Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25
TWO FAMILIES MURDERED
AT COLORADO sPnll
Found Dead in Bed With Their He
Crushed--Evidently the DECD
of Degenerate.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, 81
21.-One man, two women and tk]
young children, members Of two "a
lilies living in adjoining residen<
were hacked to death with an AZ vi
asleep Sunday night and the GRID
was not discovered until yestert|
afternoon. The husband Of one Of
women, the only survivor of the B1
lam and Wayne families, IL in 4
county Jail held for investigation.
The victims are:
MRS. ALICE MAY BURNAM, i
years old, wife OF Arthur j. Burnt!
the suspect:
ALICE BURNAM, 6 years old;
JOHN BURNAM, 8 years old, 4
of Mr.. and Mrs. Burnam;
HENRY F. WAYNE, 80 years d
MRS. BLANCHE M'G1NN]
WAYNE, 26 years old, wife Of Hesl
F. Wayne;
BABY BLANCHE WAYNE, 2 yesl
old, and daughter of Mr.. and MI
Wayne.
Mrs. Burnham and her two childS1
were slaughtered in the Burnam ho]
in West Dale street. The other fa|
| lily were killed in their home in HI
rison place, across from the Burn
home.
Burnam, the suspect, is said to he
been jealous of Wayne.
j. S. Coleman of Colorado Sprir|
came in yesterday afternoon on 4
eastern and read in The Herald {
account of the horrible murder of I
Wayne and Burnam families. As I
Coleman is close neighbor to ths
people he was greatly interested
the report and came at once To I
Herald office to learn what he CO.
of the affair. Mrs. Coleman was ca
ed up by phone and told her husbs
the facts in the case, so far as knos
The murder must have been co
mitted on Sunday night for none
the members of either family b
been seen since Sunday afternoon. !
Burnam family have been for SO
time buying milk from Mrs. Colem
and the little girls failure to CO.
after the daily supply led Mrs. Co
man to believe that Mrs. Burnam q
the children were visiting at siste
home, in distant portion of the ci
On yesterday the sister referred
came to the Burnam home and, II
ing to receive any response to
knock at the door, she came to
Coleman home and inquired il M
Coleman knew where Mrs. Burn
had gone. When she learned q
none Of the family had been seen 81
Sunday she became alarmed and,
company with Mrs. Coleman, went
the house and forced an entrance.
, gaining admittance horrible 81
presented itself On bed lay
three dead bodies, those Of the mot
and her little girl and boy, each v
the head split wide open. The
lice were quickly called and the Wa
home entered, here they found
dead bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Wa,
and their little child, all having b
murdered in exactly the same m
ner as the Burnams.
Mrs. Coleman says that the po
seem to have absolutely no theory,
clue, to work on. Mr.. Burnam, v
is n patient at the sanitarium for c
sumptives, is held by the police
no one appears TO have any faith
the idea that he might be a gu
party. There is no touch Of robb
connected with the crime for moth
in either home had been disturbet
The two families were not connec
by any degree Of relationship, q
seemed to be only casual acqual
ances, says Mr.. Coleman. No moi
OF revenge or hatred can well be i'm
ined which will account for the NJ
der of both families.
The general impression, accord
to Mrs. Coleman, is that the horr
deed was committed by maniac q
degenerate.