, 1870-08-20
MURDERERS ARRESTED.
Arrival In Chicago OF n Mfic
md Female Assassin.
They are Captured Nearly Three
Years After the Commission of
the Crime.

Ia! luVIElpEy q MAn ab0 HOnAu-uusoauH aAu
wifc-wno arc charged with committing foul
murder ln Missouri nearly three JcaTs ago. ThtlF
names arc Charles aud Hannah Na'es. The
former Ii Shout 50 years Of age aud the lastsr two
or three ytarx JorTlgcf. Tht{ are farm lat,oEera,
and we're In the eu7luy Ut the family, consisting
oI fstrer, mother, and child, whoin they cruelty
kil!ca ln eold hlood. The deed WIS done IL the
la,tcr rars Of October, 1857. William Sewlan,
hts wife Hannah, and their son, Sanuel Lincoln
Sevtan. aged IL nanths, rrryluus to that time,
had resided un 1A1m in the Township Of OZARK,
near Allsney, Iudtana, On the Oam Mssssppi
l;allIva', Ias Waller family whtGs, ~ CONSISTS,
r and n: and three girls, ,,..;s, fse eldest
lot tie farmers IL ths % neisha1 rho rao, ia and acca CO..
tionxlly for feulan. About the 1at OF August,
1851, Ncwlan thougat he could do better further
proceeda @ s. 20, 81 shiea ~ So as IN soia, j. md md
$40 u gfeents.cks, In his pocket. and vita his
family, . fetattvc. Who Was servant. team OF
eoods, hc started ior ftock River county, Mis.
suurt, wncrc. hs understood. land could be pur-
chased cheap. Walder had been Informed OF bis
ntd Win his condition In Indiana, and thought II
he went Into 4 new country he might, IN time, he
enabled to tuy q farm for himself He rrum-
srasel with hta family, be would, when .he5
| settled At any place, wort sun1cteut len9th Of
time t" pay 1ut tae food he aud his family ste On
|
| jtDcd the party. Everything passed Oh smooth
IL, Wxlsef t.stug VERY atteus.se on the Journey
and doing all ht could to make It pleasant for his
employer. All this Eas done for a purpose. Nj.
SewIan lad great deal OF coandence ln HIN, hi
| reputation aInuuE those tae whom he had worked
beiug re1y Rs'Sd, and told him OF the money hc
shout SIX or eight miles from Aasshnel.l, tho
county OF Webster counr; Aissour, IN the lat
Wattter aud hss w.te must have declded 10 aes-
| retrate murder to order 70 secure the money.
Tor theT sent thu title girls ahcai, with Of the
| the deed The NeHlans had retired for the
nsEat, wheu ss4acni5 Valdez apnS9aGned t6e
a m ,n e a T. 1ns hs eR ill., 11 Ta
| 1rrort Of the weapon reused Ara SeWfan and
the servant a.ri. and they asked what as n mat
fzsna Ear 10 ear with carving knife. The scr-
vsut ErI aaw this done and endrarorcd to escape,
hut The FDtaan ian after her fni stabbed ncr In
,he lct1 groin. she fell TO the ground AZ 1t dead,
sn'l The woman 1eft her and loinel her husband
q. ones sst 70 wos1 to ssg g g5ase ont
clently large they threw tue husband and wife
It, ard then, vent to get, =
no Sons sne sgppGs as ssa .so
anh A{iv1 the weraan left bet, although very wea
srurn loss Of hoo.i, managed to crawl some Us
taAee an' htd pein ire ~ Mhish IT, shielded sn1. he
for her without tIcccAA- The grave WIS PARTIAL
nted up, and the Walders WITH H.. iae mo Eaoae' ns
l
their cflltire1,, ani hen tue later saw TINT NJ
si.1 Mis- SrMlal we're not with theth. they ikskc
, | VIII. they uerr. The mother replied that she
i=a put iAe,E c!othiug ta sa'ss- gnu soAe t'y 4:
Ihc wouudcsl rIr,, whose name IS Mary liars
hige1, fasntel ahuf1ly afttr rs-iclta= tue tse
a..i lay on the ErGunh nntll sometime aftrF ia
l,Eht. She then .1awie.t to tue ruati, aud q ta:i
: srs t,os, who passt,i I'll Wagnu. l'.rk:'l tier
a.ts1aDk ner to i farm house. where she toll II
sIof! anil Has klhai5 tascn care u ansl rrcttv
lfs:.rS1 AttruttED, SitI. fSJUIcfEti Ill Ht]4t tt
1::cLthF. and wR6 atsUut u leave for the nosn-
Lcr t1nshcs IL a':other e"nnts, whsn nf-xs;' = ss
lad found the btdics Of the mu1.leE
J. man sud wou,an- Thelr dogs nal siopl,
n yelptnE, nad, nut of rfnstiy. one of ihe y1u
men i.ad ren.nssrl tnu ealth with q stick, an.
