The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-18
Glaring Inconsistencies i'm His Tale
That Leads TO Belief in the
Second Story.
LIVELY TINE AT HAMMOND
Militia Fires on Three Wreckers
and BayOnets Crowd.
Eight Companies Sent Home and New
Ones Arrive-FOrt Wayne Strikers
Ugly-Debs Proposed for Governor.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July lion his
way back from indianapolis this afternoon
Edward Holloway told Sheriff Stout that
his confession of yesterday was not the
truth, and that he was alone when he
threw the switch that wrecked the train
at Fontanet. 1t is also said he confessed
to being an Anarchist After arriving here
he went before the coroner and was sworn
to the following statement: Il make this
statement voluntarily, no coercion or
strategy being employed in getting me 10
make it. My statement made 10 the cor
oner yesterday is correct excepting that
part of it which relates to opening the
switch, and / make this after statement to
stop all trouble and keep innocent men
from suspicion. 1 was the one who opened
the lock ana threw the switch, and no one
was with me when / did IL. l opened the
lock by striking it with coupling pin.
after which / threw the lock 70 one side"
Holloway was asked why he made con-
Trajectory statements and replied that he
did not know When asked which state
ment he wanted to stand by he said:
81 guess this last one.'
Tonight Holloway called the coroner TO
one side when that official was at the
Jail with detective Grady, and said he
wanted TO tell the truth; that the other
statements were lies, and that he had
been intimidated by Grady into making
them. He denied that he had any part i'm
the breaking OF the switch lock He says
that soon after he arrived in Fontanet
Thursday evening the miners chased him
out of town. This was about O'Clock,
and he walked to Rosedale, where he got
a cup of coffee and a sandwich in a res
taurant, and then lay down in box car
and slept until early morning, when he
walked to Rockville. He heard a man in
Rockville say that two men had been
killed at Fontanet, and he denied IL. He
explains this by saying that when he ar
rived at Carbon on his train the evening
before he was told not to go on to Fon-
tanet, as two 'scabs' had been killed
there. At Fontanet he learned this was not
true, and supposing the Rockville man
had heard the same report he denied IL,
not knowing of the wreck of the New
York express. In contradiction OF this
statement il may be said that Deputy
Sheriff Crosson, who was at Fontanet that
night. says he recognizes Holloway as
man that he repeatedly warned TO keep
away from the freight cars long after
o'clock.
Holloway says he is innocent OF any con-
nection with the crime, was coerced into
making the confession by detective Grady
after being intimidated with stories that
everybody believed him guilty. and that
he would be mobbed if he persisted in
claiming his innocence. Holloway said:
LAS L will answer to God, both of my con-
fessions were false and were extorted by
fright and promises"
Lawyers Stillwell and Reese, or Craw-
fordsyille, came here at the solicitation or
Holloways family, who are poor, but
reputable people. They say that Hollo-
way bore an excellent reputation in Mont
gomery county, and they are puzzled TO
account for his conduct. He told them be-
fore his trip to-day that he was in fear
of his life from the miners and helped
them throw the switch because they
threatened to hang him If he did not. He
is very nervous since his return from In
dianapolis.
A number of persons at Fontanet, VINO
were wanted as witnesses, have dissp-
peared, as also one or two who would be
rlaced under arrest, could they be found.
one witness told the coroner than he saw
the switch lock broken and that II was
done by one OF two men. de was not
sure which. Neither man was Holloway
and one OF them is Mckillup, who Is In
Jail at Indianapolis.