The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

able to state what kind of clothing her
husband wore last Wednesday.
It developed that Feagle had quar-
relied with the Bernhards about the
boundary line between their farms and
that this difference was more serious
than the quarrel about hunting.
officers declare Feagle is a little dear
and could hardly have heard cries OF
distress at the Bernhard home wed
nesday night when he was at his house
a half mile away
Feagle attempted to direct suspicion
to another man. This man, it is said,
will be arrested later in the day.
FeagIe Admits QuarreIing.
Feagle admitted that he quarreied
with the Bernhards at their home last
Wednesday. He said he went there 10
notify George Bernhard that he and
his friends must stop hunting on his
farm George resented his statements,
Feigler said, and quarrel followed
FeigIer said that Mrs. Bernhard came
out of the house and entered into the
controversy. Feigler insisted that he
was innocent, but Chief thinner was
not satisfied with his statements. After
he had questioned F'eagle, the chief
went to Feagle's farm, intending to
make careful search of the premises.
The prisoner will be held in Jail pend
ing further developments.
The authorities believe the murders
were committed either Wednesday
night or early Thursday morning of
last week as Wednesday night was
the last time lights were seen in the
Bernhard home.
A corone~'s jury was e1npanelled az
Olathe, Kan, this morning and an in
quest will be held on Wednesday, The
funeral of the four victims of the mur-
Ger will be held at the Bernhard farm
tomorrow. Bodies of Mrs. Bernhard,
George Bernhard and Thomas H. Nor
gan will be brought to this city for
burial No relatives of James Graves
have been located and he probably will
be buried by the county.
Feigler told Chief thinner that he
found Morgan hunting on his place last
Wednesday.
"'I asked him what he meant by kill
ing my game, said Feigler and he
told me that Mrs. Bernhard'S son gave
him permission to hum there. 1 told
him the place belonged to me and that
no one else had the right to grant such
permission. After had ordered Nor
gan off my farm 1 went over to Bern
hard's place and asked George Bern
hard why he had given Morgan per-
mission to hunt on my place He de-
MED that he had given Morgan any
such permission"
Feigler said that he and Bernhard
made counter accusations against each
other and when the quarrel grew warm
Mrs Bernhard appeared on the scene.
when the old lady heard me say
that George had told Morgan he might
hunt on my place she called me liar, -,
Said Feigler He said both Mrs. Bern
hard and George became abusive be-
fore he left.
FeagIe Connects Shawnee Men.
FeagIe said he went home after he
had quarreled with the Bernhards and
remained there. He said he heard
cries of distress that seemed to come
from the Bernhard home Wednesday
night He did not investigate. Chief
thinner said the prisoner told conflict
ing stories as to the time he heard
these cries.
Feagle said he saw two hunters
coming from the direction of the
Bernhard farm soon after he heard
the calls for help. AS the men passed
the house he recognized them as two
men who live at Shawnee, Kan.
Chief Zimmer expects to take Feagle
to Olathe this afternoon and confront
him with them.
Mrs Feagle said that when she and
her husband heard the cries from the
Bernhard place he wanted to go over
and investigate, but that she protested
that he had better stay at home, as
she had heard strange cries there be-
fore and did not attach any Importance
to them.
officers today made a test to ascer-
tain whether cries at the Bernhard
home could be heard at Feagle's house.
Although the wind was favorable, the
men stationed at Feagle's could not
hear a sound when the men at the
Bernhard farm yelled.