The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-21

I was all right, and not to make
me no IT, uble; That paid for my drinks and
TO me. "Nou are the butcher what whips five
men," and said was no game and would not
sh mia anq ogan 70 pnd ana mat ki mem n the
morning at Z o'clock and wanted them TO meet
me, but asked them not TO jump on me to-
morning, and had left word with the watch
man 10 wake me up. They sept pushing
me around, and / left and they followed
OF First and Mississippi streets one OF them,
did not know any OF the men, Jumped on me
and choked me, and another nit me on the
back OF the head taxing of his hat and point
ing to the part of mis- head struck. / was so
mad oOn't know what to do, aud II had
two Tevolvers 1 would shoot them ooth.
at this point be again became very much
excited, and needed a little cosxing before
ne would continue farther.
Reporter-wen, then, you cut at him:
PIisoner-Yes; had butcher knife, which
I put in my pocket TO grind. and pulled "
out and struck him on the neck
did otknow where he cut keVers.l "Why,
II had two revolveTs I Kill 'em both, was so
Reporter1Have you drank much to-day?
PrisOner-D look like II? am not drunk.
was so maj / can't talk much English,
anyhow. These IN n pointing TO the other
prisoners who were cOngregated around him,
as he was now the Hon OF the gang know am
not drunk. 1 only bought bottle beer 10
l make no trouble with them There were
more than two in the saloon, and did not
want to fight them all. | would like TO get the
other one what struck me on the head.
wouhs shoot him II had revolver.
The prisoner was very much excited AL
the time he was talking, and could hardly
compose himself, mum bling over the words
II had two reVolvers I'd shoot EN- both,
six or seven times during TIE interview.
LowAN TALKS.
About II O'Clock the reporter found Mr..
Losan, whom ne promptly butt0nholed,
hut found him 10 be little re icent. Mr..
Lowan said that he and Mr..
keever had been down town emu
were returning home. They had reached
the corner designated above, when
Antenat ran across the street and clinched
Bob (KeeveIl II said. - sntlemen, don't
fuss:' ard then it was that laE the man
pull the knife ont Of BOb's throat, who said
Billy. go; am dead Then be struck at
me, aud l ran down street. / was followed
by Antenat, and jumped into Woerner's
yard"
TIE MURDERED >lAN.
The deceased was % years Old of German
descent and has relatives who are quite
wealthy Until recently, he has operated
the grocery On the corner of First and Mis-
sissippi streets, but closed lt short time
ago. In the neighbOrhoOd ne bears good
r6pQtalOn, though aside from LnAt ne Is Salu
10 be a quarrelsOme man, add one who is con-
tiDually on the bully" Ia short, he was
full of expressive buster and made enemies
thereby.
TnE ACCUSED,
Louis Autenoi, Is Frenchman, said to be
OF a quiet, yet sulien disposition, and when
excited his fury knows no bounds. BE
was divorced from his wife, il is SAID, short
time sgo for cruel treatment, and thaf b.
has been arrested on one or two OccasOns
for assault, once for using 2 knife, similar.
to al appearances, TO that I'D in killing
kseVer.
TfE WEAPON.
The knife used could not be found by the
officers, nor would Auteuat give any iUfOr
nation as 70 its whereabouts It is thought
10 have been one used in the butcher shop,
and TO have had a b ade nine inchs loIg
II Is thought by the ofic re that Anteaas
hid the KNIFE when going toward MueIIs
drug store.