w ednesday night when he was al MS
house half mile away
ne authorities believe the murders
MT, eolnInitted either Wednesday
last week. as Wednesday ufrhf wac INC
hardt home.
~, A cor9ner's jury was empaneled at
Oiathe, Kansas. this morning and an
inquest viii be held on "Wednesday.
Inc FUNERAL OF the four victims of
l tne murder will be held at the Bern
nardt farm tomorrow. The bodies Of
Mrs Bernhard George Bernhardt and
lnomaS H. Morgan will be brought to
ms ra cry tor burial No relatives OF |
james Graves have been located and /
probably he viii be buried bv the /
county. 1
Visited Bernhardt Farm "Wednesday.
FeaEle told chief thinner that he /
FOUND Morgan hunting on his place last /
4 asked him what he meant by kill
lhk my game. said Feagle "and no |
toio me that Mrs. Bernhardt's son gave
MN permission 20 hunt there I fold
MIN the place belonged TO me and that /
no one else had the right 70 grant such /
permission After 7 had ordered Nor
San OH my tarm ! went over TO Bern /
hardts place and asked George Bern /
hardt why he had given Morgan per =
mission to hunt on my place. He de- /
nleQ that ne had given Morgan any
such permission"
Feagle said that he and Bernhardt I
made counter accusations against each /
otner and when the quarrel grew warm i
Mrs. Bernhardt appeared on the scene I
. When the old lady heard me say /
that George had told Morgan he might 4
hunt on my place she called me a liar" /
said Feagle. He said both Mrs. Bern /
hardt and George became very abusive /
before he left.