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Show THREE KILLED IN AUTO BY SHOTS FROM REAR Johnstown, Pa., July 1C. Authorities Author-ities who aro Investigating tho mysterious mys-terious deaths of Edmund I. Humpherles, Hum-pherles, a coal operator; Mrs. Hum- liberies and their son EdmunrL Jx. IH on a country road near hero yestex- Illj day woro trying tonight to compJSc H Identification of an nutouuitlc pfctoL. H which they declare was found Into ilj today hidden near the placo- whsra ,M the tragedy is believed to hnro c- lj currcd. M Detectives are working on tbr? tba lllj ory thnt the pistol Is the proiwrtral" jllfl George C. TampkltiB of I'lilIudefpUiau H who today was formerly charged uitl fJH murder in connection with tb-cfaaot. Ifl ing. H After bringing the bodies or thrt JH throo Humpherles to Carrolltoa. atnclf llH telling authorities of tho alfogad liojd- H up, a searching party at otico bcrcux, llj to hunt for the supposed roblcnc. H This pursuit was abandoned. Iras-. ! ever, when an examination was- -. dared to have shown the throe per-. H sons were killed by shots flrvtf from J(H behind and at close range. IS According to word received Iirru- H tonight, Sheriff Mulhollen of Cra- H brla county has received: Infonaa- fM tlon from Tompkins' business iwiwrf- iM ntcs at Carrollton that Tompkins fta.1' ;H borrowed a sum of money from Mr.- iH Humphries to purchaso an Intercut H In a nowly organized coal company- H In which Mr. Humphries wax a largo iH stockholder. According to thf story. IH tho party was enrouto to Phfladol- IH phla, whero It was Intended to more- jH gage some property In order (o monk. M thU H Humpherles nnd Tompkins-, ff f- H declared, wero formerly business1 jut- H soclates In tho automobile bunttMHB H In Philadelphia. J |