The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-16
HAS MURDER MOST FOUL
Been TWICE COMMITTED i?

other had no brains"
When / left for Honesdale ! told
Edward to go to Mr.. Smiths and
get a soup bone. l left some pork
chops and fish for them.
Boys Ate 3S Bushels of Potatoes.
They had enough to eat and
never found fault with them. They
lived here all alone last winter and
they ate 3S bushels of potatoes. l
had store in Honesdale but came
down once a week to see them. One
time l brought down 25 pounds of
cornbeef and two days afterward the
meat was gone. Charles has
threatened Edward with an axe and
he was afraid OF him. Edward never
talked about killing hmself The
boys were not tired of living. They
were boss here.
Have had no poison in the house
since three years ago, when my wife
bought some rat poison. The boys
wouldn't take poison. Why should
they?
Mrs. Gibbs on the Stand.
Mrs. Addie Gibbs took the stand
and said: | am no relation of Mr..
Fred Hunkele. ] came down the
towpath Friday. First came to the
house on Friday afternoon about
1880, as Mr.. Hunkele asked me to
come down and do the housework
while he was away. When | got
through sweeping the house / clean
ed up and went home. | returned
Saturday morning about o'clock
and have been here ever since. /
went to Charles bedroom door,
which was open, and saw something
under the bed l don't know what
it was. l don't know how | got down
stairs. When l first came here there
were three glasses, a syrup cup, sau-
Ger and pepper dish on the table.
There was nothing on the stove.
Constable Schlosser sworn. When
l saw Edward Hunkele in his barn
his cap was behind his head, both
bands were crossed and his shirt was
opened. Blood was on his hand.
This was at 10:30 Friday morning.
Then made search for the other
brother Searched house from cell
lar to garret, went in every room that
had a door. Looked under the bed
and he was not there. The bed
quilt that was on the floor this
morning was folded up and on the
bed Friday night. There was no
body there then.
Morris Evans Testifies.
Morris Evans testified as follows:
Came here about o'clock Friday
night and stayed until 1880. Mr.
Hunkele was here all the time but
he did not enter into the search. We
/ looked through the house, back of the
| L., -,
and w. j. Smith helped in the
| search. Mr.. Mauer asked Mr.. Hunk
| ele if he were not afraid to stay
/ alone all night in the house, to which
he replied he supposed he had tC
/ stay, that he couldn't help himself
W. B. zimmerman sworn: l live il
| Hawley and am justice and also
! an undertaken. | came up here t.
hold an inquest over the body of Ed
ward Hunkele. Found the remains
| in the barn. He was lying on hi:
back in natural position. Con
stable Schlosser and myself examin
ed the body, but found no marks o
any kind, except few scratches up
on his left hand. After the examina
ton we brought the remains to tn,
house. / came up again Saturda.
morning to prepare the body TO
burial and while here Mrs. Gibb
came down stairs screaming tina
Charlie was dead under the bed
Mr.. Austin came down the sam,
time and also said Charles was dead
There was no trouble to see the bod,
as / entered the room. The head ap
peared to be buried in the pillow
and his hands were drawn up to hi
face. Rigor mortis had set In.
Poison a Possibility.
DR.. e. b. Gavitte, White Mills, tes
titled as follows: Have been praC
tising physician since 1897. EX
amined the bodies of Edward an
Charles Hunkele but discovered N
evidence of the cause of death
From the condition of the bodie
death probably resulted from som
form of poisoning. There was n
outside cause to determine. 1t
necessary to hold an autopsy or pos
mortem examination to ascertain tn
cause of death.
Autopsy Held Saturday.
On Sunday DR.. Arthur j. Wilson
State Hospital pathologist, of ScraI
ton, assisted by DR.. F.. w. Fox, of tn
same city, and DR.. e. B. Gavitte, c
White Mills, conducted a post MOI
tenn. District Attorney Simons an
/ County Detective Spencer were ais
> present. The vital organs of bot
men were removed and taken /
( Scranton. The result of death wi
not be determined until Tuesday
when 1t is expected the examinatio
2 will have been completed.
A Familiar Figure.
Hunkele is a familiar figure /
, Honesdale. IL was a very commo
: occurrence for him to appear on tn
! streets around four o'clock in III
/ morning and awaken people b
} shouting Fresh meat. Hunkele
I here. Everybody get up!"
l No report of the result of the a,
topsy is obtainable at the time tn
t CITIZEN is going press. Thre