The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-23
IN THE STARBUCK CASE-sAYS
WOMAN WAS MURDERED
A PETITION WAS FILED
By Women Appealing to Greensboro
Authorities Not to Drop the
Investigation.

Greensboro, Ind, July 22.-While
there has been no Roadway in the eff
fort to connect any one with the
tragedy which resulted in the death of
Mrs. William Starbuck and her in
FAINT. the people of this township are
still vitality interested therein, and
they are not taking kindly to any the
orv save that Mrs. Starbuck was the
victim Of foul play. The county COM
missioners were importuned to offer
reward Of $1,000 for the arrest and
conviction Of persons implicated in
this tragedy, but the commissioners
find that the appropriations have been
Exhausted and no more money is avail
able until after a meeting OF the
County Council.
The women Of Greensboro have uni
ted in an appeal to the authorities not
to drop the investigation. Mr.. and
Mrs. Starbuck, in this petition, are
characterized as among the best and
most reliable Of citizens, enjoying the
fullest confidence Of every one in the
community, and the petitioners vehe-
mently assert that Mrs. Starbuck lost
her life while defending herself
again assault.
Any conclusion different from this
says the petition, will not satisfy this
community, and it adds:
awe feel that a stain has been east
upon our county and state and we feel
that womanhood is in danger. We,
therefore, make this appeal to the Of
fcers and lawmakers Of our county,
that no effort be left untried to bring
the perpetrators os such foul deeds to
justice, that womanhood may be bet
ter protected
DR.. Benjamin F. Patton, of Green's
boro, has addressed a statement to the
indianapolis News, in response to
request from the public that he will
give all of the facts connected with
the Starbuck case coming under his
observation. DR.. Patton describes the
visit Of Mr.. Starbuek to his office on
the evening Of the tragedy, and that
he prepared prescription for the in
FAINT child, with which Mr.. Starbuck
started homeward. DR.. Patton des-
eribes the summons for him to come
to the Starbuck home, and continu-
ing he says:
II arrived at the Starbuck home,
and found Mrs. Starbuck in a eondi-
ton Of profound nervous shock, her
face terribly beaten and bruised. She
was asking, what do you wanta' and
What are you afteri' followed by
ooh, go away; go awayH After ad-
ministering nervine and stimulants
she recovered consciousness and asked
US, ooh, where is that ugly thing that
carried me OFF, and then, Where is
my babyi' We replied, In the other
ROOM She said, I want to see it, I
told her the child was asleep and she
could not see it now, and she said,
where's Will9' Mr.. Starbuck came
and knelt by her couch, and she put
her arm around him and said, ooh,
Will, I've had such an awful time,
and then, shortly afterward, she said,
Where is that terrible monster that
carried me off She also asked, What
is the matter with me, and what have
I done7' apparently having lost con-
seriousness before being thrown into
the we'll.
! "When it became positively ap-
parent that she could not recover I
asked her if some men had carried her
off, and she said, Yes The nurse
then asked if they acme in by the win
dow, and she said yes and looked
toward the screen window where the
screen was torn away. She was asked
how many, and she answered I don It
know how many We then asked her
if she knew any Of her assailants, but
we could not understand her answer.
She was then exhausted and fell
asleep.
"Now, as to the theory Of insanity.
Everything goes to prove the contrary
Her statements, questions that she
asked, show clearly that she was at
tackled. Her face and body were ter
. ribly bruised and battered. If this
} had been a case of fright during ar
/ attack of temporary insanity, she
would not likely have taken down the
telephone receiver, nor have gone out
, Of the back door, which was found
open; and then have gone back into
= the house and tore the serene from
, the window. Moreover. she should
have gone screaming from the house