Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-08-14
DEED WAS BLOOD CuRDLlNG
Dead Man Was His Friend
and Never Suspected HIs
Treachery. SSs
Detectives Arrest the Grim
inaI at the Residence Of
HIS Sweetheart.


has confessed to the killing Of Messen-
ger Lane and the robbery Of the way
safe Of the Adams Express company on
the Pennsylvania east-bound train
which arrived in this city at midnight
Friday. One thousand dollars Of the
money which had been stolen was re-.
covered.
Terrell was to have been married
Thursday next to Miss Lillian Costelow,
the beautiful young daughter of Patrick
Costelow, an engineer on the Pennsyl-
vania lines. He had been discharged
from the employ of the Adams Express
company about three months ago and
had not since been able to secure en-.
ployment. He confessed that the, mo.
tive of the robbery was to secure money
of which he felt in great need on &C.
count Of his approaching marriage. +
A Premeditated Crime. %9
The confession of Terrell disclosed a
premeditated and blood curdling crime.
He said that he had become desperate
because Of his inability to secure en-
ployment and q realization Of the fact
that he must have money to defray the
expenses of his approaching marriage.
The robbery had been carefully planned
and it included the murder of Express
Messenger Lane. He had no accomplices
and no confdents. He knew Lane well.
In fact they were friends, and he relied
upon Lanes confidence to help Execute
the crime. Having provided himself
with Smith g. Wesson six-shooter, %
calibre, he went to Urbana Friday
morning and waited for No. 8. When
the train arrived there Terrell went at
once to the express car and told Lane
that he was out Of money and asked
permission to ride to Columbus with
him. Lane consented, never for q mo-
ment suspeodng tho hs
Troachery OF His Pretended Friend. 7
For short time after the train left Ur-
hama they chatted pleasantly. Lane
sat in chair in the end Of the car with
his back slightly turned After q few
moments Terrell drew his revolver and
stepped up behind Lane unobserved
and fred three shots in rapid success
sion into the messengers back. Lane
rolled of the chair on the floor on his
face and Farrell quickly fred the re-
naming shots at the PROSTATE body.
Lane was unconscious, but Farrell, to
make sure. took Lanes revolver and
fred two more bullets into the body.
Farrell then took the key to the way
safe from the pocket Of the dead mes
senger and opened the safe and relieved
it of it's contents which he placed in a
small satchel and waited until the car
arrived at Plain City, when he
Slipped or the Train.
He went to hotel where he secured q
room and retired for the night He 90.
GREETED his revolver under the mattress
Of the bed, and after rifling the express
packages tied them up in bundle and
shipped them to a fictitious address.
The detectives obtained clue at
Plain City, found the revolver where it
had been secreted and intercepted the
express package by telegraph. Sus-
picion rested on Ferrell and informa.
ton regarding his movements led to his
arrest. He was apprehended at the
home Of his sweetheart, and on the
way to the station admitted the crime.
Nearly all the money stolen was 70.
covered from the young lady to whom
he had given it for safekeeping.