Show FOUND MURDERED IN THEIR BEDS Rancher and Wife Done to Death Supposedly by hy Adopted Son I I La Lamar mar Coo Cob Dec Dee A. G.-A. A. A A. A A. A a prominent ranchman living seven seven miles mies south of Lamar and his aged agod wife were m murdered some tUne tIo last Saturday night or Sunday morning moring b by being strangled after ater which pieces of bed sheeting were crammed Into their mouths to make rake sure of or their death Edward Maxwell aged 19 years the tho adopted son of or tho the murdered couple Is held pending an Investigation In Young Maxwell has not lived with hl hi his adopted parents for Cor three or four years cars Ho lie was seen teen In Lamar Sunday Sunda I The bodies were wore discovered this m morning by neighbors who at attracted attracted at- at b by the neighing of or Maxwells Maxwell's horse and the tho bellowing o of his cows for water and feed feet Tho neighbors found the house bouse locked and made an anI I investigation ga ti on They Thoy Tho found tho the bodies of or tho the aged couple lying lying on the time bed bec as though the tho two wore asleep It I was waa wa at first supposed supposed sup sup- posed Maxwell Maxwel had died from a stroke of ot apoplexy and his wife wie who was In frail health died from Crom Inc te shock when she the discovered her husbands husband's dead bod bo body b by her side Later a a. closer examination developed evidences of murder and Sheriff Thomas Thom Thom- as and ana Dr Kellogg murcer tho the coroner were summoned One glance Ianco W was 8 sufficient to convince con them theta that au and his wife ha had been murdered The They took charge charse of the tho bodies and brought them to this bolles I cs city last evenIng anc Sheriff Sherif Thomas Thomal at atI at atI I once began an Investigation resulting In the taking laking In char chargo o of or Edward Maxwell the ye 19 year old old r-old adopted son of the couple I |