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Show A FAMILY IS SLAIN. The Triple Tragad Near l'oaaytlllat In.ll.r... Thero Is a strong belief among th farmers living around I'oseyvlllo, Ind., that Stephen Glawscr did not kill bis wife nnd mother-in-law, Mrs. Elisabeth Elisa-beth Klnchloe, and then commit suicide, sui-cide, but that tho thrca were murdered. Many of the neighbors sny a young man living In tbo neighborhood had often threatened to kill (Hawser nnd bis family. The young man has disappeared, disap-peared, and this fact strengthens tht theory. The remains of Mrs. Glawset and Mrs. Kluchloo were burled In the samo casket In tho I'oseyvlllo cemetery cem-etery tho other afternoon, Over 1.000 curious spectators wero present. There was no service of any kind at the grave. Tbo remains of Glawser were taken In charge by his father and wero burled In a secluded spot on hit farm. Tho crime, whoever committed It, was n terrible one. A farm hand named Itsmsey, living near the Klnchloe farm, discovered the building on flro and gave tho alarm Wltb a dozen farmers ho rushed to Mrs, Klnchloe's house. Tho doors of tho house wero barred and tho windows win-dows securely fastened. Tho men battered bat-tered down the front door with axes and entered the burning building. In one corner of the house lay the bodies of Mrs. Klnchloo and Mrs. Glawser. The body of tho mother was lying across the body of Mrs. Glawser. Tho bodies wero badly charred and could not bo recognized. Tho rescuers took tho bodies from tho building and rushed back to look for (Hawser. Thoy found his body on the bed and by his sldo wss a shotgun. Tho clothing had been bnrned from tho body, Glawser was 21 years old, and ramo from one of tho most prominent families In Posey county. Mrs, Glawser was 18 years old, and would soon have bo-como bo-como n mother. Mrs, Klnchloo was 40 jears old. Glawser Is said to have told somo of the neighbors a week ago that bo could not live In pence with his mother-in-law, and that ho was going go-ing to kill them, Those who beard him mako the threat did not believe ho would carry It Into execution. |