The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-22

for her to go to his office instead of coming
here, where she had worked?'
mo, l think not When she worked with
us she went to the Office to get her wages.
That is the custom in our family and pre-
vious servants have always done so. Her
business on Saturday seemed TO be to find
out where her sister was"
On the outskirts of the town a woman
named Mrs. Den9er resides. Mrs. Dengler
said, after being subjected 10 close interrog-
atories, that, prior to leaving here last
August, Fora Burns confided to her that she
was encente, and intimated that Carpenter
was the cause. Fora had told her that she
(ZOra) had been presented a pair of shoes by
Mr.. Carpenter and that Carpenter had told
her that ne loved her better than he did his
wife Mrs Dengler is positive that Fora be-
lieved in the protestations of affection made
to her by her employer, and in talking upon
the subject averred that Carpenter had en-
loved all the favors she had to confer.
A woman named Mrs. Carpenter no rela-
, ton of o. A. Carpenter, was witness before
the coroners jury She had been a con-
fdante of the dead girl Her evidence also
tends to inculpate Carpenter. Mrs. Carpen-
ter testified that she had correspondence be-
tween Fora and Carpenter, the letters refer
ring to money and speaking of the undue in
timacy between the two
BURNS AND DUKES.
Mr.. Burns said his daughter did not leave
Lincoln until Aug. II, when she went home,
and one day in conversation dentally
mentioned that one time, when about to
leave the employ of Mr.. Carpenter on ac-
count of the smallness of the wages paid her
$3.50 a week. Carpenter approached and Of
fered her 81 additional, admonishing the girl
that she was to say nothing to his wife or any
member OF his family about it. While in St.
Elmo, at the home of her father within the
space of six weeks, three letters, he claimed,
were received from Carpenter, postmarked
Lincoln. In the first letter, Fora was impor-
tuned to come to Lincoln, as he had place
for her TO sew. The last letter was the most
importunate of the trio, as the girl seemed
TO be distracted over its receipt. She read
portions of it to her step-mother but not
without the latter looking over her shoulder
and beholding the signature, 20. A c." The
contents were: II have sent you money two
different times If you have not received it,
some one is tampering with your mail" The
real contents of this letter were secured by
the mother taking it from Zora's pocket
when she left the room. While in st. Elmo
the father mailed letter from Fora to Mr..
Carpenter. There is no signature to the let
ter brought here by her father.
reporter had an interview with Tom
Dukes at Rochester, Ind, who was engaged
to marry Miss Burns, and who has been
spoken of as being her murderer. Dukes was
in a rag, and told different stories about how
he had hurt it. He said he could not be
hired to go over to Lincoln. He would not
tell where he was from Friday until Tuesday,
although he acknowledged that he was away
from home. He gave up two letters from
Fora Burns. In one she says that he must
meet her in Lincoln bv Oct Is, and accuses
him of trying to go back on her. Dukes said
he knew Fora was enceinte, but said he had
never sustained Improper relations with her.
Miss Frear young woman Dukes is engaged
toin Keewauhee, Ind. said Tom told her he
was in trouble out in Illinois, but would not
tell her what it was. The people of Fulton
county, Ind, became aroused to-day, and
the sheriff started to arrest Tom Dukes but
he was not to be found.
Prosecuting Attorney Forest and Coroner
Boyden took the o'clock train for Chicago
to-day, taking the whip and lines with them,
where the blood spots will be critically exam
ined and analysed by specialist. 1t is fair
TO state that the so-called blood stains are
supposed by a great many to be simply to-
'baceo stains and that the lrair-pins are ac-
counted for by the fact that the buggy is
used by the ladies of the family very fire.
Quently.