KILLS PARENTS, PUTS BABES TO SLEEP; FLEES /Posse Bent on Lynching th< Murderer of Mr. and Mrc. W. F. Copple. /FHI.IP BURKE SUSPECTED ♦fired Man and Money Missing Dead Bodies Left Where Hogs Horribly Mutilate Them —Appalling Crime. Rosalie, Neb., May 1.' —People re port having- heard hoof-beats six miles east of here and Burke is thought by some to be in the brush along the Missouri river. He is armed and will doubtless fight. W. H. Copple, brother of the dead man, this afternoon offered cl re ward of $500 for Burke’s capture. The state is expected to offer a sim ilar amount. Rosalie, Neb., May 15.—Fred Burk, Whom a coroner’s jury adjudged guilty jo£ the dastardly murder of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Copple on their farm, Ifour miles east of town, Monday morn ing, is still at large. Sheriff Young be lieves the man is making toward Oma jha and that he surely will be cap tured. With all of the ghastly details {known it is apparent that the double murder was the work of a maniac or ,a ilend incarnate. The criminal an inals of Nebraska probably contain no [crime its equal in brutality or flend fishness. Evidence which was developed by the ftlon of the scene of the crime and part ly to the intense excitement which groused the whole of Thurston county points in but one direction. While ,there were no eye witnesses of the bloody butchery there is scarcely the slightest doubt but that the deed was the work of Fred Burk, the hired man. His flight alone is proof of his com plicity, but added to this is the testi mony of the seven orphaned children which hardly leaves a shadow of a doubt of his guilt. Rosalie, Neb., May 15.—This section Will have a lynching today or tonight if |Philip Burke is found by enraged neigh bors of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Copple, who were murdered at an early hour this morning on their farm three miles bast of here. Burke was their hired man and is suspected for the reason that ne Is missing, as is also a mule upon which he is supposed to have made his escape. The murdered man and wife were left where the hogs could get at them, and the woman’s head was nearly eaten away by the ravenous brutes and both bodies mutilated. Puts Babies to Sleep. Following the crime of which he is suspected, Burke came back into the house and reassured the frightened children, saying in answer to the old est girl’s remark: “Why, I wouldn’t murder your father and mother.” Burke then urged the children to re turn to bed. There are seven of them, the oldest Blanche, aged 14 years, and the youngest twins, aged 4 months. Burke is said to have fed the twins aft er killing their parents, putting the little ones to sleep and after seeing that all the children were quiet, stole away, leaving them alone to come upon the ghastly picture of the father and moth er in the morning, dead and mutilated. Murdered for Money. John J. Elkins of this place was one of the first to reach the Copple farm after the news of the tragedy was started. He as well as Sheriff Young and the other hundreds who swarmed about the scene of the awful crime to day, is convinced that the murder was committed by Burke and that the lat ter did it to cover up his theft of sev eral hundred dollars stolen from Copple. Copple was attired in his night clothes, but had on his shoes, indicating he had planned to go out. A lamp was burning and he probably lit It, having been disturbed and was planning an investigation. The blood spattered in the kitchen and just outside indicates a terrific struggle and means that prob ably Copple came across the thief in the kitchen and a fight ensued. A heavy club smeared with blood showed that the missing man used that or that it was used on him before he shot his victims. Goes to Her Death. After two shots had been fired, ac cording to the oldest child, Blanche, who was awakened by them, Mrs. Copple in alarm rushed from the house to see what was the matter and wheth er her husband was in danger. Three shots followed and then all was quiet. Philip Burke, who is about 25 years old, found employment at the Copple farm three months ago and no one hereabouts appears to know anything of his antecedents. The pocketbook, coniuinmg i. i uppie s srnun noaru oi several hundred dollars, and which Burke no doubt had knowledge of. is missing. The only clew is the report of the Burlington section foreman who says he saw a man and shot gun with a mule, north of here early this morn ing. The enraged men who are hot on tho trail of Burke believe they will find him wounded from his terrible en counter with Copple. But that there will be no mercy shown, is feared by Sheriff Young who is himself engaged in the search, having telephoned news of the crime in all directions. Whole Section