The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-16

aoord Nifs, 80 whom Hsd tntTnAiea
the MONEY.
Columbus, o.. Aog n. Charles H.
d. Fcrrell former ,npioyr Of Adams
Express Co.. tus arrested yesterday
afternoon IN this city, and has con
fcssed 80 the killing of messenger
Cras. lane and the robbery of the
way safe of he Ndnms Express Co.
au the i'eunsylvHuin east found train
which arrived In thir city st midnight
Friday. One thousand dollars OF the
money which he ha stolen was rrcoy-
cred.
ives 60 Have B-rn Married.
Furrrli was 10 have hccn married.
Thursday next 10 Mis-, Lillian Cost
Tow. daughter ~ Patrick Costlow, an
pginccr on tho Pennsylvania lines,
as had been discharged from the em.
plny 81 The Adams Express Co. about
three month"; ago, and had not since
beCn able IN s""urc employment. He
confessed thpt The motive ~ the rob
b,ry wRs 90 secure money, Of which
hS felt IN great need. On account OF
hi, approaching marriage. IhH mouey
recovered he bad given s" Mis- Cost
low to Arcp for huu. 80, ing iha' II
vas mnury th1, D., b'd suv'd from
his c1rm0~s
AFrrEtrG ~ the Home of Hiu FlaBre.
lie was az 'bc b uur NJ his lhig need
and iu her .nmpln' whrr pld. ID uI,-
6cr urTrst
Fern,, = Int :! sears ~ rrc ,ut
has o splendid phyHlqu". neing sis feet
e. height. with dors ho'r Rtd nu 49,.
irncti,c face. When the officers took
Ion into custrdy Ic assumed non
,hHiant dem m'anur. aui when he found
that he could no 'ulHrr deceive the
ri,rra he made . fuli con'cs,ioH.
A,',f his statrincui had l,.,i taken
TO- Chirf.of Police Tyler and ne WAS
.. d % q cell IN the pnlirr sta r"h D.,
wnH In state oi nervous ,",;.bISc,
H.fi orders were given thrt lc la
~ni' bed closely tp prevent him doing
uHrsrlf bodily iuirry.
\ BIo"d-CurdIInE crime.
The confession NJ Frrrcll disclosed
IA prrmcditatcd and bloOd-curJlling
crime that s"cmrd almost impossible
Of belief lie said hc had become
desperate because Of hia inability ~
.rcUrc cmrloymcn' an! rcnlizatioi :
nf the fact that he must have money
to dctrny thrrNpenscsof his approach
ing marriage. Tn" robbery had been
carefully planned. and IL included thr
murder 0i Express Messenger Iau".
lie had no nccomplicrN and no CON
fdanis. lie knew Lame we'll. In fact
they were friends. and he relied upon
Lanes confidence ~ help him cNrcut"
he crime. lie knew that ruusidcrah h'r
money WAS always carried by the
messenger an the Pennsylvania train
No. =, hetwrcu 81. Louis and Colum.
bus. aud That he was certain to se-
'urc large sum II he robbed the
way safe IN that train.
Imposed on Lanes Frieadship.
Having provided himself with a
Smith & WcSson six-ahootrr, 3s-cali.
her he wen, to Urnana Friday morn.
ing and waited i"r No. When the
train arrived there Frrrcll went at
Once to the express car and told Lane
that h, was out Of money. and asked
permission io ride To Columbus with
him. Lane consented. never for q
moment suspecting the trcachery OF
his pretended friend. For short
time after the train left Urbana they
@hnttrd PLEASANTLY.
shot HIs Victim from Behiad.
Lane sat in a chair Ht the end OF
,he car with his back slightly turned.
When Fcrrcll had finally nerved him.
self for the crime, he drew his re-
vnlyer and stepped up behind Lane.
unobserved, and fired three shots In
rapid succession In the messengers
back. Lane rolled off the chair to
the floor on his facc.and Ferrcll quick
ly fired the remaining shots at the
PROSTATE body.
To Make Ills work SHre.
Lane was unconscious, but Ferreil,
fearing that the wounds already in-
fiicird would not cause death. took
Lanes revolver and fired two more
bullets from Il into the body.
Opssea nna Robbed the saSe.
Fcrrcll then took the key TO tho
way safe from the pocket of the dead
messenger and opened the safe and
laid Lanes revolver inside where he
could reach u easily In case he was
detected and needed IL to defend him
self. After he had taken ont all the
sacks containing the money packages.
money orders aud way bills. he placed
them in n small satchel and waited
until the car arrived at Plain City.
where he slipped of the train.
went 90 a Hss~i for the Night.
lie walked about for few minutes
to regain uemposure. and then in.
qnired for the hotel. which he found
after n short time. belated citizen
directing him 10 the place. lie Sc
cured room and retired for the
night without registering, a fact OF
which she landlord took no notice at
the time. aE he was half asleep.
Assorted Hts Crins~-staiaea Fssety.
One In his room Ferrell proceeded
20 60 through the packages and take
out all the eaak. The remainder h.
tied mp Ia bundle. The question OF
how TO get rid OF the debris of bin
plundef and his revolver then con
fronted him. II was an easy matter
90 dispose of the latter. Lifting up
the niattrssx Of the bed. he placed the
revolver In q secure place In the
sprinss- u was not 80 easy 70 dispose
Of the bundle Of express sacks and en-
velorrn.
Dispe~ea es she Package.
After fhiaking the matter over he
eencinded hr could rcf rid Of the bun
die best by expressing Il 10 6ctitious
address In some distant city, knowing
hat II world remain there : year At
least iprfnre il would bs cpened. III II
was not intercepted. FcrrclI arose
early THE next morning and nsunserct
down to she raiirosd station. snd sss
there TOR time rsadiEe book Then
be expressed the package which he
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