The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-17
MAD NEGRO
KILLS FOUR
And Wounds Seven Others
with an Axe at Spring
Green, Wis.
FIRST SET
FIRE TO HOUSE
,. -
Mrs. Borthwick, Companion
of Wealthy Architect, First
Victim of Insane Man

Spring Green Wis, Aug. IA mac
negro armed with an AK here, Saturday
ended the romance of Mamah Boutor
IBorthwick, formerly Mrs. Edwin H
Cheney of Oak Park, ILL.,, and Frank
Lloyd Wright, wealthys Chicago archi,
tect, with whom she lived as wife since
! 1911. Setting fire to the elaborate bun
galow built by Wright for Mrs. Boath-
wick in Spring Green after his estrange-
ment from his wife. The negro stood
outside and attempted to brain Mrs,
Borthwick and eight, occupants of the
| building, members of the family and EN-
ployes, as they fled from the flames. He
succeeded in killing her and three Others,
probably fatally injuring two, and
seriously woundng the remainder. Mrs.
Borthwick is said to have reprimanded
the man, Julian Carlton, chef in her
kitchen. He brooded over this it is
thought and became insane.
Carlton disappeared after the killing
but after a search of several hours had
been made for him reappeared and sur
rendered. He Was hurried inc an auto
mobile and rushed to the Iowa county
Jail, IS miles away.
The Dead
MRS. MAMAH BOUTON BORTH-
WICK.
JOHN BoRTHWICK CHENEY, her
l3-years-old son.
EMIL BURDELL. 80, craftsman.
MARTH BORTHWICK CHENEY,
Mrs. Borthwick's l0-years- daughter
The fatally injured are: David Lind
blum, Il gardener badly cut about head
Ernest Weston, farm hand, burned
about the head; Tom Drunkhard, a /
laborer, cut and burned The seriously |
injured are: William Weston, earpen- |
ter, cut about the neck and burned; |
Herbert Fritz, cut and burned, arm /
broken.
Sheriff Bauer organized a search for
arlton as soon as he learned of the
murder Posses of farmers Joined the
herifl's deputies and blood hounds were
obtained, 1t was believed the Negro had
scaped down che Wisconsin river in I
anoe. While neighbors guarded the
rounds and the men with the hounds
we're searching the countryside Carlton
rawled out OF boiler. He was nearly
uffocated from the heat and appeared
thoroughly exhausted. He said he had
AIKEN poison, but would give no reason
or the crime.
Carlton with his wife had been in
Vright's employ about four months,
ding there from Chicago. Mrs. Carlton {
as found dazed after the tragedy walk
lg along the highway and was taken
ITO custody She denied any participa
ion in the affair. The negro displayed
endish ingenuity in arranging his vie I
ms for the slaughter. All were in the
lining room when he lighted rug
baked in gasoline in front of the door,
to William Weston, the least 7
,riously hurt In moment the room !
as in flames. Only one means of egress, .
window. was left.
Mrs. Borthwick was the first TO put e
sr head through the window. The 0
sgro, waiting outside, struck her down 9
it'll one blow, crushing her skull then 3
aged her body out and waited for the ?
,xt. Little John Cheney followed. His D
,ad was split open. Then BurdelI fell. "
"As each one put his head out" said u
eston, the negro struck, killing or y
unning his victim. | was the last. The "
struck me in the neck and knocked n
e down but lett me conscious / got up y
ID ran with the negro after me- Then / !
II, and he hit me again. | guess he a
ought he had me, because he ran back u
the window and | got up and ran. ,
hen | looked back, he had disap- "
AIRED" HI
The fire was confined to the bungalow g
d when it had been controlled, neigh IN
RS joined the posse in search of the y'
Irderer. al