The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-06-24

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here at the time of a strike at Brazil. shortly
after the marriage. He went TO work for
B. +. Massey In the mines, and
there remained at work IN
them until about year and
a half since, when they came TO this city,
be going to work for Dr. Kinsler. Afterward
he was employed by attorney MaDlove, and
last fall Mr., j. III. McKernan hired him.
During the time they were living on Column
bia street near New York Jerre worked
about the residence of Mr.. McKernan on
the Circle, and had the name of being
peaceable man. Now, since the murder, the
eolore people claim that he used to beat
his wife when they lived at Brazil. A few
days after the fight in which he was stabbed,
the wife filed suit for divorce. he did not
answer the complaint, and accordingly,
about one weeks ago, the divorce was
granted. The wife has not lived with him
since the fight, but has boarded at Mrs.
Taylor's. on Columbia street, working for
Mrs. Smell.
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST
was held during the afternoon. No wit
nesses were examined, as it was known
the grand jury was investigating the affair.
DIR. Chambers held post mortem examina-
ton and found fourteen distinct
cuts ON the head, besides wounds
from several blows on the arm. The in
body, proving what Mrs. Smell says In re-
gard TO her falling down as if dead and the
blows being so close together. The scars
and cuts being one side of the
head, as general thing go
to prove that he was trying 10 kill
her. The fractures of the skull do not show
the points of the nipper part of the wrench
so much as do the scalp wounds. The two
marks about half inch apart show very
plainly that it was the nipper
part of the wrench. Early
in the afternoon Prosecutor Cropsey, re-
Numbering that yesterday was the last day
of this session of the grand jury, and also
that delays are very bad for the prosecution
in murder trials, he had the witnesses
brought Immediately before the grand jury.
That body of men wrestled with the
case but a short time, ana when
they made their final report
in the evening Jerre Monroe
was indicted tor murder. During the after
noon yesterday Sentinel reporter had an
INTERVIEW WITH MONROE
in the JAIL He is rather short in stature, and
would probably weigh about $50
pounds. He has the regular
African features, his nose and
lips both being fiat and big. He is quite
black in color, and as for intelligence it is
easy to be seen that he is sadly lacking
the very first PRINCIPLES OF sense and rea-
soning. He talks glibly enough, but all
colored people do for that matter. bis
voice is not at all harsh, but, to the con-
trary, it is rather a pleasant one. After
saving he had hired no coun-
sci, and adding to the story,
as told above, of his life since
he was married that she loved Sarah for two
years before they were married." ne told
his story which is given in substance. He
is 80 years old this month, and his wife is
q years OF age. When asked what grade OF
color his wiewas, he replied 'ginger- bread"
Several months ago he learned that Jonah
Martin was paying teo much attention TO
the wife he loved so much. BE was work
ing for McKernan, but rented house on
Columbia street, in which he kept his wife.
Time and time again he had suspected her
of being too loving with "Joney"
as he called him. He used TO
tell her that anything she wanted
she should have if she would love no one
else but him. Things went on this way
until the night of the fight. That evening
Jerre went home and found "Joney" with
his arms around Sarah's waist and "a kissin'
of her," This was more than he could bear,
and so he grabbed "Joney" by the
coat and pulled him away. "Joney"
struck him with his fist, and Sarah pulled
cut a razor and cut him, once on the breast
and once on the arm lie showed the re-
porter the scars and recalled his memory to
the mighty When his wife entered suit for
divorce, which was a few days after the
fight, JeIre was cast into deep gloom, more
because his wife talked so bad TO him than
She told him on several
occasions that she "would give
up her lite before she would give up
Joney Martin" Well, he let the divorce
suit 60 without being attended to, which,
perhaps, now that he came to think of ii,
Cot fOhf ho
talking to her about leaving some Of the
furniture in the house on Colum-
bia street. He told her that
use OF it he would rather take it away She
answered that "Joney" was to do as he
pleased with her and that
SHE LOVED "JoNEY'
better than any one else in the world. Said
he, ~ dunno how it is but love Sarah bet
ter'= my life. If she is dead | guess l
ought to die too. To think she should love
that big niger and hate me is MORN 1
can stand" and his voice was slightly
husky. Yesterday morning, his
story goes, she came down.through the alley
on her way to Mrs. Snell's. 1t was about
O'Clock as she passed the stable in which he
was at work, and ne said to her. GOOD
mornin', Sarah :" She said, "Good mornin', )"
also, and then 1 said, Chow does you feel,
Sarah?" and she said, "with my fingers,
Jerre." OF course he did not
like the answer, but as she
had treated him in sucn a manner,
so much lately he did not pay much at
tention to it. He went back to his work
greasing the carriage wheels, and after a
while, he did not know how long, be
went down to Mrs. SHELLS, carrying the
monkey wrench in his hand. In answer to
the reporters inquiry If he did not pick
it up just before be started, he an
swered, in an emphatic manner,
no, and that he did not know he had it in
his hands when he went into the house.
Here he was asking Mrs. Smell about doing
some washing for him when he looked up
at Sarah and she was "msking mouth al
me and i could not stand that, and struck
her once" "DId you only strike her once?"
said the reporter. and he responded:
at dunno il hit her again, they say 1 did"