The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25
INDIANAANDI ILLINOIS NEWS
George Andrews, Burglar, Shot and
Killed While Trying to Eyade Arrest.
Well-Known Madison County People Charged
with Serious Crime--A Drunken Mans
Fatal Fall-An ex- Conyict's Hard Luck.
a Burglar Shot Dead While PIundering
Store at Whitesville.

a Burglar shot Dead While PIundering a
Store at Whitesville.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Aug. 24-Last night .
burglar was killed while 10 the act Of robbing
the store Of N. B. Fisher. at Whitesville. a small
town five miles south Of this city, on the L.. N.
A. a. @. railway. The facts of the affair are as
follows: About II o'clock last night Thos. Grei-
son, VIM. Mann, Max Oliver and Dempsey Az
man, citizens of Whitesville. were talking to-
gether near the store that was robbed, and the
man who afterwards proved to be the burglar
passed several times and aroused their sus-
picions The men, with the exception of Mann,
hid in a saw-mill to watch. Directly this fellow
came past. and asked Mann if he was going away
on the train.o Mann made no answer, and the
man passed en-. In about thirty minutes the
men in the saw.mill heard noise as though
same person was forcing an entrance into the
eack window Of Fishers store. They aroused
John P. Everson and commenced an investiga-
tiop. 1t was BOON discovered that man was
helping himself to goods in the store. The thief
heard the men talking, and attempted to escape
by the front door. but Everson shot at him, and
yelled, Get back In about FIVE minutes the
man again attempted to get out. and Everson
fred again, and the man said, 81 will give up
Everson Immediately entered the store, and the
fellow grabbed him, and attempted to get ont.
Everson then fred at the fellows legs, and
Fisher, the owner of the store. came in behind
Everson, and. thinking that it was the burglar
shooting, reached over the shoulder Of Everson
and shot the burglar in the left side Of his neck
The ball lodging in the opposite side. The burg
lar fell. gave a few gasps, and was dead
Word was sent to this city, and this
morning Mayor B. r. Russell, in the absence of
the coroner, went down to Whitesville and OBJ
tanned the above facts. The dead man is about
forty years old, five and a half feet high, wore
sandy chin-whiskers and mustache, had on a
blue cotton Shirt WOODEN pantaloons and wooden
sack-coat Of a dark color. SLOUGH hat and Con-
gross CATERS. In his pockets he had two S. ma
tionsl bank notes, 81 ereenback and SO. 10 in
silver; also, one fne-tooth comb, one red hand
kerehief (which had been stolen from the store)
and small piecs of soap There was also a
deed. given by Philip Duncan and Ella Duncan,
his wife, of Monroe county, Indiana. to George
Andrews, of Marion county, Indiana. for the
northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of
section g. township 10 north, of range 1 west
This deed was made on Aug. 20, 1886. and ac-
acknowledgement was made the same day before
Thomas Van Buskirk, of Owen county.
Whether CHS man is George Andrews or
whether he had stolen the deed. is
net known. FL. r. Ensminger telegrapN1d
TO, the recorder of Monroe county to
ascertain If he knew of such persons as named
in the deed. The dead man had no revolver.
His body was brought to this city, and was
viewed by hundreds The marshal is sure that
be was seen in this city, yesterday, carrying a
new valise. When the man was first seen there
was another person with him, and it is thought
that the deceased was to pack up whatever in
the store was wanted, and then the other man
would drive up, and they would load the goods
in wagon and drive away.
LATER.-The burglar has been identified as
George Andrews, of near Falkland. Shelby coun-
~, where he has q wife who is wealthy. He has
served three terms in the penitentiary.