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father Of Five Slain In lacasville Home ThursdayDistant Relative Held In County Jail On Murder Charge., ontinuod From Pago One). „ i Korn? about 7 p. m. au«i ate[upper v itli Ms family in the kitch-»‘Th, v ]|ve In n store building with. downstairs rooms. The rearis the kitchen and middle , j„ u«hI as a sitting room. The dishes were still on tuebl]!ilt; brother. Joseph Burton. Just . f( i:.,use to return a butcher nifo t Ceorge Jacobs. lvv0 si»ns. ltoscoe 14. and Walter ... students of Lucaaville schools, iltaiiie,! some walnuts upstairs and them before thevcrcitoveMrtrackingBurton snt between her sons T1)f utove was in the northwest cor-Kr of t he room.tBurton was seated on a chair In 4o,'thwest corner, atout three [ptt from his family. His hcpd was V: in - i\ inches of the wludo.v.the 1k)js cracked nuts, tne fjiljtr was carrying on the usual amily conversation after supper, ■rerythlng was peaceful and they c;,.ir«ntiv had no worries. An oil furiiished light and the win-Ion shade was halfway drawn.,1 II. Brant asked me today if I ,1 ;i Idue-cyed dog and I told him Burton said, grinning to hislt;a s.Tl!4 dog harked, but they tliouglit was harking at another dog. imultatieously there was a flash, acrack of a gun. the window pane shattered and flu* father, still smiling at his boys, fell to the fioor, dead.Shot In FareMrs. Burton rushed to her husband's side, hut lie was lieyoud human aid. she and the hoys screined and neighltors, hearing the* shot and calls of distress, hurried to the house as the murderer made a getaway through the bottomlands in the darkness.The left side of Burton's faco was toward the window. The charge o* a 12 gauge shotgun struck his left side near the car, in the nee* and head. Some* of the |s*llets emerged from the right side of the head-Reconstructing the crime, Sheriff A1 Bridwcll and Coroner V. E. Fowler, said the gunnmn evidently walked into the side yard of the home. The ground was wet and soggy and one could approach the house without much noise. Hidden by darkness, the murderer, standing within 10 feet of the house, carefully took aim at the father's head and pulled the trigger.Some of the shots lodged in the southwest corner of the room. The mother and children were not in che path of the shot. Tile room was small and contained a coal stove, three kitchen chairs, with the backs broken off, a worn davenport, n wood iiench and dresser. The floor was barren.8aw Perkins Near HomePersons running to the scene said they saw Perkins within .r»0 feet of the house walking toward Scioto trail.Ercel I.yons. said he met Perklnaon the road and the latter inquired about the excitement. Lyons sold he told Perkin* that someone wasshot.“That’s just too had,” was Perkins’ reply, Lyons said. Lyons said Perkins held something in his light arm, concealed under an overcoat.Mrs. Burton tolcl county officers that Perkins’ sister. Mrs. Allen Workman, resided in Nauvoo- Ridge and Ross were assigned to guard the home.When they arrived, they searched the house and found Perkins in bed. He at first declined to accompany the officers, and wits pulled from l»ed by Ridge. He then offered no further resistance and was removed to the couuty jail.Dog’s Warning InlieededCoroner Fowler, Sheriff Bridwcll Deputies Frank Purdy, Ridge, R«ss. Russell Burns and Leroy Potts re* sponded- While Ridge and Ross went to Nauvoo. the other officers combed the bottomland* and searched places where Perkins was known to visit.Constable W. R. Jacobs of Lueag-ville, was the first officer on the scene and took charge, pending arrival of the sheriff. Jacobs assisted in the search. He also guarded the house until Coroner Fowler reached the scene.Had the dog’s warning been heeded. the tragedy might have been averted, the family said. Mrs. Burton said the dog barks every time someone pusses the house and she did not pay any attention to him.The dog was fastened on the east side of the house and harked when the murderer entered the west side yard.Has Nine ChildrenFerkins said he was born in Salvers, Ky. He lias nine children, li ■-ing in Milwaukee, some of them Icing in a county home, he said-Perkins tells an unusual story of
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Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Fri, Oct 28, 1932
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