The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-30
A BOOK N A NAME
1T ASSOCIATES AN INDIANAPOLIS
MAN WITH A TRAGEDY.
:. j. Benesh's Friends Do Not Believe
He Is the Man IN Cincinnati
Police Want.

The police of Cincinnati are trying TO
learn something Of the character and his
tory of 'F. J. Benesh,' who lie pposed
to nave lately been a resident OF I~ndianapo-
lis.
A man escaped from the Cincinnati po-
lice early yesterday morning and has since
bafied the Efforts of the entire department
TO capture him When caught he will be
the central figure n a mysterious murder
case which has absorbed the attention OF
the Cincinnati people since Monday night.
Between IL and II O'Clock. on that night.
Mrs. Henry Schuele, living with her eleven
year-old daughter in an apartment house
at the corner of Wesley avenue and Clark
street, was assaulted 10y an unknown man.
and when found she was in a dying con-
dition. Her throat was cut from ear TO
ear and she was able to give but few facts
concerning her frightful wounds. She said
that she had answered a knock on the
door of her room about u:1 o'clock and
admitted a man whom she had met a
month before. but claimed that she had
seen him but once. While conversing with
her she said that he had suddenly sprang
u-son her, and. after a struggle, had sue
ee The police. in searching the house, found
a mans coat and vest In the pocket or
the vest was a mem2rendum book con-
nessee street, indianapolis" Mrs. Schuela
claimed that she did not know anyone or
that name, but during t her story Of the
pass her lips. There was no witness TO the
tragedy, bet a young man standing across
the street from the schuele apartments
Schuele open the door and rush out on to
the steps. She was attired in a night dress.
In the flood OF light which came through
the open door the spectator saw a man In
a crouching position he stopped put an
II $50. 4nIl nall IaHff ana
wore a dark suit of clothes. After the
finding of the coat and vest In MrH
schuele's apartment the police began to
one pocket OF the vest was FOUND a small
nickel-plated oper-faced watch attached to
a chain of unusual pattern. Dangling from
The vest was of rough, common material,
interwoen with faint yines Of red and
the laundry mark '1-2' and '413.' The
size was Is. and attached TO it was an old
with gaudy cuff buttons. were attached 70
the sleeves. Acting on the theory that
these articles belonged to Benesh, and thai
Cincinnati police department has since been
puzzling its brain over the disappearance
It is believed that Benesh was recently
in this city, and an inquiry
at No. 1877 South Tennessee street last night
that name left the city a week ago last
Saturday. Mrs. Thomas McGintey keeps 9
boarding house at the above number. and
her guests were much agitated last night
over the news concerning their late fellow
boarder. They do not believe that the In
dianapolis Benesh Is The man wanted at
Cincinnati. because they knew him as q
quiet. inoffensive young man. He came
here from Cincinnati two or three months
ago and worked at his trade, that OF a
blacksmith. He was about twenty-five
years of age, and was of short stature. His
roommate said last night that Benesh con-
stantly talked OF a Cincinnati woman, with
whom he appeared TO be deeply In 1--we.
Benesh's roommate concluded that she was
a divorced woman. Benesh claimed tn AZ he
had relatives In Cincinnati, md when he
them that he was going back TO live with
his relatives. He addressed a great many
letters to Cincinnati people. and the board
ers noticed that he seemed worried because
he did not receive replies TO his correspond
ence. He was known about the house as
Frank"