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


Saturday and spoke to me, asking if re-
membered him. / told him / did not.
WhereuPon he said, You tried me once for
murder at Connersville.' l then remem-
bered it, but for the life of me can't tell
you any of the circumstances of the trial,
only that l tried him."
THE STORY OF THE STABLE BOY.
Dan Snepp, youngster who works at
Merricks stable, says that on the evening of
the 10th his employer left the stable with
his wife early in the evening, and in
structed HIM not to wait until he
(Merrickl returned. He says he doesn't
know at what time Merrick did return.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
John FlacK, who resides on the Lafayette
road, and who is a well known farmer, came
to the city yesterday afternoon and informed
the coroner that on Saturday night one week
ago, about o o'clock, be heard woman
out in the road near where he
lives screaming 20, DON'T" and cry
Ing for help. Fiack went out and found
man and woman and buggy. The woman
and man were in the road. The man said
the woman was drunk, and asked Flsck to
help him put her in the buggy This Flack
did. Flack visited the station house last
night and Merrick was brought out and at
once Identified as the man who was in COM
pany with the woman who was crying for
help and whom Flack assisted in the buggy.
Mr.. Link, who lives near the place where
the body was discovered, found lap robe
in that vicinity such is generally let by
lverymen when carriage is hired out.
This viii be brought TO the city to-day, and
it is to be seen whether it belongs to Mer-
rick.
AN ACCoMPLICE ARRESTED.
At IL o'clock last night the police arrived
in the city with Harry Fielding, who was a
hostler at Merrick's stable up TO Saturday
night, when he left with Howe's London
where % he was was arrested rU 'eeas00sg as an
accomplice in the murder. He and
Merriek were known to be together on Sat
urday, September 16. They have been great
friends, and the police are confident that he
knows all the facts connected with the muir
der. He could account for himself during
the latter part of the night of the 10th, but
was unable to tell where he was in the fore
part OF the night A Sentinel reporter called
at the station house last night 10 interview
Fielding. He was met III the Office by Turn
key Mccain, who rather objected to having
our representative see the prisoner. At last
he consented to tell where he was confined,
and the reporter attempted to single
out the man, but could not. Mccain
a roundabout way, refused, and the repor-
ter not being able to find the man, was COM
pelleG to leave. Mccain is evident
ly unfit for the position he attempts
to fill. He has but few of the
qualities that constitute a perfect
police officer, and none that are so necessary
for jailer. The board OF commissioners
should take him out of the position he holds
and replace him with wooden man, Which
would be q great Improvement.
THE FATAL DRUG.
1t is said that on the night of Saturday,
the 10th, Merrick entered the saloon of
Henley. on Indiana avenue. about o'clock,
and ordered two drinks, saying one
of them was for sick woman
in a carriage outside. Before leaving the
bar he was seen to take powder from his
vest pocket and empty its contents into one
of the drinks. He drank his own and
took the one in which he had emptied the
powder to ,as. the .So,,, woman H. in the the
next morning by himself and took another
drink
The police who worked up the case de-
ssrve great credit for the manner in which it
was done, and the quickness with which the
guilty parties were lodged in prison.
THE CAUSE OF THE CRIME.
If it should be found that Merrick muir
dered his wife, the cause of the crime will
probably be found in the following state
ment, compiled from the records of the
court;
Julia A. Paul commenced proceedings In
bastardy against William Merrick before JUS
gave bail for his appearance on July is, with
Frank Farrman as security. On the
day set for trial the case was was
IL. On that day the case was called, and the
defendant not appearing the costs were as
sessed against him. The same day his attor-
ney came into court, and showing that the
parties were married, the proceedings were dis
missed.
for divorce in the superior court against VIM.
A. Merrick July "a, with Herrod Winter as
attorneys. In the complaint she alleged that
she became acquainted with the defend
ant some four years previously, and
that he had from tnat time on
followed her with professions OF love,
and that she believed his declarations of a de-
sire to marry.her. She was then teaching
school and had saved 500 OF her wages. which
she had intTusted to him to keep. She became
much attached 10 him. and about six months
before she was induced by his promise of .aw
ful marriage to have sexual Intercourse with
him. from which intercourse she became preg-
nant. After he found what her condition was
he refused TO marry her.
On July 8, continues the comp amt, she COM
menced proceedings I'm bastardy, but, over
come by her love for him aud his professions
of penitence for his conduct. she consented to
and did marry him. After marriage he re-
fused to make any provision for her support,
and he continued to live in adultery with one
Julia Hunsinger, refusing 10 receive the plain
tiff as his wife. He also kept the clothing
and jewelry OF the plaintiff, valued at
$500. The defendant owns real estate
in this city valued at $1,000, besides horses,
carriages, etc, used in the livery business. He
declares that he viii do nothing for the plain
tiff. and will have his property so covered up
that the plaintiff can not get any of IL. Where
fore, the plaintiff being far gone in pregnancy,
unable to work from the effects OF her c0ndi-
tlon and MS cruel treatment, and having no
means 10 support her through her approach
ing confinement, prays Judgment for divorce
and 5000 alimony, and that an order
be issued restraining him from selling
or otherwise dispOsing OF his property, and
that an order be made requiring him 10 pay
$500 into court at once for ner support during
her sickness, and 10 enable her to prosecute
the suit.
The complaint was sworn TO before A. II.
Brown, clerk. On the complaint Judge
Daniel w. Howe indorsed the following
order:
Issue restraining order as prayed until the
first Monday In September, 1878, or further or
der. Also enter order requiring defendant to
pay within ten days to plaintiff for her ex-
pense in this suit the sum OF SO. HOWE.
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