The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-16


Hawley, was sent for to conduct an
inquest Mr.. zimmerman, who is an
undertaken also prepared the body
for burial. DR.. E. B. Gavitte, White
Mills, examined the body, but could
find nothing to show Edward came
to his end by violence.
When the body OF the other broth
er, Charley, was found Saturday
morning about eleven o'clock, Con-
stable Schlosser placed the father,
Fred J. Hunkele, who is &C years
old, and Mrs. Addie Gibbs, who was
working at the farm, under arrest.
Acting upon information furnish
ed the District Attorney, an inquest
was held. Justice of the Peace r.
A. Smith, Honesdale, acting as coro-
ner, no one having been appointed
to that Office to succeed the late DR..
Harry B. Searles, Honesdale.
In the small and stuffy kitchen
of the Hunkele homestead the
tragic details were gone over, press
representatives, county officials and
several witnesses being present, the
hour being about 4:30 p. m. Sat
urday. The following jury was
sworn in: Eugene Dorfiinger, John
4
Edsall, Morris Evans, White Mills,
| and H. E. Bassett, Honesdale. The
witnesses were examined by District
! AttoEAsy Simons, assisted by County
Detective Spencer. The witnesses
were: F. ]. Hunkele, Mrs. Addie
/ Gibbs, Constable Schlosser, Morris
| Evans, w. B. zimmerman and DR.. E.
B. Gavitte.
/ Mr. Hunkele who has lived on the
, farm in Palmyra township for twelve
years, testified as follows:
HunkeIe's Testimony.
/ left home about 1880 Thursday
for Honesdale and did not get home
until Friday afternoon. l did not
know anything about my sons death
until Thomas Gill told me there had
been some bad actions at my home,
that my son, Edward, had been found
dead in the barn. l telephoned to
Mr.. zimmerman, Hawley, and tele-
graphed for my wife to come home.
Charles could be found nowhere and
/ thought he had ran away and was
probably in the woods. Before go
ing to Honesdale, Thursday, we had
dinner together and my sons seem
ed as healthy then as they had at
any time. | told them to dig up the
turnips and place them in the barn.
They did their work all right.
went to bed about II o'clock Friday
night and left the side door unlocked
so Charles conld get in if he came
home. | was afraid of Charles.
never whipped him but would often
scold him. He had threatened me
and some times has thrown axes al
IT,, 10 Afs
ago he hit me in the neck with q
club which hurts yet. l looked fol
Charles, blew the horn, but ht
helped look for Chas. Friday night
A few were William Smith, Petel
Mauer, Morris Evans and w. ]
Smith. Looked through the house
from cellar to garret and went tC
. the hay NOW in the barn in search
of him. Thursday afternoon l ped
died fish in Honesdale to McArdle's
Heumann's and O'Connell's; sole
some apples to Mrs. Demer. Stay
} ed with Mr.. Heumann Thursda!
J night.
i Friday night ! stayed in the hous,
9 all alone and did not hear Charlie
3 ocme in. Didn't sleep very good
was thinking over some matters quit
Y awhile. Thought Charles woult
: freeze to death if he was in thu
4 woods as he had only one shoe on
5 The other shoe, a new one, with hi
stocking was in his bedroom on tn,
t floor. He would often take off hi
: shoes in the winter time and eros
e the brook for spring water. HI
r didn't know any better. l neve
chastised him. Can't remember
: ever hit Charles with hoe. Hal
quarrel about six days ago wit
T the boys about pulling turnips.
r wanted them to pull the big ones an,
o they pulled all, little and big.
:, didn't punish them for it. A shoT
: time ago after they had dug the pc
t tatoes Edward and Charles wen
!. away and Edward was gone a hal
e day and Charles a day and a hall
S They slept in a barn and they lei
= all the potatoes out and they wer
d frozen. / scolded them and the
h told me to go to H. My wife
I who is away, didn't object much t
have the boys around. | wanted
:, get rid of Charles as he was actin
y crazy at times. / wanted to get hiI
z. in an asylum and spoke to Mr.. Gil
e about It, | wanted to put him in tn
i poor house, he was fighing most c
h the time and called his brother ba
n names.
l. Which one did you think the mos