Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-13
SAID HE KILLED Lane.
SteubenviIle Boy Committed
Express Car Crime.
WANTED MONEY FOR MARRIAGE.
Ferrell's Wedding Day Approached and
He Had No Employment His Victim
BefrieDdnng Him When Murdered-Ar-
rested at His sweetheart's Home.

| II. Terrell. a former employe Of the
| Adams Express company, was arrested
| in this city and confessed to the killing
| of Messenger Charles Lane and the
robbery Of the way safe of the Adams
Express company OH the Pennsylvania
eastbound train which arrived in this
city at midnight Friday. One thou
sand dollars of the money which he
| had stolen was recovered.
| Terrell was to have been carried
Thursday next to Miss Lillian Castlow,
daughter of Patrick Gostlow. an engi-
neer on the Pennsylvania lines. He
/ had been discharged from the employ
| of the Adams Express company about
| three months ago, and had not been
able to secure employment. He con-
| fessed that the motive of the robbery
was to secure money, of which he felt
| in great need on account of his ap-
preaching marriage. The money re-
covered he had given to Miss Costlow
| to keep for him, saying that it was
money he had saved from his earnings.
He was at the home of his affianced
and in her company when placed under
arrest.
Terrell is but % years old, and has
| splendid physique, being 6 feet in
| height, with dark hair and an attrac-
! tive face. When the officers took him
| into custody he assumed a nonchalant
demeanor, but when he found that he
could no longer deceive the officers he
made full confession. After his
statement had been taken by Chief Of
| Police Tyler and he was led to
cell in the police station he was in
| state of nervous collapse and orders
were given that he be watched close
| ly to prevent him from doing himself
| bodily harm. In his confession he
said that he had become desperate be-
cause 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 murder had been carefully plan
ned. and 1t included the murder of
| Express Messenger Lane. He had no
accomplices and no confidants He
knew Lane we'll In fact they were
friends, and he relied upon Lanes
confidence to help him execute the
crime. He knew that considerable
money was always carried by the
messenger on Pennsylvania train No
| s between St Louis and Columbus.
and that he was certain to secure Il
large sum if he robbed the way safe
on that train. Having provided himself
with Il Smith & WeSson SiX-shooter
80 caliber he went to Urbana Friday
morning and waited for No. 8. When
the train arrived there Terrell went
Mt 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
a moment suSDecting the treachery of
bis pretended friend For short time
after the train left Urhana they chat
ted pleasantly. Lane sat in chair
In the end of the ear with hts back
slightly turned.
When Terrell had finally nerved him
self for the crime he drew his re-
volver and stenned up behind Lane IN
observed and 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 Fer
rell. fearing that the wounds already
inflicted would not cause death. took
Lanes revolver and fred two more
bullets from it into the body Terrell
then took the keys to the way safe
from the pocket of the dead messen-
revolver inside where he could reach
1t easily i'll case he was detected and
needed ii to defend himself After he
had taken out all the sacks containing
the money packages money orders
and way bills. he placed them in a
small satch"d and waited until the car
arrived at Plain City. where he slipped
off the train. He walked about for
a few minutes to regain eomposure
and then incurred for the hotel. which
he found after a short time. belated
citizen directing him to the place. He
secured q room and retired for the
night without registering. a fact of
which the landlord took no notice at
the time, as he was half asleep Once
In his room, Terrell 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 plumber and his re-
volyer then confronted him It was
an easy matter to dispose of the latter
Lifting up the mattress of the bed he
placed the revolver in a secure place
in the springs. I was not so easy to
dispose of the bundle Of express sacks
and envelopes. After thinking over
the matter ne cOnIuded ne icOulQ ger
rid OF the bundle best by expressing
II to Il fictitious address in some dis
tant city. knowing that it would re-
main there for year at least before it
would be opened if it was not inter
cepted. Terrell arose early the next
morning, and sauntered down to the
railroad station and sat there for
time reading a book. Then he eX-
pressed the package. which he adj
dressed to G. w Coylor Lockport, n
r. bought a ticket for Columbus
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. Terrell said he was much dis
turbed by the tax about the murder
and robbery winch he heard upon
every side but he kept up his nerve.
During the day he paid number of
bills that he owed out Of the money
which he had stolen and bought some
clothes AMI othsr things which he
needed. SATURDAYS night he went to
see Miss Costlow, and arranged to call
again SUNDAY afternoon.
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