shgentof B. A. T. and Texas Oil -with'Relatives Murdered Prom Oom Ows Conuesroxsine Ningkuofu, An, Feb. 3.
"mBwo nights ago the north suburb fit his city was the scone of an tnusually shocking murder tragedy. This: bassy street running along the river -bank contains the wholesale] arid commission hongs of the city. Aln-one of the largest of these build formerly a pawnshop, are local agencies of the "BAT. and the Texas Oil Com pany. Here some time during the ight six persons were done to death sina most pratal manner. The agent, his daughter-in-law and her little son of three, years, also three employees, tone of them being the manager, were all slain.
The murderers seem to have comrpasued their dastardly crime by "means of some heavy fron instrument, with which the heads and bodies of the victims have been badly mutilated. Two men, the only iowa, 30 far as is known, now alive, of those who slept in the building von the fateful night, have been taken into custody, buts far the examination of these men by the thing. employees. stoutly magistrate has not revealed any-
maintain that they. knew nothing of the crime which had been committed ''until they rose at the ordinary time Yin the morning. The agent is said to have had twenty or thirty thous and dollars on the premises; pro-"ceeds of the year-end accounts paid dri, and-which he had been unable to "eond to Wuhu. Tt is not known just "how much of this the murderers "ook, as: both agent and his manager are.among the slain, The building is one of the largest zand ratrongest in the whole of the veity, having, as Is usually the case with large pawnshop walls of brick without and windows. hole was found dug in the wall almost at the only place where it necessary to one also, Just runs down to the 'Two days before the tragedy the agent's wife and son wont-to Wahu to visit friends, other-arise they too would most ' likely' Shave-met the'fate of the other mem-"bers of the family. Yesterday fore. noon shortly after the discovery of "the murders the won arrived home, from Wuhu. What a home-coming! Father, wife and infant son all alain!
Apart from this shocking affair which has east a gloom over the: whole city, the usual lunar New Near celebrations have passed off peacefully and happily. Storekeep-vers vare reopening their shops and Beginning the accounts In their books according to the solar calendar, 'A-couple of days ago when I was smaking'New Year calls, a little boy playing in a friend's home was "pointed out to me as having cost his "father $15,000, On questioning the meaning of this I was told that the little fellow was kidnapped while 'Visiting relatives in a city' about! 100 miles south from here. After being hold for, several weeks, the boy was released on payment to his captors of the abovd amount,
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