Killed With An Ax

Hastings, Jan. 8. - Leroy Rogers, ar oíd bachelor about 60 years oíd, living alone on bis 40-acre farm in Rutland township. about eight miles froin the city, was found cruelly murdered in his house Sunday morning aboufc 11 o'clock, everj-thing giving evidence of a terrible struggle between the inurderer and the murdered. The deed was a horrible one. The crime was cominitted 'with an ax, the blade of which was buried deep into the neck of the victim, while the skull just above the eye was crushed in with the butt of the ax. The discovery of the crime was made by a neighbor by the name of Dunning, living about a quarter of a mile distant. who had occasion to go to the house. From the outside everything appeared as usual. The door was found unlocked and walking ia a, horrible sight met Dunning's eyes. The motive for the crime was evidently robbery, though it is not sup posed that the old gentleman was possessed of very much money. His watch and a revolver that he was kuown to have are inissinsr.