The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26
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cANTRELL KNEW NOTHING.
Emphntically Denies that He Had In
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formation of the Murderers.
The theory suggested to the Marion coun-
ty grand jury, and investigated by ii at its
last session. that Rufus Cantrell and others
connected with him in the grave-robbing
crimes charged against them knew some
thing of the murder of Doc Lung was ex-
ploded by the declaration of Captain Ger
Der that there was nothing in 1t. and the
statement of Cantrell himself last night
that he knew nothing of the Doc Lung
murder, and that none of his band had any
connection with it.
Cantrell said at midnight: 81 had moth
ing to do with the murder Of Doc Lung.
None of these men arrested for grave rob-
berry had anything to do with 1t. I have
not tried to help the police in their investi-
cation of the murder, and nothing that L
know could help them if 1 wanted to. 1
have given them no information whatever.
All of this talk about me and Chinese coins
and wanting to show Chinese blood IL any
body wanted to see it never started with
me. 1 don't know anything about Doc
Lung, and / haven't tried to find out who
killed him. Sam Martin is supposed to
know something about this, but he don't
All he knows and all 1 know is that which
came up in the Alexander trial when the
lawyer asked me what l knew about Doc
Lungs murder. / answered him that L
knew nothing. I haven't learned anything
Since"
When Cantrell was awakened about mid
night and Informed that Sanders, Andrews
and Davidson were under arrest for the
murder of Doc Lung, he said he knew sam
ders and Davidson and had known Baker
Andrews, he said, he knew nothing ABOUT.
Cantrell said he and Baker had been init
mate friends and the others were acquaint-
ances formed in Indiana-avenue resorts,
enough to be provocative of condolences.
He said in his knowledge OF Baker ne mad
never suspected him of being implicated in
the murder of the Chinaman, and as for the
others he had never thought Of them in
connection with the murder.
Cantrell says that none of the accused ne
groes informed him of the death of China
man, and no one ever made IL possible for
him to sell the body of a Chinaman for dis
section purposes. Relating to Cantreils
alleged offers 10 DIR. Wright to procure the
AS was testified to before the grand jury
by several witnesses-the negro had little
to say. That phase of the situation was
more sneered at than considered by the
negro. He did not seem to want to talk
about II, and his manner indicates that he
did not take any stock in the theory.
For his cOnfederateS Cantrell said none
of them knew anything about the murder
Of Doc Lung. He said none of them could
be called as witnesses in the murder case
and he expressed the belief that inasmuch
as the police had come to the end of their
investigation nobody would believe the
ghouls had anything TO do with the kill
ing of Doc Lung.
The detective department is now satisfied
that Cantrell knows nothing about the
murder of Doc Lung. Captain Gerber said
last night that although he had heard all
the alleged evidence connecting Cantrell
and Martin with a knowledge of who killed
the Chinaman he did not believe there was
a word of truth in it. He said also that
while Cantrell would not be called, there
might be one negro from those now in the
Marion county Jail charged with grave
robbing called as witness in substantial
ton of the charges against Sanders, David
son and Andrews.
Captain Gerber said that neither himself
nor the men under him had been Influenced
or guided to the arrest of the three negroes
by Cantrell or the mysterious Wallace
Willis Simms