The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
S|XPERSONS SLAIN,
THREE WOUNDED,
!. BYNEGRO SERVANT
"'SOuI Mate" OF Chicago Architect
One Of Victims. I'd 81
MURDERER IS CAPTURED
FIsnd Applied Torch TO Bungalow AT
Spring Green, VIE, and Then
s' Slew Victims With Hatehst
as They Sought to Flee

f1nal crimson chapter to the free love
romance Of Frank Lloyd Wright, the
architect and his soulmate, Mrs. Ed.
win H. Cheney--who since her divorce
from Mr.. Cheney had adopted her
maiden name, Mamah Borthwick.
The negro, maddened perhaps by the
discharge Of himself and his wife as
house servants, locked the doors Of
the beautiful Wright bungalow which
oyerlooks the Wisconsin river at
Spring Green, while Mamah Borth.
wick, her two children, and her hus.
bands six employees were at luncheon:
MIR. Wright was in Chicago. >;,... .
. u Sets Bungalow Ahrs.
The negro then poured a food Of
gasoline about the place and tossed
a match into the stream. AS fire raced
through the house the negro stood at
o point of vantage guarding a door
and q window. With his handax he
cut his victims down one by one ~
they leaped from the burning struc-
ture Mamah Bortbwick was the first
to die Her two innocent little chill.
dren followed. rc.---,'- '@- ...+
In all, the negro killed six and in
ficted injuries ON three others. His
harmed. He himself ran into the
basement OF the burning building and
climbed into the unlighted furnace,
which: was protected from the FIRE by
iron, and brick, and asbestos. II is be-
leved he hoped to crawl forth after
the search had been abandoned dur.
ing the night and seek safety.
&c.. The Dead.
Mamah Borthwick Cheney.
: John Borthwick Cheney. ten years
old, her son. .... .... F.
Martha Cheney, eleven years old,
her daughter - .: IVY. ~ y ,s
Emil Brodelle, thirty years old,
craftsman employed by Wright; lived
At 1913 Clarkestrest, Milwaukee .."
Thomas Brunker, sixty years old.
farm laborer. ''.'s -
Emil Weston, thirteen years old
chore boy. ''''
The Injured.
William Weston, forty years old, car
penter employed on farm; cuts on
head and shoulders.
Herbert Fritz, twenty years old. OF
1916 Gladys avenue, Chicago; drafts
man employed by Wright; deep cut In
scalp. ..a
David Lindblum, fitty-five years old.
gardener; wounds on body.
ID "' LynehIng Threatened.
However, after the reused country
side had conducted three hour search
of the neighborhood with bloodhounds,
some one thought to look into the fur,
mace. They pulled the negro forth, he
feigning Inconsistencies. He was
bundled into an automobile and
whisked to Dodgeville, IS miles away
. Sheriff j.. T. Williams and his depu,
ties with drawn weapons stood off a
crowd bearing ropes, who pursued in
three automobiles aud vowed they
would wrest away the prisoner and
lynch him forthwith. 49,. ..". -.
On November z, 1909, the story OF
the spiritual hegira" Of Frank Lloyd
Wright to Mamah Borthwick was
given to the public. The home of the
eccentric architect and the Wright,
fashioned bungalow OF Edwin H.
Cheney. electrical engineer, adjoined
each other In Oak Park. s'. ,..,
t4rg Leave Their Homes.
Mr.. Wright left his wife and two
sons. Mrs Cheney deserted her hus
band, a son and q daughter. After o
year in Germany and Japan the elop
ers startled everybody by returning to
Chicago, and Wright chose the wild
beautiful place overlooking the Wis,
consin river as the home for himself
and his spiritual mate"
Mr.. Cheney divorced his wife. She
took her maiden name, Mamah Borth,
wick. She also took custody of her
children, John, who is nine, and Mar.
tina, eleven years old. MRS Wright de,
elined to grant the architect divorce
maintaining she loved him and sooner
or later he would return to his. right
mind. --a .:... e. .... re-
uIc0 HlOutho hbO wight, WHO Wdh
building the Midway Gardens in Chi.
cago, told John Vogelsang, the res,
taurateur, that he needed cook and
butler. vogelsang recommended Julian
Carleton, a negro. thirty years old
and his wife, Gertrude. They had been
employed by yogelsang at his rest
dence,. 523 Deming place, and were
considered excellent servants. +. 49,
coronsrs Jury Finds Negro Guilty.
Enos Lloyd Jones, an uncle OF
Wright, who Is b Justice OF the peace,
,impaneled q coroner's Jury immediate.
ly and dispositions OF the various wit.
nesses to the crime were taken, jus.
tticsr Jonss was asaisted by District
Attorney Thomas o Neiil who; was
Summoned from his home ID dodge,
VILE. The Jury returned q verdict stat.
ing the six Victims fhAd mst their
deaths at The hands q one Julian
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