The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-23

Henderson Tfghtens the Grip Of the Law
with Official Document.
Last night when superintendent Colbert
went TO the City Hospital 20 remove Hen
derson to the police station. the latter.
when asked to do so by him. made q writ
ten statement of all of his actions
from the time he left home on
the night preceding the murder until the
afternoon after. Henderson did so will
iugly. and said that he wanted TO mako
the matter sure. Ii was written on the
letterhead paper of the City Hospital. and
IN the presence of the officers. When 1t
had been i.nished IL was suggested TO him
that IL be rewritten, and made to read
httle smoother and some of the grarnmat-
ical errors eradIcsted. To this he objected,
and said that he wanted it TO appear Just
a. be had made IL. lt Is given as follows;
left home sbout-between 5 and o'clock
the evening OF May the 31st 1898; took street-car
route directly 10 the house OF Mary Rafferty,,
there till about 5 O'Clock. Went from there 10
q saloon on the south side OF Washington street;
got on street car there and rode TO L., ID. 81 ).
tracks. got OFF street car there and went TO the
j., ID. AZ ;. yards. 1 there got on freight train
and rode to first cross roads above Haughvile.
and the brakeman put me OF. That was about
After being put off the train laid by side of the
railroad track. laid there about one hour
railroad ii1 truck to Michigan 'A street in
Haughville / walked on the north side of
Mhere done the shooting fs was :. some i%o
after IL O'Clock. l saw that the saloon
was open. then went in with
] noticed when stepped on the inside that the
bartender was asleep on chair on the east side
OF the room went up In front OF the counter
j stood there about two minutes. looked
around and saw the bartender was sound asleep.
then noticed the money drawer was open. l
goes around behind the counter; AS did so put
a mask on my face There some silver dol
lars IN the drawer. / put them in my pocket
first Then L took the half dollars and
quarters ana put them In my POCKET also.
Then took out the drawer. put 1t under my arm
and started out or the house. AS did 40 heard
footsteps and some persons talking. When got
around the ice chest two came in side door on
the west side or the building. l ordered the
front man TO throw up his hands. He said,
''tIet out, what Is the matter with won't" Then
he and the second walked around me; then
stepped over To the side where some barrels
was When got there noticed there was more
men at the door. said to the man in the door
10 come IN and let me- pass. When L said
this he jumped at me and got hold OF my re-
ger. In the scuhle the revolver was discharged.
cannot say whether pulled the trigger or IL
was discharged by the struggle with the man.
He then let go OF me and walked away. There
was still another man still standing in the DOOR
way. said 10 this man To come in and let me
pass. This man then threw up his hands aud
my revolver. He then came in. and went out
the door l went from the saloon TO the
conpents Of tine money TOOK draw Ua' ,5 ss
] got at the saloon. I went from the school.
house directly TO White liver 1 then followed
the river south TO the turning OF the street-car
tracks. then followed the car tracks To Wash
tnstOn street. / then went east on Washington
street TO Howe's saloon. This was between
and o'clock on the morning OF June l. went
from Howe's saloon to Mary Raferty's, sol West
Washington street On my way To this number
j met Merchant police officer Campbell. spoke
To him and said Good morning." He spoke to
me also. l stayed at Miss Raferty's all
the day OF June l. When | first went
20 Mary kafertys told her that had been In
shooting scrape AT Haughville. This was about
O'Clock IN the morning OF June 1.
had the guns done the shooting with. When
When came To her house she said TO get rid OF
them. Some time after daylight | threw the
guns in the vault in the rear OF Mrs. Raferty's
house 1 also threw my mask. which wore
when the shooting took place. in same vault,
wrapped around plug of tobacco TO make it
sink l left Mrs. Rafferty, about O'Clock of the
evening or June i for my mothers home. at 20
Oel0ss street. Lon HENDERSON.
INDIANAPOLIS, June %.