Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-08-23

Tifin township was the scene of distress.
ing affair, vest tsrday, which resulted in the
death of Albert Allen at IL p. IN. last night
There were three of the Allen brothers, John
Abrrt'and LShite. They have been engaged
in the saw mill and lille business in this
connty for many years and are widely known.
Yesterday Lattte Allen was setting tile in
the kiln, his brother John and Albert Wheel
ing them in on trucks. An order TO Albert
TO bring IN certain kind of tile apparently
gave offeuse aud he opened upon a war of
words on his brother and declared he would
paralyZe him.
Picking up brick, he hurled it at Lafitte
with force. Fortunately he missed his aim,
This only added to his anger and he attempt
ed to climb up where Lafitte was standing.
'ftte warned him not to come, but he
persisted and was stricken on the head with
an uuburned brick. He had one hand over
his head and that caught the force of the
blow. 1t was sufficient, however, to knock
HIM down. In falling he struck against the
side of tn kiln and Jared down some forty
or fifty brick which fell upon him.
John Allen ran to his brother Albert and
removed the debris from him. Albert did
not seem to be hurt at that time and before
he could get oh his feet wanted to renew
hostilities. He was, however, induced by
John to go into the tile shed adjacent to the
ed John not to say anything about the affair,
as he did not want it to get out, and then
laid down.
John and Lafitte did not think any thing
more about the matter and went off to look
after some other business. When they re-
turneda an hour later they found their brother
unconscious. He was removed to the home
of Latitte and physician called. But he
never regained his senses and did as stated
about at il p. m. last night.
This morning John and Laftte came to
this city to make arrangements for the fun
eral. Lattte was taken in custody by Sheriff
Rath and locked up in the county jail pend
ing an examination of the case.
Coroner j. d. Westrick will hold an in
quest tbs afternoon. Uutil an autopsy is
held it cannot be determined whether Albert
died from the effects of the blow at the hands
of Latitte or whether the brick that fell from
the top of the kiln upon him, distance of
nine feet, was the cause.
John says Lafitte struck his brother a half
arm blow. There is no mark on his head,
bnt his hand, which was over his head was
slightly skinned. He cannot tel, of course, but
thinks the fatal injuries were received in the
fall or when the pile of brick fell upon him.
1t is the general impression that Latitte
will b, turned loose. His brother Albert was
man of violent temper, powerful physical
ly, weighing 40 ana oau customer. Lantte
did what any man would have done for his
own protection. -
The deceased was twice married and leaves
boy, aged II years, by his first wife. He
did not live with h 8 second wife. Laftte
Allen is married and has wife and three
children.
The Aliens have always stood wellin COM
munity and are widely acquainted i'll the East
end of the county. This is a terribly unfor-
tunate sffair, but Is one of the sad results
that some times come out of family quarrels.
The remains will be inferred in the Hill
tomorrow.
The result of the Coroner's investigation
is that Albert Allen came to his death from
a blow administered by his brother, Laitte
Alien. The accused waived examination and
he has been released on bond of $1,000.
Self defense will be his plea.