The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-03-09
INDIAN APOs1ES.
THE YOUNGS HBRDERBRS.
IS M U r D Err WILL OUT!
S TX e II A r r M A M S
CONFESSION. ~
HARTMAN CUTS HIS rnRoArm

INDIANAPoLIs, March 9.-For two
the city that Sike Hartman, famous for
his connection with the Young murder,
had confessed his guilt 1t is alleged
that the Hartman family long since de-
termined that, if necessary, Sikc sho'd
confess, in order to save Mrs. Glen, his
sister, lately convicted, and Sc. fenced
to the penitentiary for life. In accord
ance with this arrangement, Sike, a few
days since, made TO the grand jury what
he and the Hartman family term con
has been delayed for the purpose of ex-
amining into its truthfulness, and arrest
E other parties implicated, if necessary.
Hartman admits he was on the ground
at the time of the murder, but denies he
did the killing. He says that Abrams,
the third party accused, brought gun
and gave it to a man by the name of
Fiscu S, who went out to Cold Springs,
the scene of the murder, and secreted
himself, and that he (Hartman) drove
out in a buggy and was present when
the murder was committed. The wo
man who assisted in this bloody work
was, he says, is prostitute Of this city,
by the name Of Frank Clark. When
Fiscus shot Dung, Mrs. Young scream
ed and fell on her face whereupon the
woman Clark stepped up and shot her
I through the head with the pistol. They
i then robbed Young's body of 1927 600.
The burning of Mrs. Young's clothing
was acciden he says, resulting from q
cigar Fiscus was smoking at the time
He further states that besides himself,
Mrs Glenn. Dorsey, Fiscus and Frank
Clark. were parties to7tlir plo.lto murder
Young, ard that he, by agreement, went
out in the buggy to bring Frank Clark
home after the deed should have been
committed. This, he says, was the
third woman who was seen in the bug
sy with Mr.. Young and wife and not
! Mrs. Glen. He saw none of the parties
until the Monday following the MURDER
when Abrams asked him to meet him at
his abrams stable that night. He
then was introduced to Dorsey, who told
him that he Dorsey and Fiscus had
gone through the house of Young, on
Saturday night, and got all the papers
and 81 200, and that on that day (Sat
urday) he got s15, 900 or $4,000 from
Young on 4 loan. Dorsey promised to-
pay him 900 more. Dorsey went to
Mrs. Glen, on Thursday. and got from
her $4,000 in notes made by Young
and endorsed by Dorsey, and told her to
keep her mouth shut and he would pay
her the money; but if she did not keep
still, she would be driven into the MUIR
der as one of the principals; and that
ON taking the notes told her that as he
was the administrator he would see
them settled. R@1 Y
fter the murder Frank Clark took
the money from Young's coat pocket.
When she shot Mrs. Young she did not
kill her instantly, and Fiscus then killed
her by striking her on the head. Fiscus
did not shoot Mrs. Young for the reason
that the cap few off his gun, and on see
ing that he called to Frank Clark to
shoot her with the pistol. He then de
scribes the route he took to bring the
woman to the city, aud where he
went. driving at slow pace to get the
mare cooled off before taking her to the
stable. He then says he did pot tell
his counsel, who are also counsel for
Mrs. Glen, the whole story until just
before the last time he was put on the
not want to be put on the stand as a wit
ness again. The man Fiscus, accused
in this confession, is man whose asso-
Citations are all bad, and who is gener
ally known as worthless loafer, but his
we'll established cowardice and harmless
disposition are in such striking contrast
with this deed of blood ascribed to him,
that no one in the city places any conf
dence in the story of his completely.
Fiseus himself seems to pay no atten-
ton to the story. AS to the story about
Frank Clark, that has beer fully proven
false, as was the first story told his
counsel. which affixed the guilt on anoth
err prostitute named Cal Bowen. The
whole statement is regarded by every
body as a weak effort of o heartless
brute without brains enough to hatch q
good lie, nor memory enough to retain
and repeat the tale he tells. He has
simply attempted to carry out the fami-
iy plan of sacrificing himself 10 save his
sister, and too cowardly in his guilt to
save her. He accuses innocent parties
to shield himself, and lays bare the sole
object of the intended confession. "a ftd
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