The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-08
SUSPICIOUS OF FOUL PLAY.
Strange Circumstances Surrounding the
Death of a Rich Farmer.
Conflicting Stories Told by the Woman in
Whose House the Man Died-Investiga-
ti0n of the Case by the Police.

Late last night Flanner & Hommown's ambu-
lance was called to No. 70 Kentucky avenue, to
the block owned by William CULVER, and occu-
pied By Mr.. ard Mrs. Harry Hume. Mr. Hume
would not allow the ambulance to draw mp
IN front of the house, but had it driven
to the alley in the rear. Mr. CULVER had been
noticing strange movements about the house all
day, and was watching what was going on from
hiding-place in the alley. The body of dead
man was carried out and placed in the ambu-
lance by two men, one of whom he recognized
as Mrs. Hume's husband; the other he did not
know From the appearance of the body life
had been extinct but q short time. What he
had seen aroused Mr.. Gulliver's suspicious, and
after thinking the matter over, about midnight
he went to the police station and informed Cap
tain Colbert of the strange happening.
The police, with the reporters, at once went to
Planners undertaking establishment where the
dead body was lying in the morgue. There were
no marks of violence on it, and the undertakers
knew nothing about the man further than that
they were told by Mrs. Hume that it was her
brother, and that he lived at Owensburg.
Mrs. Hume visited. She said the dead
man was her brother, and that his name was
Samuel Simpson. His home, she said, was in
OwensDurg. He was q rich man, estimated t o
be worth not less than 1000; was
a farmer and owned several large
farms around Owensburg. Over a week
ago he had come here for the purpose of being
treated at the Sur gical Institute A week ago
yesterday operation was performed by Drs.
johnson and Allen of the Surgical Institute.
After that he was not conscious, and he died
yesterday evening. at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Hume
was much excited, and on being cross-ques-
toned told several different stories. She
finally admitted that Mr.. Simpson came here for
she purpose OF drawing large sum of money
from the Sarven wheel works. due him for tim
Der sold, and said she knew he carried very
heavy life insurance She first said she had in
formed Mr.. Simpsons wife of his death, and sub
sequently said Dr. johnson had sent her a tele
gram.
Mr.. Hume himself was not at home Mrs.
Hume said he had gone away to spend the night,
but could give excuse for his doing so, for she
said he had not been away before for years.
When the man died she said there were present
Mr.. Hume and herself and Mrs. Merrill, ten
ant of the block Size could give excuse for
sending the man to the undertakers'
with instructions to bury him at her expense.
At the Surgical Institute the night Waterman
was seen, and he said he was certain that neither
Dr. johnson nor Dr. Allen had ever treated
case at the Hume house, as it is not their Gus
tom to treat patients outside of the in
stStute At 2:30 o'clock this morning the
police went to see Drs. johnson and Allen to
learn what they knew about the case, and IL
they did not treat the dead man arrests of the
persons suspected of having had something to do
with causing his death will at once be made.