The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-08
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and up into an alley. where
il stopped abruptlv. The bloody trail
gave foundation Tor another story In con-
nectiOn with the affair. Ii WAS thought
that probably another man hid occupied
the room with the woman aud was there
when Fahrbach arrived that fight took
place in which Fahrbach Was killed and
the other man was shot After which he
ran out of the house leaving trail OF
blood behind him.
Detectives Kinney and Richards were
detaIed on the Gaze. and a. result of
their Investigations are OF the opinion THAI
Bessie's story in connection with the
affair is probably tie true one. They
say that they could fnd no one
in tho neighborhood who knew
anything about II. The girls in
the houss claim that no one was with
Bessie during the night until FAhrback ar
rived at 80 O'Clock in the morning. IL
there was no came after o'cl0cs. Tor il
was about that hour when they retired.
IL il also claimed by the officers
that the man WHO was sleeping
in tie house went tia ongh
the alley when he went TO telephone the
police. lie, ike the others. was covered
with blood, caused by Bessie falling on
him. aud il is thought the spots on the
snow dropped from his clothing az he went
through the alley TO telephone for phys
stefan.
The Mothers story.
According TO the statement OF Mat
tie Bell, the wounded girls moth
er, a cav mill proprietor
living in Lebanon and her daughter were
former lovers. They always thought q
great deal OF each other until she met
Fnhrbach, WHEN she transferred her alice
tons to him. Fahrbsch was always jeal-
oue of her former lover and often
abused hor on account Of him.
About two weeks ago they bad
a quarrel and he bad not been visiting
her so often of late. although they were
engaged 10 be msrried AMI the wedding
was to have occurred in about two weeks.
II never liked Fahrbach." said she.
land often thought that he and Bessie
would get into trouble. lie bad often
threatened 20 kill her and shot AZ Der once
before about three months ago"
4 Letter "a HIS Mistress.
Flanner IS buchanan removed the re-
mains OF the dead man to their undertake
ing establishment on =. Ilino,s-st. yester-
day morning. When bis pockets were
searched The following letter was d5coy.
cred:
JAWS SALOON. Jan. II.
DEAR BEsVE-No doubt you are feeling
sore for the way hsyo been doing. for which
/ don't blame you. have been drinking, and
am drinking ton ght, oil on account ot the way
you have treated nae. ] GOT roasting the
other night on account 81 you. lf You are
mad please les nae know b. boy. 1oup low.
inrly. PHIL
p. s.-Let ne know Il you want me 70 come
home tonight.
Fahrbach had often been seen wearing
valuable diamond ring. and as this was
not found among his personal e7octs 70
was thought be might have been robbed.
IL WIS., learned last night
that the ring was the prop
ertv OF Bessie aud that he
had taken IL off his finger and gwen IL to
her before the fatal tragedy occurred. Drs.
Harrison and Beck held an autopsy on the
remains OF Fahrbach Yesterday morning.
The ball entered the left eve, passed de
rectiy through the brain AMI lodged AZ the
base OF the skuli on the opposite side of the
head. Death must have teen almost in-
Simultaneous. The bullet found looks as
though il wac OF thirty-eight calibre. and
II this was the case II was not fired from
Ressie'a rovOlger