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

such thing as that But / didn't know
had killed him. or even hurt him badly.
for after shot he turned and walked
around me-"
Henderson. during his relation of the
story, was reclining on several pillows in
one of the hospital wards. The little iron
bedstead was placed close to, the window.
through which the reflected rays of the
afternoon sun fell on his haggard face. He
IL spare, Raunt man. with sandy com.
plexlon, and his dark eyes and hollow
cheeks give him the appearance Of man
in the last stages of wasting disease. He
is recovering nicely, however, from the
three bullet wounds he received last week
in bis fight with detectives Thornton and
MoGuf. His head is bandaged and one Of
his limbs is in q plaster cast
Captain" he went on. "don't let my
poor old mother know about this She
will have worry soon enough, and want
to keep it from her long 1 can. My
sister can stand IL. but It's that dear old
woman that feel sorry for"
He spoke this with much feeling with
more feeling indeed. than might be
peoted In q man so hardened in crime as be.
His great concern for his mother was
peculiar. He had been thinking about bis
mother all day Wednesday. and of her he
talked TO patrolman Corhan. who was set
over him as guard. 1t was seen that he
was weakening. for at times he cried. some-
thing he has probably not done slice ho
wss o child. 1t was not until yesterday
that he made O clean breast Of the affair.
He told patrolman Corhan about ir and the
officer Immediately telephoned to the
police station for either Superintendent
Colbert or Chief Splann. Superintendent
Colbert was out on another case and the
chief went to the hospital
After exchanging q few words with the
buralar, the chief began questioning him
about the Haughville murder. This 10 his
detailed account of 1t:
After leaving Mary Rafferty's rooms on
Washing gton street / started west on WASH
inat0n street. intending to get a train on
the L.. ID. & w. TO go out OF town In search
of work. That was about half past
O'Clock In the evening. caught q train
going north. but north Of Haughville got
throwcd OH the train ami started Co walk
back TO IndIanspols. After knocking
around for awhile | struck HaughvIlle and
started down Michigan street When /
came to this saloon where / afterwards
shot that man, 1 saw the door open and
went in. The lights were burning brightly,
and In u chair on one side of the room was
the bartender. fast asleep. only dropped
in to get q drink. tried to wake the bar
tender By stamping OH the floor but be
was too sound asleep. When i noticed this
thought would go behind the bar and
get some money out OF the drawer.
which was open little biz. The bar
tenoer slept on and SO | went carefully at
the work. | first emptied the dollars out
of the till, but when l saw there was con-
siderable small change L decided TO carry
oil the money drawer. put nc under my
arm and started toward the back door.
just as was coming to the door l saw that
some one vas coming IN. The man In 'front.'
was almost upon me. and / showed q re-
volver at HIM just to scare him. He made
q Iunge at my hand and l shot. i did not
think / hit him, as he walked around me
alter | fired.
There were two other men behind him.
and told them TO give me the door. One
Of them sort of threw mp his hands, but
brushed pact HIM. They were all full. /
only fired one shot. and it>is nonsense TO
talk abont any more being fired. My TO
voivers will show that. There is only one
chamber empty. If you can lind the re-
volvers. had two guns.
After LETT the saloon i ran out the
back way. do not remember climbing
over high fence that they talk about I
went through little gap next TO a stable.
cut across lots till got TO the school
house yard and then went into an out
house. where i eTnptled the drawer. L
then threw the drawer away and set out
for the river. On my way ! met street
car. think. Before going 70 Mary Rafier-
ty's l went TO the neignborhood of the
roundhouse. and while / was standing In q
little side passage way saw night watch
man coming tow ards me. lie was a little
fellow and saw him creeping mp Co me.
When he got 20 where l was l stepped
along and he spoke TO me something about
the weather or the morning l/believe /
1 IA
her about what had done she was very
much frightened and asked me for my re-
viewers. so that she could throw rhem
away. didn't want To trust any body TO
hide them for me. 40 took them myself
and threw them down into an osthouss -