The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-06-24
BRUTAL BUTCHERY.'
wRENCHED OUT OF THE WORLD
A Colored Woman Murdered by Her
Divorced Husband With a
Monkey Wrench,

JEALOUSY THE CAQSE'OF THE CRIME
FOURTEEN HOLES FOUND IN HER HEAD-A
CRIME MOST HORRIBLE-A SPEEDY INDICT-
MINT FOUND By THE GRAND JURY.
The most brutal murder, with the excep-
ton OF perhaps the Cluck tragedy, occurred
Yesterday morning at o'clock in a two
story brick house on the alley running
north and south back. of the Academy Of
Music. 1t was cold blooded in the extreme,
and of that class of murders which makes
everyone utter the opinion that the
perpetrator ought to be stretched
mo. Thefe are no mitigating
circumstances in this case at all. and even
the unurderer's best friends are not 10th TO
express il as their views OF the case that the
murderer should meet with the full iorce OF
the law. His name is Jerre honroe,and
the victim his divorced wife, Sarah Monroe.
They are colored and very well known
among their people. The house IN which
the murder occurred is occupied by Mrs.
Ellen Srell, who does quite a large laundry
business. The divorced wife OF late has
been employed by Mrs. Smell, and yes terday
morning came TO work az seven O'Clock.
About nine O'Clock Jerre, who is Mr.. j. II.
McKernan's hOstler, left bis employers sta
BILE. which is about fifty feet up the alley,
and came around to the back door OF Mrs.
SHELLS house, where be accosted that lady
Smell replied that she could not, and Mon
roe stepped inside to the center of the
room. still asking If she could
not wash a shirt for him by noon time. Again
the lady replied that it was impossible. Mon
roe had q monkey-wrench in his hand dur
ing the time, playing with it while he laugh
inglv importuned Mrs. Smell to wash his
shirt. BY the time she had given him the
positive and last answer he had moved back
again toward the door and just back of bis
wife, who was standing with her face in an
other direction by the side of q
wash tub. Phil. Miller, and woman
named Mrs Roberts were standing across the
room in full sight of all the other parties
while Mrs. Smell had her back turned to the
door Phil. Miller and Mrs. Roberts saw him
playing with the monkey-wrench all the
time he was in the room, and as ne nearec
the door he suddenly drew back his arm and
struck Sarah with the nipper end OF the
wrench
A TERRIBLE BLOW.
She sank to the floor between the
wash tub and the wall with a
sroan. The blow was so sudden
and unexpected that Miller and Mrs. Rob-
erts were struck dumb with terror, while
Mrs. Smell turned hurTiedly about, having,
as she said, kept from looking at Monroe
all the time he was in the room, because
she mao no use lOE duu. SOOAIk WudS
had occurred got between the PROSTATE
woman and the brute, as he certainly APP
peared to be then. he was attempting TO
strike mis- wife again when Mrs. Smell inter-
fered, and by so doing upset the wash tub.
He caught her dress by the shoulder and
held her back with the power of lion while
he struck his wife on the head eight or ten
times in quick succession. The tub being
upset gave him room to stoop down by her
side. and with short strokes, but hard, like a
blacksmith pounding on an anvil, he beat
the life out of the poor woman. The
first blow was a terrific one and
dealt while the woman was not
looking. as soon as he delivered the last
blow he threw down his wrench, and walk
ing out into the alley surrendered himself
to two citizens, who, few moments after
ward. turned him over to Officer Rose and he
was taken directly to the police court. The
hideOus frenzy that seemed to be on him
while beating the woman passed of just as
he got out the door. Below is a diagram
showing the position of the persons in the
room: