New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
w. II. Queens, Wife and
Their Daughter Killed
Near Pennington, N. J.
Missing Farmland
Sought in Mountains
Slayer Used Axe; Motive
Not Known; Victim Had
Befriendcd Laborer
Prom s,sr cor-..popdcn, N The rribunel

.t-r,n s'sT Correspondent ~ The Tnbunel
bennington. n. j., June Sour
black patches Of smoking ruin lie like
scars upon the breast Of pleasant
rolling farm land near here to-day
The desolatc heaps Of ash and charcoal
are all that remain Of the old home and
outbuilding where yesterday William
u. Queen and his wife Emma dweit
nmid broad acres, enjoying the autumn
of their wears with their young daugh-
fer. Eleanor. school teacher.
Near the smouldering mound, when
ras once the big red barn, lie two little
circles Of stones, placed by the hands
Of neighbors. One marks the place
where william Queen fell, murdered, as
lie rushed from his burning house to
save the three horses from the fame
wrapped stable. William Queen loved
his horses and thought Of them first
And his wife thought Of him and fol-
lowed. The other circle Of stones shows
where the neighbors found her body.
Girl Killed by Axe
Another cairn near where the dwell
ing once stood bears witness that the
murderer accomplished his purpose OF
celebrating the Queens home, stable
and outbuildings, father, mother and
daughter. The stones show where
Jleanor dropped beneath the blow OF an
axe. az she ran, clad IN her nightgown,
from the burning home.
The authorities here have not FOUND
the man who wiped out the family OF
Queen. with fire and axe. nor nave
they established any motive Tor the
crime. The Queens were KIND, simple
people. of an old Ilunterdon County
family. honored wherever their name
was known. They had no enemies that
they or any one else knew OF.
The Lithuanian farmland, Carlo May
woren. whom William Queen once
saved from Jail, is missing. HIS body
may lie beneath the ruin of the barn IN
which he slept. Or he may be hiding
tonight from the police of New Jersey
md PENNSYLVANIA who are looking for
him. Searching for him also are the
puardsmen of the two states, who are
IAtrOlling bridges and water works. SO
iar he has not been found.
Nayworcn owed much 20 the Queens.
Axe Not Found
Tho axe with which the two women
and man were struck down has not
been found. A strong arm welded, IT.,
and it was sharp, for Mrs. Queen had
taken 10 into the nearby town OF NIL
ford only a few days before.
4 . Loo LrrrHr y q
10 have q new handle set and the blade
sharpencd
"The help is getting so strong that
he broke the axe" she told, laughingly,
the smith.
There Is ouarter-mile Of meadow
land serGrating the spot where the
Queen home once stood from the near
ct habitation. Il is certain that the
murder took place before IL O'Clock
Thursday night.
At that hour q red light, which flick
cred on his window pane, awoke Ut
LEROY Crevelinc, nearest nelghbor 20
the Queens. He peered out. Inc SKY
was crimson. and great tongues OF IRE
were faring up from the home or MS
friends.
Girls Body Found First
DIR. Crevelinc emptied his revolver
into the air 10 wake nearby farmers
and then ran toward the fire. As he
approached the house he saw something
white living ON the lawn, near the blaz-
ING front door IL was Eleanor
Tho axe had done its work well. The
rightcowu iu which she was clad was
scorched. Further search disclosed inc
bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs. Queen. tullS
dro eed. living face down IN the w1ver'
ing glow Of the burning barn.
It Is believed that the girl, awaken.
ing 90 find the house on fire. rushed
out 20 meet the murderer, who stood
beside the door and killed her
Posse Seeks Farmland
3 posse is searching he Musconet
cong Mountains for Mayworen. The
bodies Of his three victims were taker
in charge bv the brothers Of the muir
dcred man. who appeared az the farm
carly to-day. They are DR.. Louis Wal
Queen. Of POI West Seventy-ninti
Street, Manhattan. Judge Paul A
Queen, Of bennington. and formo'
Judge John Wah, Queen, Of jersey
CITY.
n was through This last brother thai
William Queen hired Mavworen. The
man was arrested IN Jersey City some
time ago charged with carrying con
cealed weapons. His case came up be
fore Judge Tenant. law partner OF
John Wahl Queen. who was reluctant e
sentence him. and announced that h,
would ie. h.m OF II any one would give
him Job.
William Queen. who was a semi-in
valid, needed a farmland at that time
md. becoming interested in the man,
plight. hired him Mayworen Ia sallov
faced. with black hair and beady, mar
row eyes Tie is short and stocky, anC
when last seen wore a brown suit anC
blue shirt he speaks broken English.
Freed on Murder Charge