Aroused. The report of the atrocious deed has spread over this and adjoining counties and in many cases has been exaggerated over the true facts, ap palling as they are, and Burke, guilty or not guilty, is likely to be given short thrift if he is found by any consider able group of searchers. The Copples have lived here for sev eral years. He was about 40 years of age and his wife a few years his junior. Coroner Reichenbaugh, of Pender, has arrived and will hold an inquest at this place this afternoon. \V. H. Copple, of Bancroft, brother of the murdered man, this morning found on the premises of his brother *2.50 in cash and a check for *600 for the sale of cattle last week. The daugh ter. Blanche, says there was at least *200 in cash besides this In the house. Rosalie is a small town in Thurston county, Nebraska, on the Burlington railroad between Sioux City and Ash land. JILTED, SENDS BOMB TO HIS EX-FIANCEE Atlanta. Ga„ May 15.—Because he had been jilted, it is alleged that Fred erick Bush, of the firm of Dooiitt> K Bush, merchants of this city, sent an infernal machine to Miss Kate Me Carthy, the handsome daughter of Mr Julia McCarthy, a wealthy wi.l. - * *i«» nta. DEATH WAS DUE TO EXPOSURl Dover, Del., May 15.—After an entire* lay had been consumed and almost thei entire night In reaching a verdict in the! Marvin inquest, the jury rendered a verdict that Horace Marvin, Jr., came to his death from exposure about March) 4 or 5, 1907. ' The points upon which the jury hung for three hours were the statements of the physicians who performed the autopsy, also as to the condition of the clothes and shoes worn by the child when taken from his body two months after he had been missed from his home. The verdict arrived at, however, was not unanimous, there being but twelve cut of fifteen who finally agreed that death resulted from exposure. Those who refused to sign the verdict so reached are: E. L. Clarke, foreman; Assemblyman Herman Taylor, the sec retary, and Dr. James Martin, another juror. Examination was made of the fifteen witnesses yesterday, including Super intendents Bcarce and Dlmaio, of the Pinkertons, and those on the Marvin farm ihe last day the boy was seen Rlive. SWIMS 37 MILES; WATER 4 FEET DEEP St. Louis, May 15.—Swimming twenty seven miles in thirty minutes is the feat of a tramp on an Alton train which pulled out of St. Louis yesterday. The tramp ensconced himself on the engine's tender, and he fell into the tank, being buffeted about the swirling water by the surging of the train. At Alton, twenty-seven miles away, the first stop was made thirty minutes after leaving here. Faint cries of help were heard and a search made. The tramp was found feebly trying to keep his head above water and almost exhausted. When told there was only four feet of water in the tank he could not be lieve It. He believed it deeper, and had used all his strength trying to keep afloat. FAT NEGRESSES GET GOV. HUGHES’ SEA! Blnghampton, N. Y., May 15.—While in the way from Albany to this city Governor Hughes had a seat In a day roach. He left It at Schourle Junc tion to send a telegram and when he returned found it occupied by a col ored •aunty" of extra large size. "Madam,” said the governor, touch ing his hat, “this seat contains my valise, overcoat and umbrella. May I ask you take another seat?" The intruder’s eyes popped wide with 1 indignation. In a voice that filled the car she said: “ ’Deed Ah won't. Ah ain’t goin' to move foh nobody. Take yoh things an’ go." The governor removed his belongings. CONAN DOYLeTrEAL SHERLOCK,FREES MAN London, May 15.—As the result of an official inquiry, George Edalji, a young Birmingham lawyer, convicted four years ago of mutiliating neighbors’ horses and cattle, and sentenced to seven years’ penal servitude, has been granted a free pardon; investigations led by Labouchere and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle having established his complete innocence and demonstrated that the police blundered as badly as they did in the famous Beck case. This case which has attracted extra ordinary attention in England, was fought by Henry Labouchere, editor of the London Truth, and Conan Doyle, who made practical use of his theory of deduction, which he so skillfully ex ploited in his fictional detective, Sher lock Holmes. Dr. Doyle, who had happened to ex amine Edjali’s eyes at one time, discov ered a remarkable case of myopia—a fact that in his opinion, would alone meko it impossible for the nearly blind Edjali to have committed the depreda tions. SUPREME COURT SHUTS TENNESSEE SMELTERS AT GEORGIA’S REQUES1 Washington, D. C., May 15.