The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21
TO HAVE A TRIAL HERE
BANEY AND VAN TAssEL MUST CON-
FRONT MARION COUNTY COURT.
An Old Charge of RObbery-The Con-
fessor's Pal Promises 10 Say Some
Things About Hinshnw.

Noah Baney and Guy Van Tassel were re-
leased from the Michigan City Prison yes
terday morning and Immediately rearrest-
ed by Sheriff Shufelton. OF Marion county,
who. with a deputy. stood at the gates TO
receive the men. Baney is the man who de-
clares VIM. r. Hinshaw. the Bellevlle min
lister. did not kill his wife. Van Tassel is
implicated in the murder by Baney.
The men were rearrested on capiases is
sued by the Criminal Court of this county.
They were brought here at o'clock yes
terday afternoon and placed in Jail. kid"
Whitney, who is also implicated in the
tragedy, according to the story of Baney,
has two months yet to serve. Baney and
Van Tassel were sent to prison three years
ago for larceny. Whitney was convicted Of
burglary year later. The public Is IA
miliar with the story of Baney and his re-
cent visit to Indianapolis and the scene of
the Belleville tragedy while enjoying a. five
days parole
Van Tassel is twenty-six years old, and
does not look like hardened criminal He
asserts his innocence, but talks freely OF
the charges. He says he will have no
trouble in proving where he was on the
night of the Belleville murder. It's all a
Matched up scheme to stick me for this
thing and get Hinshaw loose" said Van
Tassel yesterday at the Jail. ANY man
who says l was at Belleville the night Of
that murder is a id liar. To-day is the
first time I've had to talk to Baney about
it. and haven't said much to him. I've had
the satisfaction, though, of telling him
what 81 liar he is. And he didn't reply to
it, either. / won't have any trouble in get
ting out OF this thing because know that
l can show just where | was that night [
can tell now where l was. L don't dare to-
because these lawyers would try to make
use of it. L never heard of the Hinshaw
case unti1 l was arrested for larceny and
put IN jail here. Then only knew Of it by
reading the papers"
edge OF the Hinshaws premises by the fact
that the convicted minister and the Indian
a aftol prisoner were thrown much together
AFTER HinShaW was transferred to Michigan
CITY. Why for weeks, asserted Van
Tassel, 'Baney and Hinshaw were together
in the hospital They slept together and
over Why should not Baney know all
about that house. III have some things to
over I'm not a bit afraid of being caught
IN this set-up job. Only it keeps a fellow
on the rack all the time, having this sort
OF charge against him. / hate 1t most on
my mothers account. It's going pretty
hard with her" Van Tassel declined to say
where his mother lives lie says he expects
to have her come to the Jail and see him
in day or two.
Judge McCray. of the Criminal Court, de-
held here for the benefit of the Hendricks
county attorneys. He says the men were
rearrested under an old Indictments bill
returned by the county grand jury Dec. g.
1894. In this indictment the men are
charged with having assaulted and robbed
Martin Fritsch on Clifford avenue on the
night of Oct. 80, 1894. Judge McCray says
there was not evidence sufficient TO try
them at the time and they were tried and
convicted on a later indictment.
l don't know anything about the Hen
bricks county grand jury" said Judge Me-
Cray yesterday but l am told that IT meets
in September. However we intend trying
these men on the old charge as soon as Mr..
Wiltsie gets back from his vacation. At
torney Parker was up here to see me a few
days ago and said they wanted these men
there. L told him there was a charge
against them here and we proposed trying
them for it. If they are convicted here and
the Hendricks county grand jury indicts
them, then that is question for the Gov
ernor to disDose Of