The Indianapolis journal., 1883-11-07
Two Tell Tale Hair-Pins and the I'm
pOrtance Attached Thereto.
The Murdered Girls Body To BE Exhumed
and q Medical Search Made-The Daily
Collection of Criminal Deeds.
CARPENTERS EXAMINATION.
Little Foundation for Lynching Rumors
-Hairpins Evidence

LINCOLN, Ill, NOV. O.-Ine WlIu fumOrS OF
an attempt to lynch Carpenter, the alleged
murderer of Fora Burns, which, prevailed
late last night, proved to have but little
foundation. About 10 o'clock last night
twenty or twenty-five men had assembled in
the park, but they soon dispersed at the re-
quest of several cool and influential citizens.
The sheriff was quite alarmed, however, and
Company D was kept in readiness for duty
during the night.
1t was ascertained this morning that some
desperate men had discussed plan to make
a rush on Carpenter in the court room and
extort a confession from him, and the sheriff
thinks it more probable that an outburst
will come there than at the Jail. Old man
Burns father of the murdered girl, seems to
have contemplated vengeance for himself. 1t
was noticed. yesterday that he was very
nervous and excited, and the sheriff last night
took him one side and talked to him plainly.
Burns acknowledged his desire for ven-
geance, but said he was calmer now, and
would be willing to let the law take it's
course.
This morning the courtroom was densely
packed, and there was great excitement
when the examination was resumed. Mar
garet Burns, the step-mother of Fora, testified
that Fora left st. Elmo on Friday before the
murder, after a six weeks visit. While there
she wrote and mailed several letters to Car
penter at Lincoln, and received several let
ters bearing the Lincoln post-mark. Zora
wrote Carpenter a week before she left Two
hair-pins found in Carpenters buggy after
the murder We're show n; the witness be-
lieved they were hair-pins she gave Fora
when she left st. Elmo. This caused great
sensation. Fora had with her hand satchel
and a portemonnaie; she wore silk dress, a
dark dolman, a hat with plume, a gray
ulster, and also had black silk and cashmere
dresses. She identified Zoras clothing found
on her body.
Zora's father testified to Substantially the
same facts as did Mrs. B.
The clerk at the hotel definitely fixed the
time of Fora leaving the hotel, the last time,
at 7:45 P. NJ, about the same time that a
woman was seen by Kate Madden going
across the street toward Carpenters elevator.
Henry Ahrends testified to meeting Carpen-
ter in Peoria, on August IA, with lady
whom he at once recognized as Fora Burns
when he saw the latter's corpse, Carpenter,
Fora and the witness returned from Peoria
to Lincoln in the same car, but Carpenter
did not recognize Fora then.
In the testimony yesterday, Mrs Dukes,
Zora's sister, testified that on the morning of
the 14th of August Carpenter took Fora from
her house.
Fannie Cleaves, chambermaid at the hotel,
swore that Dora called her several times and
wanted to unburden herself but the witness
did not want to mix up IN her affairs, and
did not have talk with her.
CARPENTERS DAUGHTERS EXAMINED.
Three witnesses swore to meeting Carpen-
ter in Harrisburg the day after the murder.
When informed of the murder Carpenter
showed no excitement whatever Kate
Madden testified seeinga woman going across
the street to Carpenters elevator about the
time Fora left the hotel. NJ. J. Lawler spoke
to girl resembling Fora standing by Car
penter's elevator about the same time. He
asked her what she was doing, and the reply
was, 'Minding my own business"
Fannie Carpenter, daughter of the ac-
cused a handsome girl, swore that her faith
er came home on the Saturday night before
the body was found at about IL o'clock.
He ate dinner and breakfast
at home as usual on Sunday. That night
he got home between and 10 o'clock. She
heard him come in.
Miss Gertie Carpenter, another daughter,
handsome and refined, testified corroborat-
ing her sister.
John Edmonds and others swore that
when Carpenter saw the body OF Fora at the
coroners Office he merely glanced at it and
passed on.
In an interview with Carpenter the latter
had said that he never wrote letter to Fora.
He said he was at his office on the nights of
the 18th and 14th between 8 and 10 clock.
Joseph Childs, city marshall swore that on
Thursday after the murder he went to Car
penter and said he wanted to talk to him.
Carpenter would not talk His attorneys
would not let him.
He said: "Joe, it looks dark. don't it?"
Childs replied: "Yes, it does"
Joe, ii you can do anything for me-" said
Carpenter, II would like to have you do it."
DIR. Leeds swore to the post-mortem exam
ination, and thought she was killed about
midnight or an hour earlier and was not
dead when her throat was cut.
DR.. Katie Miller corroborated this. Size
was the last witness called. Mrs. Burns re
quested that William Bone, of Bloomington,