The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-19
1T PROVESETO BE MURDER
John Young Dies from the Effects of
the Vicious Blow Given Him.
Charles Seibert Surrenders at Police Station.
and Declares His Innocence-Te
Straight Story.


morning. died at o'clock A. NJ. at the
home of his brother-in-law. No. SIS West
Maryland street. across the river. Young's
death places in the hands of the police the
mysteries of another tragedy almost az
strange in its surroundings as the murder
OF the druggist Charles Eyster.
AS stated yesterday, the terrible injuries
inflicted on Young were directly attributed
to Charles Seibert. who, 1t was claimed,
struck Young down at the bottom of the
stairway of brick tenement house at
No. Alp West Washin gton street and
then fed. The affair occurred about 8
o'clock Monday evening and until yes
terday morning was shrouded in
mystery. Chief Detective Splann
detailed detectives Kinney and Richards on
the case. who. with the assistance of the
police officers, went to work to unravel the
strange affair. While the police were
looking for the man Seibert that person
was on his way from his home, No. 15S
Blackford street. to police headquarters.
In company with his brother. Thomas Sell
bert, OF North indianapolis. and attorney
Harman Everett. he walked into the pres
ence of Chief of Police Colbert and coolly
remarked: 81 understand that you want
Charles Seibert. / am the man. but didn't
H..
was questioned closely and then taken be.
low and locked mp on the charge or murder.
In the interim Mrs. Emma BiDan, living
with her husband in the second story of
the house wbsre Young received his
death blow. had been talking to the
officers. and 1t was learned that she
was perhaps the only eyewitness to the
deed, If her story be true. She remem bered
tha about o'clock on Monday she heard
two men indulging in a violent quarrel at
fnI ha haor haF
mention woman whom they called "Oh-
ver." She knew an Oliver woman, and was
interested at once. She stepped to the door
and saw John Young in q struggle with an
other man. Both were fighting desperately,
and she was undecided what to do until
she saw YounR's adversary strike him u
blow on the head with heavy instrument
Young fell to the floor with a groan, the
witness screamed and the man who bad
dealt the blow ran. Mrs. Binsn thought
abe recognized him. and when the detec-
tives repaired TO the scene with Selbert,
she quickly remarked, That's the man."
Mollie Downs is another occupant of the
building, but she did not see the trouble
and only heard loud words and the name
OLIVER frequently lnterjected IN the
heated conversation. Young lived In the
house at 4l2 and was well known to the
dodgers, but Selbert had only appeared on
the scene q day or two before.
Seibert denies all acquaintance with
Young and the women In the block. and
says he never was around there until
Monday He went that day TO paint
shop In his rooms in the building where the
trouble occurred. His story in substance
10 as follows: 'In the afternoon | had
about completed my work and SpriDgsteen
bad gone out This man Young. whom /
had seen in the morning. came in with An
other fellow and | thought they had been
drinking. i told them l was going out to
look mp the proprietor and wanted TO
lock mp the shop. They left and | did not
sec Young again until / came back with
Springsteen and found him lying in the
stairway" Selbert also says that while be
was looking at Young a low. heavy set
woman ran mp to him and, with the re-
mark. "You know how this happened" be-
gan to scratch him In the face. He asserts
that he did not know her ana had no ac-
quaIntance with any body about the place.
Seibert was rigidly questioned about the
man whom he had seen with Young and de-
clothes. Yesterday afternoon, John Marsh,
of No. 20 Lee street West Indianapolis,
called at police headquarters and an
n0unced that he was with Young IN Spring
steen's shop. Seibert was brought ont but
denied ever HAVING seen Marsh before.
Springsteen. the sign painter, claims TO
know little about the affair and partially
corroborates Seiberts statements. declaring
that he met Seibert on the street after the
sign was finished and together they
walked back and found Young lying at the
foot of the stairs. Mrs. Oliver who ap-
peared to be the cause of contention be-
tween the men, lives in the adjoining rooms
to No. Alp. and Is the wife or John Oliver.
Young boarded in the Oliver household.
The woman was reticent and cautions in
her statements, but claimed she was over
on Gelsendorff street at the time OF the
trouble. There are some conflicting ru-
mors in connection with Mrs. divers
movements one of which has its origin In
the saloon at the corner of Washingto
and Blake streeta Yesterday evening late
the proprietor of the place informed Ser.
geant Mefford that on Monday afternoon,
between and half past O'clock. YounR
was in his bar playing cards. In the wine-
room was Mrs. Oliver with q man. whom
he believes. FROM the description given.
was Charles SeIbert. As the couple passed
out into the street Young saw them and,
hurriedly jumping to his feet, followed
them.
Charles Seibert. the prisoner. is about
forty years old and unmarried. He Is son
of Samuel eibert, prominent farmer liv-
ing west of the city and is q nephew of ex-
Alderman Seibert. He is not . hard look
ing man at all, but on the contrary Is quiet
and peaceable 30 far as appearances 60. de
10 very much wrought up over his arrest
and when seen in his cell yesterday after
noon he had been crying. John Young. the
victim of some ones terrible anger, was q
young man of somewhat unsteady habits.
He was not engaged in employing at pres
circus as soon as the season opened.
Dr. Eisenbeiss, the ply called
to attend him, applied all pro-
eesses known to the medical profess
SION in an effort to revive him, but he
died without speaking q word of intelli-
gence. Yesterday afternoon Coroner Beck
and DR.. Eisen beiss held an autopsy on the
remains, and found that the skull had been
badly mashed and fractured and the entire
base of the brain shivered. The examine
tlon showed evidence that the blow had
been delivered with a powerful instru.
ment. In the shirt front of the deceased
was found an earring belonging to Mrs.
Oliver. which Young Was using as stud.
While the police believe that they have
found the man who did the deed, there is o
growing sentiment among the people that
Seibert is innocent. The coroner will ex-
anime witnesses in the case to-day. and ex-
poets TO secure some startling statements
from some of the women in the neiGhbor-
hood.