Show AGED recluse MURDERED head of vict m horr bay hacked W th hatchet kansas city thomas fanning aged 80 years a wealthy property owner who lived alone was mur dered some time sunday at his home 1818 olive street in this city the head had been horribly hacked with a hatchet the crime was reported to the police by william fanning the murdered mans young nephew young fanning who la the dead mans only heir was held for hinves ti gation but later was released robber was not the motive of the crime as 2 was found by the po lice in a chest in the room where the body was found liing in the old pockets were a gold watch 13 in money and a deposit slip showing that he had deposited 18 ao 10 a lo 10 cal bank on dec 5 |