The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-02

to Capt. Buckley. During the testimony of
the witness before the court, the accused
raised his aged head and
FACED HIS SON.
His face became livid, and his bleared eyes
roved from side to side. At intervals he
would raise his hands with an exclamation
OF surprise, mingled with sorrow, and again
with indignation, at the evidence being
given by the witness. Commissioner Sher-
idan, who was present, cross questioned the
witness carefully, whose reply was in
vsrisbly the same The witness.
in giving his testimony before the
court, and especially when being cross
examined by Commissioner Sheridan, was
very singular. His actions would lead one
TO suppose that he had not arranged his
story fully TO his own satisfaction. He spoke
In very low voice, and stammered and
hesitated in the thread of his narrative, so
that the commissioner requested him TO
speak louder. On being asked why he had
not revealed the affair before this, his ex-
cuse was very fiimsy one, which was that
he feared the anger of his father.
In detailing the manner in which the
body was mutilsted, he was especially con-
fused, and avoided the gu estion in his reply
as much IS possible. The evidence OF the
witness was anything but satisfactory TO the
court, and those who were interested in
getting at the bottom of the mystery. At
the close Of the testimony OF the single
witness, Capt. Buckley requested continu-
| ance till Tuesday, March 2, on the grounds
that further time was needed in which to
gather up the incidents connected with the
tragedy of four years ago. The request was
granted, and the prisoner committed with
out bail. The son was also held without
bail as a witness.
In an interview with the son q reporter OBJ
tanned the following additional facts con-
corning the manner of the murder: Young
Hassett-I was only a boy then, and he
could get away with me easily. Well,
went upstairs, and i heard the sound OF
the body falling just as was com
ing down from the loft. The
old man struck the stranger on the head
with cleaver, and then jumped upon his
neck till he killed him. / was trembling
with fear all the time, and had no hand in
the affair at ali. The old man wanted me to
assist, but / said I'd have nothing to do with
the business anyway. He wanted me TO get an
old door out OF the Clubhouse, but refused.
Then he got IL himself and, after stripping
the body down to the hickory undershirt, he
CUT OFF THE HEAD AND LEGS,
and got barrel that he got few DAYS before
to pack pigs feet in. and put the man into
it, and wheeled him down to the river near
Healy's slough. There he dumped it in. 1
followed him at a distance. for was afraid
he might discover me, and was back in the
house before himself.
Reporter-How did he manage the bloodY
Young Hassett = The floor of the
front room was boarded. He allowed
the blood to cake hard upon it.
Then he scraped it up with a shovel
and Put it in bucket, which he threw out.
Then he got cloths and water, and scrubbed
up the floor. He put on good fire, so that
it dried up quick. When he was cutting the
man up he first cut into the flesh with a
knife, and then used the chopper to 90
through the bones. He used 70 cut up hogs
in Burlington, Iowa, so he got used TO the
business. He cut the man up so as TO make
him fit in the barrel. The clothes the man
wore were all bloody, too, but he put them
away until he got chance to burn them.