, 1874-01-17

1ny occurred just at this time whlo waiting for .
Witness, mud ono counsel sought to secure ah a.
1ournment, 1t botng noar O'Clock, aud stated
That the fact TINT n,nn Ind been shot Glid
killed within speaking distance would probably
rendor all parties Botnewl,at avorHo to proceed
Ing. Judge CrayeuH refused to henr tho motion
to nd 1ourn. saying tho doath Of q thousand nor
should not Interfere with tio court.
WHO WE'RE PRESENT.
When tho shooting was done tliero woro In the
bank A1r. 1l1ttonholse: OF Indianapolis, eoh,
nectod with tho grocory-house OF Robertson u
Perry; Info Burr, A[r. oorwina pattngr N q
spoke and t,ib factory, md young, Howolls, mr.
Corwin's elorl. Whom AIr. stilwoll ontorod, Mr.
Dutr and Mr, Corsin woro convoEBinK over tho
counter, wlilo 1lr. nittenlouao and 1IowellB
wore writing ut stand behind woodon partt-
tion which oxtonda across tho room to nearly its
ontiro Width. hlr. Rittenhauao aaya TINT when
slilwell can1o In ho aaid nothing that he litttlen
Aouso) heard, but that hiH attention WIS tBt at-
tractcd to the two mon by hearing CorTln cry
out, "Don't shoot, Tom" ind climbing ovor THO
counter. Mr.. Il. thought they were toolingL. Il and M
was only arouscl to lilo truc conition Of affairs
by hearing sttlwoll'a pistol go OIL close to Cor-
wins log, mud while tho lattor waa graspit,g Still
wells piHtol- -hand. Corwin then gra1pod Still
wells coat collar with lila 1et hand. awl,ng him
around NO TINT tho side anu pack OF Lib Load
wero nenrost to him, and
DELIBERATELY suoT HIM TWICE
In the back Of his head, both balls coming out
near the junction Of tho nose mud eyes. C0rwln
then let 60 his victim, who fell to tho floor, doad.
Atr. Rittouhou8o waa ut first, as InRy we'll be
supposed, tcrribly frightened. and ran out OF tho
room mud acroBs tho street, laborlng. for some
moments urdcr tho impression TINT hG himself
had beou shot. IIe then thought to return md
tnin possession OF tho books and paporH, which
ho did before tho crowd gathercd.
ly tho Same as tho ono givon, save tint be ~ M
deratood to have reported that wien Col. Still
we'll ontorol tho room he sRid to Corwtn Lots
sottle that difficulty hptween ua now or s9mo. nc.
be found aftor the shooting up 10 tho time your
correspondent loft.
INTERVIEW WITH an. conw1N.
When your correspondent loft tho residence Of
Col. Stlwell, 1t was his intontion to sock an in
torvicw with Mr.. Corwiu, but the ono TINT lie
finally did haye with that gentleman waB untei
fur different circumstances than wero thought
would surround it. After shooting Col. stilwoll,
1lr. Corwin put OH Ills hat and Walltod over to
tho courtroom, where he gave himself into tho
custody Of Sheriff noss. Ho waB found WALT
ina up and down tho narrow space allotted to
the clerk, Immediately to tho right hand Of
Judge CrayonB. Whom asked to state what Col.
stilwel lind said upon entering tho room, ho
to know. Mr. Corwin wns told TINT he wanted
to know for tile reason TINT llo represented tho
indianapolis Journal, mud WAS endcavoring to
got at the whole trutf. III tho matter. Wherc-
spondeut for misrepreseuting him in tho
belief. that It Ind incited Col. stlwon
to the desperate attempt to murder
him, which had resulted In his own death. In
this Mr.. Corwin did the correspondent great in
JUSTICE and attachod undue influence to tho dis
patch Tho statements made theroin woro
based upon interviews with several Persons In
Auderaon fully conversant with tho whole dihi-
crlty hetwoan himself and Col stllwell. And it
III vol known TINT ever since his arrest tue lat-
ter considered Dir. CorWin responsible for itB
procurement, aud has openly stated It q number
Of timos.l Mr. Corwln WAS rcry much agitased,
aud
at the thought Of what ho had done; but in
broken bits OF talk he said that when stilwell On
tered the room lle advanced with his pistol aud
said: /" Cd d-n you, ccrwin, hayo you had
enough Of thig il tling p or, "ls this Ut IN end
which. He reached over the counter With his
hands, CRYING, "Don't Shoot Tom; don't
ehoot|" and caught the Colonel's pistol hand.
He then climbed ovor the counter, the Colonel
endsnvoring M to get his weapon in iange to fr9 R'
going through Corwin's coat-skirts aud
pantaloons lpto his loft hand pocket,
whore 1t encountered handful Of keys
tho flcsll. The ball struck the atcm Of . door
key. and was pounded out OF all shape by the
contact, Mr. Corw'n found the ball when feel
Ing for the wound, being under the Impression,
for some minutes, that he waa really ahot' 81; He
well struggled to free his hand, md thou, find
Ing that 1t was
EITHER HIS LIFE OR HIS ADvERsAny's,
h6 drew his own revolver and tirod. What tho
effect Of tho SHOT WAS he did not know, or
seemed not to- know, for ho said to the corre-
snondcnt, "Thoy BAY lie ia dead; hut, my God,
Tint cannot bo!'' When told tint it was true,
ho said TINT he had been expecting this en-"
counter for two years j; TINT lis friends Ind re-
Gently told him to 80 armed to moot Col. Still
we'll as the latter Ind threatened to shoot hin
on sight: He WAS in much anguish Of spirit
over the dreadful result. but inquired: "What
VAS to lo2 l only thought Of my vito and
children in tho struggle. Oil i ia torrible, the
that ever since ho Ind been III Anderson there
had heon determined opposition to him. which
manifested itself in many unpleasant ways. Ho
said it seemed to be founded on tho fact TINT he
was an Eastern man, and that local prejudice
obtained against that class.
AIr. Corwiu'a mental condition WAS such that
an attempt to talk with him Was ont Of tho
question, and it waa rolinquished. Soon after
leaving him the correspondent wa8 Informed
that he had beon committed to iail to await
tho verdict Of the Coronor'B Jury and the result
OF tho preliminary examination.
TILE FEELING IN THE COMMUNITY.
Your correspondent hnd but 1itte opportunity
after the shooting to sound public sentiment
fed 1t ia worry largely with tho deceased. It was
stated that tho conduct Of Corwin was ench al
to drive Col. Stilwell to the commission OF tha
iloed which cost him his life.
Since tho suspension Of tho bnnk, Col. Still
well has been regarded ~ insane by Lis friends
and they look upon his attampt to shoot Corwil
as tho work Of q dlsordorod mind. Col. stilwel
lcavea wife and six chillren-four daughters
and two song-to mourn his terrible doath. III
carried S55, 600 insurance upon hiH life, thougl
In what companies could not bo learned