—The su preme court today granted an Injunc tion asked by Georgia against the Ten nessee Copper company, and the Duck town Sulphur company, restraining them from operating their smelters In Ducktown, Tenn. The smelters are near the Georgia line and that state asked to have them condemned as public and private nuis ances, alleging they constituted a men ace to health and were a source of great injury to vegetation for fifty miles around. vuu n i uumjnHi ulmi co JUROR OFF TO MARRY Selinsgrove, Pa., May 15.—Jury duty did not prevent Elmer Stohinecker, a Juror in the Northumberland county court at Sunbury, from delaying the promise he made to wed his sweetheart. Miss Florence Berkes, of Northumber land. While the wheels of justice were stalled for a short time until the bride groom explained to the court that the time was at hand when he was in duty bound to make good his promise to wed the choice of his life. Judge Savidge promptly acquiesced, and the talesman was excused, with the congratulations of the whole court. PHILADELPHIA MAYOR SLEEPS AT CIRCUS Philadelphia, Pa., May 15.—Steered and protected by his bodyguard. De tective "Tim" O'Leary, Mayor Rey burn went to the circus. It was too bad that the mayor didn’t see all the big show. It really Is worth while staying awake for. The band blared Its blariest and the whips of the ringmasters cracked like pistols. All was in vain. The head upon’ which DcDougall had put the red cov ering of Little Red Riding Hood bob bed once, twice, and then was still. The mayor was actually asleep at the circus. WOMAN’S NOVEL PLEA. St. Louis, May 15.—Mrs. James Fris bce was acquitted in the court of crim inal correction of the charge of writing policy tickets on the plea that her hus band compelled her to write the tickets; and that when she married him she promised to "love, honor and obey" him. Mrs. Frisbee confessed to writing the tickets. Judge Taylor held that in misde meanor cases a wife could not be held i esponsible when acting under coni 1i—"d of her husband. COREY GILMAN ROPED OFF FROM OTHERS teavy Twine Fence Will Keep the Honeymoon Couple to Themselves. ARE TO EAT IN PRIVATE Passengers cn the Liner Wilhelm Will Not Sec the Newlv Wedded Pair —Marry at 12:03 a. m., Tomorrow. (*■ 4 ♦ COREY'S UiXCLE 4 * PREDICTS UNHAPPINESS ♦ 4 FROM WEDDING. ♦ f 4 t- Pittsburg, May ir>. — “Ellis will live f to rue the tL / he married that OH- 4 4 man woman. 1 have always known 4 f- that Mrs. Laura Cook Corey was a 4 f good and faithful wife. 1 begin to 4 f- think he must be losing his mind. 4 f- But he chose his own path and is 4 f the sort of man who will stick to 4 f it. 1 am sure he will not have a 4 f long term of happiness with the 4 ► Gilman woman." 4 This prediction was made on the 4 ^ eve of the wedding of Wi liam Ellis f Corey by his aged uncle, J. B. Corey 4 ► the veteran coal operator of this 4 tcity, as he closed an all day hulle- 4 ] lujah service in United Evangelist 4 ; t church in Braddock, N. J. 4 fr- 4 ^♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦444444+ wreck occured. Aft Ihstiflfv a fter the smash those who were not rendered insensible or otherwise in capacitate 1 by the terrible Impact Jumped from the train to render aid, but the grewsome scene before them untitled many for the work they had to do in the long hours before relief arrived. It was some time after the wreck had occured before word of it reached the outside world. As soon as one of the injured trainmen could make his way to the station word of the wreck was flashed to railroad headquarters and to San Luis Obispo. Immediately special trains were arranged for and a corps of phy sicians and nurses gathered hurriedly together and were quickly on the road to the wreck. Far out on the snndy desert, miles from any habitation or from any wire communication with the outside world the special waited for two hours while train after train of Shriners bound from Los Angelus to their eastern homes swept by. Passing Shriners Ignorant of Horror In the darkness the occupants of these trains did not know that they were passing the funeral train of their brethren. The train was reported due to arrive in this city at 9 o’clock. At that hour every dead wagon, to gether with many other vehicles, was assembled at the local Southern Pa cific station to transport the bodies to the morgues. Three local undertak ing parlors were filled with the bodies of victims. The work of Identification , had not yet been completed. Many of the dead were so badly burned and mutilated as to be almost unrecognisable. The undertakers were besieged by crowds of Shriners who .... . . . _ Tl„ .1,. .