Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-08
Mrs. DAISY lUMo WGtsNa1AeeS
FoRMGRLv oF ELooaA. MGGro
'hoRRloLG PAT1.
Mysterious 0rSts. ssisstins osssasss
less Women o Victims, crsshss
Hsads With Hasshss-Mr. and Mr.,
Wshrman Masvssd q Elders o;a.
Ysars AOsaasay Rslativss IN lswa
special 70 -Republlcan.

EldOrA, Sept. 8.-F0ully murdered IN
far-away Oregon. together with hen
baby son. Mrs. Frank Wchrman. fors
merly OF this city. and her son Harold.
will I'll the Eraves OF added victims to
the mysterious ard brutal matches,
murderer" who has been terrortxin0
the people Of washington and oregon
for several days.
Word telling Of the latest crime 81
tho "hatchet murderer" was sent out
from Portland last night. and the vtc-
tins are recognized n former residents
OF this place. Mrs. wehrman was =
former Eldora girl and. prior to Her
marriage here six years ago yesterdays
was Miss Daisy Lund.
Crime One sf Shocking Cruelty.
The crime. which was committed o9
the little ranch OF tho Wehrmans.
/ twrTity miles out OF Portland. was cns
OF the most shocking cruelty. Tho dee
tails are best given In the following
Associated Press dispatch:
Portland. Ore Sept. Two ynOrN
victims have fallen before the mysteri.s
Gus hatchet murderer for whom the
police of three counties Of washington
and Oregon are searching. Mrs. paisy
Wehrman and her 4-yeAr-old son ara.
the latest victims, II WAS learned here
today. They were killed while alone
ID their cabin near 'Scappoose. twenty,
miles north OF here. A hatchet wssst the
Instrument used. aitho both had been
shot. apparently Efter being felled:ssa;ss
''T'he Hiil family OF Portland. ana Mr.
| and Mrs. Cob.c, OF Rainier, WeGah.. werS
likewise killed by some persok Who IN =
| tered their homes and slew ttlsm with
Ia hatchet In these cases. the wofnen
were attacked. This feature wAS lack.
ing IN the murder OF Mrs. Wehrman.
| Mrs Wehrinan and her boy ware
killed sometime between sunday af-i
ternoon and TEesday afternoon. Her
| husband, FRANK Wehrman. left tho
lcabin on Sunday for his work IN Port-
! land. On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. g.
Fl. Fierks. nei9hhor. called ut the,
Wehrman place and saw the bodies Of
the woman and boy on a bed Think
| ing them asleep she went on.
THE neigl,hor called again yesterday
and saw the two forms still lying on
the bed Mrs. Fierks reported to her
| husband and today the case WAS
brought before the sheriff OF Columbia
county.
There is no clua to the murderer in
any OF the cases.
Families We'll Known at Eidors.
The Wchrmans and Lunds are we'll
known at Eldora, which is the home Of
both families. Following their mar
riage Sept. s. 1906. Mr., aud Mrs. wckf-
man went Immediately to watcrloo,
where they resided until March. 1910.
when they moved to Seattle. Wash. In
the hope that change In climate
would prove beneficial to Mr.. Wehr-
mans health. The Seattle climate
failed to bring relief for tuberculosis
OF the stomach, 0f which Mr.. Wehr-
/ man is victim, and last month tho
! couple moved 70 Oregon. and bonght
ranch OF twelve acres at Scappoos~.
| twenty miles north of Portland. While
| at Waterloo Wchrman was employed
! as baker In the Vienna bakery.
| Working Hard 70 Save Money.
Realizing that outdoor life was the
| thing for him wchr,nan was working
| hard this summer In q Portland bak-
cry. saving his money for improve
ments on his place. which he hoped 20
| make this winter AZ irdicateti In the
story of the murder Wehrman was not
mt home when the tragedy was en-.
acted.
!, Many Relatives in lswa.
| The Wehrmans have many relatives
!! In this state. Mrs. tWehrman's mother.
| Mrs. Carrie Lund, and two brothers. j.
A. and A.. T. Lund. live here. as does
also Mr.. Wehrman's father. Mrs.
| Wehrman has three sisters. in the per-
sons Of Mesdsmes l.. l.. Gregson and 9.
| w. Hamiel. OF Marshalltown: and Rob-
ert Gowdy. OF Melbourne. Marshall
county.
Mrs. wehrman was only % years old,
and was native pf Scarsboro.
During their residence at Waterloo
| the wehrmans spent about six months
| IN Jewell. where Wehrman was en-
ployed as a baker.
Harold, the baby son OF MT and
Mrs Wehrman. who was killed with
HIS mother. would have been years
old next March. The couple had bus
the one child.
\ 0odies 10 eidoes.
i The bodies OF Mrs. Wehrman 1nd
i baby son will be brought here for bur.
hal. j. A.. Lund. Mrs. Wehrman's
brother, today felegraphed Mr.. wshf.
I man to bring the bodies here. ~ -