The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-13
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testimony at Caldwell In
quest Shows Suspect
Kept to His Room.

Testimony of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
M. Halk, 1886 N. New Jersey ST.,
at the inquest into the suicide Of
the man believed to have shot Hence
Orme, wealthy farmer and clubman,
in November, 1922, disclosed new
facts which may be of aid to police
today.
When it was announced Friday
that Police Capt. Roy Pope believed
he was on a trail leading to the
suicide as the man who murdered
Orme, it was stated the mans name
was c. w. Caldwell, As, Of 1885 N.
New Jersey st. The coroner's rec
ord shows the name to have been
Arthur c. Caldwell and the age 4S.
The record also discloses state
ments of Mr.. and Mrs. Halk that
Caldwell spent considerable time in
his room during the ten days be-
tween the day Of the murder and
the day he was found dead after TAX
ing poison.
Spent Time in Room
Alfred Halk testified, according to
the coroner's record, that Caldwell
had been out Of work three weeks
and had spent much time in his
room. Halk said that he and Mrs.
Halk started to the theater the eve
ming Of Nov. 25 and Caldwell came
downstairs and asked for something
to eat. He had lived with them
seven weeks. Halk said they told
Caldwell to help himself in the
kitchen. Next morning Halk went
to Caldwells room to awaken him.
and found him dead.
Mrs. Halk testified, according to
the record, that the afternoon before
the suicide a letter from his brother
in Pittsburgh, Pa. believed to be
Castell CALDWELL came. She said she
called to him but he refused to come
downstairs. She took the letter to
his room and laid it on a dresser,
she said. He was on the bed, ac-
cording to the record.
It has been the police theory
that Orme was murdered in an at
tempted robbery and that the rob-
Der shot Orme without intending to
because Of nervousness.
CaldweH's Possession
Coroner's records show Caldwen's
only possessions when he died were
a watch. purse, eleven cents cuff
button&, and some minor personal
papers.
These were turned over to an
undertaken, who sent them to Castel!
Caldwell.
Orme, in company with Miss nellie
McCune. 1921 n. Alabama St. was
shot Nov. is, 1922 on a country road
north of the city. Two days later
Orme died. Caldwell was found
dead at the home Of Alfred Ralk, Il
barber. at the New Jersey st. adj
dress, Nov. &c, ten days after the
shooting.
The Rev. Augustus Buchanan,
1920 Northwestern Ave, pastor of
the Home Presbyterian Church.
holds the evidence which leads Off
GERS to believe Caldwell is the man
who committed the crime.
In a new move to trace additional
clews, Detective Sullivan questioned
The Rev. buchanan Friday night.
According to the Rev. Buchanan.
Caldwell came to his home. Move. %
and confessed to IAN awful crime
or a country road, where a man and
woman were He further said it
was IAN accident"
He implicated a barber with him.
but details Of the act were silenced
oy the minister, who said it was Just
HIS purpose to pray for Caldwell.
The Rev. Buchanan told police
Caldwell was shrieking and chung to
him in an excited manner.
Pope will get in touch with Ed Gil
bert, a cousin of Caldwell, living In
West Virginia, who is said Il have
advised Caldwell to seek relief from
his conscience from a minister. He
said he expected new clews to be de-
veloped if the cousin could be
reached.