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Show AiiW I I I Entire Family Is Wiped Out by Unknown J Fiends Mandyvllle, Mo., Nov. 21. O Day Ilnbbell, a farmer living near Barnard, Barn-ard, Mo., and his wife and two chlld-reu chlld-reu were shot in their home last night by an unknown person, who set Hre to their house to conceal the crime. Ilubbell and his wife were each CO years old and the chldren killed were .lessls and Welion. aged C and 4. respectively. This constituted the entire en-tire family. Karly last nlcht neighbors heard shots at the Ilubbell homo, but no one made au effort to lnvectlgaie the cause. At midnight It was discovered that the Ilubbell house was burning and all the people in the neighborhood hurried in an attempt to extinguish the flames When this wa6 accomplished accom-plished the charred remains of the two children were found in bed In their room where It was evident they had been killed while slepng. Ilubbell Ilub-bell k body was found lying on the floor of another room and his wife's body on her bed. where she probably , had been shot without wainlnir. It Is believed that Hubbell had a struggle with the murderer. A pool of blood outside Lho house Indicated that he had been shot there and his body was dragged Inside after he wa. killed. There Is no clue to the Identity of the "iiurderer, although one neighbor recalled having heard Hubbell say a gambler from whom he had won had threatened to kill him. I |