The Washington times., 1916-01-18
UPDIKE WANTS SONS
TO SUPERIOR PLOT
Chicago Millionaire Changes At
titude Toward Offspring.
Younger Appears Leader.

CHICAGO. Jan. lS.--Out Of tangled
mass of statements by Irving and
Herbert Updike. accused of sensa-
tional plot to murder their father,
Fu.rnan y. Updlke, wealthy Oak p9rk
resident, and his wife, police IounN
selected a list of facts which they
believe implicated noth sons
As details OF the conspiracy untold
themselves today it is learned that u
is Herbert Updike. tho younger broIhCT'
and not Irving, whose infatuetion fHr
Nellie de Ongnnne, d cabaret sinSef. led
to an estrangcment with the father.
The elder Up3ikc. who j. suffering
from cancer and whose days are NUM-
bered, announced today he will demand
the prosecution OF 10th sons
"At first I thought herbert was ia
on by his brother" he said. Nov
feel that both are guilty. Herbert did
not tell me Of the plot Until after one
attempt to kill us had failed.
Friends Of lTN ing Grdike declared 70
day he was "douele-Crossed' by ms
Younger brother -. that Herbert sought
10 regain favor cf his parents 2y re.
yesling the plot and h'am'nG living
for IL.
Federal authorities took a HAND IN, tie
case today. as bott of the br0t1els
were held without hail. at trh Oak
Park Doiice station. Department nf
Justice officials announced that ser
hcrt's alleged trirs to Indiana wlth the
cabaret singer are Under icNeSIl"dsiCh'
Although n marriage license for Her
hert and Miss Gr unkonne is on record
in Indiana the cabaret singer To-Day
still stoutly insisted Herbert is nothing
hut n friend md that there is no bond
between their.
A mystcrious "rrort &c secure release
Of thu two brothers on hail was halked
carly today ly their father, who re-
quested they he held ror trial:
According to statements by Chtef
Of Police Lee, the two sons had lad
der in readiness. which was to have
heen placed outside their parents
bedroom window Herbert was to
mother first with a magazine pistol
which had been equipped with a
Maxim silencer The father and sis
ter were to be next killed,
An automobile was to be i'll wait
ing and the would-be slayers planned
to throw their weapon into the drain
age canal They also had framed up
a thorough alibi Then they were to
return in a hurry to. the Hotel La
Sale. where they had arranged to
meet several friends.
Everything was in readiness for the
cordinR to Herbert Updike. The win
dow of their parents bedroom had
been unlocked from the inside, the
ladder had been raised. and IVring had
found the window had been closed.
Irving Lost His Nerve.
Fearing that the plot was discover
ed. the elder son gave up the attempt
then. AS a matter of fact, Mrs. Up
dixie had closed the window only by
chance because il was cold.
Herbert. the younger son. according
to the police. entered into the alleged
plot with the intention Of frustrating
it. 1t was Herbert who reported the
matter 10 the police.
Irving told me first he was going
10 kill father and mother more than
a year ago" the Younger son told the
police. I'VE used to go down in the
basement nights and talk about it."
When arrested. according to the po-
lice, Irving first tried to impliCate his
brother. and then made complete
confession. The officers found shot
gun and two automatic pistols, equip
ped with silenCers. in the garage when
the two men were seized.
DR.. William w. Barton, pastor Of the
First Congregational Church of Oak
Park. of which Mr. and Mrs. Updike
arc members, visited the police sta
tion and talked with the young men.