The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-20
REV. CASE.
The Innocence OF the Indiana
Preacher About Established.
"A visit tn the Scene Of the Crime and All
Of Its Details Described by One of
the Three Participants La Mira
H~tnshaw's Murder.

shaw, Of Belleville, Ind, was convict
ed, two years ago., of the murder of his
wife, now strongly point to his inno-
cence- About W week ago these dis
patches contained an recount Of the
confession of Noah Baney. which
charged two men now confined for
short terms in the state prison with
the crime. but at that time the attor-
ncys Of Mr.. Hinshaw held back the
fact that the confession also impli-
Gated Baney as a participant in the
murder. This fact has since developed,
aud 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 II ur
men. including Baney, a prison guard,
Attorney James 0. Parker and a 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 II 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 say he saw
a horse suiting the description hitched
at that place on the night of the muir
der. After this the -four men went to
the old 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 Bnney'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 u where a bed had stood on the
night of the murder. There is none
there now. but there was at hat time.
In the next room he found a bed. but
SAID none was there on his previous
visit. which was true.
Then came the final test of the room
in 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 hat there was an addition
of one bed. He then directed the move
ments of the furniture until n 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 a pocketbook from Mr.. Hin
shaw's coat, and. in taking silver from
his trousers, they dropped n 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 Bancy ran out when the sleep
ers were awakened. and when he re-
turned, he said. the other men were
fighting with Mr.. Hinshaw.
KILLING Of MRS. HISsHAw.
Baney then retraced his steps of the !
hight of the murder. lie went out Of |
the west door of the shed room and
around the house. When he reached
the east door again he said that Whit |
ney and Hinshaw we're lighting in the
street. Van Tassell, the other mem
Der of the trio. stood in the
yard. Just then Mrs. IIinshaw
came to the door. where her |
body was afterward found, and Van |
Tassell fired at her at a distance Of |
about ten feet. She fell in the door
way. Van Tassel then went to Whit |
heys d~ssistance, ana Baney threw |
away the revolver which he had been !
carrying. II was found after the muir |
der just where he said he threw II.
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 put the
spots where they we're found next day. |
All 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 IL to
~corroborate the story. but not sfficient
TO make their evidence of value by it.
self. For instance, Lewis Asher was
in Belleville the night of the murder to
buy some stock. He says that he saw
. horse and buggy standing where the
muriererS' horse vvaQ first hitched