The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-17
WAS GOING TO MARRY.
A Lover Committed Murder and
Robbery to Secure Money.

H. rcIIcil, lOrIneT eHDlOye OF lnS
Adams Express Co., was arrested Sun
day afternoon in this city and has
confessed to the killing of Messenger
Charles Lane and the robbery OF the
way safe of the Adams Express (,
on the Pennsylvania eastbound vraih
which arrived in this city at midnight
Friday. One thousand dollars of the
money which he had stolen was recov-
cred. Terrell was TO have been mar
ried Thursday next to Miss Lillian
Costlow, the beautiful young daugh-
ter of Patrick Costlow, an engineer
on the Pennsylvania lines. He had
been discharged from the employ of
the Adams Express Co. about three
months ago and had not since been
able to secure employment. He con-
fessed that the motive of the rob-
berry was to secure money, of which
he felt in great need on account of
his approaching marriage. The mon
ey recovered he had given to Miss
Costlow to keep for him, saying that
it was money he had saved from hi.
earnings. He was at the home of his
affianced and in her company when
placed under arrest.
Terrell is but % years of age AMI
has splendid physique, being six
feet in height. He has dark hair
and an attracting face and was finely
dressed. When the officers took him
into custody he assumed nonchalent
demeanor but when he found that
he could no longer deceive the off,
GERS, he made a 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 Il
state of nervous collapse and orders
were given that he be watched close
ly.
The confession of Terrell disclosed
premeditated and blood-curdling
crime that seemed almost impossible
of belief to those who looked upon
the man of gentleInanly and refined
appearance, who reluctantly told the
story of the murder and the robbery
He said that he had become despera ie
because of his inability to secure en-
ployment and realization of the
fact that he must have money to pay
the expenses of his approaching mar
riage. The robbery had been care
fully planned and it included the MUIR
der of Express Messenger Lane. He
had no accomplices and no confid-
ants. He knew Lane well. In fact,
they were friends and he relied upon
Lanes confidence to help him exc
cute the crime. He knew that consid-
cradle money was always carried By
the messenger on Pennsylvania train
No. between st. Louis and Colum.
bus and that he was certain to Sc
cure a large sum if he robbed the way
safe on that train.
Having provided himself with :.
Smith & Wesson six shooter, 80 cali
Der, he went to Urbana Friday morn
ing and waited for No. s. When the
train arrived there Terrell went at
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 Il
moment suspecting the treachery Of
his pretended friend. For a short
time after the train left Urbana they
chatted pleasantly. Lane sat in a
chair in the end of the car with his
back slightly turned. When Terrell
had finally nerved himself for the
crime, he drew his revolver and step
ped up behind Lane unobserved and
fired three shots in rapid succession
into the messengers back. Lane roll
ed off the chair on the floor on his
face and Terrell quickly fired the re-
naming shots at the PROSTATE body.
Lane was unconscious but Terrell,
fearing that the wounds already in
fiicted would not cause death, took
Lanes revolver and fired two more
bullets from it into the body. Fer
rell then took the key to the way
safe from the pocket of the dead
messenger and opened the safe and
laid Lanes revolver inside where he
could reach it easily in case he was
detected and needed it to defend him
LIE
Columbus, o., Aug. 14.-Rosslyn
Terrell, the confessed murderer of
Express Messenger Lane, will be taken
Tuesday morning to Marysville, Union
county in which his crime was COM
mitted, for trial An affidavit was
filed against him there Monday after
noon.
Terrell is losing his nerve and be-
| ginning to show deep lines of care on
his face. He still maintains he was
| alone in the crime.
There is no doubt but that Terrell
fully realizes the position in which
he places himself by the confession
made, and he expects the electric
chair will be his end.
At noon Sunday the quartet re-
hearsed the music for Farrells we'd
ding, he being present and compli-
menting the singers on their excel
lent rendering of the church music.
At the very hour the detectives
were preparing the programme for
his capture.
Terrell had even ordered the we'd
ding invitations.
BEST FOK THE BOWELS.