The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-30
FOR a CHICAGO MURDER
WIN. DE LONG ARRESTED IN a NORTH
wEsT-sTREET HOUSE IN THIS CITY.
Charged with Aiding in a "Levee''
Robbery That Resulted in the
Death OF John Hand.

Superintendent of Police Colbert received
a telegram yesterday afternoon from the
superintendent of police at Chicago asking
for the arrest of William De Long. at Pat
O'Haver's house, No. 20 North West street,
for the murder of John Hand, by kicking
him, in Chicago Chief of Detectives Splan
went to the house last night and inquired
for De Long. He was told that he had
gone TO a restaurant, but would return in
a few minutes. De Long returned after
while and read the telegram from Chicago.
He said he knew nothing of the affair but
was willing to go back there. He was
taken to Jail and slated as a fugitive. A
telegram was sent to Chicago asking for an
officer to come after him, as he-was willing
to go without requisition papers.
De Long was seen at the Jail. He said
he knew nothing of the murder, and was,
therefore, willing to go back and stand in
vestigation He said he had been in the
city since Monday and had been working
in an iron mill on the South Side. He says
he was in Chicago Saturday morning,
reaching there on a freight train at
o'clock, and leaving another freight
train at noon from the Thirty third-street
station. From Chicago he went to his
home in Danville, ILL.,, looking for his wife,
Annie De Long. He did not find her and
came to this city, finding her at O'Haver's
house.
According to the story from Chicago
John Hands death occurred there Monday
night at the County Hospital. He was
tWenty-fOur years old ard came to Chicago
on Saturday morning to look for employ
ment at railroad work. His home was at
Niles, Mich. The injuries from which he
ipoa n "
night, and on Sunday afternoon he was
taken to the hospital and assigned to Ward
notary 'I public lie reached Hands bedside his
hands and feet were already numbed, and
the victim of a ''levee" thugs Vtcousness
and greed for a few paltry dollars was
scarcely able to talk as he related that he
had but a few minutes before received the
sacrament from a priest and would state
the facts truthfully.
DYING MANS STATEMENT.
According to the affidavit of Hand, he
reached Chicago from Niles on Saturday
morning. having made his way on a freight
train, which he abandoned at Pullman. AT
this place he said he fell in with young
man who said his name was William De
Long. Both worked their way into the city,
De Long acting as the chaperon. The
'Ievee" was visited and the men finally
reached the lower portion of Clark street
All Of Saturday afternoon and evening
was put in by the pair in visiting the grog
gerieS from Harrison street to the Twelfth
street Viaduct. This section Of Chicago is
Familiarity known as the chute" and by
some is called the slide" by reason of
approaches to the viaduct. AT a late hour
on Saturday night, according to Hand, De
Long induced him to go into the saloon at
SIS Clark street and inquire for Annie"
whom he De Long, said was his wife.
Hand, dulled by drink and unacquainted
with the character of the neighborhood in
WI ha X4y9a hpin a. uyo 81 1riI
induced to obey De Longs request, and
as he stated in the affidavit, he retired. He
next instant was struck by a tall man with
a dark mustache. Another blow fell and
he could remember nothing more, except
vaguely, that two men dragged him into
cellar.
Early next morning he awoke from the
eec3s Is or the st4Por into which ne feii and
persons complained Of by him having
robbed him of 81, which he had previously
hidden away in his clothing.
TWO MYSTERIOUS MEN.
Hand entered the Workingmen's Home
ard Mission at AZ Custom House place, in
which A. J. Harris is superintendent. He
was alone at the door, but attaches of the
home had noticed two mysterious men
point the way to Hand and then disappear
between the buildings south of the Amer
lean Express station.
Hand was in a terrible condition." said
Mr.. Harris. He was In a crowd in the
mission room and was doubled up as
though in great pain. Our nurses took him
to the dispensary, where Dr. Foote exam
ined him briefly The man hesitated when
asked what had happened to him, and
finally said he had been kicked in the abdo-
men by a horse. Hot applications failed to
relieve him and later, when Dr. Nelson
appeared, it was decided to send him to the
County Hospital. We then telephoned to
lance, which arrived during the middle of
the afternoon. Our physicians diagnosed
the trouble as peritonitis due to i'll treat
ment.''
At the hospital Hand admitted having
suffered at the hands OF thugs who struck
him and kicked him in the abdomen. His
case did not assume serious symptoms until
5 o'clock Monday morning, when 1t was
first suspected that the rupture was OF
fatal character. Another examination was
made and it was concluded that the case
was inoperable. At o'clock, when the off,
GERS called to take the antemortem state
stage of collapse. He was informed during
the afternoon of his. condition, and he
asked for priest, and also that telegram
be sent to his sister, Mrs. Ann Callahan,
of Niles, Mich, his home.
The report at the Harrison-street station,
Chicago touching on Hands case was FUR
nished by officer Ryan, who IS on ambu-
lance duty 1t states that Hand was taken
stated en- route to the hospital that he had
been in the Clark-street saloon ABOVE re.
ferred to- and that the bartender, who had
come from behind the bar, kicked him IN
the abdomen, and otherwise maI lIrdtts.i
men dragged him to basement. IN the
morning he learned that 81 had been stolen
from him The report is lacking in addi-
tional details
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