The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-25

no requests of them. II he had told them
that difficulty was brewing in the yard,
the girls life might have been saved.
A STRAY SHOT.
Katy Collins, one of the waiter girls. who
was in the rear Of the yard when the dith-
Guilty took place, and who started
towad Miss McGlew just as
the first shot was fired, received
the bullet In her thigh, making most pain
full but not dangerous wound. She was taken
to her room, where she at once went into
spasms, and at late hour last night was
quite i'll.
THE INTERVIEW.
A representative of the Sentinel called at
the station house shortly after the arrest of
Guetig, and by the kindness Of officer Jacob
School was permitted to see the prisoner,
who at first refused to talk but finally made
the following statement: well, / shot
Ahe girl, and that is all there
is of it, II it had not
been for persons going and talking to
her about me the thing would never nave
happened. / bought two reyolvers last FRI
day and went to the house where she was
stopping. intending to kill her, but
she was not there, and 1 returned
to the hotel and gave up the in.
tention of taking her life. Yesterday again
resolved to kill her, and borrowed a revolver
of friend, and went out last night to find
her. met her and Addie Mclaughlin on
South street, Just east of West and asked
her to come up to the hotel and see mother.
She at first refused to go with me, but at last
consented, ana we walked up to the Spencer
and entered the side door. After we got into
the yard, and at the bottom of the stairway
leading to the second story, she refused to
90 up and see mother, and / Just thought
that might as well kill her
- rhnro
yer and fired. 1 don't know just how
many times, but think five. The first shot
L don't think hit but it might have hit Ad-
die Mclaughlin. The second shot hit her,
and she turned to run, when 1 banged
away at the id b-h again, and she fell,
her head as il about to pray. L asked her to
speak to me, and as she did not ran up to
her and banged her again, and that was the
shot that killed the Cd id b-h, for saw
her legs wiggle, and knew she
was dead. have killed her,
and am ready to hang for
1t. / wish they would come and hang me
to a lamp post tonight. At one time dur
ing the shooting thought would kill my
self, but 1 took second thought and deter
mined to hang for the killing. will not
talk any more tonight You can
come up to court tomorrow, when
l will tell the whole story l don't care
what you say about IL in the papers, only
say that killed her and am ready to hang
for it." The prisoner is about 20 years
of age, five feet seven inches high and
weighs 80 pounds. He has rather
a pleasant face, and looks nothing like
murderer. He showed but little signs of
being under the influence of liquor, and
seemed to think but little of the terrible
deed he had done. He would give no reason
for killing the girl.
A Sentinel reporter visited the home of
William Mclaughlin, 2S2 South West street,
father of Addie. who was with Miss McGlew
at the time of the shooting Mr.. McLaugh-
lin met the pencil driver and re-
fused to allow him to see his
daughter or allow her to make
any statement of the affair, and when asked
if his daughter was shot said that he believed
that she had received a slight flesh wound
in the cheek. He acted very stubborn about
the matter, refusing TO divulge any informa-
ton that he possessed.
The coroner viewed the remains at Russell
IL Lees and will hold an inquest this morn
ing.
At 2:30 a.. m. it was reported that Katie
Collins was not shot in the hip as reported,
but had a succession of fainring fits from
FRIGHT