The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-27
LAWYER HULTZ BURIED.
His Alleged Murderer Will Not he
Taken from the Jail by n Mob.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Dec. 26.-There
were one thousand persons at lawyer
Hultz's funeral at Sullivan, this afternoon,
and that number is. perhaps. more than
ever before attended a funeral in that town.
Ii was peculiar sentiment that caused so
many to be present. 1t not so much
respect for the memory of the dead, though
there were not lacking kind words for the
man who was shot by ex-Sheriff Willis
Sunday morning. as it was feeling that in
this way, perhaps, could the community
evince it's deep sense of indigua ton for the
cowardly manner in which the murder Was
committed. When the auditorium of the
Christian Church had become packed with
humanity there were 200 persons outside.
These stood in groups discussing the TRACE
dy. The public was, however, not so ex-
cited on Monday yesterday. 50 gen
eral Is the sentiment that the county must
not be disgraced by resort 10 lynch Jaw
that it is not believed an attempt will be
made to break the Jail. To be on the safe
side Judge Briggs this afternoon said that
he had issued orders for special protection
of the Jail tonight. United States Marshal
Hawkins is acting for Sheriff Mills who is
i'll. Hawkins succeeded Willis as sheriff,
and Mills succeeded Hawkins. The
Jail is a new one and Hawkins
says IL would take twenty-four
hours to break into the Jail room. 1t
is believed that Willis is the murderer.
and that he will be hanged according to
law. If there were doubt of this he would
not now be at all safe. Without exception
the deed is denounced as that of a coward
ly assassin. Until week ago Willis was
especially distinguished as brave man,
and who was never suspected of being
capable of Disgusting himself and laying
IN wait for an enemy. When he shot Hultz
few months ago on finding him with
Mrs. Willis he was .applauded on all sides;
because public sentiment held that he had
a right to do what he did.
The Odd Fellows had charge Of the
funeral to-day, and several lodges from the
country were present The preacher, the
Rev. Mr.. Orrell, said afterward that he
purDosely avoided any direct allusion to
have been imDrudent to have done so in
the present condition of the public mind.
There was a general cessation of busine SIS
during the two hours set apart for the
funeral ceremonies.
The coroner al noon adjourned the in
quest until tomorrow. The testimony thus
clusivey, and no one in Sullivan doubts
that he is the man who shot Hultz. Three
man with a shotgun in his hand rush out
of stairway and advance on Hultz. The
latter turned to escape when the first shot
was fired. He had gone but a few feet
when the second charge of buckshot passed
through his body. He died saying: Lem
Willis has shot me-
A witness testified to seeing a man throw
a bundle in a pond which is between town
and Wilis's house, mile away. The bun
die contained an overcoat, false whiskerS,
a wig and a gun stock. The gun barrels
were afterward found in the pond. The wit
nesses to the shooting identified the coat.
whiskers and wig as those worn by the
assassin. Hosea Hawkins, now United
States marshal, but who was deputy sheriff
under Willis, will testify that the coat be
longed To Willis. Constable Watson, who
went to Willis's house to arrest him three
quarters of an hour after the shooting, tes-
titled that he met Willis coming toward
town; that when ne told him that he was
charged with murder Willis asked how long
it had been since the murder and if Hultz
had been shot with a pistol. Willis was en-
tireiy self possessed and betrayed no alarm
when the crowd ran after him on the way
to jail. He turned 10 look at the people, and
remarked. with "A sneer:
1T beats Barnum day. We would be all
right If had fife and drum He had
two revolvers on his person when searched
in the jail. He says he is innocent and will
say nothing more. There is a story that a
pistol was picked up near where Hultz fell,
but even If il were his no one of the wit
nesses of the shooting saw him try TO use
IL, and the question of self-defense does not
enter into the case.