The Indianapolis journal., 1884-10-02
KILLED BY A HIGHWAYMAN.
A Midnight RObber Assassinates Albert
Mullman for a Few Dollars.
The Shot Intended for Street Car Driver
Misses Its Aim and Instantly
Kills a Passenger

A passenger on Stockyards street-car was
shot dead. about IL o'clock last night, near the
west end of the Morris street bridge, by an
unknown man, who afterward robbed the
money-b box and succeeded in escaping
The street-car was No IL, on the East Wash
ington street and Stockyards line, and the
driver is Thomas Pavey The car was returning
to the city on its last trip for the
night When it reached the end of the line at
the stockyards and turned for the return trip
to the city, a man who the driver had noticed
moment before lurking suspiciously about
Nordyke Sc Marmon's foundry, got on the car.
He was small in stature and is described
as having rather a boyish appearance.
No particular attention was paid to him. AS
the car passed the house of Squire GLASS; on
Hadley street, few squares further on, a
young man named Al Mullman, well-known to
the driver got on Both passengers paid their
fare, and Mullman, instead of taking a
seat in the car, stepped out on the
front platform to talk with the driver.
Mullman had been a passenger over to the
stockyards early in the evening" and, in
spirit of fun, the driver had told him that he
would not stop for him-that he would allow
him to walk back to the city. A few words of
juculsr nature in regard to the object of Null
mans visits to the stockyard community had
passed between the two men, when, simultane-
Gus with the report of pistol, Mullman ex-
claimed, MY God, what's that" and fell back
into the car. AS the driver turned he saw that
the man who had got 90 the car at the turn
table was pointing revolver toward him, and
he jumped over the dash-railing just
~
any weapon of Defense and frightened out of
his senses, the driver ran back towards the stock
yards while his mules started on run over the
Morrisstr bridge. A third shot fired at
him through window of the car, but without
injury. He ran to the saloon of "Cooney"
Wolfe, square and half dist
ant, and reported what had occurred
There were four or five men in the place at the
time, and together with Pavey, the driver hur
red back to the car, which was found on the
other side of the bridge off the track Null
man was found dead, with
they money-box robbed of its contents. The
murderer had disappeared In his hurry he
had dropped some of the money and had left
few dollars in the box, but the total amount
taken, it is supposed, was about SIS. The car
was got the track, and at the request
of Pavey the men whom he had called to his
assistance came to the city with him. Null
mans body was left lying in the car as he had
line to the undertaking establishment of Flanner
& hommown.
The statement of Pavey, the driver, is sub
stantially given in the foregoing account. He
was suspicious, he says, of the man whom he
saw near Nordyke & Marmon's but after he had
got on the car, and he saw that the fell
low had a harmless appearance, he paid no
further attention to him. He looked youthful,
and was of rather slight stature. His clothing
was coarse and we'll worn. The driver says
that he had not been passenger over
the line during the day. and he never
the fellow before. The murder occurred shortly
after II o'clock and it was nearly midnight
when the car reached the city with the body of
the dead man. Captain Colbert and Sergeant
Quigley, upon receiving the news of the affair,
went out to the scene of the murder.
Mullman is young German, employed as
molder by Sinker & Davis, and was an Industrious
young man of good character He inherited
some property from his parents, which is held in
trust for him by Cal Rocker who is his guard
ian. He was an admirer of daughter of Squire
Glass, and was frequent and welcome visitor
at the house.
About half an hour after young Mullman was
murdered Dennis Nelligan, young man en-
ployed at the stockyards, was held up by three
highwaymen, who demanded his money. Fail
ing to find any money they examined very care
fully package which he carried, but as it con-
tanned nothing of value they allowed him to
proceed after cursing him soundly.