The Washington times., 1916-01-18
UPD|KE WANTS SONS
TO SUFFER FOR PLOT
Chicago Millionaire Changes At
titude Toward Offspring.
Younger Appears Leader.

CHICAGO Jan. lS.--Out of a tangled
mass of statements by Irving and
Herbert Cpdike, accused of senea
tionsl plot to murder their father
Fu.man r. UpdlSe, wealthy Oak FAX
resident, and his wife. ponce 'ou'H
selected a list of facts which theN
Geliere implicated Goth sons
As details of the conspiracy Nnlol
themselves today it is leaned that IL
is Herbert Tpdke. the younger pro'hHF'
and not Irving, whose inratueti1n I"T
Nellie de C,nsrnnc. II cahar0t sinteI. I"d
t. an estrang"mcnt with tho father.
The elder Ip3ikC. VINO j. suffering
from cancer and whose day" ar" NUM-
bered. announced TO-DAY he will d' m2nd
the prosec Ition OF Eotl sons
at first though; Eerbert was "a
on by his brother" he said. Nov
feel that 10th are guilty. Herbert d'd
not toll me Of tho plot "ntil after one
attempt 10 kill Ne had fail'1
Friends Of lrN Ing G'rdike dcclrr"d -
day he was "douElc-Crossed' by his
younger brother CO.. that Herbert sTucht
10 regain favor cf his parent" " re-
vealiny tie plot and h'a"mns l':!hs
for it.
Federal authorities took q han,d ~ tie
case today. as 10th Of the br7t1el
were held without hail at t'' Oak
Justice c,fcials announced that H%r-
hcrts alleged trirs TO Indiana Wita the
cabaret singer are Endcr iHNes,l"h,I"l
Although n r,nrriase licens" for Her,
vert aud Miss Gr nn%onne is on rrcn'd
in Indiarn. the rnbnr ret SINGER t1GsE
still stnutly Insisted Herbert is nothirS;
hut n friend nnd that there Is no hond
between their.
0f thr two hrhtE~rS OF vail was talked
carlv t1day Lv thnir father, who re-
unested they he held |o' trial
Accordins to statements by Chisf
der in readiness. which was to have
been placed outside their parents
bedroom window. Herbert was to
have done the shooting. killing his
which had been equipped with
Maxim silencer The father and sis
ter were to be next killed.
An automobile wHs to be IN wait
TO throw their weanon into the drain
age canal They also had framed up
thorough alibi Then they we're to
rst%r" in 4Sryy ,nd t." the a%ranmsd 11GtS, Ia "a
meet several friends
Everything was in readiness for the
murder on the night of January A. &C
cordins TO Herbert Updike. The win
hecn unlocked from the inside. the
ladder had been raised. and Ivring had
climbed halfway to the top when he
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 matter of fact. Mrs. To
like had closed the window only by
"hance because il was cold
Herbert the Younger son. according
to the police. entered into the alleged
plot with the Intention Of frustrating
It. It was Herbert who reported the
matter 10 thn police.
Irving told me first he was going
10 kill father and mother more than
q year ago. the Younger son told the
police. 1--WE used to go down in the
basement nights and talk about it"
When arrested. according to the po-
lice, Irving first tried to impliCatc his
brother. and then made complete
confession. The officers found a shot
gun and two automatic pistols. equip
ped with silenCers. in the garage when
The two men were seized.
Or. William W. Barton. pastor Of the
First Congregational Church Of oak
Park. of which Mr.. and Mrs. Updike
arc members. visited the police sta
ton and talked with the young men.