The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-13
MURDERER FOUND.

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in an upper room and asked the pro,
prietors if any strangers had reslsts5rS e..
or had been seen about the hotel Ine
proprietor said that he did not rel1eti-
Der having seen any strangers Later
in the afternoon the detectives AGAIN
asked the proprietor if he had seen any
then that a man who had forgotten AZ
register had stayed at the mouse W..
night and had gone away on the cary
morning train to Columbus Inc uSteS
tfves at once searched The room anu
were rewarded by finding Lane 5 re-
volver where he had secreted II 1hsg
also found several WayDiilS tnat hdu
been overlooked by F'errell IN ms hurry
and excitement while making UP the
express package The hotel Keeper Wa
able to give only an imperfect deseI Y :
ton of the strange guest, because; d ltS
said, he was too sleepy II tAS tAHAT -
take any particular notice OF hlIn
After learning of the express package
the detectives at once telepnoned TO -
lurnbus and had it intercepted me
package was opened and the stolen
sacks containing the money orders,
checks and other things which Ferrei
desired to get rid Of were found, 49,
Chief of Detectives Kelley and Detec-
tiyes O'Neil and DundOn then set 10
work to run down the mysterious
stranger. who, they mad become CON
WINGED was an eX-emplOye OF the ADAMS
Express company. Suspicion soon rest
ed on FerreIl and information secured
in regard to his movements during the
last three days was considered SUM-
Gent to warrant his arrest. The detec-
tives first went to his boarding place
and We're informed that he was proba-
bly, at the home of his sweetheart, on
the East side. They at once went te the
CostIoW residence where they 1ounu
Ferrel II was trying duty for the
detectives when they--were ushered INTO
the reGff1- where FerreII sat cOnNefsihS
with the young lady.
Ferrel appeared annoyed at the in
trusion. The detectives did not bFoacn
the subject of the train robbery, but
told him that he was suspected OF 4
burglary. and that they wished him 10
accompany them to the police station,
where the chief of police wanted 10 m
terview him Thinking. that perhaps
the detectives We're on the wrong scent,
Ferren nerved himself and said, with
apparent c0mposure- Il guess there
must be some mistake He excused
himself to the young lady and accom-
panied the detectives to the city prison.
on the way to the station, the detec-
tiVes told Terrell what he was wanted
for and what they knew, and he re
1uctantIy admitted that he had commit
ted the crime. At the police station a
written confession was taken by the
chief of police. Terrell tried TO keep
his nerve but II was evident that ne
had been under severe strain ana fhat
he could not stand the ordeal much
longer. He did not tell a connected
story Most of the facts were brought
out by questions which he seemed TO
answer reluctantly. Several times he
broke down. and when. he was finally
led to a cell he was in state OF col
lapse He then seemed to gully realize
for the first time the awful nature OF
his crime, and the fact that he viii IN
all proba bilitY atone for it with his own
life.
AS soon as it was learned that Terrell
had given the money to his sweetheart,
pa MT
secured it. The young lady was utterly
Frustrated by the disclosures. She had
not suspected Terrell of wrongdOing for
an instant and the news was a terrible
shock to her and her parents, who had
regarded Terrell as a model young man
The young lady had never doubted his
story that the money which he placed
in her keeping had been earned and
saved by him as he stated
Ferrells home is in Steubenv1lle, ..
His father is said to be a bridge car
penter and highly respected citizen of
that place Terrell worked Tor the
Adams Express company at Steuben-
VILE, coming to Columbus year and
four months ago. when he was given a
run as messenger between Columbus
and Pittsburg- He was discharged
about three months ago, after three
complaints had been made against him
on account of broken packages. Fer
ren was not able to give a very salts
factory explanation in any instance and
after the last complaint he was dis
charged from the service The express
company does not charge Terrell with
croozedness in any of these cases, but
say that he did not give satisfactory
service. It is believed that all the cash
taken by Terrell, except about $50.
which he had spent, has been recovered.
The amount in the hands of the police
is 81 060.31. A bundle of money orders
which Terrell says he threw into
vault have not been recovered.
1t has been determined by Ferrell's
confession that the murder and rob-
berry were committed in Union county
and that he will have to be tried tehre-
He states that he shot Lane just after
the train left Milford Center and the
robbery must have been committed in
Union county also as he left the train
at Plain City. which is almost on the
line between Union and Franklin coun-