The Indianapolis journal., 1896-03-05
YIELDS TRAGIC FATE
PRISONER ESCAPES FROM A CAR
AND Is GROUND TO PIECES.
Was Being Taken to Pennsylyania-A
Huntington Music Teacher
with q History.

Constable Goss TO remove his handcuffs
and allow him to enter the ladies' lavatory.
Weld locked the door and instantly raised
the window and scrambled through the
narrow opening. He was large man. and
ii seems incredible that me could have got
ten through ii, head first. His foot caught In
a slight projection and he was whirled un-
der the wheels of the train, which was run
ming about twenty miles an hour. He was
terribly mangled. His right arm was sew
cred at the elbow joint. and his left hand
was also cut off. One of his feet was sew
cred. AS he fell his neck struck the rail-
The wheel of the car passed across the
body, cutting it almost In twain just above
the waist line. The track for fifty feet or
more was strewn with bits of the mans
arms and lower limbs. One hand was not
found
Fifteen or twenty minutes after the train
passed Charles Bond, a young man living
with his parents at n South Summit street.
started across the Panhandle tracks to-
wards the c., II. & d. yards. intending to
have a friendly chat with inspector Joseph
Smith. The track was in darkness. and he
stumbled across something. Striking
match, he was startled to see what re-
sembled a human body. Young Bond called
to Smith to come to him, carrying flam-
ing torch. The men were Mortified at the
spectacle OF the CHASTITY, headiess body.
and Bond nearly tainted when he caught
sight of the object. Smith gave the alarm
to the police.
BODY TERRIBLY TORN
Coroner Castor was notified and
ordered the remains taken to Whit
sett's morgue. When the dead wagon ar
rived an effort was made to gather togeth-
er the fragments of the mans body and
effects. His rubber overshoes were found
with his hat and pocketbook just at the
Summit-street crossing. A little wey from
them the head was found. The steel rails
were smeared with blood for distance of
fifty feet. The mans clothing was torn to
shreds A big crowd gathered, and much
speculation was indulged in as to who the
man might be. From letters found i'm his
pocket he was supposed to be Charles
Dickey. music teacher of Huntington.
Coroner Castor took charge of the remains
Meanwhile. after Weld had entered the
iavatory Goss became alarmed and feared
that his prisoner had escaped. He called
a porter and had him unlock the door,
when his fears were confirmed. The window
was raised and the prisoner gone. Weld
was arrested at Huntington Tuesday,
where he had been known as Charles
Dickey. Goss arrived here Tuesday night
and filed requisitfon papers, after which
he went to Huntington and took charge of
city over over the L. r. & W. road at go last last
evening. At the depot they we're met by
John w. Page, a Panhandle detective. Mr..
leading to Yields arrest, and asked his
assistance ass pl in, in getting him safely aboard
Goes found his prisoner had escaped he
left the train at the first station-Green-
field-and telegraphed Page, asking him to
take steps for the mans apprehension. He
said that he would return on the next
man am had bee been found & dead % on the % PanSaHGie OM
racks, near Summit treet. le concluded
telegram Goss said that he jumped from
| the train just west Of Irvington. The de-
| ne was shown the letters found and was
then certain that the dead man was Goss' :
prisoner. He telegraphed him that the man
| was dead. and asked him to return on the
| next train.
FUGITIVE YIELDS RECORD.
| Goss arrived from Greenfield at l0:l5.
| AT the Union Station he was met by detec-
| tive Page and Journal reporter. Mr..
| Goss gave an account Of Yields life He
| was a teacher of vocal and instrumental
| music and leaves wife and two children
| a boy and girl, eighteen and sixteen
| years old, respectively. The family had but
| little OF the worlds goods, but through the
| practice OF his profession the father was
| able to make comfortable living. About a
| year ago he FORMED the acquaintance of a
| young girl, the beautiful daughter of Mrs.
| Bush, widow, also of Glen Hope. WeId's
| home. The girl became infatuated with
anY rate y her ether laid de tbs ner
| the grand jury True bills charging him
with adultery; paternity and other offenses
Gere Gasgow bis ana Mas aesdea J9nn mn
| bond for $500. He fed from Glen Hope last
| fall. His father-in-law offered fifty-dolIar
giving the mans picture and description
/ all over the United States. In October he
| was located at Greenup, KY. where he
was masqueraaing as professor Smith
| sition papers and started to Greenup but or
| the way there was intercepted by tele.
fessor smith had been released on bond
and had become for the second time z
fugitive from justice.
! In December Weld came to this State and
| located at Huntington. where he was en-.
gagged in selling organs and pianos. in addi
| tion to teaching music He was forty years
excellent impression in Huntington, wher,
| considerable surprise was expressed at hi.
| arrest. He tod the sheriffs deputy there
that Goss was .l,, pers,scusing s,s, him and tha
| home. From time to time he wrote letters
| containing threats against Mr.. Goss. I,
| was due to this fact that he was located
first in Kentucky and then In this State.
Csoss was highly wrought up over his pris
| oners fate. and did not feel able to under.
| take to identify the remains last night
| What disposition would be made OF the
| body Mr.. Goss could not say last night, as
| Glen Hope is an out-of-the-way place. with
which no telegraphic communication can bt
| had at night This morning he will tele
graph Mr.. Glasgow. Yields father-in-law
giving an account OF his death. Mr.. Cos.
| thinks likely the body will be buried here
| He says he would advise that course. as II
| would be great shock for the mans wifi.
and children to look upon the mutilatet
| remains