The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-15
Prisoner Hustled to Lebanon and Then
to frankfort After Shooting q
ZionsviIIe Merchant.
TWO COLD-BLOODED DEEDS
THAT STIRRED UP THE PEOPLE OF
BOONE COUNTY IN ONE DAY.
Chicago Woman Proves Her Claim to
$4,000 Found on a Blind Man
Who Died at Shelbyville. i
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Nov. 14-It is learned
here at midnight that the mob at Zions-
vile which was baked in its attempt 10
lynch Joe Conrad, the desperate VINO shot
John Martz, a shoe merchant, in that city
last night will seize the 1910 o'clock train
on the Big Four and come here to finish
its desperate work. Conrad was brought
here for safe keeping to-day, and when the
officers learned of the second mob tonight
they hustled Conrad off TO Frankfort He IS
now safe in the Frankfort jail, and should
the mob come IL must drive on sixteen
miles to Frankfort give up the attempt
Strangers have been in the city all even
ing and some of them are recognized as
Zionsville citizens. 1t is believed they nave
kept the men at home posted on the move
ments of the officers here, and that the
mob which is nearly 200 strong, will posi-
bly, go straight on to Frankfort The entire
town of Zionsville is known TO be aroused
over the brutal affair. and II the prisoner
can be found ne will undoubtedly be strung
up.
The story of the shooting shows that an
other cold-blooded deed is added TO the
criminal record of Boone cunty. The smoke
from the revolver of Jacob Schaffer the
superintendent of the Indiana Natural-gas
Company, who shot and mortally wounded
Thomas Taylor at Thorntown, last night
had not died away before the Zionsyille
tragedy, even more dastardly. occurred ten
miles east of here. Joseph Conrad, des-
perado, who is reputed to have killed his
man in North Carolina, and who has been
in numerous dhlIculties since he came TO
this county, shot and fatally wounded John
of Ian dfrto
place The story, as related by Charles
Martz son of the wounded man. is about
as follows: Conrad had been keeping COM
pany with Mrs Martha White. widow OF
Smith White. who for eight years prior to
his death, six years ago. was trustee OF
Eagle township and prominent in local pol
itics Mr.. Martz sold Mrs. White house
some time ago. and. according to their
agreement, he was to have a part or the
garden Martz had made two visits TO the
White residence during the last few days
to look after the garden truck Monday
afternoon Conrad, who was insanely jeal-
Gus of Mrs. White, went into Martzs shoe
store and said:
John Martz. do you want any Of that
winter lettuce?"
Martz. all unsuspecting, replied: "Joe. its
frozen, think, and spoiled
Conrad then shook his fist at Martz and
said: "D-n you, if you want any OF it go
down and get it and stay away from there.
Don't let me catch you down there again
or i will shoot you.'
Yesterday Afternoon. Conrad went to Mrs
Whites house and told her ne intended to
kill the entire Martz family. Conrad was
drinking heavily the entire day. About
o'clock last night Martz closed up his stora
and started home. At the corner of Main
and Walnut streets he met Conrad who.
without a word, drew a revolver and fired
four shots al him, three OF which took ef-
feet The first one passed through the mus
Gle of the arm, the second made flesh
wound in the hip and the third entered the
abdomen and is supposed to have lodged
in the groin. He fell to the sidewalk and
was carried to his home. where his wounds
were dressed by Doctors Afford and Nc
Mutt. Conrad escaped and .ook refuge in q
barn at the edge of town.
Within fifteen minutes after the shooting,
twenty-five men, armed with shotguns and
revolvers, were in hot pursuit. He was easi-
ly located and showed fight. Opening the
barn door he stepped out with revolver
and asked: rs there man in the crowd
with nerve enough to take me-?
The next instant he was looking into
the muZZleS of dozen guns and lost no
time in throwing up his hands. He was
taken before Justice Kinnaman and given
hravado p and with the fouiest oaths he de-
fed the officers as well as the angry mob
gathering on the outside. He was bound
over to the Circuit Court and preparations
made to bring him TO the county jail in
this city. There is little doubt but that
he would have been lynched at that time
had 1t not been for James Broughard.
who made a speech to the excited mob.
This had the desired effect for the time,
but after considering the number of guilty
criminals recently acquitted in the. Grim
inal Courts Of this county and The low es-
innate at which Boone county juriss hold
human life, the people came to the conclu-
sion that there was but one court held In
Indiana in which Conrad would get his
lust deserts and that the one over
which Judge Lynch presided.
The mob secured a rope and left town.
meeting at given point on the Lebanon
road about two miles in the country, where
they awaited the approach OF the officers
and their prisoner. AS they were leaving
Zionsyille the officers discovered the trap
and returned to the town, putting Conrad
under strong guard.
Enraged at the loss of their intended VIC
tim the mob went back to Zionsville and
dispersed, but not until after they had
sent a committee to Mrs. White, giving her
forty-eight hours to get out of town with
her family or her house and all in it'would
be blown TO - with dynamite"
Mrs. White to-day said she and Conrad
were engaged but that she refused to
marry him on account of his drinking. She
blow up her house first.
pairing To come here for the prisoner to-
night Mr. Martz is lying at the point Of
death and can live but a few hours.