The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-13
SUSPECTED OF
FOUR MURDERS
Bloody Garments Hidden in
Home of Farmer Cause His
Arrest.
HE ADMITS QUARREL. But
DENIES QUADRUPLE KILLING
Prisoner Being Sweatcd, While
Another Man Is Sought by
Police.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. IA bloody
by Chief of Police thinner of Kansas
City. Kan. today, in the homo Of john
I7cagle. who was arrested early today
in connection with the qundruplo mur-
der OF the Bernhard family in John
sou county. Kan, last week. The
bloody garments were concealed in a
closet on the second floor Of Feagle s
house.
Joku Eeagle, huutcr ard trap,
Fer. whose home il half
nile wesS of tho Bernhard farm
in Johnson county. Kan, where
Mry. f,mily Bernhard, George Bern
hard, her sou, Thomas ii. Morgan
and James Graves were murdered, Was
arrested IN connection with the crime
early today aud placed in the Kansas
City. Kan. Jail He was questioned
for three hours By IT, r. thinner. chief
Of police Of Kansas City. Kan. and 1T
is said he told conflicting stories re-
gsrding his relations with the Bernhard
family.
Fcagle was arrested after tho Off
GERS had learned that he and George
Bernhard had quarrcled several times
recently because Feagle objected to
farm.
In his statements TO Chief thinner,
Feagle attempted to direct suspicion
10 another man. This man, IL IS said,
will be arrested today,
Feaele Denies Guilt.
Fcaqio told Chief thinner that he
found Morgan hunting on his place last
Weduesdar
II asked him what he meant by kill
ing M game. said Feaglc, land he
told me That Mrs Bernhard Is SON gave
him permission to hunt there. I told
him the place belonged to ME and that
no one else had the right to grant such
permission, After I had ordered Nor
hard s place and asked George Bern
hard WHY he had given Morgan permits.
sion tn hunt on my place. BE denied
that he had given Morgan any such
permission.
Feaglc said that he and Bernhard
made counter accusations against each
other and when the quarrel grew warm
Mrs. Bernhard appeared on the scene
F'When the old lady board me say
that George had told Morgan he might
hunt on my place she called me a liar.
said Feagle- He said both Mrs. Bern
hard and George became very abusive
before he left.
t'eagle insisted that he was innocent
hi, Chief thinner was not satisfied with
b,s statements. After he had questioned
rraglc. the chief went TO Fesglc s
farm intending 70 ruake n careful
search OF the premises. The prisone,
will uc held in Jail pending further de
Nclopmenis.
The authorities believe tho murder:
were committed either Wednesday nigh
or carly Thursday morning of last week
AS Wednesday night was the last time
lights were seen in the Bernhard home
\ coroocr's jury was impanelcd a
Olatbe. Kan, this morning and an in
quest Will be held "Wednesday.
The funeral of The four victims Of th
murder viii be held at the Bernhard
farm tomorrow. The bodies of Mrs
Bernhard George Bernhard and Thoma
~. Morgan will pc brought to this cit,
for burial. No relatives of ,Jame
Graves have been located and probabl,
hc will be buried by the county.
Finding Of Bodies.
The bodies were found Saturday. En-
cline Bernhard and her son, George. ha'
been terribly beaten about the head
while Tool Morgan and the hired man
James Graves, Of Oregon, had evidentl.
ueca killed by Que or two blows