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Show SUICIDE NEW DEVELOPMENT IN AX CRIME Finger of Suspicion Seems to Point to Father of Victims CONi i UtT'I , Kans.. April 7 L. H. Tremblay. five of whose sons were hacked with an ax early Tuesday resulting re-sulting in the death of one of thoin and the probable fatal Injury of three others, was found dead at the homo of a neighbor early today. Officers expressed the opinion that Trerdblay had committed suicide and advanced the theory that he took a drug last night. According to physicians, phy-sicians, Tremblay's injuries were not, sufficient to have caused his death and until last night It was though', that he was recovering from them. Tremblay's death took place at the home of a neighbor, Joseph Ba' han.l who found him lying dazed and bleeding bleed-ing In the yard. Bachan. who hs' been caring for the four younger Tremblay children, also found that 0. fin- had been started In the father's. room. Tremblay when guest loned at length last night by a finger print expert, grew suddenly 111. The authorities yesterday began to I dive Into the tlnan- lal affairs of the j family, especially those of the father. I who was a trustee of Shirley township, town-ship, it was understood that a 4,- I ooo mortgage on the Tremblay farm, held bj a Beatrice. Neb., firm became due June 21. last, and had not been paid off Theodore, the hoy who was slain in tho barn, carried life Insurance Insur-ance amounting to $5,000. No hope IS held out by attending physicians, .a tin hospital for Alberta and Francis. Fran-cis. Alfonso and Cleo, they say, may recover. |