The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-18

She COrrOborates Her Husbands
StOry=RoIld to Ht. Given.


Mrs. Copeland came up from Madison on
the evening train yesterday, accompanied
by DR.. j. NJ. Chambers, an uncle of Ntr.
Copeland, who lives near Covington, X,
and several other of Mr.. Copeland's friends.
Judge Green, of this city, an old friend
of Mr.. Copeland's, met them at the train,
and the party were Immediately driven to
the jail to confer with Mr.. Copeland. The
friends who came up with Mrs. Copeland
came prepared to make a bond in any
amount. but owing to the lateness of the
hour it was impossible to prepare the nee
essary papers last night Judge Green says
that arrangements have been made to
meet Superintendent Powell at o'clock
this morning and prepare the bonds, which
will be for $500 in each case.
Mrs. Copeland is a woman of thirty-five
years OF age, but does not appear to be
over thirty. She is brunette of d pleasing
appearance, and one who would win most
any ones. confidence in a few moments.
She is tall and slender, and was dressed
in neat-fitting black dress. A Journal
reporter saw her last night at the Grand
Hotel. and obtained a statement from her
in regard to the origin of the trouble be-
tween her husband and brother She said:
This morning In talking over the mat
band told him for the first time the secret
of my life. When l was only seven years
of age and my brother was twenty, he as
soon as she came home. Ever since then
| have been in mortal fear of him Ny
husband never knew this till this morning
time OF the shooting l did not know that
my brother was in Indianapolis. When
he heard this, he Immediately left me and
l did not see him again till tonight in the
Jail here. When the Madison Courier got
the news they telephoned me and L took
the first train for the city"
4 COnelan0 inclined
to talk about the trouble, fearing that she
might say something that would, perhaps,
prejudice her husbands case She did not,
at the time, know that Mr.. Copeland had
already made a statement charging her
brother with such a heinous offense, and
was acting under the advice OF Judge
Green. When she was told that Mr.. Cope
land had already made such statement
she talked freely about 1t and gave the
above account of her family troubles. She
denied most emphatically that her parents
were ever opposed TO her marriage with
Mr.. Copeland, bur said the engagement
was made with the consent or her perentS
before she went TO Iowa.
In regard To the suit that is now pending
between her and her brother in which she
seeks to recover a certain house valued at
about $4,000, she said: In February. 1888,
before | was married to Mr.. Copeland. and
while 1 was on visit to Mount Pheasant;
Ia my brother came out there and told
me that if l did not make him deed to
that house before L was married that
would be a widow in a very few days after
the ceremony was performed. 1 was. then
engaged to Mr. Copeland. and with the fun
knowledge and consent OF my parents. My
brother was the only one who opposed my
marriage In fear of these threats l made
the deed to the property, and that is the
basis of one of the suits which is now pend
ing"
Judge Green who is acting as Mrs Cope
lands adviser, made a statement last night
in regard TO the remark credited 10 Mr.
Winter in the evening paper that Mr..
Copeland was not and never had been a
lawyer Of good standing. He said: Mr..
Copeland is now the law partner of Judge
Allison, of jefferson county, who was for
twelve years judge Of the Circuit Court Of
that county and is considered a first-class
LAWYER by all who know him. He is n man
of too good standing TO take as a partner
a man who has no standing at all. l have
known Mr.. Copeland personally for good
many years, and my opinion is that he is
the equal of any of the attorneys in the
case. When he was in the Legislature he
was looked upon as one of its brightest
members. During that winter i boarded at
a house where several of the Democratic
members OF that Legislature boarded, and
remember quite distinctly that they several
times said that they would rather have any
other man in the House opposed TO them
than Mr. Copeland. They said they dread
ed his quick and fiery tongue"
The Announcement i'm Court.
Naturally the shooting was the sole topic