The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-17
Pathetic Sorrow in the WoOdlawn-Avenue
Home of the Young Murderer Who Was
Lynched by the Seymour Mob.
No Remorse from the Scene of the
Tragedy for the Vigilantes' Work.
Corcner's Inquest of the Remains-yiewed by
Q Constant Throng at Brownstown Yes
Body 10 Be Brought Here To-Day.
rHE NEWS AT TRENCHES HOME.

His Mothers Reason L. Threatened-The
Career of the Young Man.
The news of the shocking and lawiess
tragedy which occurred at Brownstown.
Monday night. brought q desolation fraught
with the bitterness OF death into q peaceful
little Woodlswn-avenue home in this oity.
A happy family circle has been sundered
by the awful and violent death of one OF
it's favored members. AT No. 1S9 Wood
lawn avenue in q pretty new cottage. re-
sides Frederick Trenck. the father Of Louis
Trencx, who met an ignominious death at
the hands of o frenzied mob ON Monday
night. The family consists of the father
and mother. four daughters at home and
two brothers. The elder brother OF Louis
Trenck is q travelling salesman In the en-
ploy of Hollweg 81 Reese. and resides at
No. 90 Highland place. The younger
brother is Fred Trenck, Of No. 81 Carlos
street.
The fret intimation the family had of tho
hanging of the son was q telegram from the
coroner at Seymour. The few brief words
that perhaps brlnRs the destruction of rea-
son 10 the mind of the mother were received
and read TO her at 4 o'clock yesterday
morning. even while the corpse OF her boy
WAS yet hanging from the rude scstfold
constructed by the ruthless mob. Tho mo-
ment Mrs. Trenok was brought to realize
the import of that telegram she fell into n
prostration that threatens great danger 10
her, and as the day passed into the evening
her family feared that her reason would DO
dethroned. Mr.. Trenck. the father of the
unfortunate young man. feels tho blow
moro keenly than his wife and is Slmoat
distracted. He has since been unable TO
leave the house. He is travelling agent fos
Ellis IL Helfenberger. of the Enterprise
Foundry and Fence Company. and was
fortunately at home when the news came.
Yesterday afternoon the four sisters OF
LOU" as he is called by the family. talked
of their brother and his uDtimely fats.
The young ladies are all refined and intel.
ligent appearing girls. and while tear
fully commenting upon the affair put
forth every effort to keep back the bitter
emotion and grief that possessed them, for
the sake of their heart broken mother. In
the attractive little parl0r they discussed
the event, while in the sitting room sat the
mother surrounded by other members OF
the family. At the briefest allusion TO her
son she would break forth In pitiful wall
ings and EXPLANATIONS: That's my boy,
that's my boy" and then it see ned that
the poor woman's heart would burst with
Its pent-up food of woe. She would DO
pacitied for q time and then again would
pathetieally speak OF her boy.
John W., the eldest sou of the Trenck
family was away yesterday. but his wife
found bIm By wire at Icrre Haute, and he
left that city at once for the scene OF the
tragedy. He will arrive here to-day
with the body of his brother. The news
of Louis Trenck's taking OF came to his
people in the nature OF O terrible shock.
the entire household having Just begun to
recover from the rirst deep grief thrust
upon them by his crime.
His father. mother and brother hurried
10 his assistance upon the fret &c
they had of his trouble. and spent several
days at Seymour looking into the case.
They had employed Hon. Jason Brown to
defend their son. and left him
with loving promises that he should
receive all the aid il was possible for them
10 bestow. They did not sanction his deed.
They sbhorred the thought that one of the
family, e%minently respectable IN this city.
should have stained his hands with the
blood of d fellow man. but he was their
son and brother, and they dared not for
| sake him.. The mother remembered him as
u prattling. innocent babe at her knee, not
as q murderer. and the father. giancing
| backward through the years when he
tondly taught the lad the first prccepts of
4 hOuOI Ia u AtOh0C
q helping HAND that would never be
more welcome to his son. That Louis
had sinned deeply. grievously. they knew.
but when they retained home last week it
was not with the feeling shat he would die
through an unwritten law. They had
made all preparations to have his defense
conducted and hoped that at least they
might bring him out from the shadow OF
the legal scaffold.
One of the young ladies of the Trenck
family spoke as follows In defense OF her
brother: Lou was q good boy and until
the unfortunate occurrence at Sey mour last
week we never knew of his beng under
the influence of intoxicating drinks. He
was quiet in his habits and was Away
very slow about giving ottense. He
was Q cigar maker by trade. but tor several
months be had been IN the employ of Mr..
Speilmau. the lumber merchant, and some
time ago be was sent to Central America
by the firm. A few weeks ago he returned
home from the trip very sick, and remained
with Us until he went to Seymour to work
at his trade. While he was at home he was
not inclined to go about much. and do
not believe he ever left the hOnse after
night. We all regretted his action in that
unfortunate affair. but wc felt that he was
not entirely TO blame, apd We intended
helping him out of IL il possible"
The Trenck family stated yesterday that
while they were Mt Seymour they learned
of MANY incidents in the case which LED
them 20 believe Lou vas not nearly so guilty
as he had been PAINTED Dy me press. Ii
appears now that the brother of the pris.
oner while there had a talk with Mrs.
Feadler, the widow OF che murdered land
lord. in which she stated that her husband
was nnder the influence of liquor when be
was killed. and she did not want Co prose.
cute his slayer. She also made the remarl
that whisky had been the ruin of heI
home. 1t Is also said that the
girl over whom the trouble
was brought about also stated shat
she saw Feadler strike young Trenck with
n heavy instrument OF some sort before the
latter fired the fatal shot. The family OF
the dead man believe this statement, from
the fact that they found HIM very weak
from loss of blood which had come from
O serious looking wound on his face.
The family feel very bitter toward the
men who did the work at Brownstowr
Monday night. and although they do no,
rare TO discues the action of the mob. they
aver that they propose TO take immedistt
steps toward bringing his murderers e
~justice.
LOUIS Trenck was twenty-six years ole
and unmarried. He was born in Madison
and came TO this city with his parents sew.
eralyears ego.
AFTER THE IYNCHING.