The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-14
DOUBLE MURDER.
A Terrible Crime i'm Pike Town
ship.
Mother and Daughter Butehered Near
Traders Point.
Full Particulars of a Most Brutal
Murder, Without Parallel in
the Crime Annals of
the County.

During the past few years there have taken
place in Marion County some horrible mur-
derers that have made the blood curdle in
the veins of all law-abiding citizens. Among
the most horrible was the Merrick
murder, which has hardly past from
the memories of our citizens, but the Senti-
mel this morning is called upon 10 chronicle
one that equals it in almost every shape, if
it does not excel it in the way OF fiendish-
ness, as the victims are two defenseless
women who reside in the country.
Shortly after II ISaturday night two GER
tlemen, named George M. Hedrick and Will
liam Brsndenberg, arrived in the city from
Pike Township, where the murder occurred
| and put upat the stables on West Washington
street next TO the No Engine House They
| Immediately hunted up the police on
that beat and told them of what happened
in their quarter of the County, and inquired
| the direction TO the house of the Coroner
Ofhcer Emrey Immediately gave them tue
| desired information, and they shortly alter
ward visited the Coroner ana lald before
| that official the story of the terrible deed
As soon as the reporters of the morning
papers heard of the crime they were quickly
in search of the gentlemen above re-
ferTed to, and shortly after
o'clock this morning the Sentinel
| scribe had run them down and gained the
| following fects from them:
| The little settlement called Traders Point
is situated thirteen and half miles from
| this city on the Lafayette Pike, in Pike
| Township. Just two miles and q half
| further up the pike there has
been residing tor years q
wealthy family named Foreman. They own
a large tract of land, which they cultivated
up 10 the time of the death of the head OF
the family, some twelve years ego. After
this sad event, the widow has been rent
! ing all of her farm out 10 those re
siding about her, reserving only about
| a ten acre lot for herself. in which she has
been raising hogs and chickens, and part of
| which she used as pasture for her COWS.
In the middle of this field stands quite a
handsome two-story frame residence,
which is nicely furnished, and which
plainly shows that the occupants
have always enjoyed the comforts of life.
| At tn. time of the death of Mr.. Foreman
his widow was left with eight children-ive
boys and three girls. During the time that
has elapsed the boys have ell married
and started out in life for themselves, one
| of the daughters likewise took unto herself
a husband and left the roof of her child
hoods happy days. This left the widowed
| mother az home with two girls, one Of
whom died several years ago, since which
time Mrs. Foreman and her daughter
Lucinda have been residing on the
| farm alone. This part OF Pike Township is
| thickly populated, there being number of
| farm houses within short distance CT the
Foreman residence, and, therefore, the
widow and her daughter felt quite safe
in remaining alone. She always hiss
/ bar 70 lor of hnn ha
house, and against this practice her friends
warned ber, and q few months ago she
seemed to take the advice of her neighbors
and took her money 10 the bank.
/ About three weeks ago Miss Lucinda
went to the house of Mr.. Redrick' s
mother, a short distance up the pike. and,
| as she seemed greatly agitated, Miss H. in
quired the cause. to which she replied that
her mother and herself were afraid that
some harm was about to be done them.
| After being somewhat calmed she
returned to her mother, and nothing
| further was thought of the matter until
| two weeks ago last night she again visited
Mrs. Hedrick and told her that persons had
been prowling about the house the night
before, and had kindled fire near the
wood shed, which is situated only
a short distance from the house,
but not near enough to the shed to set il on
| fire. She said that this had undoubtedly
been done for the purpose of entic.
/ ing her or her mother out of doors,
when they would have been killed, but
as they discerned the motives of the
parties, they turned down the lights in their
| house, and putting several pieces of furni-
ture against the doors, remsined quiet, and
in about an hour after the fire was first seen,
the parties, whoever they were, departed
| This story was told in great earnestness
and during the day was talked about amcng
those residing close to the Foremans. Lucin
da returned home once more, but on the ne xt
day she sgain returned 10 the Hedricks'
home, and said that during the night an
attempt had been made to get
into the house through window,
but when this was found securely fastened
that the parties then threw chloroform
through the key hole of the
door and through the crack
underneath the door; but as both
the ladies were up, the deadly drug
had no effect upon them, as they kept the
room ventilated by opening The inside
doors This time the parties seemed
more determined to gain an en-
trance than ON the night before,
as they stayed about the windows and doors
until late hour in the morn
ing. After telling her story
Lucinda said: II know who one
Of the parties were, but will not tell his
ment, and in a little while at least
100 persons had called at the Foreman resi-
dence. and although this was nearly noon
the fumes of the drug were still quite dis
| tinct
Since that night the mother and daughter
have lived in dread, and have, on more
than one occasion, expressed their fears.
but still they PERSISTED in living in this
form by themselves rather than go to the
house OF any of the other children.
DOUBLE MURDER.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday evening
lad about twelve years, named William
Tensel, whose family reside about forty
rods northwest of Mrs. Foreman's
was sent by his mother to the Foreman
place to purchase some milk. The boy
went whistling across the lots to the house
of the widow, not knowing what
a terrible sight was about to
be presented to his eyes. He, as
was his custom, went around TO the kitchen
door upon which he knocked, but received
no reply. He knocked several times, but still
no answer and he turned the knob of the
door and walked in, when mosi
CHASTITY sight met his gaze. There
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