Evening star., 1924-11-30

books he had borrowed. He, too,
failed to get any response when he
knocked, but said that while walking
along the side of the house he heard
noise in the cellar which sounded
as IL some one were poking the fur
mace. He raped again on the rear
door, he said, but again failed of
entrance.
hoy Gets Back.
Then the family began coming
home, first to arrive being Milton,
the older son. who, he says. got In
about 3:15. He loitered a bit on his
way from class, he said, which was
out at 2:30 o'clock. Going into the
house he noticed his mothers alb
sence, but supposed she had gone
with his father. or was at a neigh
bor's.
Five or ten minutes later the two
sisters arrived, and they inquired the
whereabouts of their mother and the
cause of the odor OF burning flesh,
which was making breathing in the
house uncomfortable.
At this juncture Clarence, the
younger son, came in, and. according
to his testimony and that of the girls.
he descended to the furnace and
looked in. There. he told the investi-
gators, he saw what he thought was
the body of his mother, but, without
telling any Of the others about 1t.
he went to his room on the second
floor and laid down on his bed.
Investigates Odor.
A few minutes later, prodded by the
insistent demands of the girls that he
investigate the odor, Milton, the
older son, who Is center on the uni
versity foot ball team and had
changed to his moleskins and head
gear, went to the furnace. Opening
the door, a cloud of smoke burts
forth and he closed it at once, tell
ing the girls not to worry, that
everything was all right.
|. Milton then went to the university
for practice: Alice. the younger
daughter. went out to scour the
neighborhood in search of her mother,
and Elizabeth. the older daughter,
began to attend to those minor house
hold affairs which fall to the lot of
a girl her age-14.
About 1880, as near as the time
can be fixed, the minister returned.
To him Elizabeth related the tale OF
the absence Of the mother and Of the
strange odor that filled the house.
The minister reassured them and told
them he would go to the cellar and
attend to the furnace. At this juno
ture, however, Clarence, who had
come downstairs from his nap, told
his father that the furnace was all
right, that he had attended to 1T and
checked the draft and the minister
and Elizabeth began to discuss the
necessity of starting the evening
meal, Clarence then departed for the
campus and began to toss q foot ball
arnnnd with some boys.
The minister and his daughter
went to a nearby grocery and
bought food for the evening meal.
The Rev. Mr.. Sheatsley then went to
the foot ball field. to observe the con-
dition of Millions ankle, sprained in a
game and Elizabeth. after going TO a
neighbor's and getting Alice. returned
to the house, being joined soon by ner
father.
Identified by Jewelry.
BY this time, the minister said. the
odor in his home was so pronounced
that he determined to investigate. and
upon going to the furnace, saw
therein the remains of a human form
which he said he identified as that
of his wife by the wedding ring and
other articles of jewelry. Closing the
door of the furnace he summoned a
neighbor. and then the coroner was
called about $50 pm. No effort was
made, however, to quench the fire and
the remains kept burning until they
were extinguished by police and the
undertaken, between $50 and Z pm.
This is the story as told to the pros
ecutor and other Investigators.
For two weeks the State has con-
Quoted its Investigation, but without
avail.
A.