The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-19

released late last night after being
seen by officers from Troy.
Troy. Dec. 19.-Edward Donate com
mitted the murder OF Mrs Mary A.
Morner, her son Arthur, and her TWO
daughters. Edith and Blanche, at De
Freestville. North Greenbush, last
Tuesday afternoon. OF this the local
authorities are satisfied. Assistant
District Attorney Quillinan, Oihcer
Fogarty. Philip Cirillo and Detective
Talbot. the latter OF the city force
visited the scene of the tragedy yes
terday afternoon and made an impor-
tant discovery which, they claim'
leads to this belief. Blood marks
we're found on the door in the house
leading from the kitchen to the SIT
ting room, the door which had been
forced open by the murderer IN order
TO Law the note, found direct
ly after the discovery of the bodies
in the COW stable, on top OF the piano
and blood marks we're likewise found
on the bannister near the top OF the
stairs which lead from the kitchen TO
the bedroom directly overhead, which
Donate occupied.
These blood marks are looked upon
as important in establishing the iden-
tity of the person who took the four
lives. They are thought to have been
made by Donate, those on the door
being from his blOod-covered fingers
at the time he broke through from
the kitchen TO the front part OF the
house. and those on the bannlster
when he was making his way upstairs
to change his clothing prior TO his
departure from the place. The work
ing clothes which he had on. in all
probability, at the time of the crimes
perpetration are still the object OF
earnest search They are thought to
have been buried in a field or, per
haps, thrown into some we'll or pond
in the vicinity.
Governor Dix issued a proclamation
yesterday afternoon Offering reward
OF $1,000 for the arrest and conviction
OF the person or persons who com
mitted the murder. The Rensselaer,
county board of supervisors last week
offered a reward Of $1,000 for the ap'
I prehension OF the murderer, so that
the total amount offered now totals
| $4,000.
Jesse Morner, the surviving son
and brother. who lives on farm a
few miles from the Morner family
/ homestead. was informed yesterday
afternoon by the officials that. while
| the authorities do not suspect him OF
/ implication in the crime. there are
rumors current that he may have had
something to do with IT, Jesse Nor
ner, admitting that he had learned
/ for the first time yesterday that he
was under public suspicion, seemed
/ greatly affected by the insinuation
ITO think" he exclaimed that any
body should think that had anything
to do with that horrible crime is al
most more than can stand. The
+ grief over losing my mother, my sis
ters and my brother is great enough
but why should | be accused OF this ?
Mr.. Morner said he would willing
, ly permit the officers TO search his
own home for evidence against him,
In fact. he would transport then
there Immediately. His oiler was de
clined, however the officials stating
that the suspicion was not OF theil
own minds, that II was merely talket
about and inslnuated by some news
papers. Jesse, taking crowbar
then assisted the men from the jai
In tearing up the flooring In the COW
barn, task which had not been com
pleted when darkness interviewed. II,
will be on hand again this morning
to onor such assistance as he is abb,
TO put forth.