The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-30
THE NEWELL MURDER.

a Crime That Has seiooan Been ParalieIed
IN AtrOeity-Ths Vict1m shot. His Throat
Cut and His Head Crushed With a Rock.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, May 2S The testimony
of Pugh before the Coroner's Jury which
was investigating the Newen marder at
Wintersei, shows that the crime was one of
the most deliberate murders ever recorded
in the history of Madison County. 1t dis
closed the fact that the murdered man had
been enticed out to Hammers farm for the
premeditated purpose of murder and rob-
berry by Hammers representation that the
Cheek girls, two women of the town, were
out there. Hammer accompanied Newell,
and when nearing the house the former sug-
gested that they take a short cut through the
timber. As they were passing
Il -ough Hammer pointed out the house,
tie location OF which was discernible
~ The iight in the window. As Newell step
ped slightly in advance, Hammer drew q re-
volveT and fired, hitting his victim IN the
bs ck of the head. The shot was not imme-
diately fatsl. Newell sprang into the air and
turned upon his adversary kicked the revol-
yer, crying Murder" several times. and
said, "John, didn't think you would be
cllnched. Hammer got possession ot the pis-
tol and fired two more shots during the strug-
gle, which did not take effect. Newell was
then thrown, and Hammer, with one hand
upon his victims throst, drew his pocket
knife with the other, opened ii with his teeth,
g I'd cut the threat of the PROSTATE man. At
ter killing him, "a wa supposed Hammer
went to his fathers barn and said all night
Early next morning Hamner revisited me
scene o1 rhe tragedy, aHc was surprised -
learn that Newell We= no' Yet C7ssd. Pr,Cur-
iIg rock as big as his dOubie-hst. 10 Use
his own Language, na lrCce-Ced 20 finish
him. Hammer TOT PUgb ia. be had Sc
cured S273 from NeTeii whicb &c hid under
a neigh boring feCoe. Bhh Tepslrea lhjther
cTeted. il Contain'd two SiUG bills. three
twenies ard ore ten.
The statement o. Fufh ir ail It's pbasntly 6
details was folly colrCn0rsiel Dy Osher evt-
Gerce. There w6S the bulie: Vound in toe
SkLl, tbe severed thrcag. the fractured sku,i. q.
Ii was proved that H1Inner led h9r owed 4
revolver snort tine before the killing, and
tbat he returned i som ift5r. The latGe
ct rC.ni nations of The bi4~ CoTrsspoi. ed w,Ih
IL e nancy that hsG hecu !ad New II
shortly before his disappeGrsTca. NeEeirs
boGy. though in an advanced St-Ga OF dsc0m-
Itsliion, whs fuzzy i0sptit-d by the boots,
clGibiDe and false teeth.
AoIhAeI 4c = NbtNst C-S>Olhtc NaEE rant
about foTtv-hve years OF sg", AID is well
known IN WinEeret POiica Courts on &C
count Of his frtgueniibg bouses OF ihs very
Low eht sort. His aged faih.r lives GA q farm
two miles southeast Of Win'eraef. and is gen
e'ally regarded az comparatively harmless
old man The worst known c. him is Inc
fBct that his home has freqrently been the
retreat of his sons female companions when
run out OF town by the police j. was IN the
vicinity of this house the deed was done.
Since his arrest Hammer refuses to say e
word upon the subject OF the murder. The
discovery has created great excitement in
Madison County.