The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-16
KILLS THREE, AND FATALLY
WOUNDS THREE, 9TH
ERS HURT
SETS FIRE TO HOME
As Occupants Attempt to Escape
Brute Attacks Them With
Axe and Escapes
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Spring Green. Wis. August 15.-A
mad negro armed with hand axe
today ended the romance of Mamai
Routon Borthwick formerly Mrs. Ed
win H. Cheney. of Oak Park, ILL.,, and
Frank Lloyd Wright, wealthy Chicago
architect. with whom she had lived as
wife since 1911.
Setting fire to the elaborate bunga.
low built by Wright for Mrs. Borth-
wick here after his estrangement from
his wife, the negro stood outside and
attempted. to brain Mrs. Borthwich
and eight other occupants Of the
building members of the family and
employees, as they fed from the
flames. He ended Mrs. Borthwick's
life and the. lives OF two others, prob
ably fatally inturing three and seri-
ously wounding, the remainder.
Mrs. Borthwick is said to have re-
primandcd the man, Julian Carlton
chef In her kitchen. He hrooded over
this. st is thought and became insane:
Carlton disappeared after the kill
ing. but after o search OF several
hours had been made for him, reap.
peared and surrendered. He was hur-
ried into an automobile anil rushed to
the Iowa county jail. 1S miles away.
The dead are: :.
Mrs. Mamah Bouton Borthwick.
John Borthwick Cheney. her 13 year
old son.
Emil Burdeil, 80, draughtsman..
- The fatally Injured gEe:: ~.
=. David Ltndblum,, a gardener; Ern.
est Weston. 13, farm hand and Tom
Brunkhard. laborer.
The seriously injured are:
William Weston. carpenter; Martha
Cheney, Mrs. Borthwick's
10 year old daughter and Herbert
Fritz.
Martha Cheney died at 9 o'clock to-
night.
Carlton, with his wife, had been in
Wright's employ about four months.
coming here from Chicago. Cartons
wife was found dazed after the trag-
edy, walking along the highway anf
was taken into custody. She denied
participation In the affair.
The negro displayed fiendish ingen-
uity in arranging his victims for the
All were in the dining
room when he lighted a rug soaked
with gasoline In front Of the door. ac-
cording to William Weston, the least
seriously hurt. In a moment the room
was In flames. But one means of
egress; a window, was left.
d. Mrs. R0rth v{ck xuoa H. a. A
ner, head through the window. The
negro. waiting outside, struck her
1ow4 with. one. blow, crushing her
SKULL He then dragged her body ont
ana; waited for the next Little John
Cheney followed. His head was snIjt
open. Then Burdeil fell,
As each put his head out" said Wes.
on, sthe negro. killing or stunning his
victim: I was the last The arc
.truck me In the neck; and knocked
ne down but left me conscious. I cot
1p and ran. the negro after me. Then
fell, and he hit me again"
BY this time Weston said tbe hunoo
ow was In flames.
me nre was confined to the bunsa-
ow ana. when II had been control1ed
leighbors. many Of whom formerly
lad been bitter against Mrs. Borth.
WICK. Joined the posse in searc,nne
or the murderer.
Frank Lloyd Wright was In his of-
ice when he received q long distance
eiepnone message Informing him of
ne trasedy. 9. He was prostrated and
leclined to discuss it. Later he left
or spring Green. =.
Wright Is one OF che best known
In the central states He
vasf estranged from his wife several
ears ago after scandal which linked
lis name with that OF Mrs. Borthwick
;neney. wife Of a neighbor, in Oak
ark. q suburb. Later Cheney obtain
ID q divorce.
Two years ago Wright built a hun.
allow OF Spring Green, Wis. which
Vas called Loves Cottage" by neigh
'ors, and the architect and Mrs. che.
ley were reported to have mails fre.
luent visits to the house in the woods
The affair of the WrIgh and Cheney
antilles first became public in 1909
vten Mrs. Cheney and Wright went r.
europe. On their return Mrs. Cheney
no Eot go to her home In Oak Park.
Vhere she had left her children and
er husband. Wright, however, went
0 his family and reports Of forgive
es swere current.
A wall separating the Wright homo
nto two apartments was erected. Mrs.
wright occupied one and Wright the
other. The children; divided thei;
lme with the parents. Then, after a
,onth or 40 reconciliation was ef-