It1an a.s an ndn1 s,un ~ "ca1hi two l,ses a Wien
| Eus made known to them that d t'ahy had he
J. murdered also, they statched she vicinity, Int
Z trace Of 1t could te found
i. Tue servant communicated these facts "a
T. lttilcr. $. A. uAzshlrrRcr, farmer, :lsri !lc
e it'd the PLACE anil identify ID tie remains Il tit
d 81 Newlan and his wife. the former oe!
IS his cousin. He determined 10 arrest
a mu:i,srrEt. and. having ss'taAnc,i xaoa .ieses
= to Of Them, applied to the Judge 81 thu Wcos
Is Ctutiy Court fur u itttrt to thr G2'cruor- j
le was given him, and tnc E1ecu.i!S coutcrl
to upon him authority TO pursue tng Walters .
CT cartutc them II rtssit!t- lie t.llowcd them
~ Atkabtaa, thence to Kansas, illinois, anil III
81 tn Far1tanlf, Minnesota, whrrr he arrested The
* lie ka,l lrrll nvrr two sears on the trai md
ii | ;pweA u diligently WITH AuesasR
il, Thr waI,cis ha,i te,1lcd down in Far..ault. :
II | ;tr ,nftcr wEs wotkinG IS fattreE. llarsht
= ger, accompanied by the shrt1a ot thu co1s
d. aa>,, anfi mct Waidcr and told him he Was IN
ns artist. He asked w''ai f65. and, when tnh1, "a
ed pal! aH st gna In VIZ , III n, ~. m.cs IT.
a; :" nice Methodist. pretty Metlo.1lsL 10 CO
it, arolAd there ta arrest lsunccn T..nrn,
cA.t7l lin - ltli,tt.nGl devil Ha7shttf!
,.tu1 tA1 ii ~
tic 1s0nae, askcsi the llt'tc F!rls where M.-
Ms Sexisn we1r. and they told ,h,m that
had lett thetu Oil thu E.'aA. D,ic ~ them wen
led. and. 1'o,utln* t.. p!l!ow-case. sasa
MES Mrs. SenIaA'.- When aske1l what ha''
q a cEme Of silk .,tess whic, Mis- Merriam ana
" sari that her brutllrs wns married short ,
:1l- aco and hrs mu;hcr hat given II 10 his y
~ THIS married sen II the one Hho nxsased ~ 3
me Known The otat1 son, who Nas
.S ,s .,s en!rsn dta; aa1.c ia'snSs ,nsfSs
~ ntaac. a ritec Of the dress she wore On the 2
'ta ni the mnrhtr, aud u great many other III
which belonged 10 hts. lle also learned "
,hc karses aEt cattle rad been sold
the The pTtsonets w.rr placed IL tue tai! nn'i
nv 1T ca1tuEc ef tic DIST ts'n. acd, Is stated
~. me 1.ved here at 10 o'clock tesssHsar moFntnE;
lIoa knti Cans1 streets, apsl As soon rs II DEC
nef Known who they were the room occupied ty
aal- xaa crowded. with rtrrouswhU employed their
lm- IT 4fartnR them Hut Uf cUuntenance- Seltt!t
the The ,rtsnners er1ncet1 much emotion At first
u1 Yre wt,mnn At last Has uupe}letf TO turn her
Ehaf 10 INC ti.le aEtl weep. The man. however.
tie mi wOJd mar tltrti tsAF
nGs They remained ut the hptcl until q qnart"r
nay prInrE iast t.yeuto:s. Nheu try 1c1t OIL the
pro- tpnII for st Iuu4A Tho other ras@cnGet3 crn'
the ! .rT,r,t Gt,r rrro!trr wha Interviewed II.
cc1. ! herrpr IN the train. anil s,1Aatued hll
mol ratftculkrN run him. ali.l every ono In tho
wss s.A,n awase II the fac's connertesi
- t.e tnur,lrr- ltarsh1.cEEcF is accomra atc'l
pint II cr facr. ttsuo1c determination. anil they
ufeF u nmu il III th.. .ufautt auil car;uTr. ATTIC
u3A ,r1rs ann a l,a1f tnyt. slat,sr,t Uf the peFJ
de i,us III III, ,ir,.l 'rh,. ptH,rt.rs are tpt1i
tratc ! h,,,rriy. Win LtoNn faces apl unkc1nnt
!sciy 1'hry at side by sIe. shacklc,, stlen, an
the t,ifiefS Harly1,errrf dill not telegram tn
tGs 1r1d. Missouri. whether they arc to Ike tax.
e u t1ial, Vf the success which had crowned ha c
war +, ,r}ur that IL tue country people nc.aMc
two ~ fhrir f,1mtn, they would lynch the nair.