The age-herald., 1900-08-13
MOST HORRIBLE CRIME Killed His Friend for Money to
 Get Married GAVE $1,000 TO HIS SWEETHEART Was Travelling As the Guest of Lanes Waited Until He Slept and
 Then Shot Him in
 the Back

the Back Columbus, O., Aug. 12.-Charles R. IF, | Ferroll, a former employe of the Adams | Express Company, was arrested today in | this city, and has confessed to the killing | of Messenger Charles Lane and the robbery | of the way safe of the Adams Express | Company the Pennsylvania eastbound | train, which arrived in this city at mid. | night Friday. One thousand dollars of the money which he had stolen was recovered. Ferroll was to have been married Thurs | day next to Miss Lillian Coctlow, the beau- tiful young daughter of Patrick Costlow, an engineer on the Pennsylvania lines. He had been discharged from the employ of the Adams Express Company about thres
 weeks ago, and had not since been able to secure employment. He confessed that the
 motive of the robbery was to secure money, for which he felt in great need In conse- quence of his approaching marriage. The l money recovered he had given to Miss Costlow to keep for him, saying that it
 was the money he had saved from his earnings
 He was at the home of his affianced and
 in her company when placed under arrest.
 Ferroll is but 22 years of age, and has a splendid physique, being six feet in height. He has dark hair and an attractive face, and was finely dressed. When the officers took him into custody he assumed a non- chalant demeanor, but when he found that 1 be could no longer deceive the officers he | made a full confession.
 After his statement had been taken by l of TV1a md hp 1ad fo | cell in the police station, he was in a state of nervous collapse, and orders were given that he be watched closely to prevent him doing himself bodily injury.
 Had Become Desperate
 In his confession Ferroll said that he had become desperate because of his in- ability to secure employment and a realza- tion of the fact that he must have money to defray the expenses of his approaching marriage.
 The robbery had been carefully planned and 1t included the murder of Express Mese senger Lane. He had no accomplices and no confederate. He knew Lane well. In fact they were friends and he relied upon Lanes confidence to help him execute the crime. He knew that considerable money was always carried by the messenger on fenUSylVdnla tfaln NO. 5 between St. Louis and Columbus and that he was certain t6 secure large sum if he robbed the way safe. Having provided himself with piss tol he went to Urbana Friday morning and waited for No. 8. When the train arrived there Ferroll went at once to the expresS car and told Lane that he was out of money and asked permission to ride to Columbus.
  pected the treachery of his pretended friend. For short time after the train left Urbana they chatted pleasantly Lane sat in chair at the end of the car with his back slightly turned.
 How Lane Was Murdered
 When Ferrol had finally nerved himself for the crime he drew his revolver and stepped up behind Lane, unobserved and fired three shots in rapid succession into the messengers back. Lane rolled off the chair on the floor his face and FerroII quickly fired the remaining shots at the prostrate body. Lane was unconscious but Ferroll, fearing that the wounds already inflicted would not cause death, took Lanes revolver and fired two more bullets from it into the body. Ferroll then took the key to the way safe from the pocket of the dead messenger and opened the safe and laid Lanes revolver on one side where he could reach 1t easily in case he was detected and needed 1t to defend himself. After he had taken out all the sacks containing the money packages, money orders and way- bills he placed them in small satchel and waited until the car arrived at Plain City when he slipped off the train. He went to a hotel and retired for the night without registering. Once in his room Ferroll pro- ceeded to go through the packages and take out all the cash. Lifting up the mattress of the bed he placed the revolver in a se- cure place in the springs. The express sack and envelopes he expressed to "C. W. Col- yer, Lockport, N. r." This name and adv dress were fictitious. He took the train for Columbus at 6:30.
 He Was Much Dist urbtd
 When he arrived here Ferrol said he was disturbed by the talk about the murder and robbery, which he heard upon every hand, but he kept up his nerve During the day he paid a number of bills that he owed out of the money which he had stolen and bought some clothes and other things whicH he needed Saturday night he went to seq the young lady to whom he was engaged td be married and arranged to call again Sun4 day afternoon. It was at Plain City late Saturday afternoon that City Detectives O'Neill and Dundon obtained the clue thaf
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