Year: 1868

HISTORY or THE YOUNG MURDER. NEAR INDI-
ANaPOLIs-TE ACCUSED PARTIES PROMG-
MINT CITIZENS


Indianapolis and indeed all of Indiana, is at
present agtaed by murder trial in progress there The
accused parties are prominent citizens OF that locality.
Additional Interest has been impaired TO the trial by the
attempt to suppress the publication OF the testimony.
The Judge ordered the reporters not 10 take IT, but they
disObeyed him and they fined FOR contempt Of
Court The public became indignant ct this that the
Judge was forced 10 An indianapolis correspond
ent Of The Cincinnati Gaeie gives the following history
Of the case: 80 ..---'


The murder of Jacob Young and wife on the afternoon
tragedies that has been perPetrated IN this vicinity for
Seafs Their bodies were discovered lying upon sand
bar IN White River at spot but about two miles heyOnd
the city limits the next morning terribly mullaed,
the whole OF side Of the head OF Mr. Young having
bprDed almost to crisp. The deceased were wei to do
and highly respectable citizens, peaceaby disposed snd
living I'm harmony with each other, so that the bTst
thought that the man had killed tue woman and alter
ward himself, was rendered mproDabe under tne9e CIR
to be impossible well. The bodies were Iylng nut
short distance apart and near the man was
empty, while the other contained eight bullets and
heavy & eaIse Ses 81 I" tSe gun we're precisely Ike those
tracted from the head Of Mr.. Young The coat OF Mr.
Young was missing could not DO found anywhere at
that time. The head OF Mr.. Young bore the mars OF
severe blow upon one SIDE but ia addition
1G p,to 'n San, uPSr fired from behind and lodged
against the forehead was extracted from the
ther ascertaned that Mr. and Mrs Young had gone out
riding that afternoon and that he had large sum Of
ward seen in the buggy with them passing along tho
pike in the direction Of the murders the man and two
walking upon the sand bar by children
IN bathing at distance loud report aud weaker one
from shot gun and pistol were heaTd at almost me
bodies OF the and woman lying on the sand bar hut
not near enough to notice whether hey WeFo rest
brokers' shop, where 1t had been bought on tho morning
Of the murder o ah gnod name and Who Sas e
ber OF the sae Methodist church with the deceased lie
was arrested at and placed IN JAIL but nothing more
than the facts mentioned was made public the further
testimony before the cOroners jury being kept very quiet


The stery about the affair was intense and especially
the connection of tho woman with the affair after
ward Silas Hartman was arrested ana odgedn la ana


d having been very closely watched for sea-
SON created decided sensation as the lady
least her husband dong good paying grocery bust
ness and while he seemed TO treat his wife with great
ness men and neghbors enterpIisng, upright aud
honest man 1t began then TO be said, however that In
Ss Greet While sSe Is The wife Of sas MsrOaD already ar
restod whose character man had not been abQye
the three prisoners each for the two victims the
charge being Of murder in the first degree In the
widest and most improbable character foated about
and served to keep up the excitement.


The appearance OF the prisoner when brought into court
we'll calculated to attest her innocence of the terrible
charge against her She came IN accompanied by tho





to stand o her until convinced against desires
OF her guilt or made happy again by her proven inDo-
cence She Ia rather below the medium hight, with
little and wy ngure Indicating energy and sprigbness.
She quick and active In all her movements while she
is also quite graceful and sefpossessed Horface quite
an Interesting one her features rather inclined 10 sharp
ness her eyes blue and intelligent while her forehead s
fair smooth and surmOunted by wealth Of light, brown
hair Upon entering the she advanced 10 the char
set apart for her but before taking seat greeted her
counsel with pleasant SMILE and shook each them
by the hand Taking seat, she removed her val
tely and laid aside She wac plainly but neatly Mt
tired and her general demeanor was pleasing, and
showed greater possession than rdnarily shown
by ladies on entering under the nIost ordi


nary circumstances 5ho watched the proceedings close
ly the OF the Jury which task was
Completed much sooner than could have been expected


yeDure for 50 jurors having been Issued and In
anticipation OF large demand Tor men who had not
formed nor expressed an opinion"


While the Interest in tho trial would have been greater
under ordinary circumstances, the effort made pre-
vent the publication greatly increased that interest and
made he excitement Intense 1t was evident from tho
beginning that money at tho bottom OF the affair
but there WAS something moro than this Inc relations
between the deceased and tho accused had been OF the
most friendly and intimate character 20 far ss outsde
observation could show But there had also been imam
es prosperity ssnosx tseo which u was dlout TO OK