Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-08-20
Negro Cook Kills Five Persons in
Bungalow at Tower Hill.
SETS FIRE To BUILDING
AND KILLS WITH AN AXE
The 6lcodicst Chapter IN the History
OF Iowa County, Murderer Found
Hiding IN Fire Box OF Furnace and
Captured by Sheriff Williams.



III twain, clothing burned.
John Borthwick Cheney, lS.year
old son OF Mrs. Borthwirk, head cut
open, badly burned
Martha BorthwiCk Cheney, 9-ycar
old daughter of Mrs. Borthwick.
Emil BrodclIc. craftsman, 10 years
old. Milwaukee.
Ernest Weston, lS years old, farm
hand,
INJURED.
Thomas Bruukcr, lahorcr, Ridge
way, seriously injured.
David Lindholm, gardner, badly cut
about the head.
William Weston, carpenter, cut on
neck and burned.
Herbert Fritz, cut aud badly burn
ed, arm broken,
Julian Carlton, a negro who was en-.
ployed as cook in the Wright bungalow
at Tower Hill, ON Saturday killed five
persons and wounded four others.
The tragedy took place during the
noon hour. Carlton had been dis
charged, but was to have remained at
the place until the return of Wright.
who was in Chicago, aud who was ex.
pected to be back the following day.
The dispatches tell the sad news as
follows:
Mrs Borthwick and her two children,
John and Margaret, were eating dinner
on the porch of the bungalow, n meal
which the negro and his wife had pre-
| pared.
Without word of warning the
deathdealing maniac swept down upon
the unsuspecting and happily chatting
trio. StoaI'hily and quietly he emerged
from the front door of the cottage with
Il bright and glistening hatchet III his
hand. go. Mamma, look at Julian -
exclaimed John Cheney, the year old
son of the woman, ~ the negro crept
mp behind Mrs. Eorthwick and raised
his weapon,
Before the unsuspccting woman could
turn around the infuriated servant sent
the sharp edge of the hatchet into her
brain, practically splitting her head
into two parts. She dropped to the
| aoor, dead.
The two children started to run, but
the powerful black was too swift for
them. He snutched Margaret by the
hair and held her with one hand while
he dealt three quick aud powerful
blows ON the head. Unconscious, she
dropped to the floor, where she died
before help could reach her,
John stood horror stricken nearby,
too frightened to cry out II warning and
too frightened to run. The negro then
rushed upon the lad and with single
blow killed him.
Carlton then rushed back into the
and saturated a rug. This ne placed
before the closed door Of the dining
room and ignted it,
Opening the door he hurled the can
Of gasoline into the dining room and
quickly the place was filled with smoke
and flames. The diners were too start
led to move and the fire had gained
considerable hcadway before any at
tempt was made to extnguish it.
With lightning like swiftness the as
sassn rushed out Of the house and sta
toned himself with his bloody AK
The fire and smoke shut off all r..
treat from the dining room, except
through tine single window at the side
Of which stood the bioodthirsty negro.
The inmates Of the room, however,
were unaware Of the negro s presence
at the window until Emil Brode!ie be-
gan to climb out When his head APP
pearcd in tine opening the murderer
raised his Ak and with one blow sent
the unsuspecting craftsman 10 the
ground Iifeless.
The others then stood still between
the devastating fire and suiiocatlng
smoke and the crazed negro. One tried
to rush through the flame. but was
driven back
Ernest Weston was next 10 climb
through the window and ike Brodelle,
he. too. was Laid low. Tom Brunker