Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-11-12

Agency of Cincinnati. DetecllVe
Larry Hazen had made considera-
bic OF a reputation in eXpress'rob-
berry cases. In connection with an
operator from st. Louis agency,
he went to indianapolis, from there
TO Terre Haute, and was not long
in connecting the persons named
above with the attempted robbery.
lie rightly conjectured that some
perSon connected with the train
had taken a hand. The uncoupllng
of the express.car and engine from
the balance OF the train was the
work of person who understood
the business. One day while IN
indianapolis the girl Jennie Us
good was pointed out to him as u
"friend" of "Budo Shewmaker, the
bagcage.man on the train upon
which the robbery was attempted.
He learned also that Jennie had
lived for some time at the house oil
a fellow named St. Clare, at Terre
Haute, and visit to that place and
a quiet investigation showed him
that almost every woman there
knew more or less of the midnight
attack. He pressed his inquiries a
little further, and soon had collect
ed sufficient evidence to warrant
him in arresting st. Claire, Shew-
maker, the Osgood woman, and
three employees of st. Clare.
Shewmaker's brother was at the
time chiet of police at Terre Haute,
and, by the way, recently killed
himself by putting ball through
his heart at the Spencer House at
indianapolis. 1t is supposed that
he knew of his brothers connection
with the crime. The prisoners i'm
mediately prepared for trial, en-
paging as counsel the Hon. John
f. Lamb, and Judge Wilkins, OF
Marshall, Ill.
One year exactly after the
perpetration of the crime, and just
nine years ago, the prisoners were
arraigned in the little courthouse
at Ferry City. They pleaded not
guilty to a charge of murder and
attempted robbery. The court
room was packed with farmers and
friends of the suspected persons,
while hundreds stood upon the
outside. The evidence, although
circumstantial, wasQuIte conclusive
up to a certain point, and there the
prosecution utterly failed. Plaster
of.Paris casts had been taken OF
the footprints about the water-tank.
One of these, it was found, was so
small that it was evidently that OF
a woman. 1t was quite muddy
there, and the footprints of this
person were also found upon the
engine cab.
The detective conjectured at once
that the Osgood woman, dressed III
mems clothing, and Shoemaker
had been the persons who had
sprung upon the cab and had kill
ed the engineer. The prosecution
endeavored to prove this, and al
most succeeded in establishing
their point, when Mr.. Lamb intro
duced the evidence of two repu
table physicians of Indianapolis
who testified that upon the night
of the attack they had been called
10 attend the Osgood woman, and
had remained with her all night
and part of the next day. Ihl'
staggered the prosecution and al
most quashed their case. The mex
day Detective Hazen was notaOou'
Perry City, but the day following
he again turned up, and with
man whom he claimed would be
most important witness.
1t was Big Ed. Hennessy, one o
the smartest confdence'men anC
general crooks in the country,
man well known in this city, ant
who recently escaped from a Pink
erton detective justas he was aoou
to be nabbed in a Vine-street re
sort. In this case Hennessy un
questionably told the truth,as Their
was no doubt Of his knowing al
about the robbery. Among othe
things found about the seen
of the attempted robbery wa
an old black slOuch hat,
visor, and an old pair O
handouts. Hennessy was place.
upon the stand aud swOre that h
was a party to the attempted rob
berry. He said that it had beer
broached to him by st. Claire ant
Jennie Osgood while at the former
house at Terre Haute. They hat
told him Of Shewmaker and hi
willingness to carry out his part
They arranged everything, he said
and he testified that Shewmake
had shot the engineer. lie sax
that Jennie Osgood was not pres
ent at the attack, but also state'
, that her illness was partly feigned
His testimony was so direct tha
, Judge Wilkins leaned over to MI
= Lamb, and, in a tone of despair
, said: ave are gone. Yon can
shake that witness. He is Ill
! doubtedly telling the truth
= But John did not think he wa
D gone. lie had also employed
;. detective-a man who is now tn
J. chief of police in one of Indiana
best cities. This detective had TO