The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-13
MURDER MYSTERY
STILL UNSOLVED
Girl Weighing 720 Pounds Attracts
Attention in Waterloo.
PROMINENT ALBA WOMAN DEAD
Des Moines Saloons to Close-Locusts
in Appanoose co.--Autoist FATAL
ly Injured Near Fl. Dodge
Pioneer Woman Dead.

Villisca, June 12.-Special: All
might the streets were crowded with
strangers and citizens discussing the
tragedy at the home of ]. B. Moore,
where people were murdered with an
AK. Detectives from all over the cen
trail west are arriving on every train
to assist in running down the muir
derer. A reward of $1,000 has been
Offered.
Mrs. Stillinger, mother of the two
lStillinger girls who were murdered
is in a delicate condition and may
die. Warden M. M. McClaughry of
the Leavenworth federal prison is
still here investigating the case.
There are as many rumors and
clues regarding the Moore mystery
Jas there are detectives here-at
least score. At noon came the re-
port that some time Sunday lulatic
escaped from the Clarinda asylum
and started towards Valley Junction
and many think he committed the
crime. Officers left at noon for New
Market in autos, where it was report
ed information has been filed at Red
Oak against two men, but the Off
Gals refused to give any further in
formation. Lee and John Glider have
been closely questioned, but give lit
tile information. Another angle to the
crime was furnished by the arrival
Iof a sheriff from Monmouth, Illinois,
who says Monmouth has had sim
liar crime to deal with when three
persons were murdered there. Pink
IertOn detectives arrived todal from
Chicago and commenced work on the
case. A monster crowd attended the
funeral of the victims this afternoon.
A half dozen ministers from asm any
churches have charge of the cere-
lmony A male quartette, made up OF
sthe friends of the eight victims sang.
There were forty-eight pall-bearers
and the eight victims were buried in
the same grave. The coroner's inquest
revealed nothing stratling except the
assertion of Harry Moore that Sam
| Roger, his brother-in-law, made asser-
itions that intimated bad telling be-
tween the families.
The murder of the Moore family is
strikingly similar to series of
crimes in the last year which have
remained unsolved.
In nearly each case an AK was the
instrument of death, so in every case
each person in the house was killed,
. n
single blow of the weapon. Revenge
in every instance was seemingly the
only motive.
| The parallel crimes are:
! At Colorado Springs. Colo.-H. c.
Wayne, his wife and child, and Mrs.
A. J. Burnham and her two children
were killed with an ak in their
homes, adjoining, September 18th
! last.
| At Monmouth. Ill.-William Z. Daw-
son, his wife and daughter, were slain
with an AK in their home October 1st
last. An electric 1ashlight, with the
words. colorado Springs, Sept. A.
was found near the Dawson home.
At Ellsworth, Kan.-Mr. and Mrs.
William Snowman and their three
children were found murdered in
their cottage October 18th last. They
| had been slain in manner similar
to that in which the DawsonS and
! Waynes and BurnhamS had been kill
ed Charles MarZyck, who had mar
ried a sister of Mrs. Snowman, was
arrested in KamlOops, B. c., in May
charged with the Snowman murders
After his marriage Marzyck had been
sent to prison for stealing grain. He
is said to have charged that his wife
deserted him in his trouble. Mar
zyck had been arrested in Colorado
Springs for forgery and had acquaint
ances in Monmouth, Ill. The killing
here and in Colorado Springs and
Monmouth occurred on Saturday O.
Sunday night
At Paola, Kan.-Rollin Hudson and
his wife, Anna, were found dead in
their cottage June 9th. They were
slain either with an AK or coal pick
Hudson and his wife had separated
May 30th following the receipt by
Mrs. Hudson of letter, written evi
IDENTIFY by a man. The Hudsons enter
tanned a man at their home the night
of the murder.
Girl Weighs 700 Pounds.