The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-01-21
". {. H|NSHAW
IS RELEASED
Gov 0urbin Issues Uncondl-
tional Parole to the In
diana Minister.
HOLDS THERE WAS NO MOTIVE
State Executive Declares the History
Of the Case Is Sufficient Reason for
Granting Liberty TO the Prisoner
Convicted Of Wife Murder.

Indianapolis. Ind. special: The last
official act OF retiring Governor Win.
field L. Durbin was the unconditional
parole Monday OF Rev. William Il. Hin
shaw, convicted OF the murder OF his
wife. Thnrza Hinshaw, whose death
occurred at BelleyiIle Just ten years
ago Monday. Since his conviction Rev.
Mr.. IIinshaw has been confined in the
Michigan City prison.
In issuing the unconditional parole
Governor Durbin took the position that
the state in the prosecution OF the
case had failed utterly 10 establish a
motive for the crime. The case today.
the governor said. is as full OF mys.
terry as II was ten years ago and all
the intervening years have failed to
throw new light on the crime.
Reason for Parole.
According 10 the governor the his.
tory OF the case Is sufficient reason
FOR the release OF the prisoner
The IIinshaw murder Is one OF the
remarkable crimes IN Indiana history
and. although Hinshaw was convicted
and the supreme court approved the
inding OF the trial cou there are
many persons who do not think Hin.
shaw killed his wife.
The murder occurred AT Belleyille.
Hendricks county. few miles south
u Danyllle. about / a. m Jan 10.
1895. Hinshaw's story was that burg
lars got into the house and that lie
and his wife had desperate fight
with them. Mrs Hinshaw was found
dead on the back steps OF the parson.
age. where they lived. and Hinshaw
vas slashod eighteen times With a
razor ana shot twice
Basis o. Prosecution.
The trial occupied five weeks IN the
! Hendricks circuit court. the theory OF
the prosecution being that Hnshaw
and his wife quarrcicd over another
woman. that Mrs. Hlnshaw threw her.
self down on the bed and was shot by
her husband. who inflicted the wounds
on himself 10 carry out the burglar
story; that he carried her 10 the place
where she was found and then gay0
the alarm.
After the pcniteutiary doors had
closed ON Hlnshaw James o. Parker.
who was ono of the minister's attor.
neys. said Il am as we'll satisfied
that an innocent man has been con.
victed as am that | am living. and
| shall devote my life 10 proving that
| Thurza IIinshaw was not murdered by
her husband
A purse OF $4,000 was raised by Him
shaws relatives and friends and
placed in the hands OF Wesley Davis.
John w. Trotter and John Rawlings.
all Of Hendricks county. and Mr.
Parker was asked to take up the case
! lie declined to do so or accept n re-
tainer Of 81 GOO from the Hinshaw
| family lie would take up the nves-
tgation. he said on his own accord
and at his own expense.
Detectives Refuse Case.
The committee however. employed
/ the Pinkerton detective agency, and
Charles a. Nanatia, now superintcnd.
ont for the Pinkertons for the Pacific
coast. was put on the ease w. A.
Pinkerton and General superintendent
Frank Murray informed the committee
and the Hinshaw family that II was
useless 10 search further for the rob
beers that there was not the slight.
est Glow from which 10 start
The killing had been dolo with Hin.
shnw's revolver. IIlnshaw had been
slashed with his own razor-there was
not anything on which an inyestlga.
\ ton could be based.