Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-10-23
FIENDS BETRAYED.
The Butchers of the Wratten
Family Rounded Up.
A WIFE GIVES AWAY HER HUSBAND

And He in Turn the Gang lie Belonged
to aud which Did the DastardIy Work
-WalIowed in the Victims Flood Be
cause He Was Late-AIl the Accused Ar
rested-W. {. I. L. Women Go Into the
Whitecap Business-->atan's Record.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. pa special to The
Sentinel from Washington, Ind, says: At
last the gritty murderers of the Wratten
family are in the tolls of the law. Five of
the suspects arrested and taken to Jeffer-
sonville two weeks ago were rightly suS-
pected, but 1t was not through them that
the hIdeoCs criminals were exposed Last
Saturday the grand jury ordered the ar
rest OF James Stone, the man who came to
the Nratten house early Tuesday morn
ing and first discovered the terrible trag-
ely. His arrest was caused through mis-
own wife, who appeared before the grand
jury and testified that Stone arose in the
night and complained of violent tooth
ache and said that he was going to dem
tist 10 have it distracted; that he did not
return until late hour, and then being
covered with blood he asked for a change
of clothes; that Stone maintained that the
blood on his clothes was caused 10y the
bleeding of his tooth.
There Were Seven ia the Gang.
On inqliry 1t was found that no doctor
or dentist had extracted a tooth for Stone
This was deemed strong evidence, espec-
tally when coming from the mans wife.
As soon as Stone WAS brought to town the
grand jury went to work to obtain con
fession from him. At first he strenuousiy
denied everything, but being assured that
clemeucy would be granted to him If he
made confession, he at last Yielded to
their overtures He told his story abouU
as follows. Knowing that Mrs Wratten
Kept great deal OF mCney about the
house Grandson Cosby "A notorious char
acter IN this county, planned the robbery
A gang Cf seven persons that formed a sort
of society for robbery ana general nellIsh-
ness was notified Of his plan Treir names
are Grandson Cosby, l. III Williams: Mar
TIN Narber, Of this city; " Wiliiam ka-es. Of
PlAe county; John W. White, G.pp Clark
and James Stone
Wallowed the Tardy One in Blood.
The plan was that Yarber and Clark
should get into the house AMI commit tie
robbery while the others were to stand
10 be committed Cosby and Stone had
not yet arrived. Cosby was in the city
Monday evening and was so drunk that
he got past going, and did not reach the
house at all, but Stone arrived after the
murder had been committed and because
he was late the other conspirators wal
lowed him in the blood of the ctims and
IN that condition permitted him to go
home, and that was the nail that fastened
down the lid Of their collins
Did Not Get a Cent of Money.
They could not find cent Of the money
As Stone did not arrive until the six muir
ders were committed he does not know
why they killed the Wratten family. All
the criminals have been arrested and
taken to Jeffersonville Williams and
Hayes were already in Jeffersonville
prison. Brown, another suspect who was
taken TO Jefersonville, had no connection
with the tragedy and will be released. The
excitement is more intense than ever. Woe
to the murderers if Daviess county dele
cation can lay hands on them.