The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-01
FOUL MURDER
Is A MYSTERY
MOTHER AND SON KILLED OUT
RIGHT, SISTER DYING AND AN
OTHE SON BADLY INJURED.
Auto Party Held Up on Lonely Road
and Murderously Attacked by an
Unknown Party

BUFFALO. n. Y. Jan. 3I.-Under
orders from District Attorney Wesley
C. Dudley. a deputy sheriff was on
guar dtonight at the home of John Ed
ward Teiper. one OF the two surviving
members or an automobile party or
tour who were murderously attacked
on the highway between Buffalo and
Orchard Park early today.
The victims were Teiper's mother.
Mrs. Agnes NJ. Teiper. a widow. 81
years old: his brother. Frederick. 20
vars old. and an engineer on structural
steel work. both II whom were killed
outright and Miss Grace ]. Teiper.
a sister, who is dying John Edward
Teiper has severe confusion on the
forehead. lie will be brought to Bur-
ialo rs material witness when his
condition improves. the district attor-
icy announced
In sworn statement tonight 10 Mr..
Dudley. Teiper repeated a story told TO
the sheriff earlier I'm the day that the
attack was made Oy man. apparently
negro. while he and his brother were
attempting 10 repair his automobile
which was stalled on the highway last
night
Knocked Unconscious.
Teiper said he had the hood OF the
STRANDED automobile up and was ex-
aiming the engine. when he heard a
warning cry from his brother. He
turned 10 find a strange man and
moment later he vas knocked uncon-
sclous by blow on the head when he
reEained his senses. he said. he found
Els mother. sister and brother appar-
emily dead and he started toward the
nearest farmhouse TO summon help.
The double murder occurred about
midnight on n lonely stretch of the
highway. William Becker. West
Seneca policeman. the first inyesti-
gator to reach the scene. met John
Edward Teiper. bleeding from a
wound in his forehead and staggering
along the highway.
\ short distance away Becker
found the body of Frederick Teiper
lying beside the stranded machine
The girl. Grace. was lying on the
other side Of the machine.
Heads Beaten In.
The mother sat upright in the rear
seat OF the automobile Frederick
and the mother were dead The tops
OF their heads had been beaten in and
there was a bullet wound in Mrs.
Teiper's face
IN iron tire tool on the roadway near
tho automobile.
The sheriff sais there were blood.
( stains on them. In a field nearby was
a revolver containing four empty
shells and one loaded she'll.
Once during the dav Grace Telper
showed a sign Of returning conscious
ness. She was asked. Who did the
shooting?" and replied. Nobody"
and Immediately lapsed into uncon-
scious.
Caper T. Teiper. the husband and
/ father. died in 1906. leaving an estate
appraised az s125.0 His will pro
vided that at the mothers death. the
property was 10 be divided equally
among the four children. Grace J.
John Edward. Frederick c. and a
third son. Charles H.. secretary-treae-
urer az the Buffalo Structural Steel
Co, which was founded by the father
Late tonight Grace J. Teipor revived
sufficiently TO talk for a few minutes
with her guard. The tenor Of her talk
was reported 20 the chief Of detectives.
who refused 90 disclose what 10 was
He said he would report IL 10 the dis
trict attorney IN the morning