The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-10


about il she said she didn't know who took
it, and that il tad not been found.
WILLIAM FULTz,
who did the shooting, has acteI very
strangely, and his past life is not known.
He has lsen living in TOous on Massachu-
sets avenue, and when he left there yester-
dav afternoon he told his &C
quaintances in the block that
lie was going 10 kill himself They
however, paid no attention 20 it He also
LETT note with William Leimgruber, bar
tender for Jacob BIOS, lib
East Washington street contain
ing his fathers address, and told
him that he intended killing himself. Leinl-
gruber did not think he meant anything by
this. and Thought no more of it. Fuiu al
terward said to him that II anything hap
pened to him 10 telegraph ais father, William
Fultz. at Salem. Fultz WIS a baker by trade
He had been IN the empeoy of Hoffman, on
Christian avenue. but for some reason had
left there. He secured pace at T&ggarts
bakery two weeks ago. At the "bak-
ers' bell" at Mozart Hall, week
ago last Saturday evening, he became
involved la a quarrel and fighe with a
coupled other bakers An officer put them
all outof the house. Fultz then lost his sit
uation and since then he has not been work
ing. de seems To have been keeping rooms
on Massachusetts avenue, while at the same
time-iOr the past two weeks-he has slept at
at the house OF Mrs. Moves, where the shoot
ing occurred. He was twenty-six years of
aee and unmarried. Dr. Cary related
TO a Sentinel reporter last evening that
some weeks ago Fultz had brought
some woman TO him TO be treated for We
nereal disease of the worst type, he agreeing
to pay for it, The circumstances indicate
that he did not lead strictly virtuous life.
10 mn a. eco nGnU tn
MRS NEFF,
his victim. and it is said he followed her t.
this city from Chicago four years ago, and
that he was very Jealous OF her Mrs. Nef
was thirty-three years old. She was a woman
of medium size, and handsome brunette.
Mr. Nell, husband of the murdered woman
was overwhelmed when he learned of the
tragedy He placed implicit confidence in
his wife, and said he could not account FIR
the deed which had ben committed. lie
afterwards went 10 his sisters on Chr stan
avenue lie was in the grocery business on
Central avenue about six years ago, but this
did not prove a success financially, and he
then travelled for the wholesale grocery firm of
NJ. O'Connor d Co. lie finally quit this and
took the position which he now holds with
the Mcssler Brothers. He is we'll thought of
and bears an excellent reputation wherever
he is known.
A Sentinel reporte-, accompanied by
William Lomry went to III Massachusetts
avenue TO call on Charles Dessert. Mr.. Dos-
sert said that at about 2:3O o'clock yesterday
afternoon Fultz had arisen aud
CRYING, and said, Goodbye, Charley
Take my advice and let women and whisky
alone. See what il has brought me to-" He
then woke up a man named Diehammer,
with whom he had trouble at the bakers
ball, above referred to, and said to him:
Die. forgive ne for what | have done" He
then began crying again, and, turning to
Bossert be added: IF l should be dead at
o'clock telegraph to my father at Salem"
Fultz then left the room, and BoSsert, think
ing something was about to happen. fol-
lowed him, Fultz went to a South Illinois
street pawn shop. When he left il BOSSert
entered, and learned OH inquiry that he had
purchased the pistol which was the one used
afterward in the shooting. Bossert then fol-
lowed Fultz into a saloon 9 few doors north
OF the pawn shop and felt the revolver in his
pocket, Fultz then drew it out and said:
''See what have bought" Bossert replied
that he ought not to have it,
and made some motion which
Fultz construed into move to
take it from him. He stepped back few
feet and said: Take care or I'll use it right
here" Some man, who was sitting in the
saloon, saw the action and left evidently
thinking there was going to be trouble. As
he went out, the bartender said that he had
gone to call the police. Hearing this. Fultz
said: well, Tn going GoOd-by" and
disappeared through the rear door. Ii NAV
be added here that Mr.. Bossert said that
FultZ had taken some woman home from
the bakers bail, and that he thought it was
the woman who was killed Mrs Neh), but
he was not positive about this.
Theories are not very numerous in the case.
and yet there are several opinions expressed
as TO the cause of the murder and suicide.
One is to the effect that FultZ was insane.
and that the shot which struck Mrs. Neff
was an accident but that he had intended
taking his own life. Another is that he had
become so jealous of her that he had deliber-
ately planned the matter and carried it
out according to his plan Another
theory is that Mrs Neff was about to
enter his room; that he saw her and sup
posed she intended to prevent him from
taking his own life, VIII CHI he was then in
the act of doing. and that not to be foiled,
he shot, either to scare her or kill her, and
then completed his work on himself. II is
also n common theory there had been a
quarrel between the parties and that Fultz
had determined to go out OF this life only
in company with his victim
The examination by the Coroner will prob
ably reveal some matters which thus far
have evidently been kept back by some of
the parties who have been acquainted with
the parties to the tragedy.