The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-09-03
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
Record of the Wicked and Their Works.
WAS HE MURDERED?

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A Record of the Wicked and Their Works.
WAS HE MURDERED?
NEW YORK. Sep. 1.-The body of a boy has
been picked up In North river, with his hands
and feet securely bound.
CHARLES DE YOUNG ADMITTED TO BAIL.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1-Charles De Young
was to-day admitted to bail by Chief Justice
Wallace In the sum of $4,000.
A BOY MURDERER.
LOUISVILLE, Sep. david Cantrill, aged Is,
shot and killed Frank Mcconnell, aged 10, in
Caldwell county, Saturday evening. Cantrill
claims that the shot was accidental. He was
arrested, and in default of bail was jailed.
NEGRO KILLED By A MOB.
ST. LOUIS, Sep. IA negro named Cason was
killed near Franklin, across the river from
Boonville. by vigilants. He has for years been
bad char acter, and recently has been guilty
neighborhood. Two night ago party of un-
known men, disguised, called Cason from his
cabin and shot him.
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
NEW YORK, Sept. lat a meeting of the po-
lice board to-day, communication was re-
ceived from the mayor, stating that Commits
sioner WheeieT s was indeoted to the city to the
entitled to a salary until the amount had been
made good; The commissioners salary for
AuguSt-S5O0-was thereupon stopped.
FARMER MURDERED FOR MONEY.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. Information is re-
ceived of the murder of Samuel Ham, a farmer
living near Roscoe, in Cedar county. Three
was engaged in boiling sorgham and shot him
dead. He was supposed to have considerable
sum of money: After searching the body. and
ing. Parties are securing the country round
about, but so far have not come up with the
lucky, and one theory is that the homicide
was the sequence of an old feud.
AN IMPORTANT MURDER TRIAL.
scooBA, Miss. Sept: 1.-The September term
at DeKalb, the county seat, to-day, Judge
Harm presiding. The State docket Is set for
tomorrow, when will commence the trial of
the cases of the State VS. Henry j. Gully, Nir-
gil Gully, Houston Gully and SIocum Gully,
Indicted for the murder of w. W. Chisholm,
the 18th of April, 1878. over 50) persons, mostly
white, are in attendance, and while there is
excitement, great interest is felt in the trial.
w. III. Gully, one of the defendants, died since
being indicted.
A UNITED STATES DEPUTY MARSHAL KILLED
BY A HoRsETHIEF.
WICHETo Kas., Sep. 1.-Richard Stevenson,
United States deputy marshal, was shot to
death in Kingman county by a horsethief,
who escaped TO the Indian Territory. He had
ing with the prisoner and property TO King
man county. Both men, together with a
dsvtr IN S ih In
sons revolver and shot him through the
breast. He then disarmed the commercial
traveller. mounted the best horse and fed.
Stevenson is well known in the State. His
family were formerly from Monmouth, Ill.
Two of his brothers met sudden deaths in this
State.
CONFESSION OF A COLD FLOODED MURDER.
READING. Pa, Sept. l.-Charles Drews, under
sentence OF death as one of the principals in
the Raber murder has made a confession. He
says:I went to Brandt last summer, and we
sat on the porch. He treated me to beer, and
we both felt its effects He said we could
would consider it Finally / asked if ne was
alone. He replied that there were three Others
He mentioned Hummel and Wise, and ]
said did not know them He then offered
to bring them up. saw them, but l only
knew Wise-from boyhood | knew him.
then agreed, and they insured Raber. 1 said
1t was hard thing to kill Raber. He said
met Blank said there were fiYe interested
Hummel also spoke about 1t. Wise came
and asked whether 1 was TO kill Raber
urged me to go ahead, and said they would
shoot me If did not. | promised, but never
been affected. d. Brandt afterWard att said they hey had
the plan ready If did not kill him they would
shoot me, and to save my life / promised. A
do 1t SO far as he was concerned, as he said hs
did not like the job. | think Il
kill Raber. I then asked Frank Sticklei
to do 1t, because could not. Stickler said he
did not care. He could kill any one, but he
bargained should go along, which promised
but declared would not touch Raber. Their
Raber came to my house, and we went of
Il
in the middle, with St1ckler following. wen
over a plank, and when Raber got on il
Stlckler got Raber by the legs and threw him
II Rabep and fell SS1psd Se1a@ the on pang 1Gp
then went back to the fence. 1t was first
intended to drown Raber in the dam. Brandt
had planned that Raber was TO go fishing a.
kitZmiiler, to catch fish for Blank and wife
Peters went with us. When / saw the dam
could not do II, and said would return, wher
Raber replied, 'Yes, it was too cold anyhow
l pitied him drowning at the plank after
wards i was also sna plan OF Brandts; and Brand
Sn ised sficb,er nothing. hae
tried to coax Elijah Strickier, but he woulC
not go with us. said to Frank wonld give
him $500 after was paid. When 1t was dont
they tried to swindle me out of all and xii
me. This was planned behind a shed al
Brandts. This they told me In jail. Wher
they asked me to go via Rankstown though
they wanted to kill me then.
Brandt always urged me in jail to keep Qufe
about this matter, as they hoped to get clear
didn't see the conspirators SO very otter
about matters. / engaged Frank Stfchler ts
do the job after the Kitzmiller plan failed.
Stickler walked to my house, and went Il
Brandt. didn't see the old mans struggles
The plank was made wet by the splash wher
Raber fell Brandt had Raber insured IL
pany failed and with it the plan. Brandt TOLD
me what to say before the coroner's Inquest
1t was part of the general plan. Brandt Otter
urged me, while in jail, not to confess. He
called at my cell to-day for that purpose.
am afraid of him, but not of the others. /
you hang me you will hang an innocent man
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