Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1905 — HINSHAW IS AT HOME [ARTICLE]

HINSHAW IS AT HOME

Friends of His Boyhood Welcome Him as a Man Subjected to Injustice. DANVILLE FOLKS ARE DIVIDED Parole Gratifies Union B. Hunt- Ajsaasln Seriously Wounds His Victim. Winchester, Ind., Jam 11. William E. Hinshaw, paroled by Governor Durbin for a crime that his many friends here assert he never committed, has arrived in this city, and he was welcomed by his friends and relatives as a man who has suffered much Injustice. His aged mother, enfeebled by years of sorrowing over the fate of her son, is happier and In better health than she has been for several years. People generally over the county express approval of Governor Durbin’s action In paroling Hinshaw, and he found many old friends at the railway station to welcome him buck to his boyhood home. How They Feel at Danville. Danville, Ind., Jan. 11. The one topic of conversation here is the action of Governor Durbin in paroling William E. Hinshaw, and public opinion is much divided. Many say he Is guilty and should have been kept in prison until he told the facts of the murder, for they think he knows more of the murder than he has ever told. Others feel that even were he guilty be has had sufficient punishment in his almost ten years’ imprisonment. Two Official* Who Differ. R. F. Hathaway, deputy clerk at the time of the trial and who is now serving as fleputy sheriff, says: “I never thought Hinshaw guilty, and even if he were he has been in prison long enough. John Bell, who was sheriff at the time, never believed him guilty. Thomas J'. Oofer. who assisted in the prosecution, and la now judge of the Hendricks circuit court, said: “1 believe Hinshaw guilty. I am satisfied that he is. I think that when those in authority release people convicted by courts, who are not In possession of the facts as the courts are. there Is a tendency to bring into discredit the courts’ action and to bring the law into discredit.

Union B. Hunt Gratified. Indianapolis, Jan. 11. Union B. Hunt, the private secretary to Governor Hanly, who has interested himself in the case of Hinshaw, made the following statement: “To say that I am gratified at the action of Governor Durbin in paroling William E. Hinshaw would be a mild expression of feeling. * * f I have known William E. Hinshaw from his boyhood. We l ave been intimately associated together and I have never believed him capable of the terrible crime with which he was charged.” FOUL WORK OF AN ASSASSIN Fires Through s Window at Bis Victim and Bite Him—Suipoot Arrested for the Crime. Marion, Ind., Jan. 11.—Wilson Addington, a prominent politician and well known horseman, was shot while he was seated In his office, and he is believed to bedyingfrom a gaping wound In his abdomen. Addington was chatting with friends when a man appeared at the window, hastily glanced Inside to seek out his victim, and then deliberately fired through the glass. Less than fifteen minutes later Chas. Sprong, a rig builder in the Marlon oil field, was arrested charged with the attempted assassination. There Is a strong sentiment against the prisoner and there was talk of mob violence and the officers dispersed crowds which collected on the streets. Extra guards were also placed about the Jail.

Indiana Legislature. Indianapolis, Jnn. 11. —The senate began the introduction of bills, thirtytwo coming in in ns many minutes. Among the most important were three for the creation of a railway commission. A resolution was passed for the printing of 5,000 copies of the recent executive messages and speeches. The house did no business of importance. Both houses adjourned to today. Nnrsa Hakes a Bad Mistake. Marion, Ind., Jan. 11.—Mm A. A. Nodding, of East Second street, was the victim of an error at the hands of a nurse when iodine was administered by mistake, and for a time the woman was in a precarious condition. She had been 111 for some time and the nurse intended to give her a mixture of tar and honey, but administered iodine instead. Bsosfslnd Her Husband's Slayer. Marion, Ind., Jan. 11.—Henry Miller baa been arrested charged with the murder of James Cline at Findlay, 0., fourteen years ago. Mrs. Cline, who has moved here, recognized Miller on the street and caused bis arrest. He will be taken to Findlay for trial. Martin Will Haro to Explain. Washington, Ind., Jan. 11.—Crying and almost frosen, Bessie Moffett, 16 years old, was found In a barn, where •he bed been held a prisoner for hours by John Martin, a grocer’s delivery man, whom she accuses of kidnaping her. Martin la In jail. «•» Brato of 17 In Jail. Alexandria, Ind., Jan. 11.—Sllaa Pierce, 17 years old, has been committed to jail, accused of assaulting Its Belle Lltley, 8 years old.