, 1900-08-16
KILLED HIS FRIEND
TO LET MONEY.

Columbus. Ohio. Aug. 13.-Charles r..
III. Terrell, a former employe of the.
Adams Express Company. was arrest
ed this afternoon in this city and con-
fessed to the killing of Messenger
Charles Lane and the robbery of the
way safe OF the Adams Express Com
pany on the Pennsylvania e%ast-bound
train Friday night. One thousand dol
lars of the money he stole was recov-
cred.
c. II. Terrell. who confessed to the
murder and robbery. was to have been
married Thursday next to Miss Lillian
Costlow. daughter of Patrick Costlow,
an engineer on the Pennsylvania line.
He had been discharged from the en-
ploy of the express company and con-
feSsed that the motive of the robbery
was to secure money for the approach
ing wedding. The money recovered he
had given to Miss Costlow to keep for
him, saying he had saved it from his,
earnings.
Terrell is but twenty-five years of
age and has n splendid physique, being
six feet in height, with dark hair and
an attractive face. He was at the home
of his atfianced and in her company
when placed under arrest.
When the officers took Terrell into.
custody he assumed n nonchalaut de
meanor, but when he found that he
could no longer carry out the deception,
he made a full confession. After his
statement had been taken by Chief OF
Police Tyler and he was led to n cell
in the police station, he was in a state.
o. nervous collapse II orders We're
given that he be watched closely to
prevent his doing himself bodily injury
The confession of Terrell disclosed n
premeditated and blood-curdling crime,
almost impossible to believe. He said
he had become desperate because of
his inability to secure employment and
n realization of the fac that he must
have money to defray the expenses Of
his approaching marriage. The rob-
berry. including the murder of Express
Messenger Lane. had been planned
carefully. Terrell had no ~accomplices
and no confidants. He knew Lane well.
In fact they We're friends, n he re-
lied upon Lanes confidence to help him
execute the crime. He knew that con-
siderable money was always carried
by the messenger between st. Louis
and Columbus, and that he was certain
to secure Il large sum if he robbed the
way safe.
Having provided himself with a six
shooter, Terrell went to Urbana Friday
morning anu waited for Lanes rain,
When the train arrived Terrell went dt
once to the express car and told Lane
hat he was out of money and asked
permission to ride TO Columbus. Lane
consented. For n short time after the
train left Urbana they chatted pleas
antly. Lane sat in a chair in the end
Of the car, with his back slightly
turned.
When Terrell had finally nerved him.
self for the crime. he drew his re-.
volver, stepped up behind Lane, unob-
served. II fired three shots in rapid
succession into the messengers back.
Lane rolled off the chair on the floor
ON his face and Terrell quickly fired
the remaining shots at the PROSTATE
body.
Lane was unconscious, but FerrelT.
fearing that the wounds already in
iiicted would not cause death, took
Lanes revolver and fired two more
bullets from il into the body.
Terrell then took from the pocket OF
the dead messenger the key to the way
safe, opened the safe and, as n pre-
caution against a surprise, laid Lanes
revolver close by.
After he had taken out all the sacks
containing the money packages. money
orders and way-bills, he placed the
packages In n satchel and waited until
the ear arrived at Plain City. There
he slipped off the train.