The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-09

yesterday, IN winch Mrs. Albert NeH, the wife
of dry-goods clerk, was shot by william Fultz,
baker, who Immediately afterward killed
himself The death of both parties was instan-
taneous, and the Immediate causes of the trag-
edy Will probably ever remain an impenetrable
mystery
The shooting occurred between 4 aud
3 o'clock IN the afternoon al ulc
house of Mrs. Lydia Noyes, on the
corner of Benton and Georgia streets, in the
southeastern quarter of the city. Mrs Neff was
a sister of Mrs. Noyes, and the two lived only a
little more than a square apart, the home of the
former being 108 South Noble street. Mrs. Neff
went over to the home of her sister about
O'Clock, taking her little daughter five years old,
named Dolly, with her. She had some sewing
with her, and doubtless intended to spend the
afternoon at the house of her sister, she often
did. Shortly after O'clock Mrs. Noyes started
out to mail letter, and before leaving asked her
sister to remain in the room where she was sit
ting, as there was $25 in the bureau drawers
Mrs. Moves says that Mrs. Neff replied, "L sup
pose that will not even get out of my chair, as
want TO get my sewing done, and want you
to hurry back to help me-" When Mrs. Noyes
left, the only person in the house was Mrs. Neff
and her little daughter.
WHAT THE LITTLE GIRL SAW.
In a little more than half an hour after she
had gone screams were heard in the house, al
most simultaneous with which there was the re-
port of a revolver. Mrs. Neff ran out of the
house, and sank to the ground in the yard Harry
Lehr and another man, who were at the time
standing at the corner of Georgia and Noble
streets, square distant, were the first to reach
the place, and they found Mrs Neff dead The
little child was beuding over her, crying pite-
nna IL nd
hurts you7"
Passing into the house. the men found, in
little bedroom adjoining that in which the dead
woman had been sitting, a man lying in bed.
dead, with a hulet-nole through his heart, and
a revolver lying on the floor. This
man Was William Fultz, young
baker, who had rented room from
Mrs. Noyes two months ago. She was then
living on Virginia avenue, but upon removing
to Benton street Fultz went with her.
VESTED IN MYSTERY
The circumstances of the tragedy are vested
in mystery. How Mrs. Neff came to be in the
room of Fultz. and how Fultz himself came to
be there so soon after Mrs Noyes had left the
house, as well as all that happened in the few
minutes which preceded the death of the two,
are things which rest wholly upon the evidence
of circumstances for exploitation. Mrs. Noyes
avows with the affirmation that she "hopes to be
struck dead the next minute if it's not
true that Mrs. Netf and F1ltz had never spoken
to each other, so far as she knew-in fact, she
claims that she was not aware that they had
ever met. But, nevertheless, it is evident from
all that has been learned, that they had met, and
tnat their acquaintance was 1ntlmate.
EULTz, THE MURDERER.
Fultz a rather goodlooking young Ger
man. His occupation was that of baker. and
1nf fNyn aHa ho
by ]. M. Hoffman, on Christian avenue.
He was of very talkatve disposition
and was known among his companions as
"Windy Bill" He was not the man TO keen 2
secret buttoned safely within his own vest He
frequently boosted TO his friends of his intimacy
with Mrs. Neff, and their relations were well I'M
derstood by those with whom Fultz was assoc-
ated in his work, From statements which Fulfz
made, the liaison began fourlyears ago, two years
before the woman, was married to Neff. It is
said that she often called on him at his
pioyed in the bakery -'o Of Howard Gas Smith.
Futz in the relation of cicisbes, has boosted in
the saloons which he frequented of the amour
maintained with Mrs Neff since her marriage.
RELATIONS OF THE PAIR.
Among others, he told Jacob Bass, the pro-
prietor Of a saloon on East Washington street,
that he visited the woman at her home during
the day, in the absence of her husband, who
was employed as a salesman in the New York
store, and that only short time ago, when Nef
was away from home for few days, that he
sence He also told William Leimgruber
a bar-keeper, that Mrs. Neff supplied him with
money whenever he needed it,, and that at the
time her husband was away she had given ninY
$29. Fly, i9 99asl,ng 2f his deprayity, doubt
true. He loved the woman iealously and, it is
said, followed her here from Chicago, four years
ago. but her love for him was not of the nature
to be circumscribed by the ties of lifetime "for
I~a%t. F,nv HI H.
lover, but not husband, and, although she
married another, Fultz would not be wholly
neglected. This. however, would not satisfy
the young German.
FULTz GROWS DESPERATE.
He was persistent, and his jealousy, instead of
abating, grew in desperation, and The demon de-
veloped in it's power Whether or not Fultz
tired to persuade Mrs. Neff to leave her husband
and go away with him is merely matter
of conjecture, but it is evil
dent that there was some provocation
for his desperation. In the last few days he
his companions Last Saturday night a ball was
given at Mozart Hall by the Bakers Club, and
Fultz was one of the managers He provoked a
difficulty, and the affair ended in row. He
continued in the same disagreeble mood Sunday
and yesterday. Early yesterday afternoon he
was with Charles Bozart, one of his friends and
told him that he intended to shoot himself but
he was advised against any such rashness. The
two parted Oh Pennsylvania street, and Fultz
went directly to pawn shop South Illinois
street, and purchased revolver
PLANNING THE TRAGEDY
He then went to the saloon of Jacob Bass, on
East Washington street, where he spent much
of his time, and repeated to those about the
saloon the threat that he would take his life.
He showed the revolver which he had pur-
chased, and an effort was made by Bosart, who
happened to be at the saloon at the time, to get
the weapon away from him, but he was unsuc-
cessful. Fultz remained about the saloon until
between $3.50 and O'Clock, talking loudly, but
it was believed that he had serious
intention OF putting his threats into execution
He gave william Leimgruber, the bar-keeper
at the saloon, the address OF his father, and re-
quested him to telegraph to him "if anything
should ma ppen TO him." TO give his body burial.
AS he left the saloon he said, looking up at the
clock, that he would he dead before O'clock.