The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-24
Declines to lntercede for Viii
liam E. Hinshaw, Who Was
Found Guilty Of Having
Killed His Wife.
ONCE WAS PAROLED
BUT WAS RETURNED
Two Members Of the Pardon
Board Opposed His Re
lease, but One Of the Mem
hers Recommended Ii.

ISasN, uut NltN VI tllE NlEklls
hers Recommended 1t.
1 William e. Hinshaw. the minister
| sentenced 10 life imprisonment II
Michigan City penitentiary from Hem
bricks county in 1895 for the murder
OF his wife will remain in custody. On
the recommendation of majority OF
the members or the state board OF
nardons in session at Indianapolis on
! Friday. Governor Thomas r. Marshall
refused q parole. for which many OF
the relatives OF the dead woman con-
!, tended. President Alfred D. Thomas
and Secretary Harry B. Darling Of the
board recommended unfavOrabl0 &C
ton By the governor. while Thomas
held out for full pardon.
i Hinshaw is well known among
I among Wayne county residents, 10
many of whom both he and his de-
ceased wife were related. The homo
of his relatives Is In Randolph county
and for many years he lived there.
When released on parole by ex.Gov-
ernor Winfield Durbin several years
ago. Hinshaw returned to Randolph
county to live but was returned to
the prison when the charge was prov
en- he had been too familiar with
Union City woman while out on pa
role.
Individual opinions relative to the
merits OF pardon or parole being L.
sued to Hinshaw were handed down
by the members OF tho state board.
Messrs. Daily and DARLING Of the.
board are convinced that Hinshaw
prevaricated when he was before the
Hendrtcks county grand jury. which
. returned the Indictment charging arst
degree murder. which subsequently
, formed the basis for his trial and con-
viction of the charge. President
Thomas OF the board ID uncertain ~
to the justness OF q pardon. and for
this reason recommended that . pa-
role be withheld
President Thomas submits his con.
clusions following conversation with
former warden Of the State Prison,
who said Hinshaw and Noah Baney
were found In secret conversation
prior to the latter's declaration that
G he, with two others. was responsible
for the murder Of Hinshaw'g wife.
Mr.. Thomas discredits the burglary
story. finds that the pistol shots were
superficial. but hesitateS to explain
the state of q mans mind who would
inflict such wounds upon himself
4 How could the man have the nerve
i to inflict such wounds upon himself?'
i MIR. Thomas asks. The question 10
8 enough to set one crazy, as DR.. SAM
Q uei Johnson said when he was asked
: why pear Is pointed at the end and
an apple round at the end. Notwith.
s standing. he evidently had tho hardi-
= hood to do 1t and did It."
"Hinshaw was ambitious TO rise In
d the ministry" Mr.. Thomas continues.
: AS am informed. even the bishop
r ric was not beyond his ken. In his
J, mind. anything would BE- better than
an exposure Of the hypocrisy and his
e immortality. It is evident now that
? his wife knew OF his immoral con.
n duct and that probably she had reach
+ ed point on the night in question
Q that she denounced him and told him
n that she would keep quiet no longer.
but expose him to the world; and that
!. ltbereupon he murdered her, and con.
y cocted the story Of burglars and in
q flicted upon himself. TO substantiate
o the story. the wounds which he bore.
e This Is only speculation. He only,
J. OF the living. knows the exact truth in
irelation to the murder OF his wife,
hrx he hes <nfA 4
unravei the mystery. but he will not
do 1t. Since he will not, I must con.
\ clude that to do 50 would Involve hin
in deeper infamy.
I'll Harry b. Darling. secretary Of the
d board. says he originally was Inclined
II in favor Of Hinshaw.
vi Il believe he has not told the truth
b, in regard to the tragedy which took
e place" Mr.. Darling says. s'Tf william
e r. Hinshaw would unseaI his lips and
e tell the truth. would feel that elem
y ency. in view Of his physical decline.
y might with more Justice be extended
It TO him. am convinced that he has
d concealed much. The fact that he
should unseaI his lips and tell the
truth was the burden OF . talk had
with him recently. While, Of course.
| there Is . mere possibility that he may
be telling the truth. yet the prepon.
derance OF evidence strongly points 70
the conclusion that he ID concealfn9
II vital points in the case"
Mr.. Darling states that the doubt q
II the prison physician, Dr.. MiIliEan.
4 whether Hfnshaw has tubeYculosiS 4
presumption against granttnG ~
Il parole at this time. Mr.. Darling AIs1
says he was influenced BY the pro.
III tests OF the relatives Of Hinshawss
wife, who heretofore have been strong
believers in his innocence. He con.
clndes that the time may come wl,sn
his views viii Asys undergone !
IIchanKe.