The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

lister Of the village. had been cut on the
arms and breast with razor. us
story was 10 the effect that two bur
glars had entered hls sleeping apart
ment. shot his wife and STACKED him.
that he had had a desperate contest
with IA IN. fought them down the stair
way. out on the porch where his wife
had followed bleeding. finally dropping
on the porch step. where she was found
dead The preachers story ended when
he and the burglars. after hghting
across the road. had separated they
escaping down the street and out into
The country.
Citizens and detectives. after hear
ing the preachers account and looking
a. what they thought were skln-deep
wounds made by q razor and all the
surrounding circumstances. decided
that Hlnshaw had killed bis wife. Sio-
ries Of difagreemenia ard OF undue In
limEcy with a woman began 10 be cir
culatcd lie was arrested. Then fol-
lowed a tedious and prolonged trial
The prosecution was oxhaustively and
lnlelllgonily handled By accomplished
attorneys. They satisfied the jury that
no one but llinshaw himself possibly
could have killed Mrs. HiH.haw that
night under an the circumstances that
had been brought 10 their attention.
The motive Tor Kidding himself OF his
wife. they urged. was tina, he might
marry a young woman OF the village
The evidence az this polnt was. how
ever. considered faulty. but the prose
ouiion pushed Il adroltly and 10 a very
convincing manner The jury found
Hinshaw guilty. but when he was sen
fenced to life imprisonment be de
clarcd before God" IN the most solemn
manner that he was innocent lie wac
taken 20 prison. and his attorneys ap-
pealed the case 10 the supreme court
OF Indiana. which. after n long and ex-
hauslive examination. reaiilrmed IN o
long and detailed opinion that Hin
shaw had killed Bis wife and refused
him a new trial.
Here the entire matter rested until
July . last. when Noah Daney. con-
vicled OF grand larceny. summoned J.
o. Parker. one Of H.nshaw's attorneys.
% the state prison and made a con-
fcsslon 10 him which. n true. exon
crates Hlnshaw. The details OF the
confession are as follows.
ION the night Of Jan. ?. 1895. Guy
Van Tassell and KID whitney came TO
me and said they wanted me TO 20 with
them 90 Danyille. Ind. which Is only a
few miles from Bellcvillc. and whore
they had a little job 10 do agreed NJ
FIRST. but Garry james. who was visit
ms my mother. sali that she dld not
wish me 70 go With them. a. was not
strong enough I was not we'll. and she
persuaded me not 10 go finally told
them ! would not 30. but said that they
might take our horse and buggy.
This they dld. aud I did not see
thsm any more until a day or two after.
when they brought my RIG home and
said that they had done the Job by
getting into the house through the
hack door and kitchen. whitney went
IN with Van Tassel. who was scared
eli the time Directly after getting
into the house they found Hinshaws
razor and revolver. and they took them
10 prevent some one else getting them
and using them against themselves
They finally reached the bedroom
where the sihshaws were sleeping and
we're In the act Of rihlns Hlnshaw's
pocbets when the preacher and wife
awakened and made an outcFy. Van
Tasscl began TO shoot lie shot three
times In the house and twice outside
) with a long barreled aingle-actlng gun
Iilnshaw grappled with KID two or
three times. but Kid would hack away
from him. and finally both men ran
out OF the house, followed by the Hin.
shaws. Van Tassol looked back. aud