The Sentinel=record., 1912-04-18
SON SLAYER
 IF FATHER
BURR VANDERBURG KILLS FAITH FER IN PRESENCE OF HIS DY.
 ING MOTHER.
Mill Township Tragedy Surrounded by Unusual Circumstances, and Cor oner's Jury Excuses the
 Shooting.

Burr Vanderburg, about 27 years of age, and married, shot and killed L. C. Vanderburg. his father, yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of the former, nine miles from the city, on the Thornton Ferry road
 Late in the afternoon a jury com posed of 16 farmer neighbors of the Venderburgs had heard the evidence in the case, and returned a unani- nous verdict of justifiable homicide.
 The killing of the elder Wander burg was enacted at the bedside of the mother of the slayer, the elder Mrs. Vanderburg being in almost a dying condition, from cancer trouble.
 Vanderburg's body fell from the chair in which he was seated at the bedside when the shots were fired, sprawled out on the floor, and was untouched until the arrival of Coro- ner J. P Randolph, after o'clock in the afternoon. In the meanwhile the son who had slain the father, two other sons, a daughter and oth- CTS had passed to and fro around the lifeless body as they went to the bedside to administer to the wants of the critically ill mother and wife.
 No theory of self defense was of fered for the killing; that is nothing of legal self defense was attempt ed in the brief evidence given. It was a story of domestic troubles In which mother had been, according to the version of sons, 'jawed" at and abused by the father, until Burr Vanderburg, one son, talked up" to the father, answered his charges with the lie, encountered an i'll feeling from the father, which led to threats, and yesterday morning the tragedy that had been looked forward to by members of the family was enacted.
 Vanderburg is the owner of a large tract of land lying just across the riv- CT on the Thornton Ferry road. The continued disturbances within the family had caused the withdrawal :. Burr Vanderburg, with his wife, were occupying a piece of land belonging to the father on the far end of their lands About week ago Burr brought his mother to live with them so his wife could give her attention.
 Because of the former trouble they had, the elder Vanderburg was not a welcome guest at the home of the son, but he called once, and the son went away until after his departure. Then he came back again, and carried gun. Later he made some threats.
 Yesterday morning the elder Van derburg was about to attend the fu- neral of Small Matthews, a grand son, who had died the day before In company with his son-in-law, Ed Wright they went by young Wander burg's home. The father asked if he should come in and see his wife. Ac- cording to the Vanderburgs present, Mrs. Vanderburg senior and junior were afraid to tell him not to come in. and as Burr Vanderburg was there they also feared trouble.
 The father was told to come in. and they testified they hoped his at titude. would be peaceable. They said 1t was not. Vanderburg pulled chair up to the bedside of his wife. They testified that he began to jaw" They did not say he cursed or that he at tempted violence at that time. but they did all say they were afraid oi him.
 Burr Vanderburg was seated in the room by stove with his baby in his arms. Mrs. Ed Wright, daughter ol Vanderburg Sr, and sister of the slay CT, was standing combing her hair Vanderburg himself was seated close up to the bedside of his afflicted wife
 Burr Vanderburg arose, showed a pistol close in front of his father and emptied 1t in his body Two shot: penetrated the left breast, two pene trated the right breast, one wen through the right There is a bulIe hole through the right hand of tho dead man, too but that was probabll one that ranged also through his l body, for one of the bullets failed t