The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-27

the neighborhood, 1t is a house that might
be called the home OF weil-to-do farmer.
The farm is a very large one, but has been
into the yard the only liv-
ing thing that met our eyes was
an ugly looking dog, entirely blind. rap
at the front door brought no response, rs
was the case at all of them. With an IRE,
into the windows to see If there were any
signs of life inside. No one could be founo,
and after opening back door your CORES
pondent
ENTERED THE ROOM
where the murder was supposed to have
been committed. The furniture of the room
was new but showed signs of disuse for
some time past. One of the evidences used
against the mother is, that directly after the
disappearance of the boy, Albert, she sold
all the furniture at ruinous prices ana re- /
furnished the house entirely. On table In |
this room was handsome bible wblch eVl-
IDENTIFY had not been opened ofsen. The bed |
ding on the two beds was badly |
rumpled and appeared as though
they had not been slept on
for some time. The paper was torn from the
wall in spots of several feet square, where
the blood is supposed TO bavesspattered:
Along the floor to the door wasa stain OF
some indistinguishable liquid or substance.
a table stood in the center of the kitchen
with chairs around 1t as though a. game OF
some kind had just been finished. Under
the cooking stove was pan of biscuits
which were hard with age. From the house
to the cattle well
WHERE THE BODY WAS FOUND
is but a distance OF SO yards. It is at the end
of long shed built to protect cattle in
stormy weather, and is 16 feet in depth. On
rafter overhead was the sheet in which the
horribly decomposed body was brought to
the top and near by lay the wooden box in
which the remains were laid until cothned
and buried on the afternoon OF the
day on which they were found. Some OF the
BRAINS and hair of the poor boy still cling to
the boards and give out sickening odor.
/ The well had about six feet Of water in 1t,
and the stones and brickbats that were taken
from off the body were lying to one side. To
the other end OF this shed is the log cabin
where Jesse Null, the man who discovered
body, lives. About two hundred yards to
| the left is the cabin of Jesse Lane, the old
man whose daughter
THE POOR BOY WAS IN LOVE WITH.
! public expression is that the Lane family
are very honest and truthful people) We
stepped over the fallen rails, and after
driving the dog back, raped loud and long,
but received no response. Pushing the door
| open. we saw clean MOOR ana I0OSo clbaIliN
| looking beds, on one of which was "fddle"
| with three strings. This made up the
entire inside of the cabin. The fire
was covered over and L could imagine how
the hands of Emmy" had cleaned up the
house" and went in town to 'swear on the
Inquest" Over to the south another cabin
was deserted and still farther on was anothe.
about which there were no signs OF lite. In
deed, the neighborhood had became super
stitious and were anxious 10 be in town.
Tney do not feel comfortable when in their
tout of the way neighborhood. Spying an
other cabin a half mile to the south
west. we drove over to the front, where two
urchins stood with open mouths, and open
places their many colored "breeches." !"
Granny" with no teeth in her honest old
head, said ''howde, sit down q bit" which
we did. very pretty granddaughter here
made her appearance and helped the conver-
sation on once in q while by saying,
| Granny, don't you know when Alb
bic fAlbert) was here and said
his mother treated him so bad because
he wanted to mary Emmy" Granny
! Timmins then told how Mrs. Mowson came
to her house every day for two weeks after
, Albert disappeared, on her way down to
libby Smiths.'' "Yes," said Granny, .she
, used to say: Granny .Timmlns, 1 know
Abbie is not in England. Cleveland or
Natchez as he said ne Was going to be, but
, he's been murdered by them Lanes.
SeZ i, you imagination that, and that
you are prejudice 'ginst the Lanes. Then
sez she right smartly, We'll, L knew that
, ABEIE WILL BE FOUND
} in White river, or in my cattle WE'LL Sec /,
, Mrs. Mowson 1 don't think thet of the
Lanes, and won't listen to no such stuff
Sez /, Nancy Mowson, them Lanes are poor
but povertyis no scandal (though some
times it is kinder orhandy), and neither is
it young gentlemen"
Such were the stories many people tell
about Mrs. Mowson's conduct after the dis
appearance of Albert on July the 18th. On
Tuesday last Null was called to the well
! by Mrs. Mowson and she put board in
the water and would show him how clear
the water was. He said he was going to
use it. She replied that he must not do it as
, she had put a dead goose IN the well. His
!, suspicious were aroused and early Wednes-
: day morning he got down in the well, and
after throwing out some stones, discovered
a human foos. he then went to Ander-
son aud notified the coroner who
repaired to the spot followed by hundreds OF
people. A jury of ten persons were sworn
in and the body lifted from the well as be-
fore stated. Mrs. Mowson was standing by
at the time and when only part of the boy q
limbs were visible she exclaimed "That
il Abbie, | know him." Around his
neck WIS rope tied close
and with about six fest of rope. This it is
supposed WAS used to drag him out to the
well. a week ago trail was found from
Lanes house TO the well, and blood spat-
tered along the way. 1t is supposed that
, the mother did this, asshe was the first one
to speak Of it, and lay the murder on the
Lanes. This was too transparent, for, if the
body had been dragged along as lately az
thetrail showed, it woEld NOT be decOn-
!; posed 10 such an extent. Murder will out,
Is true in this ease, and all the artifces seem
only te make the evidence stronger. Be-
a. 10c Oft nFaIx CI,f -
was nearly rotted away. holding on the arms
by Dands to keep the shirt sleeve!up. Mrs.
Mswson did not cry at all, and showed no
signs of emotion or nervousness. The body
was buried the same afternoon, ard she was
arrested suspicion. Marshal DOherty
| went sIlfa IL county after Ennl On or