Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1908-05-17 | Page 1 | Triple Murder in New Jersey

TRIPLE MURD MURDER R RIN IN NEW JERSEY Farmer Wife and Servant Shot by Robbers Farm Hand i Suspected Matawan N J May 16 William D a prosperous poultry fancier and a former rough rider was vas found i murdered on n his iris farm near hore this I morning after a mysterious m warning I that his household would meet with a violent death within wl two weeks ek His His wife and Jennie Bendy a senant servant suf suffered suffered suffered the same s me fate but the Shepherds baby was found sleeping in her cradle unharmed The entire house had been ransacked and nd every everything everything thing of or value had been taken The police have havo made ono one arrest in connection connection tion with the th case and another man manIs manIs manis Is said to be under police surveillance However no direct charges have been preferred and a posse with blood bloodhounds bloodhounds hounds is searching the country for the Ule assassins A repeating shotgun was apparently the means of the murders Found by Farm Hand Frank a farmhand who had been employed only two days yS on the place discovered the bodies shortly after the shooting and gave the alarm is said to claim occult powers and according to statements of the vic vie victims victims tims tinis friends predicted in Shepherds presence U t In two weeks time two men would come conie to the farm and kill every everyone one on It Frank Crooks who Is held was cap captured captured captured this afternoon near Freehold and andis andIs andis is now in jail at that place Blood Bloodstains Bloodstains Bloodstains stains were found on his clothing lothing but Crooks rooks who Is also a farmhand says these came from killing chickens The stained garments will be sent to a chemist for examination and the pris prisoner prisoner prisoner oner will wilt be kept kep in custody pending the result of ot the examination and or orthe orthe orthe the inquest which will vilI be held next Saturday afternoon The police pollee are looking for a farm farmhand farmhand farmhand hand who was employed ed on the Shep Shepherd Shepherd Shepherd herd farm until recently He is said to have quarreled with Shepherd and anda a man said to resemble him was seen about the Shepherd place early today was brought to the county Jail at Freehold tonight and held hold as a wit witness witness witness ness Ht He is said to have told conflicting stories