Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-19
ELLIOTT CAUGHT In IOWA
Supposed Murderer of Hutsonpiller Arrested
at Cedar Rapids.
EXPRESSES VERY LITTLE CONCERN
Some Additional Facts which Tend to
bring the Crime More Conc1usiNely
to ElIiotfs Door-ENidcncc
Before the Coroner.

aDle information In ConeCtlon win tne muir
der of Gay Hutsonpiller which occurred
at the Windsor hotel Tuesday afternoon.
The Information points almost conclusively
to the fact that Elliott, who Is now under
arrest at Cedar Rapids, Ia, Is the assassin.
1t was shown that instead OF taking a vest
bound train for Billings, as Elliott stated
to several people he proposed to do, that
he boarded the eastbound Northwestern
train which leaves the Union depot at 445.
Before doing 80 he checked with Baggage
man Redman heavy box and a valise for
Chicago. There was a slight excess in
weight which he paid. The baggageman re-
fused to accept a macintosh, which was
strapped upon the yalise, and Elliott, pull
ing it out from beneath the strap, threw IL
to an attache OF the place named John
Benson. saying: you can have that II 1t
will At you"
For some time after Elliotts disappears
ance, the police were completely in the
dark as to the direction he had pursued. IL
was thought for several reasons that he
had gone west. lie was known to have
friends living in the Big Horn basin and
he would naturally turn his flight in that
direction The westbound trains were
searched and failed to bring to light the
fugitive. kilograms were also sent to Inter-
cept the eastbound trains, and II was upon
the description furnished in one of these
that a Northwestern conductor caused Ell
liott's arrest at Cedar Rapids.
LEFT A SMALL SATCHEL.
While checking his baggage at the Union
depot, Elliott forgot a small hand satchel
which he had taken with him from tho
Windsor hotel. 1t was discovered at tho
depot yesterday by detectives and taken TO
the police station. When it was opened it
uoG TN "a
and articles belonging to Hutsonpiller. The
satchel unquestionably belongs to the dead
man, as the clerk at the hotel stated that
he had one of about that description when
he registered there.
The box cE ecked to Chicago is also thought
to be the property of the deceased. 1t was
the baggage which was retained for board
bill by the proprietor OF the Metropolitan
hotel and which was redeemed by Elliott
Tuesday Afternoon. After paying a bill OF
So at the hotel named the box and valise
were dispatched direct to the depot by order
of Elliott.
Jack Vannoy, an acquaintance Of the two
men, stated to the police that Elliott was
formerly stationed with the Seventh United
States cavalry In Arizona for several years
and that he had also served as clerk for
a short time in New Orleans hotel.
While in Omaha both men had become
acquainted with girl, Matte Sweeten, who
| rooms near Seventeenth and Howard streets.
The girl was said to have picture of Ell
lott which he had given her. The girl when
questioned denied that she had the photo-
graph, saying that Elliott had shown her
one but had refused to let her have 1t.
OF A BAD FAMILY.
From information given by Jack Vannoy
the police yesterday afternoon located q
former school teacher who resides in South
Omaha, who was acquainted with Elliott,
Her name is Mrs Emma Talbot, she being
the wife OF Cattle Inspector Claude Talbot
of South Omaha who resides at 1872 North
Twenty-second street. She was Elliotpa
teacher fourteen years ago In Alton, o.,
small town about ten miles from Columbus.
Elliott was then about 13 years old and en-
joyed fairly good reputation for hoy, but
his family had hard name in the neighbor-
hood. His father served three years in the
penitentiary for arson. Since the school
days had passed the teacher had lost sight
of her former pupil. Elliott seems. how
ever, to have remembered his teacher, for
! a couple of days ago two men, who are SUPP
| posed to have been Hutsonpiller and Elliott,
| called at the house but Mrs. Talbot was
| absent at the time and failed to see them.
The police had complaint filed against
| Elliott yesterday, charging him with the
murder Of Hutsonpillcr, and Sergeant Cox
| left on the 4:45 eastbound Northwestern
| train with certified copy of the complaint,
the original of which is at present at the
| police station. request for requisition
papers was sent to Lincoln yesterday with
directions to send to Des Moines when
| issued. Another copy of the information
| against Elliott was sent TO the governor in
| Des Moines, and a request also enclosed to
| the effect that when papers were received
| from Lincoln they should be forwarded to
| Cox who will be in waiting with his pris-
| oner at Cedar Rapids.
1t is possible that Elliott may return to
| this city without the proper papers being
served upon him, but the authorities intend
| to take time by the forelock and have them
| on hand should the prisoner prove obstinate.
MAY HAVE BEEN A QUARREL.
One clew was unearthed by the coroner
yesterday in the room where the murder oc-
CURED which tends to show that Elliott and
his victim may have had struggle before
| the latter was felled with tho coupling pin.
| Beneath mass of blood discolored towels
| which were found in slop jar the frag-
| ments OF piece of letter paper were brought
| to light. When pieced together 1t was iden-
titled as a receipt for $15 in Eliott's hand
| writing. The dOcyment was written on a
! sheet Of hotel paper, and purported to be a
| receipt in full from HutsOnpller TO Elliott
| for the amount which he had advanced him
to buy the pass. Hutsonpiller's signature,
| however, was lacking, and IL Is thought quito
probable that after Elliott had submitted
| the document to his friend and met with q
| refusal, that the fatal blow was struck by
| the angered man. The paper Is being held
| in evidence.
The prisoners initials are somewhat in
dispute. When registering AT the MetropOli-
tan hotel he signed the name OF &c. Ell
lott" At the Windsor he gave the name
OF &c. Elliott" while at the same time
those in his watch and on the receipt were
C.. II. Elliott. The information charging
him with murder was made out in the name
of C. II. Elliott, this being supposed to be
| his right name.
CoRoNER's INQUEST
Yesterday at o'clock Coroner Burket
| empaLeled a jury to investigate into the
| causes which led to Hutsonpiller's death.
| II was composed of b. p. Johnson, H. Il.
Brass, William Mckay NJ. f. Sears, f. j.
| Burkley and Lucien Stephens. large
| number OF witnesses were examined and
several new features OF the case brought
| out
DR.. T.. w. Lee was first called. He had
examined the remains and had found a
confusion over the left ear. There was an
other one about an inch and a half above
this and a fracture around the base OF the
skull which was about eight inches in
length was also found. On the right side
OF the head there was a compound fracture,
the bone being smashed into small pieces.
This fracture was about three Inches in
extent. Witness was OF the opinion that
four or five blows had been struck. over
tho forehead there was confusion which
had probably been made by the body falling
to the floor and the left eye had suffered
a hemorrhage which greatly dlscolored II.