tha t he was out of Columbus on the tenth. He was arrested at the
home of his fiance, and he confessed the crime, stating that he had
not only cemmitted the crime but had actually premeditated .the mur-
der of his friend Adams to prevent identification, All of the money
except some that he had spent on clothes and used to pay debts Mux
was si overed. Convicted and sentenced to death, Terrell was elec-
trocuted at the Ohio State Prison on Ma rch 1, 190]
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3. ATTN. TC ry
Birmingham Niiw 3
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irmingham, Alabama, 8-13-1900
tha t he was out of Columbus on the tenth. He was arrested at the
home of fiance, and he confessed the crime, stating that he had
not only committed the crime but had actually premeditated .the mur-
der of his f ud Adams to prevent identification. All of the money
except some that he had spent on clothes and used to pay debts sax
1 and sentenced to death, Terrell was elec-
areh 1, 191,
was recovered, Convicté
trocuted at the Ohio State Prison on
Ten 7c
nam Ni ny Alabama, 8-13-1900
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FERRELL, Charles Rosslyn H,
Ferrell, a 22-year-old white resident of Columbus, Ohio, had been
employed by the Adams Express Company until his discharge in July,
1900. At the time, Ferrell was engaged to be married to the daugh-
ter of an engineer for the Pennsylvania Railraod and jhe was des-
perate for money. On August 10, 1900, he made his way to Urbana
and when eastbound Pennsylvania train arrived there, he went to the
express car and asked his friend, Charles Lane, messenger for the
Adams Express Company, to allow him to ride into Columbus with hin,
Adams readily agreed, and, as the trainssped through the night,
Ferrell shot Adams in the back mear Plain City, and then, to make
certain that his friend was dead, emptied the contents of his re-
volver into his prostate form. He then stole Adams! pistol and the
contents of the express safe and left the train when it pulled into
Plain City, w here he spent the night in a local hotel. He rifled
the contents of the various envelopes that he had stolen, taking
the money from them and mailing the rest to an assumed name and
address in New York before catc
I ing a morning train to Columbus
Ss i we A AatI po
REERETURSERNE AEBS EE IRNERKAEESE Adams body was not discovercd
until the train reached Columbus and Ferrell became a suspect when
detectives learned m&xixs that his movements on the tenth indicated
FERRELL, Charles Rosslyn H,
Ferrell, a 22-vaar-old white resident of Columbus, Ohio, had been
employed by the Adams Express Company until his discharge in July,
1900. At ‘the time, Ferrell was engaged to be married to the daugh-
ter of an engineer for the Penns sylvania Railraod and .he was des-
perate for money. On August 10, 1900, he made his way to Urbana
and when eastbound Pennsylvania train arrived there, he went to the
express car and asked his friend, Charles Lane, messenger for the
Adams Express Company, to allow him to ride into Columbus with hin,
Adams readily agreed, and, as the traingsped through the night,
Ferrell shot Adams in the back near Plain City, and then, to make
certain that his friend was dead, emptied the contents of his re-
volver into his prostate form. He then stole Adams! pistol and the
contents of the express safe and left the train when it pulled into
Plain City, w here he spent the night in a local hotel. He rifled
the contents of the various envelopes that he had stolen, taking
the money from them and mailing the rest to an assumed name and
address in New York before catching a Peat train to Columb
hing a 1 to Columbus.
besac teens sure tents EE GEREAX, ams body was not. discovered
until the train reached Columbus ae I Famrols ecame a suspect when
detectives learned mixta that his movements on the tenth indicated
FERRELL, Charles Rosslyn H.
A 2eoyoaroold white resident of Colunbus, Ohio, had been
eer: Express Company until in July,
time, Ferrell. was oe ed to be eo to the daugh-
vania RaiLraod and he was des~
way to
bound Peneeieesas train arrived a e went to the
press car and asked his friend, Charles Zane, messenger for the
28s Company, to allow him to ride into Coluibus with him.
y agreed, and, as the trainmsped oa the night,
Ferre? shot Adans in the back near Plain Gity, and then, to make
certain that his friend was dead, emptied the gontenta of hie re~
yolver into his prostate form, He then stole A. tol and the
contents of the express safe and left the train when it pulled ose
Flain City, w here he spent the might ina local hotel. He rif
the cont of the various envelopes that he had stolen, renee
joney from them and mailing the rest to an assumed name and
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