The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-03

State prison. Lintner is we'll known to the
indianapolis police. The police say that
when Lash returned from prison last De-
cember he at once went to his wife where
she was keeping house. Although they had
not lived together regularly since his re-
turn, they were together a good deal of the
time.
HE SOLD HER FURNITURE.
1t is said that Lash sold off much of his
wife's furniture and pawned jewelry to keep
himself up. Last week he was arrested by
Sergeant Corrigan for lettering and was dis
charged in Police Court on his wife's prom
Use that he would keep off the street and
would go to work He was arrested at Zim-
merman's Atlantic Garden, where his wife
was employed as cook for several weeks.
She told the police that he was the cause
of her losing her place. He was jealous of
her and came there often to see her. 1t IS
claimed that Lash once attempted to COM
init suicide at ZimmeTmans while his wife
was there. In Police Court last week Mrs.
Lash stated that some time ago she pro-
cured her husband a place in a grocery on
East Washington street. but on account of
his habits he failed to keep it. Mrs. Lash
said 10 Sergeant Corrigan last week that
she feared her husband would kill her.
The dead woman was brought up near
Hayden. Jennings county,, on "a farm;
Sergeant Corrigan knew the family and
says they are respectable people. Mrs. LaSn
and her sister, Bessie Moat, came here sew
eral years ago to live. About six months
ago they were living in the Cleaveland block
and their father came from Jennings county
after them. They went home with him, but
did not stay long. At the time time Lash Lash was
arated. The keeper of the house where the
tragedy took place said she had known Mrs.
Lash about nine years She had always
liked her because she was honest and was
not given to the usual designations OF the
women of her class. The house on West
Court street last night was closed 10 all
visitors except the police. In the hallway
on the carpet there was a dark red stain
where tho blood had streamed from the
wound of the murdered woman. In the yard
where the man had fallen there was an
other stain. He had literally shot his brains
out and portions were lying on the ground.
The women of the house were not aVerse
to discussing the tragedy, and the women
Of a resort across the street stood at the
gate in their gaudy silk gowns ana talked
of the shooting. One woman SAID that an
hour before the tragedy she had talked
across the street to Mrs. Lash. The latter
seemed to be having a jovial time ana SAID
to her: Il believe in having good tlme
while you can, for you never know now
long it will last"
BELIEVED HIM UNBALANCED.
The father of the murdered man said to
Superintendent Qugley last night that he
believed his son was mentally unbalanced
as he had been acting queerly of late. Inc
father said the young man spent most or
yesterday afternoon at home. I'VE did all
we could for him. said the father. I'VE
tried to do something for his wife, but we
could not. We had her at our home for
time and tried to have her do right, but she
did not do what we desired. We had little
girl in our home growing up and or course
could not keep the woman there" Mr. Lash
said he would see that his sons body was
taken care of, but he remarked that the
family could not be expected 10 care Ior
the woman. Her family was notified of the
tragedy by telegraph. Deputy Coroner
Dodds who viewed the remains. found that
the shooting was done with 81
caliber pistol The police say it was of the
bulldog pattern. In one of the dead man
pockets DR. Dodds found large bottle OF
carboic acid
Lash was married to the woman he killed
last night about five years ago. 1t IS said
that he made her acquaintance While sne
was living with the Shaffer woman.