Indianapolis (IN) Journal, March 14, 1893. Corydon, Ind., March 13-Samuel and William Conrad, who are in jail here on a charge of murdering their father, will have a preliminary trial before Squire Kirkham March 29. Their arrest was the result of the coroner's verdict that they were guilty of the murder, Samuel as principal and William as accessory. The former is 24 while the latter is 37. Mr. Conrad was 68 years old and lived with his family, consisting of his wife, two sons and a widowed daughter. Last Tuesday he left home to make staves a quarter of a mile from his house. He did not come home at night and next morning was found at his place of work lying in an unconscious condition on a pile of staves. His skull was fractured, and there were numerous bruises on his body. His clothes were badly torn and there were other evidences of a struggle. He was taken home and continued unconscious until he died Thursday morning. There is no direct evidence against the accused. A number of witnesses testified that the sons had beaten their father and driven him away from home frequently in the past and that they had threatened to kill the old man. One witness says one of the sons said, "We've fixed him," when speaking of his father last Wednesday morning. The old man had little property. It is a mysterious case, and there is much excitement over it, but there has been no talk of mob violence as had been reported.