State v. Hall

About April 1, 1934, the officers of Kitsap county discovered that a number of persons had been murdered at the home of Frank Flieder, in that county. Upon official investigation and autopsies, it was found that six persons had been killed; two of whom, Mrs. Eugene A. Chenevert and Magnus Jordan, died from gunshot wounds, and the other four,' Mr. and Mrs. Frank Flieder, Fred Balcom, and Eug’ene A. Chenevert, died each from hammer blows upon the head.

The house was found to be in a horrible condition. The walls, ceilings and floors of all the rooms on the ground floor were spattered with blood.…