Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-09
mURDERED AT DEAD OF NIGHT

A Chicago Millionaire shot Down By Bursiars-A Young Man Captured With a Whole Arsenal of Burglars Fools.
 CHICAGO, Feb. S.-Amos J. Shell, retir- ed real estate dealer and millionaire, WAS murdered by burglar in the hallway of his house on the west side early this morning. When the hired man entered the house at 425 Washington boulevard he found the first hall covered with blood and bullet marks scattered on the walls. At the head of the stairs leading to tho basement was the body of MT. Shell, one bullet hole in his head and another in his breast. The servant girl heard number of shots between 1 and 3 o'clock, but was afraid to investigate the cause. MT. Shells revolver was found by his side with one of the chambers empty. He had been shot before reaching the spot where his body was found as his bloody tracks are easily traced on the floor from near the par Tor door. Burglary had been done, as the panel of the kitchen door was found out out It is surmised that MT. Shell heard the burg lars, and, descending to investigate the cause of the noise, was met and shot before he could do more than fire one efectual shot. Henry Winklock, the furnace man, who was the first to give the alarm, declares that there was no indication that the burglars had gone beyond the hall.
  large bundle was arrested on 8 down town street by two detectives. The fellew failed to account for himself satisfactorily and he WAS taken to the central station and the bun dle examined. It was found to contain six dark lanterns, six chilled augers, one extension bit, six slung shots, six steel knuckles, two ounces of dy- der. three dirk knives, three alarm whistles, four holsters, four 36-calibre Colts revolvers, four jimmies, six boxes of fuse matches lot of mail pouch keys, large bunce of skeleton keys and several skeleton saws The prisoner told Chief Henshaw that his name was Charles H. w. Benedict, that he was nineteen years old and his home is in Marshalltown, Ia He said that Frank McCard, eighteen years old, George Dunn, seventeen years. Thaddeus Hall, twenty-one, and himself, all residents of Marshalltown, had agreed to form gang of burglars and he had been sent here to purchase the necessary tools with which to begin work. He denied having anything to do with the She'll murder and insisted that his accomplices were all in Marshalltown. Chief Ebersold telegraphed to Marshalltown asking as to the whereabouts of the men named and received an answer that they were not at that place. They are all known to the chief of police in Marshall town, but he does not know their present whereabouts. The extension bit found in Benedict's possession is new one, but bore evidence of recent use and tallies in size with the one used in boring the holes in the back door of Mir. Shells residence. One revolver Benedict had upon his person was not loaded, but each chamber had in it an empty shell and the revolver showed signs of having been recently fired. The bullets in Mir. Shells body were 58-calibTe, which is the size used in the empty revolver in Benedict's pocket. Benedict was formerly postal clerk on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road.