New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Four Killed, Five Wound
ed by Negro lncendiary
WELDING Ratchet.
CUTS DOWN MOTHER
AND TWO CHILDREN
Woman for Whom Chicago
Architect Left Wife Victim
at His Summer Home.

Spring Green. Wis, Aug. lO.-A mao
negro, armed with hand axe. to-day
ended the romance Of Mamah Bouton
Borthwick. formerly Mrs Edwin H..
Cheney. Of Oak Park. Ill, and Frank
J.. Lloyd Wright. a wealthy Chicago
architect, with whom she has lived as
. wife since 1911.
Setting fire to the elaborate bunga-
low built By Wright for Mrs. Borth-
wick here after his arrangement from
Dis wife. the negro stood outside and
attempted % brain Mrs. Borthwick and
eight other members Of the family and
employees as they fed from the flames.
lie succeeded IN ending her life and the
lives % two others, probably fatally
injuring three and seriously wounding
tho remainder.
Mrs Borthwick is said 10 have repri-
nsnded the man, Julian Carlton, chef
iu her kitchen. lie brooded over this,
50 is thought and became insane.
The dead arc Mrs. Mamah Bouton
Borthwick: John Borthwick Cheney.
her thirteen-year-old son; Martha
Borthwick Cheney, her ten-year-old
daughter, snd Emil Burdell, drafts
man.
The fatally injured arc David Lind
blum. y gardener; Ernest Weston,
farmland, and Tom Brunksrd, Ia
horer.
The seriously injured arc William
Weston, a carpenter. and Herbert Fritz.
Dead and wounded alike were cut
and burned.
Carlton, with his wife, had been in
Wrghts employ about four months,
coming here from Chicago.
All were I'm the dining room when
thc negro lighted a rug soaked in
Es-olcnc iu front Of the door, accord
ing 20 William Weston, the least seri-
ou>ly hurt In a moment the room
was in flames. But one means OF
CCrcss. a window, was left.
Mrs. Borthwick was the first 10 put
her head through the window. The
negro. waiting outside, struck her
down with one blow, crushing her
SKULL then dragged her body out and
waited for The next. Little John Che
rcy followed His head was split open.
Thea BuTdell fell.
"As each one put his head out. SAID
Weston. 1.-The negro struck. killing or
stunning his victim. ] was the last.
Tho axe struck me in the neck and
Knocked me down. but left me con-
scrous. ] got up and ran. with the
negro after me. Then ] fell, and he
o.
lad me. because he ran back 70 the
window and ] got up and ran. When
] looked back he had disappeared
Carlton disappeared after the killing.
hut after search Of several hours had
been made for him he reappeared and
.lrrondered. He was hurried into an
automobile and rushed 70 the Iowa
county Jail. eighteen miles away.
While ncighbors guarded the grounds
and men with bloodhOunds we're search
inc the countryside Carlton crawled
out Of n boiler. He was nearly suf-
located from heat ard appeared thor
,g-hlv exhausted. He said he had
-akcu poison, but would give no reason
for the crime.
Chicago, Aug. l5.-Frank Lioyo
Wright was in his Office when ne re-
Owed a long distance telephone mes
cage informing him Of the tragedy.
pc was Frustrated. and declined 20 dis
ru,s IL. Later he lett Tor Spring
Green.
one OF the best known architects IN
the Central states, and credited with
being among the first IN thus country
20 design q bungalow, Wright was es-
ranged from his wife several years
ago. after a scandal which linked ms
name with that Of Mrs. Namah Borth-
wick Cheney. the wife Of g nelgnpor
in Oak Park, a suburb. Later MI
cheney obtained a divorce, and Mrs
Cheney and Wright made several triPs
togethe-.
Two years ago Wright built bunga-
low az Spring Green, Wis, wnicn was
called Loves Cottage by neignoors,
and the architect and Mrs. Cneney
visits TO the house IN the WOODS
Tic affairs Of the Wright and Cheney
families first became public IN lSOSi
when Mrs Cheney and Mr.. wright oe-
rarted for Europe, where they re-
manned until early in 1910. On their
rcturn Mrs. Cheney did not 90 to her
home in Oak Park, where she had IeIt
nor children and her husband. wright
however. went TO his family, ana re-
ports Of forgiveness were current
A wall senarating the Wright home
irto two apartments was erected. MIS-
Wright occupied one and Wright the
other. The children divided their tiine
with the parents. Then, after month
or so. a reconciliation was enected ana
she dividing wall was torn down.
Cheney brought suit TOT divorce
charging desertion, and August - ISII'
absolute QeCNtt Wac EAeAAfN-
Cheney made no defence and Wrights
name was not mentioned. Her maiden
name. Manah Bouton Borthwiek, was
restored. uI,.
shortly before Christmas Wnghts
buncalov, AZ Spring Green was com
pleted. and just before the holidays,
tcrming their trip a spiritual heglTa,
Mr.. Cheney and Wright left together
for Wisconsin. During Christmas
week Wright issued many public state
ments defending his course IN leaving
his Oak Park home.
MIS- Wright took no steps toward
l,,.,,-cc hut. with her children, the
Oldest OF whom was grown man, re
NAMED AZ home in the Chicago sub
urb. 90 49,.
cheney was remarked in 1912. About
.bts .i,re 4be two Cheney children,
Martha and John, Joined Mrs Cheney
~ the Spring Green home and have
since lived there.
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