Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-13
MURDERED his FRIEND
Man Who Killed ( xpress Messenger
Lane Captured and a Confes-
sion Obtained.
Charles Ferrell, the Murderer, Tells
Story Of His Love and
Ireachery.
Wanted Money TO Marry and Muir.
dered His Friend to
Get 1t,

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Columbus q Aur 10 ,rba n,,.stery
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MESSENGER Sharles Lane aud the rob-.
berry of the safe while Panhandle train
No & was runpinr batwasn 1ilsn,5
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5usetlE cleared up by the arrest and sub
sequsnt confession of Charles r. H.
Ferrells5 a f,rma,. enn,ove of ,bs ad,,,ss
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ne ~ uIaeref and robber, in his story
ito the police authorities, unfolded the
details of IS s,,,os, dasn,r.t
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lh r. oi q TREND to hls death that the de-
sired end might be accommodated III
Mas not the mere greed for gold that
actuated this daring yet cowardly and
almost successful footing of an express
car, for back of ii all was the love 3fo, 4,
woman and the insane determination 10
Keep promises made TO her.
While regularly employed and when
his prospects, seemed good, Terrell be-
came engaged 10 Miss Lillian I,ostlow,
the beautiful daughter. of Patrick cost
low, one of the best known ngineersl on
the Pennsylvania Inns Three months
lago he was unexpectedly discharged
and repeated efforts since then to So
cure employment proved futile The
wedding Was 10 have taken. place NEXT
| Thursday. Farrell short Of FUNDS and
without visible means of support fo,
lshe marriage. could not nerve him If
to ask for a 3nostppnenlen, OF IN I. mar
riage, but, becoming desperate he cons
eeivssg an awful crime. And never did
1.-THE most daring and exparlsncsd train
frobber lay more 5caref IL plans, OF exec,1te
them With more coo!ness and deIibera
Etion. After they had an bse, carried
fout With apparent success. and the de-
tectives were almost pow erless5 10 act on
account OF the absence Of any clue. A
little piece Of gcareie s,snss,s on Ferlell's
ipart turned ss,tis picion toward him.
His arrest followed speedily. the seiz-
lure being made al the nome of his be-
itrothed Miss costluv WAS, prostrats.d
l'by the shock, for she Was, in entire ig-
llnorance of what Farrell had done. In
ifaet. ne had turned over To h.r the
stolen money, telling her il had been
saved from his earnings of several
Years.
| When taken into custody Ferr.sll
ffignst tlcpncern id IVA i oilI,. att,s,.
he had exhausted every DOS s,fbl ms. AN :,
isof ieceiyiug The Officers, that he brfk. s
down aud made Il fun confession. Is,
1.-The young man. only % of tin. phy-
Esi4ue. attractive countenance and with
the dress and manMers of a gentleman.
Hold ihe horrible eittags Of his 8experi-
fence, the police t!le irise iv.Ss shook their
heads in soidefnient. such coilsu,n
.liats. nerve and cunning tliev had ll,.y-
Ger Before encountered
l,hiefaf Police 'ryisr took tbs. state
nsft. and then FelaelB wiio was in a
Eslate Of nervous apse wa ), locked in
sa cell There is, Il fear that he MAY ,!o
HhiiMaslf bodily injury, ana he ii, being
beles4i Isl Watched,
Having betn a M essen ger in the en-
3Si3.oy Of ths. ADAMS Express Company.
8Essifeg knew as weli as any ot...5 could
4 KNOX how 70 go about the robbery. No
5on.. Ma taken INTRO his eonfi5:enca. ans,
Ne i3ive,i 10 carry out the whole plan
I.alons by 80 dong To- reap al! the bene-
9sfita and preclude The POSSIBILITY 81 be-
Il itsg detected thru an aceomplice.
He knew that Pennsylvania train No.
I 8 running between ST. Louis and Col
4 nnsbus offered a good opportunity for
1.-THE robbery, az the messenger always
had in his charge a large amount OF
itilpl1sy Moreover he had personal a.
l5auaintance with Charles Lane. the tx
4 Pr es's he s''e Y ger on that train, and he
4 so far lost MS conscience as 10 ies'aiNs
a That this, too, should work to his add