The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-30

left cheek was greatly swollen from a deep
cut above the cheek bone. One or the spec
that he fe,l s1 IN fa,nt and had TO be car
cied from the room. There was nothing 10
indicate that the skull had been broken and
no mortal wounds had s been infiic,eo sat ihe the
woman had slowly bled to death. Judging
from Hainess letter, the deed was CON-
morning. so that the woman must have
lived eight hours, during all OF which time
she mast have suffered untold pain
Proceeding to the stable, the coroner
viewed the body OF the suicide still hang
ing lifeless and perfectly still. Coroner
Catsor climbed on a buggy wheel ana cur
the body down. Afterward IL was carried
to the house by two farmers. assisted by
Superintendent Colbert and the Journal re-
porter. The coroner questioned members
OF the family who were present, but could
CLEAN no information that threw any light
upon the tragedy. Eva Haines. one of the
older daughters, said sne was visiting ar
her aunt's house and knew nothing of the
case. She had gone there last Monday.
So far as she knew, her fathers mind was
not unsound. She said that ne had fire.
ouently threatened her mother in fits of
anger. Ever since she could remember he
had been violent. high-temepered man
and was constantly quarreiing with MS
wife. Dossa, fourteen years old. said her
mother was at work washing when sne ano
little Ola started for school yesterday morn
ing at S:15 O'Clock. She had noticed her
father acting very strangely while milking
the cows. Sne overheard him mutterlng 10
himself threateningly, shaking his head Wig
orously and gesticuiating violently, at the
same time repeating her mothers name
several times.
DISLIKED BY HIS CHILDREN.
Pearl Haines, the only male member of
the family present. said so far as he knew
his father had no reason to complain of
hard times as his crop was fairly good last
year and he was not in any financial en-
ha ar,t npa af he ,7ai iCn1
said that she had frequently heard Mrs.
Haines say that while her children were
growing up she had always been afraid of
her husband. but that since her sons were
men she no longer feared him. The chr-
dren all said that their father had always
been cross-grained. morose man, rarely
having pleasant word for anyone.
Ever since ] can remember" said his
daughter Eva, father has abused mother
and made threats against her life. When
anything went wrong with the stock or on
the farm he would get mad and then come
her.
As nearly as can be learned. Mrs.
Haines's sons have taken her part against
their father, and this is the fact TO which
he refers in his letter.
The family has lived on the Hardesty
farm since last spring. Part of last years
rent is still unpaid, and Haines probably
referred to this fact when he wrote in his
letter that the stock could be sold TO pay
The dead man and his wife have eight
children. Eva, aged twenty-three, Ola and
Dossa, who found their dying mother, and
Pearl, the youngest son, all lived with
their parents Frank Haines. another sin
gle son, lives on farm near Palestine.
samuel, of Palestine. Cyrus, OF, Woodside.
and Mort, of Gem, are married. The alb
sent brothers were notified last night, and
are expected home to-day.
Many theories are advanced as to what
brought on the quarrel that ended in the
murder and suicide but the true facts will
probably never be known. The general i'm
preston seems to be that Haines had
brooded over his imagined wrongs for some
time, and finally concluded to do away with
his wife and himself. The most plausible
theory seems TO be that he wrote the le;-
ter, showed IL to his wife, and then told
her he intended to kill her. The idea that
he wrote the letter after killing her does
not seem sustained. as the sheet on which
there were no blood stains upon IT, Neigh
bors say there has never been anything In
the mans talk and actions to lead them
TO believe he was insane, other than that
the reputation of being harsh with his fam
lily, and the neighbors all knew that ne
threatened his wife.
After finishing his examination, as Cor
oner Castor was about to leave, Mrs.
Hsines's daughter Eva inquired, with tear
fui eyes and tremulous voice, If they might
take charge of the bodies.
Il hate to see poor mamma lying there
all covered with blood. / want them tc
wash away the blood and get her off the
Coroner Castor informed the girl that
she was at liberty TO proceed with such
arrangements she desired, and drove
back to town. Under the circumstances
no post mortem examination is necessary.
Arrangements for the funeral will he made
brothers