The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-10
MURDERED FOR LOVE
Extraordinary Case of Charles
Terrell of Ohio.
KILLED AN OLD FRIEND
To Obtain Money on Which
to Get Married.

| express car on tram NO. came into TN
city from .Uraana on Friday, August Il
it was empty The messenger had dis
appeared and all the valuables wer
gone.
| That mystery was cleared up last wee
when the detectives arrested Rosslyn II
Terrell for the murder. They brough
to light an asto,ishingly cold-biocded an
daring murder and one so ingeniousl,
| planned that but for trifling acciden
| il would probably have gone undetected
Ferrell killed his boyhood FRIENDSHIP
him in the back--so that he might rH
| the safe in the express car and ge
money with which to purchase a wed
ding Crousseu for his sweetheart, Mis-!
Lillian Costlow.
Aside from the coad-blooded. nature O.
the crime, FerreIPs case has attracted
attenti al lover the country, especially
that CT criminologists. Opinion seems tc
be divided as to whether he is a degener-
ate of a fare and peculiar kind or wheth-
er he is an individual beyond the aver
( age in intelligence, who yielded to q
criminal emotion. His degeneracy does
not show in repulsiye face or form or
bearing, for he has HANDSOME, winning
face and manly frame, a temper which
seemed TO never ruffle and always had
kindly manners.
For love Of Miss CostIow he gave up
his mothers religion, the Methodist, and
became 4 Roman Catholic. He was
baptized and received a new name, that
of Charlss, one enrolled in the calendar
of the saints. In this fashion he be-
came Charles r. H. Terrell.
1t was love, too, a mistaken, cowardly
Interpretation of it, that caused him TO
kill Ferren lost his position June and
fell in debt. The date of his wedding
to Miss C1stlow, August &c. drew heard
and something must be done. He could
not give up his sweetheart. In his des-
peration a terrible idea came to him. He
would murder Lane and rob the safe. He
could gain access to the car because he
was a friend of Lane. He resolved to
make this treacherous play He slew his
friend shooting him in the back He
plundered the safe. The next day he
sought his prospective bride and gave
her the money he had secured with
bloody hands, declaring 1t represented
his savings. Sunday, August u, in the
presence of his sweetheart, Terrell was
arrested. He confessed everything. He
had staked everything on the play and
had lost He was really to take the con-
sequences. FerYelPs own story of the
crime is contained in his signed confess
sion now in the hands of the coroner.
1t is as follows:
NV name is Charles r. H. Terrell and
erly worked for the Adams Express COM
pany, but was discharged two months
ago. I was to be married to Miss Lillian
Gostlow next Thursday and I needed
money. This was what caused me to
do what I have done. looked for
work and did not md it ard the thought
of being idle and without money made
me reckless. On Friday I thought I
might get some money in the way L did
get it and 1 Immediately began to lay
my plans.
81 went to Urbana, Friday afternoon
about ( o'clock, with the messenger on
No SO and left the train at Urbana.
knew Mr.. Lane when he first came to
Columbus. When No. came into Urbana
I boarded the express car, and Mr. Lane,
knowing me and knowing that I had been
a messenger let me in the car I cannot
tell how long I was in the car nor where
got off and have but little recollection
Of what occurred. I know that when I
got ready to go to work Mr.. Lane was
standing with his back to me. I fred
on him AMI he started 20 run for he
door. He lii not aka a sound until.
h. got to me docc. When he got there
emptying my gun.
Il then took the money and goods from
the safe and then shot Lane again with
his own revolver. I do not know how
many times I shot him with his own re-
volver. I left the car at the next stop
I did not know the name of the town
and a man told me where 1 could find
a hotel. I went to a room and fixed the
envelopes and ether evidence of the rob
berry and made them up in a package
to get rid Of them and shipped them to
Lockport y. Y, in the name of c. W. |
Caylor. by way of Cleveland"
The deed was attempted and consumat- |
ed, according 10 this confession, by Fer |
rel alone He took nobody into his con- |
fdence, believing that one man could |
do it better than two, and knowing thai |
by having no secomplice he reduced the !
chances Of detection 10 a minimum
Every detail of the plot had been de- !
cided upon when at $3.50 o'clock Friday /
August 10. he took Panhan- /
die train No So from this-city to Urbana. |
There he waited for train No. s on /
which he knew was usually carried a |
sum OF money. He boarded /
the eastbound train at Urbaua and i'm |
mediately went into the express car. He I
had been not only acquainted but friend /
" with Lane. who made no objections
whatever to Ms riding in the car. thus /
saving h5m the expense Of the fare hack
home The job, he Knew, could be done
n ve~y few minutes. He could kill /
the messenger in minute and with his /
knowledge OF express matters could get /
the keys from the person Of the dead ]
man. rite the safe Of its money and 1
pa ekages and IN tive minutes be ready to /
leave the tram at any moment.
Il was a.. planned ana the robber did /
not hesitate q second 10 carry ii into l
execution as soon as opportunity offered |
The murderer was calm and coid-blood- |
Ell almost beyond conception. for he COS
sired with lis friend and even helped f
him IN Htt!e matters about finishing u
the work while he wss all the time 4
looking FOR chance 10 shoot him down
I.sne was absolutely without suspicion I
and At q point which IS probably iust
east ~ the first stop this side y Ur-
sana Terrell cpeued fro In one 4 as
verbal statements. which Ne made with !
the utmost sang froid. ne said that Lane
was sitting down with MS hack turned /
toward the robbec whea zhe shooting
began.
Tines st thrse shots struck him in the /
back and ne ,ufcl,e3 forward ana feu
10 the floor. Ferren enptiea the gun