, 1865-09-05
The Killing of Fletcl,cr-IY,a,, ,sf,,,,
III Ae suburbs Of lndlanapolts,
From the IndIauanalia Inurnal La

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tFsom the indianapolis Journal, 1et7
A murder was committed Yesterday 1norn.
lns between one and two O'Clock. in whir1,
teadbctter, and Price are the Drfucina1s ana
a man mag named Milton Fletcher The victim. NN
snate early yesterday morning man living
on @ iag 'afm near Which the murder was coni
cred tue dead body Of u man to Coroner iii.
feu, VINO Immediately summoned n iury and
repaired to the spot where the man lay. Tic
place where the murder was Committed is
knoMa an ,sn asa! as McEnrtys bottom, mud Is resort
nod their male confcdcrates It is cmplati.
caliy 1nst such place as one would naturally
pick out Tor tho commission OF sucb crfr,n.1t
Wnlch humanity reyolts. The soldiers Iai]
oecn staring with the women In the ncirhbor.
tSs nooo @ LOT re greater part Of the time during
on the night Of the murder. About midnrht nr
The yfh ult,, William and Milton Fictcher md
Jacob Woods started for the rendezvous anI
When they arrived, found the soldiers bcforr
tnem. Ihe Visitors aronsed the women and
sb sblulels aaa u few minutes had cmbro1.cd |
themselves IN quarrel It Is hard to deter |
mine who were the instigators but In ~ words
soon led TO Flctchcr's lcvellnc a blow Mt nm
OF The soldiers named AcIntlrf, who drew n |
navy revolver and fired. Two shots wera
nearsl, but whether both were fired By Tie
Of the soldiers named Price struck The mmr. uue
dercd man over the head with the butt Of tha
revolver. kicking him as lie fell. Tho fIi,nds
OF Fletcher, {his brother md Woods. J iefi NJ
soon as The firing commenced, and nifrr the
man le!i and u was nscertaincd that ho rros.
dead, the soldiers LEFT also, leaving The women
anu tue dead man alone for the night. The
women took no measures to report ihe wv
der, md even on the inquest before thc Gouo.
ner manifested perfect indifference, 50 hard
cncd doss crime make the heart.
The bal! entered the LETT shoulder and passed
olrect!y through the arm into the chest.
whence 1t Il supposed 1t penetrated the peri.
cardlam.' The soldiers were arrested yester.
lay afternoon; two at the mastering Office
and oac ct tho depot. The prisoners were
dentihed By the women rs the guilty parties.
verdic:
We, tho undersigned jurors, eu,p,uc,1a,, au,
wosn on the s1st day Of August, In t1o year 1sa a
t ihe township Of Centre, In the couufy of Iarjon
'y, y =. W. w Alfred Coroner fo. eaia county to a.
md BY whom John Milton Fletcher, Who.e nnTs bo,g
yns f0End at McCaEty's farm, near The citY Of IL
On the 5lss day Of August came to hs
sIt s1n A. httfs Sdn hayn sa the evidences and
Q hs death b. pistol ball entering thc ieft arm
ear the shoulder. ranging downward through hath o
an 1Na ma ~ n ths shs se and DE- said
1ackintnrf or Jannes Pierce- :! -. 1'e' !
AngGstin =. Rose, 4. i. Ba1bec, E. F. Norwood Il
lenFy Paul, Samuel Baser, Wm- Il Patserson =
Fletcher, the deceased, had served throurh 4
1e war as member of the 10Th Indiana; es-
apedall the battles in which that regiment
.ns e1gaged, and lived TO come home 10 meet
le dRyraceful death he hns. Far better had
fallen in tho heat Of battle, where his life e
light hare ended In honor 10 himself and hjs c
emery. =