The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-23
MURDER OF THE WRATTANS.
A Member Of The Gang Tells the Story
Of the Crime.

He Claims That he Was Rolled in the
Blood of the Victims Because He Ar
rived on the Scene After the Murders
Had Been ommitted-Robbery the
Object of the Visit to the House-A1
the Accused in Jail-Intense Excite
ment Among the People.
indianapolis, Ind, Oct pa special
to the Sentinel from Washington, Ind,
says: "At last the guilty murderers Of
the Wrattan family are in the tolls Of the
law. Five of the suspects arrested and
taken to Jeffersonville two weeks ago
are rightly suspected, but it was mob
thought then that the heinous criminals
were exposed, Last Saturday the grand
jury caused the arrest Of James Stone,
the man who came to the Wrattan house
early Tuesday and first discovered the
terrible tragedy.
BETRAYED by HIS WIFE.
ellis arrest was caused through his own
wife, who appeared before the grand jury
and testified that stone arose in the
night and complained Of u violent tooth
ache and that he was going to a dem
tist to have it extracted that he did not
return until u late hour and then being
covered with blood he asked for a change
of clothes and that Stone maintained that
the blood on his clothes was caused by
the bleeding Of his tooth On inquiry
IL was found that no doctor or dentist
had extracted tooth from Stone This
was deemed strong evidence, and espe-
cially when coming from tho mans wife.
Stone was brought to the town, and the
grand Jury went to work to obtain a con-
fession from him. AT first he strenuously
denied everything, but being told that
clemency would be guaranteed him il he
made confession ho, at midnights
yielded.
stones STORY.
"IIe told his story about as follows:
Knowing that Mrs Wrattan kept good
deal Of money about the house Grandson
Cosby, a notorious character in this
county planned a robbery A gang OF
seven persons. that formed a sort Of So
ciety for robberies and general hellish-
ness, was notified OF his plan. Their
names are Grandson Cosby, Lon Will
Jams, Martin Yarber, of this city; Will
lam Gays, Of Pike county, John w. White,
Gipp Clark and James Stone.
"The plan was that Yarber and Clark
should get into the house and commit the
| robbery, while the others were to stand
guard.
| STONE ROLLED IN THEIR BLOOD.
"At the time when the robbery was to
be committed, Cosby and Stone had not
| yet arrived. Cosby was in the city Mon
| day evening and said that he got passed
| going, and did not reach the house at all,
! but Stone arrived after the murders had
been committed, and because he was late
the other conspirator wallowed him in the
| blood Of the victims, and in that condition
permitted him to 90 home, and that was
| the nail that fastened down the lid OF
their collins.
"They could not find cent of the
money.
LAS Stone did not arrive until the six
murders were committed, he does not
| know why they killed the Wrattan fam
| ily All the criminals were arrested and
taken to Jeffersonville last night Will
liams and Kays were already in Jefferson
vile prison. Brown, another suspect, who
was taken TO Jetfersonville, has no con-
nection with the tragedy and he win be
| released
"The excitement to-day is more intense
than ever. Woe to the murderers If q
Davies county delegation can lay hands
on them"