The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-28
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
A SHOOTING AT TERRE HAUTE.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 25.-Albert HUFF,
in difficulty this morning with Jerry Dwyer,
over some work at a blast lurIface, shot Dwyer
three times. One wound Is supposed to be
fatal.
CONFESSED MURDERER.
PIrTsBURG, April 25-ThOmas McCarty,
heny City on Friday night, while suffering
from the dread disease. He accuses himself
of drowning friend named Frank Pinkman.
Nos ttention was given his rawlings at first, the
officers thinking they emanated solely In his
disordered brain. His story has since been
sence OF Pinkmsn ana the statement of a Wo-
man llvi-- In an old boat, who sSvs she heard
cries OF distress, and, LOOKING out Of the WIN
dow, saw two men struggling In the water.
again, only one man was In sight, who rapidly
disappeared up the river bank; also the Ind
ing of a body in the river near where McCarty
claims he committed the deed. The Coroner
has taken charge of the body, and will hold an
inquest tO-day. Pinkman and McCarty left
their boarding house together on Friday even
ing. II Is supposed that McCarty. in the de-
preston or his malady, went TO the river to
commit suicide; rinkman, to save him, fol-
turned on him, dragged him into deep water,
AVID deliberately held him under until lie was
extinct.
DOUBLE HANGING AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, April 2S-Edwsrd Nugent ana
past this morning. Nugent shot
MS vile on the ZOtn OF August, 1916, Wn1le
both were under the influence of liquor.
Redemier's victim was Franz VoSse, a respec-
table old builder. The crime was committed
August IS, 1873, and was so utterly wanton and
mOtiveless that the murderer's sanity has
been questioned. Nugent's children and other
relatives spent the greater part of the night
laid down at 2 and slept till 5, when he dressed
and passed some time with Father Burke.
Redemier has shown utter indifference to hls
fate, protesting that he had not had fair trial
Within an hour of his death he sent for Nu-
gents confessOr, expressed desire TO become
Cathoicand was baptised in that faith. The
death warrants were read in the cells, and
the men went to the scafo ut 80. Nu-
gent simply said he was at peace with
all the world, and he hoped with Heaven. He
was ready. Redemier said. 81 have not had
fair trial my lawyers did not do their duty
or would not be here now" He then stepped
directly under the moose. Nugent assisted In
putting the black cap over mis- own head.
Both men died without a struggle. Nugent.
had no pulse after nine minutes, and Rede-
niiar's failed at twelve minutes.
a statement by Nugent, and placed in the
hanOs OF Judge VIM. G. Jones, has been opened
since the execution. In II Nugent denies hav-
ing killed his wife, refers TO her death as an
accident, says his eldest daughter, - no was
not not & witness y. on his, ms trial she having been
terry. He says the evidence against him was
mass OF lies, and charges his attorney with
children, the eldest a daughter, sixteen years
old ana as an act OF charity, as well as human
ity, John p. Mutually, well-known citizen,
decent burial this afternoon.
THREE HUNDRED HOUSES BURNED AT HULL.
OTTAWA, April 2l.-A great fire is raging in
Hull. opposite this city, and is spreading with
fearful rapidtty. The whole rear OF the town
appears 10 be one mass OF flames. Probably
$50 dwellings have been destroyed. Danger Is
now apprehended from a slight shift of wind
10 the north, which threatens to bring the fire
down toward the front of the town and numer-
Gus lumber piles along the river. Efforts to
check the fire. so far, have been Intellectual.
The steamer C0nquerer and a part OF the Fire
Brigade have been sent over to assist the local
Fire Company.