The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-11


fresh within the mind of the pu' bic. and
II again we are CO led upon to relate the
cumstsnces oil or other murder which is,
could be, more rcvolting in c. Iaracter than
at terrible mi dnight TRACE .dy. The first
umation Of % affair was fleralded 10 the
lblic throug' 4 me column. OF the Sentinel
yesterday nporning in tie following short
ragraph.
A SUSPICIOUS FIND.
"a Ityht aeout O'Clock Captains Splann
~ zrpBneu went TO the country TO look
e = Norse and buggy, and found the same
x5t two miles out on the National road.
ney were An the possession OF a man by the
name Of FatOut, who refused TO surrender
fhem to the officers, but said he would bring
hem In himself to day. The horse blanket
and the lap robe were covered with clothed
blood From the a So oa M y
To say the least, IL is very suspicious case,
and looks like foul play somewhere.
- THE BODY FOUND.
At daylight yesterday morning the passers-
by discovered the body OF man in an out
of thew place, about one-haf mile east
OF the National read, on the Belt rail way
lying about 10 feet from the railroad, behind
a stump. The dirt road that crosses the
track at this point seems to start there, and
runs north to the National road. The evil
him on the Belt track and have MIN run
over thus destroying all evidences of the
murder.
THE IDENTIFICATION.
Mrs. Gels, wife of the butcher, living
within so yards OF the scene was approach
ed. and stated that she knew nothing of the
affair until Mr.. Hall called her attention,
and, thinking it might be some stock that
had been killed, went out. By this time
the keeper of the toll gate and Mr.. Pan
shell had arrived, and identified the body as
that OF John G.. f. Brown.
MRS GELS STATEMENT.
Mrs. Gels said further that Brown had
been in the habit of selling stock TO her
husband, and the last she saw CT him was on
last Tuesday, when he came and solicited
her husband to buy calf he had, which
Gels did. He then related what trouble he
had with his wife; that it was almost an inn
possibility TO get along with her, and that
his property was all in his own hands. This
was the last she or her husband saw of him.
THE CORONER NOTIFIED.
The officers were immediately notified at
the Central station of the finding of the
body, and Captains Williamson and Splann
and w. B Griffin at once repaired TO where
the body was lying. Although about $50,
1t had not been touched. They found on
investigation. that the body had been dragged
from the buggy and laid where discovered,
the clothes giving evidence OF this fact.
Tracing the track of the vehicle, il
led them to the house of Jacob Gels,
butcher on the first cross-roed west OF the
Belt road running north from the National
road Here a turn had been made, and then
the track mingled with those of others and
was lost. The officers think, in view of the
circumstances, that this was blind to mis-
lead as to the identity OF the murderer.
The coroner was notified by the officers,
and he ordered the body taken in charge by
Undertaken Kregelo, who removed it to his
establishment on North Delaware street.
JosKPH WADE ARRESTED.
After consultation by the officers, it was
agreed that all the circumstances attending
the case pointed very strongly to one Jos.
eph Wade, former saloon keeper, who had
been ivirg with Mrs. Brown for some
months, and at time when the murdered
man was imprisoned in the peDitentiary,
serving out q years sentence for receiving
stolen goods At IL o'clock a: M, Captain
Williamson directed Officers Case
and Schmidt to prcceuu 10
Browns farm and lake Wade into
custody. On the way out they met Captain
Campbell, and the three repaired 10 the
house. Alter Questioning Wade pretty
closely, and failing to get anything out Of
him, he was arrested and brought to the
city. They also brought the two eldest
children of the deceased along with them
who were turned over to the coroner for
examination.
Wade was taken TO the Central station.
where he YVES visited by Sentinel reporter
at about o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
appeared at the bars, and in an indifferent
sort of a manner asked what was wanted.
He is, in appearance about five feet 10
inches in height, weighs l65 pounds, stoutly
n a = vii no
and chin whiskers OF a brcwnish color, wore
respectable looking suit OF clothes, not on
the order of q Iaboring man nor that of q
hard-working farm hand.
WADE INTERvIKwD.
Upon being INTERCEPTED by the reporter,
he said
came to this city i'm the fan of 1864, from
Giles county, Tenn, where was born 1 am
this city since I first came here ia 1854. a
short time ago Kept a saloon at the terminus
OF Virginia avenue, but sold 1t out, and have
oee0 living at Browns house ever since; went
there about i've moRths ago at the solicitation
of Mrs. Brown. That was before Brown was
released from the penitentiary.
keporter-State all you know about Mr..
Browns movements ON the night of the muir
Wade-I was at the house when Brown lief,
home, and hltched up his horse for him about
6oclock p. m, and at 6:i6 he went away. We
years. and myself staid at the mouse 20 min
utes or more after Brown left and then went
over to Mr.. Smiths, where the other two
chtldren-Lizzte and Robert Brown
had gone before. We staid al
SMITHS until han-past O'Clock and then re-
turned TO the house; shortly after the Two
eldest children went TO bed and Mrs Brown
and sat up waiting for Brown to retire, bat
finally got tired of waiting and went TO bed
also; don't know Just what ume Il was wheH
we went 20 bed. Mr.. Brown came home from
the penitentiary the day affer New Years
never heard anything about the body OF Mr.
Brown being found, nor knew. notninl
about the murder until heard al from
the officers. Captain Campbell was the firsi
70 tell me OF 10 In the afternoon We (tht
children and nyselfl were Just sitting down
10 the table TO take bite when the Officers
came. saw them from the window cominE
with 1y horse and the buggy, and Lizzie said
There comes pa" 1 went to the g2te to mee
them. They came In the house. aud we sal
down, and after questioning me some. they
told me OF the murder and put me under
arrest.
Rep;-Did you not tr, to find Brown in the
Wade-Mrs. Brown went to town to fnd