The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-13

buggy, which was very plain in the in
frequently travelled road.
CAPTURE OF SMITH.
officers were sent out in all directions TO
capture Smith. Superintendent Powell was
awakened and he sent officers to places
where Smith was known TO frequent. and
also sent kilograms TO Lebanon and lions
vile. thinking that possibly Smith had at
tempted to drive TO one Of those points
and escape by aking a train there. An
officer was sent to the Union Station to
go out on the west-bound passenger train
of the r. & F., as 1t was thought that pos
sibly Smith might have driven 10 a station
on that road TO take a train. the super
intendent remembered that Smith was a
friend of Joe Wambaugh, who owns a no.
tel in Broad Ripple. and he thought 1t
likely that the former had gone there.
Chief Splann and detective Kinney were
sent to Broad Ripple in a buggy 10 inves-
tigate that, end of the affair. Sergeant
Kurtz. in the meanwhile, had followed the
trail until the Udell ladder works was
reached. There a number OF tracks con-
fused the officer and be returned TO the
city. Chief Splann and Kinney arrived at
Broad Ripple shortly after s O'Clock. They
drove directly to Wambaugh's hotel and
asked him If Smith was there. The latter
said he was, and he led the way TO the
room in which were Smith and the woman.
On the way there, Wambaugh said that
three minutes before he had received word
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a man. and that the police were hunting
for him. He said that the man who tele-
phoned him did not know at the time that
Smith was in Broad Ripple. When the
three arrived at the door opening into the
room Kinney raised himself and looked
into the room through the transom and saw
knocked at the door, which was opened by
the woman. 1t was explained that Smith
was wanted on "A charge OF murder.
Smith sprang out of bed, walked up to
the chief and asked: What charge did
you say, Captain"
mouth auivered and he turned deathly
pale. He did not break down. but began
to dress himself. The woman dressed also,
and In a few moments the four went dow
stairs. Smiths rig was ready. and detect
i've Kinney. with the woman, got into 1t
and drove to the city. Chief Splann, with
Smith, was right behind them. On arriving
at the police station a great crowd collected
in the passageways The prisoners Were
turned over to superintendent Powell and
they were taken to the rear room for slat-
ing. The crowd was so great there that
the prisoners were afterwards taken to the
superintendent's private room and there
slated. smith was charged with murder:
The woman was charged with being a bad
character. simply TO detain her as a wit
ness until the preliminary hearing in Po-
lice Court this morning.
superintendent Powell questioned the two.
In a general way Smith said that he had
marks which he claimed Thomas made
about Myrtle Overturf. He said Thomas
struck him first and he tried to defend him
self as best he could with his fists. Final
w he was compelled TO draw his knife and
cut him in self-defense. He said he did
not know that Thomas was dead. He in
tended, after going to Broad Ripple. to re-
turn TO the city and surrender himself to the
police if he found he was wanted on any
charge. He did not explain why he struck
the body of the dead man with the buggy
whip. Myrtle Overturf was questioned as
to her connections with Smith. The young
man was then placed in the cage" with
put in the only cell now used for female
prisoners.