The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-10
BANEY IS At LIBERTY
JUDGE MORAY RELEASES A FIGURE
IN LATEST HINsHAW SENSATION.
Attorney Parker Does Not Despair,
However, of Getting His Evidence
Before the Grand Jury.

Although somewhat surprised at the ac-
ton of Judge McCray in turning Moan
Baney and Guy Van Tassel out of JAIL the
attorneys for William E. Hinshaw, who is
serving a term in the Michigan City peni-
tertiary for the murder of his wife, in
sist that they will be able to show from
The statement of Baney that the Belleville
preacher is innocent of the crime. Baney
and Van Tassel were released yesterday
morning by the Criminal Court. ]. o. Par
ker and Union B. Hunt were in the city
four hours later to see what it all meant
Through the efforts of H. C. Cox, attorney
for Baney and Van Tassel, these men were
liberated They were being held on an in
dictment which charged them with taking
part in the robbery of Martin Fritsch, a
Columba-avenue saloon keeper, Oct 30.
1894, but it was generally understood that
the real purpose was to keep them behind
the bars until the Hendricks county grand
jury could investigate the story of Baney.
Yesterday morning Judge McCray sent
for Fritsch, the man who it is claimed had
been robbed, and then had Baney and Van
Tassel brought into the Criminal court
room. Fritsch failed to identify the men,
and the prosecutor declared that under the
circumstances it would be very difficult to
make q case against IneIn Iney were then
released on their personal bonds of $1,000
each.
Attorney Parker saw Baneys attorney
last night and the latter intimated that
both his clients would be willing to go to
Danville to face the grand jury. Attorney
Cox, however, according TO the statement
OF Parker, could not give the address of
the men last night
HE told me- said Mr.. Parker, that
both Baney and Van Tassel had gone to the
Jail and left their addresses with Detective
Splann and Chief Colbert and that l could
get it there. did not go to the police sta
ton, because the last time | talked to Mr..
Colbert he abruptly informed me that he
hadn't taken any part in this Baney mat
ter, and he didn't intend to. He said he
wanted nothing to do with it. / did not
care to go back and be insulted again."
AT IL o'clock last night Mr.. Parker re-
ceived a telegram from the warden's clerk
party left the prison yesterday evening for
Danville. Attorney Parker said he expect
ed Hinshaw would pass through Indianapo-
lis early this morning.
The Hendricks county grand jury devoted
most of the day yesterday to the examina-
ton of Attorney Parker concerning his
talks with Baney. Hinshaw will be taken
before the grand jury to-day, and the at
torneyS intend to issue subpoenaS for Baney
and Van TaSesl, but are not sure they will
get service on the men. Attorney Parker
says, however they will be able to make a
case against Baney whether he testifies or
not. Baney in the last two months has
made statements, it is claimed, to Attorney
Parker, DR.. Spinning, the prison physician
Warden Harley and George w. Powell
These witnesses will be examined by the
grand jury. 1t is said that when reference
was made in the courtroom yesterday to
the Baney confessions both Van Tassel and
Baney grinned widely.