South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-07
IFE-TERMER IS
GIVEN FREEDOM
Minister Who Killed Wife l6
Years Ago to be Par
dOned.

I'm the Indiana state prison az Mich
ryan City for the murder of his
0Ife more than Is years ago. wiz
be pardoned or paroied within TWO
or three months. il was learned Of
hcialIy here tonight
With the disclosure that Indiana's
most noted life convict Is soon 10
leave prison. il also was learned
that Hinsnaw. when on parole last
summer had been married i'm Arr
IONA TO the woman who once caus-
ed the cancellation of one OF his
paroles.
GOV. jones p. Goodrich would
not say positively tonight what
course he viii take. but he indicat-
ed that h. has concluded that Him
shaw is entitled 10 "a parole or par
don. TIL governor has been fol-
lowing the decisions of the state
hoard of pardons and il was learned
that al recent session the board
decided by a two TO one vote on
a pardon for Hinshaw
Adolph Seidensticker of Indiana
polls and James T. Arbuckle of
Nashville. voted for Hinshaw, while
= D. Thomas of Charlottesville,
third member of the board. is said
TO have opposed either parole or
pardon Mr.. Thomas, il is under
stood. win soon file a brief. setting
forth his reasons against freeing
Hinshaw.
Marriage Adds New Feature.
Hinshaw's recent marriage adds
rev feature to the case, tending 20
make it one of the most unusual
stories of crime and romance ever
to come 10 the attention of Indiana
officials.
One of the last official acts OF
Winfield T. Durbin as governor i'm
! SO4 was TO issue a parole TO Hin
shaw who went 10 Lynn. Ind. 10
live with relatives. a few months
later. following the inauguration or
J. Frank Hanley as governor. re-
ports reached him that Hinshaw
was paving devoted attention 20 An
ma Freeman. wife of the then sheG-
if of Wabash county. Hinshaw was
brought TO the governors office.
confronted with the reports and
sent back TO prison.
He became a model prisoner and
several unsuccessful attempts were
made 10 obtain his pardon. Several
times he was paroled. but neither
Thomas Marshall. now vice-presi-
dent. but then governor, or Samuel
RalstOn, who succeeded Marshall as
governor. would grant pardon
Goes on Honeymoon.
Last spring Gov. Goodrich paroled
Hinshaw for so days, so the prisoner
might 90 to Arizona TO regain his
health. the prison physicians hay
ing reported that confinement would
kill him on leaving prison, Him
shaw telegraphed Anna Freeman,
who had become a widow, TO come
10 him with her children. In Ari-
IONA, Hinshaw bought a ranch and
there Mrs. F'reeman Joined him, be
ing married at Hugo on May 26, Il
short time before Hinshaw was due
10 return TO prison. When he re-
turned to prison, she and her two
children. both y years old, remain
ed on the desert ranch 10 look after
his interests.
Hinshaw in a long letter 10 the
governor. saws that ne did not think
that he would have TO return TO
prison when his parole ended last
summer.
Il believed it without a single
doubt and tied myself up as for
lifetime" says the letter.
His letter was written because he
understood Mr. Thomas was TO pro-
test against his release on the
ground that he had lived Illegally
with. Mrs. Freeman. His letter tells
Ct the marriage at Hugo, Ariz-, and
saws that efforts were made 10 keep
il from becoming known.
Hinshaw was pastor of a small
church near BeueviIle, Ind, when
arrested on the charge of numbering
his wife He maintained that he
and his wife were attacked by bur
glars. one of whom shot and killed
her. The trial attracted nation
wide attention and resulted in Hin
shaw's conviction Of murder. al
though the evidence was circum-
stantiaL
Hinshaw began his sentence 16
years ago
In his letter 10 the governor. Hin
shaw maintains that he has not liv-
ed wrongfully with Mrs Freeman,
and then follows his admission Of
the marriage.
He says the marriage was per
formed because there was no other
way 10 save his property.
He says that when the governors
letter directed him 70 return 70 pris-
on. that he tried 10 find someone
20 take charge Of his property. Then
he turned 20 Anna Freeman.
I'VE were lawfully and properly
married at once" says the letter
in telling Of her arrival we kept
il out OF the Hugo papers, but 20
our neighbors about Sroya. 7 intro
duced her as my wife"
There IS nothing, Hinshaw thinks
70 forbid a paroled man from mar
| rying He says he knew he could
count on her hand after his release
from prison so there was no reason
other than wha. he stated his let
ter says. for bringing her 20 his
home in Arizona only 10 leave her
short time after their marriage. He