The Indianapolis journal., 1896-10-13
AN INDIANA-AVE. CRIME
CAL yoRHIsE, NEGRO. KILLED BY
AN UNKNOWN MAN LAST NIGHT.
Trouble over Woman-Witnesses es
Pretend Ignorance of the Affair
Several Arrests Made.


Cal vorhise. aged twenty-six, colored, lv-
ing with his sister at 27S West st. Clair
street, was shot and killed about half past
IL o'clock last night in front of Kie-
fer's grocery, 191 Indiana avenue George
White and another colored man named
Porter were arrested by officers Rinker.
Helm and Scott Immediately after the
shooting, but they strenuously deny hav-
ing had anything to do with 1t. Harvey
Singleton was on the scene of the crime at
the time, but he disappeared and the Off
GERS failed to find him.
The murder occurred on that part of In
diana avenue known as Bucktown, and for
time the greatest excitement existed and
the avenue was thronged with colored
people. 1t is very probable that a number
witnessed the tragedy, but none could be
found who would throw any light on it.
Officers Rinker and Scott heard two shots
fired in quick succession, and Immediately
ran to the spot. officer Helm stationed
himself at the corner of North street and
the canal, and a moment later White and
Porter ran into his arms. Rinker placed
Doc" Thornton under arrest but he pro-
tested that he had had no hand in the
affair Upon promise to tell his story he
was released by Captain Quigley.
Thornton said that, in company with
Vorhise, he was walking along the avenue,
when he met White, in company with a
colored woman named Julia Hawkins or
Hoffman. He proposed to Voorhise that
Vorhise engage the woman in conversa-
ton, while he would try to get White
Hoffman. He proposed to Vorhise that
the woman. Here he failed to give a sat
isfactory account of what happened fur
ther than he heard two shots fired, and
then ran as fast as he could. He claims
that a partner of Whites fired the shot.
Vorhise was standing on the curbing
when the shots were fired and he sank into
the gutter without a sound. The woman
disappeared and the men fed. Some
side of the street some distance away
rushed to the fallen man and raised him
that the shots would prove fatal He was
semi-conscious and the blood poured in a
stream from wound on the left side about
three inches below the heart. Suddenly ne
rallied and exclaimed: Il know who shot
me-. Those were the last words he ut
tered. He became unconscious and the am
bulance conveyed him to the hospital. He
died shortly after arriving there,
at the scene of the crime and the prisoners,
surrounded by crowd of colored onlook-
ers, were placed inside The police heard
cap and a light overcoat and as none of
the three prisoners had clothing answering
ity We're searched, but without success.
The police are confident that either White
| OF SlnSleIOn nTeO the IalaI SIOlS GnQ are
just certain that the revolver is now in
the bottom Of the canal. Both of these
men ran towards the canal and Singleton
disappeared, but White. joined by Thorn
ton, cut through an alley and both were
caught by officer Helm. A lantern was pro-
cured and the high weeds in the back yards
along the canal Were throughly searched,
but the weapon was not found.
After the officers had made thorough
search and failed to find Singleton or the
revolver the patrol wagon was driven at
full gallop to the hospital in order that
Vorhise might identity his murderer if he
one of the arrests. But the wagon
arrived too late and the secret which the
dying man carried was not revealed.
AT the police station Porter gave his first
name WILL but some of his friends came
to see him and said his right name is
Joseph. He lives at II Hill avenue. The
police found that he had with him a light
overcoat, and upon close inspection he so
Tailed with the description of the murderer
that he slated with murder and
White was slated as an accessory. Daniel
White, brother of the prisoner, talked to
Porter, and to him Porter said he was
standing near the Hawkins woman when
the shots were fired, and declared that
Singleton fired the revolver