The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-17
INDIANAPOLIS.
BaEbarous Attempt 70 Murder a
Woman.

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BaTbaTouS Attempt % Murder a
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INDIANAPOLIS, July 1O.-About clever
o'clock last night police officer McKenney
was notified that row Of some descrip-
had occurred In q room over the Soho
saloon, on West Washington street. The
officer at once proceeded to the scene, but
upon ascending the stairs discovered thai
the door Of the room In which the affair
occurred was locked, and after knocking
and receiving no response, procured as
slstance and forced the door open. The
light was turned partly down, and upon
turning on q full blaze, q terrible and
ghastly sight met the eyes Of the officers.
The form Ofa.woman was found lying on
the floor in Q pool Of clotted blood which
had run in little rivulets all over
the floor Tor some distance and
had saturated her clothing, A closer
examination revealed the fact that
horrible wound had been inflicted on
her head, both eyes having been cut and
gAshed until she was almost sightless, and
the forehead crushed with some blunt
instrument. From the nature oil the
wounds it was apparent that repeated
blows had been struck by the 6end In hu.
man form before the butChery was &C
complished. The disheVeled appearance
Of her clothes indicated that terrible
struggle must have occurred. and this
impression was verified by the looks Ol
the furniture which was thrown about in
O promiscuous manner. II was discover
ed that she was not yet dead. She could
arliculate In faint and feeble voice, in
fact, she gave her name, Octave Beatty.
She was conveyed 10 the surgical institute
and aid rendered. A close examination
showed conclnsiycly that the wound was
vi more grave character Than at first
suspected. Several large pieces Of the
skull were removed, disclosing the brain
for several inches. The skull was also
cracked from the nose to the back OF the
head. A gouge with some instrument
was also found on the back Of her head.
She was sensible only at intervals, and
during one oil these intervals said that 8
man by the name oil Samuel Green, who
Is employed about the Jail In the capacity
oi hostler for the sheriff, had committed
bub ucGu WIN D. GOuplo VI -llhb HOubs 6u0
then relApsed into state Of insensibility,
from which she shortly recovered and &C.
cused another colored individual by name
of King with completely in the act. The
victim Of this foul attempt at murder Is q
large ColOrcd woman who recently came
from Chicago. ..
NDIANAPOLIs, IND, July 1G.-The col.
ored woman Mrs. Octsvia Beatty, who
was SO horribly beaten in her room on
West Washington street, last night, Is still
alive, but cannot recover. In her mo-
ments OF consciousness she mentions the
name OF Sam Green (cOlOre0 as being
guilty Of the outrage, He was arrested
last night, but was released this morning.
Subsequently on some suspicious CircuIu-
stances coming 10 light, he was rearrested,
and again released upon the strength oil
q subsequent statement made by the
woman. A colored man name George
Keen was arrested as the assassin; there
are many suspicious circumstances sur
rounding this man. He admits having
been In the room OF the woman last night,
and the condition OF his boots and clothing
covered and bespattered with blood, con-
firms the suspicion. He has been fully
committed TO await the action OF the
prand iuTV.