Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-08-13
SOON CAPTURED.
Former Adams Express Co.
Employee Under Arrest
For Murder Of Messenger Lane, Friday
Night, on Train.
Coniesses ihe Deed and Part oi The Piunder Is
Recovered.

| Columbus. Ohio, Aug. l2.-Charles Il. II
Ferrell, former employee OF the Adams
Express Co., was arrested, this after
noon, in this city, and has confessed t.
the killing Of Messenger Charles Lane ant
| the robbery of the way safe Of trt
Adams Express Co. on the Pennsylvania
| train which arrived in this city at mid
night, Friday. One thousand dollars ol
the money which he had stolen was re-
covered.
| Ferrell 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 by the Adams Express Co.
three months ago and had since been out
Of work. He confessed that the motive
was to secure money on account OF his
approaching marriage. The money re-
covered he had given to Miss Costiow,
saying 1t was saved from his earnings.
lie was at the home of his afiianced and
in her company when arrested.
Ferrell is u years of age. 6 feet in
height. with dark hair and an attractive
face. When he found that he could no
longer deceive the officers he made full
confession and went into a state of nerv-
ous collapse.
The confession OF Ferrell disclosed
premeditated and blood-curdling crime.
The robbery had been carefully planned
and the plan included the murder of Ex-
press Messenger Lane. He had no ac
completes and no confidant. Lane an1 Re
were friends. He knew that considerable
money was always carried by the mes
senger on Pennsylvania train No. s be-
tween ST. Louis and Columbus Having
provided himself with a Smith 4 Wesson
six-shooter q calibre, he went to Ur-
bana, Friday morning. and waited for
No. 5. Ferrell told Lane he was out Of
money and asked permission to ride to
Columbus. Lane consented. never sus-
pecting treachery. For a short time after
the train left Urbana they chatted pleas
antly.
when Terrell had finally nerved him
self for the crime he drew his revolver,
stepped up behind Lane unobserVel and
fired three shots into the messengers
back. Lane rolled off the chair on the
floor on his face and Ferrell quickly fired
the remaining shots at the PROSTATE
body. Ferrel took Lanes revolver and
fired two more bullets into his body
Ferrell took the key TO the way safe
from the pocket of the dead messenger.
opened the safe and put Lanes revolver
inside his pocket.
After he had taken out all the sacks
containing the money packages. money
orders and way bills. he placed them in
small satehel and waited until the car
arrived at Plain City. when he slipped
from the train He inquired for the hotel
secured n room and retired without reg
istering.
Charles Lane. an Adams Express mes
schger. was murdered on his train. Fri
day night. and the .'local' safe robbed
of all the money and valuables it con-
tained.
Lane evidently made a heroic fight to
efend the property under his charge.
and only gave up when he received NOR
tai WOUNDS. There We're no less than
eight bullet holes in his body. and his
own revolver. with two chambers empty. |
shows that he fired twice at the robbers |
The safe robbed contained only the |
packages of money and valuables collect
ed after the train left ST. Louis, and the |
of the Express Co. say the sum |
was not large. All the money forwarded |
from St. Louis and points west was in a |
sealed safe, which was not disturbed by |
the robbers. probably for the reason that |
they did not have time.