The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-31
xIscELLANEoUs CRIMES.
The Trial of Charlotte Eppe-. Charged
With the Murder of Her Husband.
Special TO the Sentinel:

The Trial of Charlotte Eppe-. Charged
With the Murder of Her Husband.
Special to the Sentinel:
HUNTINGTON, Ind, Oct. 4.-One OF the
important cases IN the present term of the
Circuit Court at this place is that of Char
lotte Eppes, charged with the murder of her
to him of arsenic. The history OF this case is
as follows: Three miles south of this
city live two old bachelor broth
ers, John Epps and Ed Mise
on farm owned by them. After the death
of their sister they secured the services of
widow lady. Mrs. Charlotte Leagardner, to
manage and take care of the household.
This was on the 18th of last March. John
Epps. knowing that Mrs. Leagardner was a
lady well calculated to take care and provide
for him in his old days, proposed to her to
marry her as he was delicate of
health and as be had no heirs and
no one on whom he could bestow
what small fortnne be had accumu-
lated. To this proposal Mrs. Legardner at
first declined, but was finally persuaded by
Epps to marry him. So on the 10th of May
they were married During the last several
years Mr.. Epps had been very delicate in
health, and was subject to sick spells and vi
olent vomiting, ete. This was noticed but
little by the people until about
four weeks After marriage, when
Epps took violently sick. aud died
in about seven days afterward. No sooner
was he cold than IL was reported that she
had married him fpr his money. and that
she had poisoned him with some arsenic
which she had procured to kill rats, which
were very numerous and annoying TO her in
her household duties. So on this she was
arrested about the lst of July, and a
post mortem examination held over
the remains of Epps and the stomach
sent to chemist for analysis,
but the chemist faded to find any signs OF
poison in the stomach. The State not being
satisfied as to the chemists decision, dug up
Epps again and seIit part of the liver. intes-
tine, kidney and lungs to the chemist. In
the liver the chemist found arsenic, and so
Mrs. Epps had preliminary trial and
bound over TO the October term of Court
The Grand Jury found an indictment against
Der, and this morning the case was called
with Watkins, Branyan and Cobb appearing
for the State and Moore, Boyle and DUNCAN
for the defense.
Frauds Perpetrated by the Chinese Govern
ment.
San FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.-Additional in
stances OF frauds pefpetrated by the Chinese
Government officials to evade the restriction
act have been brought to light to-day. The
steamer Rio Janeiro, which arrived on the
18th, brought sevenw.seven Chinese holding
traders certificatesp issued to them by the
Chinese Government. which under the treaty
entitled them to land in the United States
In majority Of cases twas evident the
holders OF these certificates were nothing but
common laborers, but the Customs INSPECT
ors said they were fbound TO recognize 4.
Chinese Governments certificates. So, with
the exception of fves all came ashore.
The City of Toxic, which arrived yester-
day, brings III more Cinnamon. all holding
similar Chinese Government" traders certifi-
Gates" BY their answers IL is apparent that
most of them have been coached as 10
what they must repls- ttfets--, i2qs
John Murphy, of Wi>1H1r> f1<I] finf Hcrtf
and Hotst<.i III
Special TO the Sentinel aoss.
VEEDERsBuRG, Ind, Oct, 94+4john Mdrphy,
was found dead this morning at wallaees
small village fourteen miles west from
here. lie had three bullet holes In his body,
and it is supposed he was murdered forihis
money. He was known to have several
thousand dollars the hight before, which has
not been found. Ths murderer stole a horse
near by and made good his escape. The
stolen horse return6d about noon to-day
without bride or saddle: but no news from
the murderer 3 faI
Murphy is n respectable grocery merchant
of Jacksonville. s-s,.--