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

- the word of the Lord was
the dramatic text chosen
by Rev. Rudolph Lucas, pastor of the
Hawley German Lutheran church,
Monday afternoon, when he conduct
ed funeral services for Edward and
Charles, who met such a tragic death
last week at the home of their faith
er, Fred j. Hunkele, who lives on a
farm in Palmyra township, Wayne
county, one short mile south of
White Mills, right over the township
line, along the towpath of the old
Delaware and Hudson canal.
Just what caused the death of
these two brothers, who had been
left in charge of the farm during
the absence of their father, who was
in Honesdale, is a profound mystery.
According to Fred Hunkele he
came to Honesdale Thursday after
noon with load of fish, apples and
potatoes. After disposing of most of
his produce in the usual manner,
Mr.. Hunkele arranged to stay over
night at John Heumann's restaurant
! He got up about nine or ten o'clock
Friday morning and started towards
home intending to dispose of the
rest of his stuff. When he got about
one-half a mile this side of White
| Mills, Tax Collector Thomas Gill met
him and told him that his son Ed
ward had been found dead in the
barn. Hunkele fastened home, and
| tried to find Charley. After he saw
Edward dead he thought Charley
might have killed him, as the broth
ers were fighting all the time. He
Immediately telegraphed his wife
who was visiting relatives in New
Haven, Conn, that their son was
dead.
County Detective N. B. Spencer
was informed of the tragic events at
the Hunkele farm, and in company
with representative of this paper,
went to White Mills on the $3.50 p.
m. train.
They found four marks on Ed
wards hands, and his hands were
partially closed. 1t looked as if in
his death throes he had dug his fin
ger nails into his hands. His shirt
was open and there was a mark
across his breast These were the
only bruises to be seen on the body
His cap was on his head.
Charley, whose body was discoy.
cred on Saturday morning at 11:3C
o'clock under the bed, lay with his
head down on pillow. His body
was drawn together and it looked as
if he had died in awful agony. His
face was black as coal. The under
taker had difficulty in getting the
body into any rft of shape.
"It will be big expense. 1t will
be a big expense" Hunkele KEEP
/ repeating over and over again, IL
talking to the newspaper men, doubt
, less referring to the cost of buryinl
the sons. 81 haven't done nothing
| oughtn't to be afraid. Its too
, bad. It's mystery" continued
5 Hunkele, Sr., in trying to accoun
for the sudden death OF his sons.
} DR.. Gavitte, when interviewed
= could not account for the way IL
2 which the boys had met their death
He did not think it was caused b,
earbolic acid or strychnine, and S,
far as he could see there were NJ
outward signs of poison.
Mrs. Addie Gibbs came down t,
the Hunkele farm to do the cleaning
Z after Edwards body had been dis
covered at Hunkele's request. Sh
went up stairs to get razor for tn
undertaken in order that he coult
shave Edward. AS she went b.
= Charley's room, she saw something
protruding from the bed, and RAJ
. downstairs screaming, Charley
: under the bed" and tainted away.
u The Dorflinger auto brough
Squire Robert A. Smith, and Dis
. trict Attorney NJ. e. Simons to tn
scene of the tragedy about fou
> o'clock Saturday afternoon.
!; A hearing was held and the fol
q lowing facts were brought out:
: Peter j. Smith, tax collector G
= Hawley, was the first one to discove
! the body of Edward, He came t
. the Hunkele farm Friday morning
= and tried in vain to secure admit
> tance to the house. He then wen
to the barn, which he found closed
g Looking through an opening in tn
y side he saw Edward fiat on hi
= back, apparently asleep. Upon e
b fecting an entrance Mr.. Smith foun
the body was stark and stiff, wit
traces of blood on the lips and lei
5. hand.
a Constable Anthony w. Schlosse
n Palmyra township, was at once al
e prised of the gruesome discover!
st In company with Justice of th
IS Peace Thomas Gill and Lewis Bel
d man and Charles Fives, thoroug
Al search of the premises was made
the hope of finding the other brotl