The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-19
DUNCAN'S ASSAILANTS.
The Detectives Arrest Two Men Answering
the Description of the FOOtpads.

Locked up in the police station on the
petty charge of lettering are William s.
Nolan, alias Young, and Fred MOnyhan,
the former of whom IS twenty.eight years
of age and the other twenty-six. Mony-
han is attired in light suit of clothes of
rough make; Nolan wears q dark suit,
black overcoat and stiff hat. The short
man peered through the bars of his cell
last night his black eyes rowing
restlessly about from beneath dirty
colored skull cap. The description of these
men is very similar to that given by George
Duncan, the barber. who was assaulted
and shot Monday night. of the two men
who had waylald him. 1t Is thought that
as soon as he is able to leave his bed. or to
view the prisoners, he will be able to
identify them as the men who brutally
shot HIM down when he lied at their at
tempt TO rob him. Since early last Tuesday
morning Captain Splann chief of the
detectives, and his assistants. Kinney.
Dougherty and Richards, have been In
dustriously at work In search of the foot
pads. Every minor detail that might possi-
bly, lead has been followed. The men to-
ward whom suspicion was directed were
found al half past o'clock last night. In
the dim light of a coal-oil lamp, hanging
suspended from the ceiling of q West
Observation-Disclosures saloon, Captain Splann
found Fred Monyhsn in game
of cards and placed him under ar
rest. At almost the came moment
detectives Kinney, Dougherty and Rich
ards were looking for Nolan at his board
ing-house. on West Mary land street. They
found him. and although he expressed
much Indignation at the arrival of the Of
ficers he was taken to the No. engine
house, where Splann and his man were al
ready waiting. At the statlon-house both
Nolan and MOnyhan were separately taken
before Superintendent Colbert. Until this
examination at the police station neither
man had been informed Of the cause of his
arrest. Conflicting stories they both told,
and succeeded in accounting Tor their
Whereabouts on the night In question up to
1850 O'clock. After that time the police
believe that the case is a clear one against
them. The personal attire and appearance OF
the men CORES spends almost perfectly with
that given by Duncan when he believed
himself on his death bed. and although the
detectives are sure of their grounds. they
registered the prisoners as lOlterers. No
Ian. the tall man. says that he came here
from st. Louis recently, and that he 10
employed at the malleable iron.works. He
flew into high state of Indignation last
night when accused of being an associate
of Monyhan. He admits. however. that
he knows MonyhaD, but disolaims all
knowledge of the affair. In Nolan's posses
sion was found q letter from his wife, dated
at st. Louis. The missive is quite lengthy
and sets forth enough to assure the officers
that they at least have q fugitive from
Justice behi nd the bars. From a line in
the letter it was learned that Nolan" is
an alias. his light name being w. s. Young.
His wife cautioned him to burn this let
ter" The order was not carried out. and
it will doubtless prove a strong link In the
chain of evidence.
Monyhan is q married man, and
lives in that portion of West
Washington street known as "String.
town" He Is brick-maker by
profession, but has been idle for some time.
The pair maintained q sullen silence last
night, except when questioned by the SUI
perintendent. Duncan, the victim of the
assault, was resting much easier last night.
and DE. Crosse. the attending physician,
states that his patient now has pretty
fair show fo- recovery.