The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-22
HARVEY AND PHILLIPS OUT.
Released for ''Peaching, on Murderer
of Fireman Redmond.

Carl Harvey and Edward Phillips who
were supposed to have been implicated in
the attempted robbery of Job Eldridge at
2l5 Massachusetts avenue which led to the
killing of Fireman Frank Redmond, were
released from Jail yesterday. The cases
against them were nollied by judge Nc
Cray at the request of the states attorney.
The arrest of Harvey and Phillips grew
out of the Redmond murder which took
place on the night of Jan. %, 1897. Two
men attempted to rob the store of Job
Eldridge that night. They were caught in
the act by the proprietor, who gave the
alarm and the men started to run Fire
man Frank Redmond was one of those who
pursued the fleeing robbers. Redmond
pressed one of them too close and was shot
and killed. 1t was for this crime that
James Burton was tried on change of ven
ne, at Greenfield, and sent TO prison for
life. Shortly after the murder Carl Har-
vey and Edward Phillips were arrested as
being implicated in the crime Both were
indicted on the charge of attempted rob-
berry and had been in Jail almost year
Harvey and Phillips gave the information
which led to the discovery of Burton In the
Nashville penitentiary. and his subsequent
arrest on the charge Of murder Harvey
and Phillips both denied having taken any
part in the attempt to rob the Massachu-
setts-avenue merchant. They always
claimed that Burton was to commit the
robbery, and they were to meet him after
ward and assist him in escaping from the
city.
Following is a copy of the agreement by
which Harvey and Phillips We're released:
1t was fully understood and agreed by
and between the then chief of detectives.
Timothy Splann. and Superintendent Col
bert, OF the police force on the one side
and II. n Spaan, attorney for the above
named defendants that if Carl Harvey
would give such information as would lead
to the detection and capture of the man
who shot Fireman Redmond, said officers
having up TO that time failed to get any
information that would lead to the detec-
ton OF the said murderer, that they would
recommend that neither of said defendants
be prosecuted for any matter growing out
OF the killing of Redmond or the robbery
Of Job Eldridge.
I'm the event that the information given
by Harvey should not lead to the capture
and conviction of the murderer of Red
mond, then nothing stated by him to said
officials, the prosecuting attorney or the
grand jury of this county should be in any
way used as evidence against either him
self or Phillips, upon any prosecution that
could be based upon the killing Of Redmond
or the robbery of Job Eldridge
The above is me substance Of the agree
ment entered into as stated, and in pur-
suance of said agreement. the same at the
time having been submitted to the prose-
cutting attorney and John +. McCray, they
having signified at the time their willing
ness to do all in their power to bring to
justice the real murderer, and the prosecut-
ing attorney having succeeded In the con-
siction of said murderer based largely up
on the facts received through said Harvey
and Phillips. we now recommend to the
said prosecuting attorney and the judge Of
said court that the cases against said Carl
noilied"