The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-27
OmciaIs Made scant Resistance to the
Mob and the Court VIII Order n
Rigid Investigation.
GOVERNOR DURBIN WAS ALERT
But THE LYNCHERs WERE AHEAD
OF HIS INSTRUCTIONS.
Identity OF Miss Darter's Assailant
stfu a Mystery-New Castle sus-
pect Evidently Not the Man.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Feb. zs.-George Ward.
the negro who murdered Miss Ida Fin
keIstein last evening. was placed in jail
at IL o'clock this morning. and a few
minutes before o'clock was taken out
by a mob, dragged face downward TO the
banks OF the Wabash. only two squares
away. then to the wagon bridge at the
foot of the main street of the city, TO
the draw, and hanged. being ther nearly
dead. Then his body was cut. down and
tumbled or the bridge on the vest bank
and fire built. in which 1t was burned
For nearly an hour the crowd came and
went in thousands, while a few hundred
gathered close to the fire and renewed
Il as it died down. with oil and crates
from a nearby poultry house. Some of
the bridge weatherboarding was torn off
for fuel. No effort was made by the au-
thorities to stop the lynching, and so
far as appearances went, IL was simply
bers of people. When the crowd near the
fire had tired OF renewing it it was seen
that the victims feet were not burned.
Boys OF from twelve to sixteen years old
were most venturesome. and got closest
to the horrible sight. Someone called an
offer of dollar for one of the toes. and
a boy quickly out with his knife and cut
off a toe. The offer was followed by 9TH
ers. and the horrible traffic was contin-
for bid! Still the police did nothing.
Wards arrest was brought about by a
neighbcr who, having read in the morning
paper of the murder of Miss Finkelstein
BY negro answering his description, and
who knew that Ward had been hunting
yesterday. informed the police. Ward is a
day iaborer at the car works. and Of
ficers went there TO see him. When one
OF the office force went into the yards
where Ward was loading cars with ma
teri>l the negro started TO run, afterward
explaining that he was going to tee build
ing 10 get warm. He was sent TO the Of
fee on a pretext and was questioned by
the officers. He denied everything, and
told story of his whereabouts yesterday
afternoon. His hand was badly cut and
he said 1t was done In climbing a barbed-
wire fence. At police headquarters he was
searched. and a few dollars were found
In his pockets. The first story told last
night was that he had robbed Miss Fin
kelstein Of s.. but her money was found
to-day. where the struggle took place in
the woods east of the city. alonS the path
she took from her country school.
WARDS CONFESSION.
After time at headquarters Ward con
fessed to Sheriff Fasig. Said he: IT was
out hunting yesterday afternoon and while
walking Just north OF the golf grounds met
a young lady. / was walking behind her
when she turned TO me and told me not
10 walk behind her. but TO walk in front
of her. 1 replied. 'aIl right. lady,. and
started 70 walk around her When l was
almost even with her she turned TO me
and called me dirty Niger and struck
me. I pulled up my gun and shot her ]
was about ten feet away from her, anc
she fell on her face. pulled out my knife
and jumped on her back and cut her throat
i then got up and walked toward the ear
and came into Sixteenth street. where
got or"
The cut on his hand was received IN IN.
struggle with the school teacher, after n,
had cut her throat. She said last night
before she lost consciousness. that she hae
broken his knife I'm the struggle. Ware
stoutiy insisted that he had not robbed In.
girl nor outraged her. and the latter state.
n-ent Is borne out by the physicians. II,
said he killed her because she called hin
a rarne and in a Mt OF anger. Ward had
a bad temper. and his wife and others sa,
that he has not been himself since hl,
release from the Insane Hospital AT la.
dianapolis. eight months ago.
After his confession had been made. n.
was taken 10 JAN. Perhaps 800 person.
gathered there by II o'clock There wa.
talk about hanging the Niger" but M
one thought It would be done. sher,n
Fasig said he did not expect a serious at
tempt &c be made There was talk OF IN.
miners having quit work about seeleyyille
which Il not far from the scene OF tn.