Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
WIS Quickly RUN DOWN.
The Murderer of Express Messen-
ger Lane Arrested and
Has Confessed.
HE NEEDED THE MONEY TOeET MARRIED.
His Ptnn to Get 1t Included the Deliberate
Taking of the Life of Lane-The Ar
rest Made In the Presence of His Am
anced Wife, to Whom Had Entrusted
the Money.

the Money.
Columbus, O., Aug. 13.-Charles L.
FL. Terrell, former employee of Adams
Express Co., was arrested yesterday
afternoon in this city, and has con-
fessed to the killing of Messenger
Chas. Lane and the robbery Of the
way safe of the Adams Express Co.
on the Pennsylvania east-bound traiI'
which arrived in this city at midnight
Friday. One thousand dollars of the
money which he had stolen was recoy-
cred.
Was to Have Been Married.
Farrell was to have been married,
Thursday next, to Miss Lillian Cost
low, daughter of Patrick Costlo,v, an
engineer on the Pennsylvania lines.
He had been discharged from the en-
ploy of the Adams Express Co. about
three months ago, and had not since
been able to secure employment. He
confessed that the motive of the rob
berry was to secure money. of which
he felt in great need, On account OF
his approaching marriage. tn money
recovered he had given IL Miss Cost
Vow to keep for him, saving that it
vas money that he had saved from
his earnings.
rreste Mt the Home of His Fiance.
He was at :he home of his affsnced
and in her company when PLACED un-
der arres
Ferret s but 20 years of age ai.s!
has a splendid physique. being six feet
Ia height. with dark hair all an at
tractive face. When the officers took
Lin into custody lie assumed "a non
rhalant demaanor, out when he found
that he could no longer deceive the
ellie ers, he made n full confession.
Alter his statement had E,-s taken
by Chief-of-Police Tyler and he was
led 20 a cell i'll the police sta.,oa lie
was in a state OF collapse,
aiui orders we're given that lie he
watched closely to prevent hiE, doing
himself bodily injury.
A BIOOd-CurdIing Crime.
The confession of Terrell disclosed
L premeditated and b~lood-curdling
crime that seemed almost impossible
of belief. He said he had become
desperate because of his inability 10
secure employment and a realization
of the fact that he must have money
to defray the expenses of his approach
ing marriage. The robbery had been
carefully planned, and it included the
murder of Express Messenger Lane.
He had no accomplices and no con
fidants. He knew Lane well. In fact
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Lanes confidence to help him execute
the crime. He knew that considerable
money was always carried by the
messenger on the Pennsylvania train
No. s, between ST. Louis and Column
bus, and that he was certain to Sc
cure a large sum if he robbed the
way safe on that train.
Imposed ON Lanes Friendship.
Having provided himself with a
Smith & Wesson six-shooter, 35-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 q
moment ~suspecting the treachery of
his pretended friend. For a short
time after the train left Urbana they
chatted pleasantly.
shot His Victim from Behind.
Lane sat in a chair at the end of
the car with his back slightly turned.
When Terrell had finally nerved him
self for the crime, he drew his re-
volver 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 face,and Terrell quick
ly fired the remaining shots at the
PROSTATE body.
To Make His Work Sure.
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.
Opened and Robbed the Safe.
Terrell 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 hi.
SOoA0 VAIN ~ easily LII OaSS uC was
detected and needed it to defend him
self. After he had taken out all the
sacks containing the money packages,
money orders and way bills, he placed
them in a small satchel and waited
until the car arrived at Plain City,
where he slipped off the train.
Went to a Hotel for the Might.
He walked about for a few minutes
to regain composure, and then in
quired for the hotel, which he found
after a short time, a belated citizen
directing him to the place. He Sc
cured a 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.
Assorted His Crime-Stained Booty.
One in his room Ferrell proceeded
20 go through the packages and take
out all the cash. The remainder he
tied up in a bundle. The question OF
how to get rid of the debris of his
plumber and his revolver then con-
fronted 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. 1t was not so easy to dispose
of the bundle of express sacks and en-
velopes.
Disposed of the Package.
After thinking the matter over he
concluded he could get rid of the bun
die best by expressing it to a fictitious
address in some distant city, knowing
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