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» •naled for me to stop and said: “This [ woman wants to give herself up.” I got in the hack and asked the woman for the pistol. She said she had given itto the driver.8he wanted to go and see herhusband, but I told her she couldn't seehim. She asked if he was dead. I said he was. We drove down as far as Staub’s live^r stable where we met the Lieutenant, who told me to take her to jail and lock her up, which was done. In * the jail she said the revolver belonged to her husband and that she had found it on the bureau. She gave her name as Sarah Hall, and said she was the wile of the deceased.Henry Baker testified: I was withdeceased last night. I started out with him about 11 o’clock last night. He played taro for aboat three quarters of an hour and lost about $110. He then called a hack. We drove around for a time and I left him at No. 20 north Second street. He was under the influence of liquor. He showed me an envelope which was addressed to John Hall, which he said was his name. When I left him he had about $8 with him.C. E.Vandever testified: I know the deceased; I have known him under thenames of John Williams, John Hall and “Coal Oil Johnny.” He was here about six years ago and again about a year ago.The last time he was here he wanted to start a gambling room, but was prevented from doing so.Dr. T. W. Moorhead testified to holding a post mortem on the deceased; thatthe ball went through the heart andlodged in the muscles of the back.POST-MORTEM.The body was placed in a coffin and taken to undertaker Katzenbach’s establishment. There Dr. Mooreliead,assisted by Drs. Spain and J. R. Crapo, held apost mortem. discovering that the bullethad cut the heart. The bullet was No.32.THE WOMAN’6 STORY.Mrs. Hall is nearly distracted and acts more like a crazy person than a person in right mind. The told Chief Fasig the tollowing, in substance : Night betore last she hardly slept a bit. Last night her husband did not come home after hequit work selling. She looked outot thewindow of her room at the St. CharlesHouse and could see up Third street that he had quit work. She laid down and dozed away and woke up between one and two o’clock. Her hus band had not returned and she started out to hunt him. Sho said she paid $10nin**uiltlt;ofW1a*dcre1nEsRHanWari0•tiatscxmmenOOUDLaleiUCt IJ* to 3teac ise tttr.eury the I ;J1 L -oiwv9V€*nd'•PPeave i e ;a vie; m*r.iLng an rir Ci xen*CI€1 pl awuw wv uuuu Uiui. uuv ouv I u qp a ito a man, she don’t know who he is, to|.~ tell her where her husband was. She1 -found him in the place she did under the circumstances already narrated. She says she don’t know why she fired and says it was all done so quickly that she hardly knew what she was doing. Sbe appears to be much distressed at her situation ana presented a strange appearance with her long black hair streaming down her back while her eyes bad an unusual gleam. Her maiden name is Thompson. Her mother’s name is Martha Thompsrn and she lives on McFarland street, Cincinnati. She i3 about thirty-five years old. On the advice of her attorneys,she refrained from making any statement to a reporter or from being sworn at the Coroner’s inquest.THE VICTIM.Coal Oil Johnny,” as he is known, has had a varied career. He has been here several times before and always flourished as a gambler. He came here abouta year ago with the intention of startinga gambling house, but was run out oftown by the then chief of police Vande-ver. He has made and spent a great pile of money in hi9 day. In his possession when founa dead were $7.35 in money, some circulars, taken out in this and other cities, a diamond scarf pin, a valuable pair of sleeve buttons and other articles ot value* James Myers has beenappointed administrator of his effects,giving $100 bond. 1 bleNOTIFYING HIS MOTHER. * *° 'Coroner Draught sent the following telegram this altenotm to the mother of the deceased:Terre Haute, July 20.Margaret Hall, St. Joseph, Mo.Your son, John B. Hall, was killed here this morning, What shall be done with the body ?A. J. Drought.Coroner,No answer had been received up to the time of going to press.SIMILAR CASES.The house where this tragedy occurred has witnessed two similar previous transactions. One of the women inmatesJ killed herself by poison some years ago,T and since then a man from Marshall, Ills., died while in bed with an inmate. Another curious fact is that Jennie James, who formerly kept the house, had a murder take place in her house in Kansas City, Mo , only a few week ago— a husband killing his wife, whom be had found in her house.“YES, THAT'S PAPA.”The little six-year-old son ot Mrs. Hall took things pretty hard last night, but to day he romped about the jail as itnothing had occurred. He saw hisstep-father’s corpse in the room where it lay this morning, and exclaimed, ‘ Yes, that’s papa,” without the least emotion or concern.PRESTUN, KEAN CO.,BANKERS,CoroutHo]V\l!i:i\ :.\itnviiianiiiyeadislt;thencadalme;thiilastHoiateZmU««userenin i8arageschtiervarMaicistvalicundin;HiPreC
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Terre Haute Weekly Gazette
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Thu, Jul 26, 1883
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