Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-19
REV. HINsHAW's CASE.
The Innocence OF the Indiana
Preacher About Established
- Visit to the Scene OF the Crime and All
Of Its Details Described by One OF
the Three Participants In Mrs.
Hinshaw'S Murder.

murder case, in which Rev. w. E Hin
shaw. of Belleville, Ind. was convict
ed, two years ago, of the murder of his
wife, now strongly point to his limo
cence. About two week ago these dis
patches contained an account of the
confession of Noah Baney, which
charged two men now confined for
short terms in the state prison with
the crime, bat at that time the attor-
-neFs of Mr.. HicShaw held back the
fact that the confession also impli-
Gated Baney as a participant in the
murder. This fact has since developed,
and Gov. Mount paroled Baney In
charge of a guard to go over to the
scene of the murder and verify his con-
fession. This he did, in company with
the attorneys of Mr.. Hinshaw.
Baney's confession was to the effect
that he and two other men drove from
this city the night of the murder and
committed the crime just as described
by Mr.. Hinshaw. Tuesday night 10 mr.
men. including Baney, prison guard,
Attorney James o. Parker and ply
stefan, left here in carriage and drove
over the route taken by the murderers,
Baney doing the driving and describ-
ing the route on the way.
AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.
When the little party reached Belle
vile they stopped at a place where
Baney said they had first hitched their
horse. This corresponds with the state
ment of a Mr.. Asher, who says he saw
q horse suiting the description hitched
at that place on the night of the muir
der. After this the four men went to
the cid Hinshaw home, which Baney
had previously pointed out as the
house, although he said he might not
be able to recognize it, because it was
winter when they were there. The
horse was hitched where the MUIR
derers' buggy was left on the fatal
night and the scene of the murder was
entered upon
In Baney's confession he describes
infinitely the house and all the move
ments of the three murderers. He en-
tered the house as he and his accom-
plices had done, through the kitchen.
"A table stood there" he said as he
passed through the kitchen, which was
true
He then pointed out the cupboard, or
rather its position, from which the re-
Volver and razor were taken. He also
showed where he knocked over a chair
IN his movements.
Passing into the next room Baney
pointd out where a bed had stood on the
night of the murder. There is none
there now. but there was at that time.
In the next room he found bed, but
said none was there on his previous
visit. which was true.
Then came the final test of the room
sn which the murder occurred. Two
beds now stand in this room. This was
remarked by Baney when he entered.
He said the room looked somewhat diff
ferent, and that there was an addition
of one bed. He then directed the move
mentS of the furniture until bed had
been placed just where the bed stood
in which Mr.. and Mrs. Hinshaw were
sleeping on the night of the murder.
Baney then lay down in the bed to show
the position of the sleepers. When the
murderers entered the room they Sc
cured q pocketbook from Mr.. Hin
.shaw's coat, and, in taking silver from
his trousers, they dropped a bunch of
keys, awakening the occupants of the
bed.
Baney said he took the trousers and
carried them out of the house. He
went out and showed where he placed
them. which was where they were
found. Baney ran out when the sleep
-ers were awakened. and when he re.
turned, ne said. the other men were
fighting with Mr.. Hinshaw.
KILLING OF MRS. HINsHAw.
Baney then retraced his steps of the
might of the murder. He went out of
the west door of the shed room and
arousd the house. When he reached
the east door again he said that Whit
ney and Hinshaw were fighting in the
street Van Tassen, the other MEM
Der of the trio, stood in the
yard. Just then Mrs. Hinshaw
came to the door, where her
body was afterward found, and Van
TasseH fred at her at a distance of
about ten feet. She fell in the door
way. Van Tassel then went to Whit
ney's assistance, and Baney threw
away the revolver which he had been
carrying. 1t was found after the muir
der just where he said he threw it
According to the story, Hinshaw had
been so badly injured by this time that
the other two men freed themselves,
and all started toward the buggy. On
the way Baney threw away the pocket
book and razor. He pointed. out the
spots where they were found next day.
An three got into the buggy and drove
to this city. reaching here in the early
morning.
In many points this story agrees with
the testimony of people who saw
enough of certain small details of it to
-corroborate the story, but not sfficient
,t0make their evidence of value by it
self. For instance, Lewis Asher was
-in Beilevifle the night of the murder to
buy some stock. He says that he saw
aahorse and buggy standing where the
smurderers' horse was first hitched.
about the time il was there. Miss
WorreH testified at the trial that she
had seen men running away from the
house immediately after the shots were
aeard. but there could be found
no other person who heard or saw
Cthe men, and no tracks could be
found in the light snow which was at
that time falling, so her testimony was
not taken at the time as amounting to
much. She said the men ran in the di-
rection given by Baney. Asher also
gives n description of the horse and
buggy he saw. and it tallies with the
outfit used by the murderers-
Hnshaw's attorneys are highly elat-
ed with the confederation of Raney's
confession by the little details which
are known to other witnesses. and they
think the result of the visit
84l be to clear Hinshany of
4 the charge of numbering his