, 1874-12-18
His Case ia tOmc DcfOrc the Indiana
supreme Court I'o-llay.
Renewal Of the Terrible Vendetta
III Williamson County.
Miscellaneous Sinners.


tptcai Ufauatch to Ihe Chic1ao Tribune.
DEs MONIES, H.. Dec. t7.--Within t1o past
four ycara DeH h1olncs llas bcen tho accne Of ak
brutal, co1d-blooled, hoartlcss murders, niid
tllree Of them pospsctrntcd within tho Inst yoar
or SIX months. Tho apathy OF tho public to this
stato Of things was astonishing, unsil horror
1utckl7 succeeding horror in tito murder Of john
Bon, Ellen Bartott, tho 1ono, though abandoned
woman, mud nIr. Maitland, w!lo lived alone on his
firm fow miles from tho city, aroused tho poo
ple to u rcallzng Henso Of the crimes committed
In tlioir midst, and determination TO pursue Tho
perpetrators Of tho blauk deods to detection mid
pnnisllllcnr.
Tho fearful increase Of murder In our nldat
since tho nbolshmont oil cnrItul punishment by
our Legislature; the difficulty, through tho
crnl,iug and professional Bki Of counsel to con-
Wet murderer, even whon public opinion was
satisfied Of his guilt no doubt had itH influence
In producing tho nfato Of alTairH which unlmi-
mated In the hnnging of Howard. Those, addod
to his defiant mud blasphon,o.s manner whot,
receiving eonte1ico, and Ills threats 10 shoot
tile Judge. who aontenced linn, reused to
esate Of f1onzy aud rerengo tho moi,
who throughout hiR trial, could Bcalco
restrain itself from its deadly purpose A'lo+hcr
cauao which sealed tic doom of tho condemned
n,au was. without doubt tho notion Of Ills coun-
eoi urging upon tic Court another trial. and tho
possibility of nil appeal to the surromo Court.
SIatldenol as these mon were, tho mind Of each
workotl to frenzy for vengeance. tho dark dood
III tho blacknesB and eilouoe OF night wnB ACCOM-
plshcd, nnd tho spirit Of Charles Howard. the
counterfeitef, lcettiate, aud murderer, without
alryng, wassent into tho prcaenco Of his A1alcr.
The terrible fato Of the wrotchaa man can but
awula comsnseration IN tho hcarta Of nll. 1t IL
! probable that our next Legislature, roadilg tho
/ lessons OF the hour in tho foarfu1y increasing
records of crime, will reHtoro to tho statutes Of
tho State tho Inv inllicting capital punishment ;
| 4 law abolished III laatn mud under pressure
brought to boar upon it, to Bnyo the lfo Ut Stall
| loy tho Story County murderer. ovor whose
| head tho fatRl nooao vas Mt tho timo dangling.
It Ia reported to-day TINT Howard. before his
summary execution, mndo confession of tho
murder Of johnson, nlso Of mnn ut Clinton.
and Lis former wife alld clildrou. Tho report Ia
| from reliable SOURCES
Robert Graves, the negro unaer indictment
| Tor tho mu.dnr Of Mrs. barrett, has confessed
| tho decd. IIe killed lor for royougo, because
s!lo refused to pay him 25 cents ho c!ain,cd for
| worl; done. lIo rapped at tho door, mud when
| Ello cnmo he killed her with latclet, dragged
| her upstairs, rayishou her person. ana then
1 robbed her room Of clothes, G. roll Of
] money, anu q gold watch. His confession has
been verified by tho finding Of tho artclea wlcro
| Ao stated ho disposed Of tlnm
Tho Aa,ne night Howard WAS hung. tho Vigl-
lanta at NIitchellvsllo took d man named Kirk
| lna,l, suspected OF firing bnrn, mud wero about
to hang him when thoy "ere persuaded to de-
| Bist,