The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-13
WHAT FARWELL DID.

SUGGESTIONS As To WHAT THE DIABoLICAL
CRIME MIGHT HAVE BEEN-AND HOW THE
CASE REALLY STOOD.
The Chicago Times is editorIally respon-
sibe for the following: For sew ral years
there have been periodical revivals of GER
tain mysterious intimations against Mr. |
Charles b. Farwell. Ominous references to |
foul deeds said to have been perpetrated by |
him, lave been rife jIst before Congress
sional election time. The name Of Hugh |
Maher has usually been coupled |
with these sombre illusions, as man who |
could, if he would, relate stories that should
cause the public hair to discount the quilts
ofthe retful porcupine in the way of stiff
ness. Just what Mr.. FarWell had teen
guilty of was never actually delinested.
But the impression was created that
some act OF peculiarly diabolicsi
sort had been perpetrated by him,
and that Hugh Maber knew all about it.
The public was divided in the matter,
Avowed enemies of Mr.. Farwell were i'm
cline d to believe that he had murdered his
grandmother aud buried her body in Hugh
| Makers backyard, where the remains had
been accidentally discovered by the latter
while doing his spring planting. Mr.. Ma
| hers love of gardening, and oil her strictly
domestic pursuits, gave plausihitity to this
theory. But friends of NJ Farwell
slai%sd that b it was vas only ,I his
and that Hugh Maher was the drug
clerk who sold him the strvchnine. All
| agreed, however, that Mr.. FaIwell must
have achieved some peculiarly tiendish act;
that Hugh Maher knew the whole story,
and was only kept from revealing it by enOr-
nous sums of money, paid quarterly by
| various members of the Farwell family.
Mr.. Farwell has twice been candidate for
Congress. On each occasion, these mysteri-
Gus and narrowing hints of stark crime have
been circulated ass iduously. But they have
never assumed definite proportions. and
MIR. Farwell aided by that uneanny fortune
| which, for time, is supposed to be at The
beck of all bad men, was twice elected. He
made a very credtable representative. Even
his hsters admitted thar. But they were
sure his apparent respectability as coll
gresham was only temporary; cloak To
cover the utter viieness of his heart, and
/ further obscure
THE sHRoUDED ATROCIIY
known only to himself and Hugh Msher
They knew it would eventually be cast
aside, and that our Farwell would develop
into the wickedness of Butler, Paiter-
son, or Matt. Carpenter. Presently, the
time for third election drew near, when IL
was understood that Mr.. Fsrweil int nded
to stand his chances for another return to
\ Congress. Twice had this Sun
scrupulous man" trlumphed ovcr the freely
brrIited intimations Of his early crime.
Now however il was said that the whole story
was about to be given TO the world. Every
detail of It's bideousness was to be laid hare.
Hugh Maher was going to tell. DISPOSITIONS
|, were obtained, and were placed in the tender
, care of opposition candidates. A legal
hubub was made; the court gong was sound
! ed; the country Was invited to draw near
ChnA or "a nj
: Farwell infamy. The judge donned the
: black cap. This Opposition" lawyers drew
down their eyes and the corners OF their
mouths with studied sadness. Chicago b. Id
its breath. The seals were broken and the
; Hugh Maher story was made public. What
n was it? Why simply that dozen or fit
y teen years ago Mr.. Farwell and Hugh Maht
N played some sinful poker together. Mr.
: Farwel won. be has habit OF winning.
He has won noble commercial rep
T utation and business character. He has won
his seat in Congress twice, and is just now
. winning it for third term. He Won a good
f name at Washington, where he ranks ss
ore OF the abiest and most influential rep
resentatives o. them all. Winning from
Hugh Maher valuable piece of land, he
front of his Offense. Taking one
sided version of the story, there was
: nothing to it moro than has beeu
: stated This version is the anti Far
, well SIDE and yet there is nothing more VII
lannon's than that MIR. Farwell won a lot O
; land, and considerable money, from Hugh
J Msher, fifteen years ago. Why not go sill
further back in the Farwell history? Double
: the time and hunt up The details of the fel-
; lows dOiugs thirty years ago. PERHAPS
? | when I'll a young man, he je~ ed his laun-
dry woman and got hlS shuts ifOned fOI
+ half price. This would prove him 80 very
un crupu Gus man." and quite unfit for Tie
suiirages OF intelligent voters IN 1874.