The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-13
KILLED AND ROBBED.


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| g. Wesson six shooter 3S-calibre. he went
| to Urbana Friday morning and waited foi
| No. s. Ferrell told Lane he was out OF
| money and asked permission to ride 70
| Columbus with him.
| Lane consented, never suspectine
| treachery. For a short time after the
| trani left Urbana, they chatted pleasant
| ~.
when Ferrell had finally nerved him.
self for the crime he drew his revolver.
stepped up behind Lane unobserved and
hred three shots into the messenger
back.
FIRED INTO DEAD BODY.
Lane rolled off the chair on the moor
on his face and Ferrell quickly fired the
remaining shots at the PROSTATE pouy.
Ferrell took Lanes revolver and hreo
two more bullets into the body
Ferrell then took the key TO the way
sale from the pocket OF the dead mess
enger. opened the safe and put Lanes re-
yolver inside his pocket After he had
taken out all the sacks containing the
money packages. money orders ana way
bills he placed them I'm a small satchei
and waited until the car arrived at ram
City, when he slipped from the train
lie walked about for a Few minutes
TO regain his composure ana theh m
o,.ired for the hotel. which he found aftei
a short time, beiateu ci'izeh uie''"7
him TO the place.
lie sacured a room and retired for the
night without registering. fact OF which
the landlord took no notice at the t'me'
as he was half asleep. In this way ne
was able TO throw the authorities on the
track.
EXAMINED HIS PLUNDEn.
Once In his room, Ferrell proceeded TO
go through the packages and take out
all the cash The remainder he tied UP
in bundle. .
The question OF how TO get rid OF the
debris OF his plunder and his revolver
then confronted him. 1t was an easy
matter to dispose of the latter.
Lifting up the mattress of the bed, ne
placed the revolver in a secure place In
the springs 1t was not so easy to dis
nose of the bundle of express sacks ana
envelopes.
After thinking the matter over. he
concluded he could get rid or the bundle
best by expressing ii TO fictitious ad-
dress in some distant city. knowing that
1t would remain there for year at least
before 1t would be opened If IL was not
intercepted
Ferrell arose early the next morning
and sauntered down to the railroad sta
ton and sat there for a time, reading
book
Then he expressed the package which
he had addressed TO C. W. Coylor. Lock-
port ~ Y, bought a ticket and took
the train for Columbus at $50
When he arrived in the city he WENT
at once to his boarding place. on the
north side of the city, and changed his
clothes
r,o,.ou sa,a ba xroe y,,,,cb dfcturbed nv
the talk about the murder and robbery.
which he heard upon every hand, but he
kept up his nerve.
During the day he paid a number of
bills out of the money which he had
stolen and bought some clothes and other
things which he needed Saturday night
he went 10 see Miss Costlow and arranged
to call again Sunday afternoon.
DETECTIVES ON THE TRAIL.
II was at Plain City, Saturday night
that city detectives ONeil and Dundon
obtained the clew that led to Ferrells
apprehension.
They had been at the hotel at daylight,
while Ferrell was sleeping i'm an upper
room, and asked the proprietor IL any
strangers had registered or had been
seen about the hotel The proprietor
said that he ID not remember having
seen any stranger.
Later I'm the afternoon the detectives
again asked the proprietor If he had
seen any strangers about, and he remem-
bered then that man, who had forgot
ten to register, had stayed at the house
over night and had gone away on the
early morning train to Columbus.
The detectives at once searched the
room and were rewarded i'm finding
Lanes revolver where he had seGreted
It,
They also found several waybills that
had been overlooked by Ferrell in his
hurry and excitement while making up
the express package. The hotel keeper
was able TO give only an imperfect de-
scription of the strange guest because.
as he said, he was too sleepy at the
time to take any particular notice of
him.
After learning of the express package.
the detectives at once telephoned to Co.
iumbus and had ii intercepted The pack
age was opened and the stolen sacks
containing the money orders checks and
other things which Ferrell desired TO get
rid OF were found.
ARREST OF THE MURDERER
Chief of Detectives Kelly and Detec-
yves . Neil and Dundon then set To
work TO run down the mysterious
stranger, who, they had became con-
vinced was an employe of the Adams
Express company.
suspicion soon rested on FerreII and
Information secured I'm regard TO his
movements during the last three days
was considered sufficient to warrant his
arrest. '
The detectives first went to his board
ing house and were Informed that he was
probably at the home OF his sweetheart
on the east side. They at once went TO
the costlow residence, where they found
Ferrell.
IL was trying duty for the detec-
uves when they were ushered into the
room where Ferrell sat conversinC with
the young woman.
Ferrell appeared annoyed at the intru-
sion. The detectives did not broach the
subject OF the train robbery, but told
him that he was suspected OF a burglary
and that they wished him to accompany
them TO the station where the CHIEF OF
police wanted TO interview him.
thinking that perhaps the detectives