The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-01
INJURED MAN
PUT UNDER GUARD
John z. Teiper Is Being Watched Pend
ing Investigation of Mysterious
Murder on Outskirts of
Buffalo.

Buffalo, N. ", Feb. Under ORDER
from District Attorney Wesley c. Dud
ley, a deputy sheriff was placed on guarC
last night at the home of John Il. Teiper
one of. the two surviving members OF an
automobile party of four which was mnr'
derously attacked on the highway be
tween Buffalo and Orchard Park yester'
day.
The victims of the tragedy were his
mother, Mrs. Agnes NJ Teiper, a widow
81 years old, his brother, Frederick G..
20 years. old, an engineer ON structural
I steel work, who We're killed outright,
and Miss Grace j. Teiper, sister, whose
skull was fractured in five places and
who is in a. dying condition. John Ed
ward Teiper has a severe confusion on
the forehead.
The guard was placed on Teiper's home
after he had made a sworn statement to
Mr. Dudley in which he repeated a story
told to the sheriff earlier in the day to
the effect that the murderous attack was
made by man, apparently a negro,
while he and his brother were attempt
ing to repair his automobile, which had
stalled in the highway early last even
ing.
In his sworn statement, Mr.. Teiper
said that he had invited his mother, sis
ter and brother to visit him at his Or
chard Park home Sunday evening. He
started in toward Buffalo late in the aft
ernoon, he said, when his automobile
stalled. He abandoned it and walked to
the city to arrange for repairs.
AT the city line, Mr.. Tciper said, he
met his relatives, who were in an auto
mobile, and decided to go back to his
home at Orchard Park with them, in
tending to arrange for the repair of his
own machine later on.
About midnight when his mother, sis
ter and brother were ready to return
to the city, Teiper said he decided to |
go with them, repair his stranded ma |
chine and return home in it.
Teiper said he had the hood of his |
stranded automobile up and was exam
ming the engine when he heard a warn
ing cry from his brother. He turned to
find strange man in the circle of light
made by the headlight of the other ma
chine and moment later he was knocked
by blow on the head.
When he regained his senses, he said, he
iound his mother, sister and brother ap
oarently dead and he started toward the
learest farmhouse to summon help. He
thinks he lost consciousness again for
,he next thing he remembers was the ar.
'ival of the police.
An investigation by the sheriff de-
'eloped several circumstances that were
nystifying. When Frederick's body was /,
fitted it was found that he was lying on
lis brothers hat. Although Mr.. Teiper's
ead was terribly crushed there was very !
title blood on the seat of the automo
lie. 1t was also apparent, the sheriff !.
aid, that the wounds on the top of the y
cad had not been inflicted while the 2
oman sat in the machine there being "
lsufficient room to WELD weapon in q
de the automobile top. p
When these facts were reported to Dis
-iet Attorney Dudley he requested the a
heriff to bring John Edward Teiper to s
is Office. Teiper's doctor declared, how s.
yer, that the mans condition made the e
lip inadvisable.
Casper Teiper, the husband and father, q
led in l906, leaving an estate appraised q
Sl25,000. His will provided that the g
come from the estate should go to his U
ife during her life. AT her death the pl
'operty was to be divided equally among
he four children, Grace j., John Edward, te
rederiek G. and third son, Charles H., Il
cretary treasurer of the Buffalo Struc- X
ral Steel company, which was found h'
by the father. Charles H. was called W
me from New York yesterday by the W
agedy. II