-li.rl. f oil had been identified. Qirl Ride* Brake Beams. When the relief train arrived at Sut ton on the way to the wreck Miss Marie Fuller, 19 year it old, of Los Angeles, Jumped on board. "I want to go with you to the wreck.” she said to Dr. W. A. Taylor, the Southern Pacific division surgeon, who had charge of the train. "You cannot go," replied the sur geon. Ten minutes later when the train was clipping at the rate of fifty miles an hour a mass of dark brown hair blowing about the front platform drew the attention of Dr. Taylor and the conductor. A moment more and they had dragged the girl from the brake beam of the engine tender. Brought into the car. Miss Fuller smiled away the doctor's glowering looks. "I really had to go,” she said. “I am a mem ber of the Southgate Eastern Star and I am pledged to give aid whenever 1 can.” TRAIN RUNS SAFELY UPON SINGLE RAIL London, May 14. -The announcement of another great triumph of science, of perhaps epoch making importance, was made before a brilliant assembly gath ered under the uuaplces of the Royal society. For more than two hours the leaders of the English scientific world listened to tho exposition of a well known principle of mathematics for the first time applied and watched a mar velous demonstration which seemed to set the laws of gravitation at defiance* What they saw was this: A miniature railway car or locomo tive, standing entirely above a single rail with apparently nothing to balance it. ran about the hall, turned sharp curves at high speed, crossed a single strand of wire cable in lieu of a bridge and climbed heavy inclines—all with perfect stability. It was sometimes loaded, sometimes empty. There was no attempt to balance the load, the ve hicle Itself did that instantly and au tomatically. Every attempt to unbal ance It resulted In a paradox. If the load were plied all upon one side it seemed inevitable that the vehicle would sag, if indeed it did not topple over. But no, the overloaded side au tomatically rose In proportion to the burden and the empty side was de pressed. Explains the Discovery. The creator of the new system of lo comotion, Louis Brennan, C. B., the in ventor of the famous Brennan torpedo, said: "The characteristic features of this system of transport are that each ve hicle is capable of maintaining its bal ance upon an ordinary rail laid upon sleepers on the ground, whether it is standing still or moving In either di rection at any rate of speed, notwith standing that the center of gravity is several feet above the rail and that wind pressure, shifting of load, cen trifugal action or any combination of these forces may tend to upset it. "Automatic stability, mechanism of extreme simplicity, carried by the ve hicle Itself, endows it with this power. The mechanism consists essentially of two flywheels rotated directly by elec tric motors In opposite directions at a very high velocity and mounted so that their gyrostatic and stored up energy can be utilized. These flywheels are .... hic-h class beariners and are placed In exhausted cases, so thal both air and journal friction is reduced to a minimum, and consequently th» power required to keep them in rapid motion is very small. No Danger of Derailment. "The wheels are placed in a single row beneath the center of the car and are carried on bogies or compound bogies, which are not only pivoted to provide for horizontal curves in the track, but for vertical ones also. By this means the cars can run upon curves even of less radius than the length of the vehicle Itself, or crooked rails, or on rails laid over uneven ground without danger of derailment. “The motive power may be either steam, petroleum, oil, gas or electric ity." __ EXPOSITION GUESTS FETED IN WASHINGTON Washington. May 14.—Distinguished J foreigners visiting this city as guests of the United States were divided into I two parties today. The larger, includ ing most of the foreign naval officers i | and a few foreign army officers, made a pilgrimage to the home of Georgo Washington at Mount Vernon. The other party, composed mostly of army officers, went to Fort Myer. and wit nessed a speciat drill of a troop of the 1 Fifteenth cavalry and a battery of i field artillery. A dinner in the White House this 1 afternoon closed the official part of the entertainment. All the inembersi 1 of the nasal delegation at Hampton ■ Roads will leave her? tomorrow mom s lng on a special ear for Norfolk, Va. ' ; AVOID EARLY WEDDINGS. „ Rending, Pa.. May 14.—At the com ► mencement exercises of the night gratn ► mar school of this city. Rev. C. T. ► Isenberger, said: 1 “I regret to say that today so many t young lives are ruined and ultimately >. fail because of marriiges that are lm y mature. Marriage looks means more ► than looking sweet and saying ‘turtle ► (dove.’ It means pacing rent, buying1 ► i shoes and paying lots of other bills. £ They fall to realize what it all means, t Life is too serious to throw away your l. young sipgle days. Think seriously of) ► ! this matter,"