The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-13
Asks Queer Questions as He
Is Transported From East
haven Insane Hospital to
Railroad Station.
DID NOT KNOW HE MUST
FACE MURDER CHARGE.
indictment Prepared by Wells
County Grand Jury Read to
Him After Crossing the
County Line. I.

When John W. Terrill, the most
famous inmate ever confined at the
Easthaven insane hospital. stepped
out of the door of the superintendent's
office this morning to be met by the
hearty" how are you John?" and the
fervent handclasp of Sheriff w. A.
Lipkey of Wells county. he showed no
extreme enthusiasm over his release.
as would naturally be expected from
one who has for five years been con-
fined in an insane institution.
Terrill was neatly dressed in a
black suit and appeared to be in splen-
did physical condition. but as he CLAN
ced about him there was a furitive
look in his clear brown eyes-the look
of a captive animal which, on being
released from its place of confine-
ment. anticipates the move as a piece
of trickery to bring harm upon 1t.
After a stolid survey of the grounds
and chugging automobile which
waited to take him TO the railroad sta
tion, Terrill turned his glance to Sher-
If Lipkey. an old friend, but there
was no sign of recognition in his eyes.
Il am Sheriff Lipkey. don't look
natural to you,'' said the officer. al
most pleadingly.
No" replied Terrill with slow
negative nod of his head.
Terrill never glanced back at the
insane hospital as the machine sped
out of the grounds-he was busy
| scanning the occupants of the car. and
, at the car ITSELF because IL was the
/ first one he had ever ridden In While
| he was doing this Sheriff Lipkey
was busily telling him about the home
/ folks and the many improvements
that had been made at Bluffton since
he had been confined at Easthaven
Asks Queer Questions.
| In the front seat of the automobile
rode a reporter
Mr.. Terrill. about a year ago the
newspapers published letter purport-
ing to have been written by you in
which charges we made against the
management of the insane hospital
and in which the statement was made
that you were a sane man. Did you,
or did you not write that letter." ask
ed the reporter.
| TerriIl puffed slowly at a pipe for
at least minute before answering,
then he said, his voice expressionless
and his face a blank, Il write all the
time
Two minutes later the brown eyes
again turned on the reporter and slow
ly surveyed him. who are you?'
said the old man in the same express
sionless voice. "A newspaper man
was the reply. Terrill continued to
survey the reporter, but never another
word did he address to him.
AS Terrill placed on his eye glasses
and read a letter from a relative, he
would occasionally make some remark
to Sheriff Lipkey. lis this town
Richmond" he asked once and then
as street car passed, he asked Ifs
that a carr"
Sheriff Lipkey stated this morning
on his arrival here that he did not
have bench warrant for Terrills ar
: rest. He stated that he would arrest
him on a grand jury indictment charg
ing murder, which was returned In
February 1906. at which time IL was
J generally reported Terrill would be
discharged from the insane hospital
. Il think that he will be tried third
J time for the murder of Melville Wolfe
! but do not think the state will press
its case against him very hard" stated
, Sheriff Lpkey. AT Bluffton." he con
tinued, sentiment for and against
Terrill is about equally divided, but
outside of Bluffton and Wells count,
! find that the sentiment is entirel,
for Terrill''
Sheriff Lipkey will not read the in
dictment to Terrill until he crosse,
the Wells county line this afternoon
consequently the old man is ignoran
of the fact that he is stepping from al
insane hospital into a county jail
Those in the automobile with Terrfl
this morning all expressed the opinion
that Terrill is still mentally deranged
His actions were not those of an en-
tirely rational man.