The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-04
THE FOREMAN MURDER.
A $1,000 Life Policy Held on the Life of
the Old Lady,
Which Was Taken Out by Her Son Mil.
ton-Rich Developments Expected.

ton-Rich Developments Expected.
Since the arrest of James Hough, on Mon
day. for the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Fore
man and her daughter Lucinda, there has
been much excitement, not only in the
locality in which the folks lived, but in po-
lice circles in this city. During ell of yes-
terday there were all kinds of wild rumors
floating about regarding clews and more
arrests, but all of these failed to materialise.
Officer James Stevens and his partner, who
arrested Hough, were busy all day in trying
to unearth something new in the case,
but if they did so they
There was, however, one fact brought to
light during the day, which may give the
officials some light upon the subjsct. and it
is 20 be hoped that they will be able yet to
fad out who committed the dastardly
chine. Yesterday morping a man uAmed
/ Goldsmith, who resides at or near Colfax
came to the city and siraightway hied him
| self TO the Coroner's office to see DIR. Max
well. When this official was found the Col
fax gentleman presented to him a death
certificate for Mrs. Elizabeth Foreman,
and asked the Doctor TO sign the
paper so the holders of an in
suranoe policy upon the old lady
! could get their money. This little trans
action opened the eyes of the Coroner with
a jerk, as he has been hard at work ever
since the mu.der was committed TO find if
there was an insurance policy on either one
of the murdered women's lives. As soon as
the Doctor regained his breath, he at once
began 10 question the man regarding the
policy. and from him learned the following
facts: On or about the 30th of last Decem-
beer, an agent of the Eureka Life Insurance
Company, of Alliance, o., came among
the good folks residing in and
about the little village of Royalton,
wanting to make out policies upon the lives
OF the old and young. Ii is claimed that
among others the above mentioned agent
ran across Milton Foreman, a son and
brother of the two murdered women. He
explained to Milton the advantages held
| out by his Company in class @ for the in
| surance of old people, and Milton, it seems,
finally thought it would be good plan to
take out S., 900 policy upon the life of his
| aged mother. The premiums were, how
ever, quite heavy, and il is claimed that he
went to widow lady named Mrs. A. ID.
Moore and stated the case to her.
and she finally agreed TO go halves
on the policy, and il was taken ont and the
| dlu el0C6 lQhl I'd uUtlA UON Dl
! Milton and Ms Moore. IL scenes that the
Insurance Company which issued the policy
will not pay any policies unless they receive
a death ertiicate signed by the physician
| attending the deceased. And as Mrs. Moore
and Mrs. Goldsmith are partners in a
millinery store at Colftx Mrs Moore sent
her partners husband 10 this city TO get the
| Coroner's signature to the death certificate,
as be was the only physician who was of
4 hpiallU rnnpQpted with tho cQcQ The
Coroner refused to attach his name to the
| certificate, and will do all an his power to
get the agent who wrote the policy 10 make
a sworn statement regarding the circum-
stances under which il was taken out.
John Foreman, the son of the murdered
woman, who has been residing in this city,
was seen few days since by a Sentinel
scribe, who asked him regarding the insur-
ance question. He said that the members
of the family had gotten together, when
the insurance question was discussed, and
| that each member of the family had given
their word OF honor that they knew
nothing of any policy ever being taken out
on the life of their mother or
sister, and inquiry had been made all the
Life Insurance Companies, and it was found
that no policy was held by anyone on their
mothers or sisters lives. 1t seems from the
above that Milton had forgotten the policy
in the Eureka Association.
| Yesterday morning John Foreman, with
his family, LETT the city in two-horse wagon
for his farm in Illinois, where be intends 10
| reside in the future. About an hour after
they had departed two officers called at his
former residence for him, and when it was
found that John had left a Con-
| stable was Immediately sent in pursuit OF
him, to bring him back and testify before the
Coroner and il is supposed that he will be
| brought back to the city to-day, and will
give his evidence before the Coroner. 1t Is
expected that some startling facts will be
brought TO light to-day.
The following testimony was taken yester-
day by Coroner Maxwell, which Is quite in
teresting reading:
| ty. Ny home is about four miles from the Fore
| man place. first lesrned of the murder on Sat
| urdRy morning alter the women were killed.
have known James Hough for ten years. His
general character and reputation is bad. 1 saw
him twice on the day before the murder pass
| through my woods. did not see him again IN
til the following Monday. This time saw him
this hf9osh occasion he woods told asa me-
that II 1t had not been for bis wife he would have
| whipped Moses Quinn that morning. He was
| living on Guinns place, and he sad Quinn came
said he would like for him TO vacate the house.
as he had use for it. and that the neighbors were
| dissatisfied, and that there had been suspicious
murder. Hough asked Quinn who saw the lights,
and he said Mr.. Button: and he said when he
| asked Mr.. Button about IL he denied saying It..
he told me that he and Willie Hough were
| together near the Foreman farm, and that they
met a boy running who said there was dead
mornine MaTch The srst Snew of the muT-
/ der was the next morning
| W. J. Hamilton i am brother in-law OF James
Hough. / am in the employ of j. p. Catterson.
| 1 was present at the time the above conversation
occurred, and corroborate 1t In tul.