The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-25
A HUSBAND HALF CRAZED
WILLIAM ALLENDER FIRES FIVE
SHOTS AT WILLIAM HORTON.
Claims the Latter broke Up His Happy
HOme-The Victim Was
Hit Once.

shot and painfully injured yesterday even
ing by William Allender, thirty-two years
old The men met at the corner of New
York and Blake streets shortly before s
o'clock. There We're a few words between
them, and passers-by heard Alender
claim excitedly, You had better tell me the
truth about this" Horton made an angry
remark, and then Allender drew pistol
from his hip pocket and opened fire. Horton
noticed the move for the pistol and retreat
ed, running north on Blake street. He was
pursued by Allender who fired four shots
as he ran. One bullet only took effect. 1t
entered Horizons body just above the hip,
about three inches to the left of the spinal
column.
Horton did not cease running until he
Was safely beyond the reach of Allender's
bullets. A man passing along Douglass
street, three squares from the scene of the
first encounter, saw him running. His face
was deathly pale. A few minutes later
Horton appeared at the drug store at Blake
and Michigan streets and was taken from
there to the lodging house at No. III North
Senate avenue, where he had room. DIR.
league, who was called in, at once made
an examination of the wound He found
the bullet had not struck vital spot. 1t
missed the kidneys and the peritoneal cav
ity and ranged downward. DR.. league did
not regard the wound as OF much conse-
qunece, but advised the young man TO go to
the City Hospital, and he was taken there
by DR.. Marker, of the City Dispensary
staff.
Alender was arrested shortly after the
shooting. He made no effort to escape, and
seemed to be satisfied that he was arrested.
He is an assistant engineer at Maus's brew
cry. Fred Kurtz, bailiff Of the Police Court,
interested himself in Allender's behalf and
secured bail for him when it was learned
that Horizons injuries were not serious.
Allender talked of the affair after some
persuasion. He said there were some
things in connection with it that he would
carry with him to the grave. At first he
acted like a man whose mind was not en-
tirely clear, but as he talked he made the
impression that he was an exceptionally
bright man but laboring under a great men
tai strain.
HORTON BOARDED WITH HIM.
Family trouble was the cause of it ALL
he said "Will Horton came to board at
my house last spring. He was stranger
to me and my wife. He worked at various
occupations at first, always paid his board
and was a model boarder. l was working
at night part of the time and at day other
times. During the summer, when l was on
night duty, L first began to suspect there
was an intimacy between Horton and my
wife. Everything pointed that way, and
thought then of testing them and ending
the matter. Once L propped a window
oren, intending to slip away from my work
and into the house, but l changed my mind.
Later on L was on day work, and Horton
was working across the river in foundry.
l noticed that he did not eat at the table
with me. We would both be home for din
ner and supper, but would see that he had
been provided for before L came. Then my
wife quit eating with me, and ] learned
they were eating their meals together. They
used to be out at night great deal. AL
lender would go out early My wife would
prepare for church and would go away.
About 10 or Ill O'Clock they would come in,
one at time. Once / started out to find
them, and would have settled the case then,
learned that Horton was keeping a room
on Ohio street near Senate avenue.
''One time L told my wife that Horton
must leave, and after little quarrel with
her told Horton the same thing, and he
did leave. But he kept coming to the house
afterward- would meet him there some
times when l came to my meals, but he
would not eat. My child told me after
wards that he would frequently be there
when / called, and would wait in the shed
until had gone and then come back to the
house.
HIS WIFE LEFT HIM.
about five weeks ago my wife left me,
and l do not know where she has been
since then. People have come to me with
tales to tell, but have refused to hear
them l have tried to keep out of the way
of seeing her and Horton, and have tried
to avoid hearing reports concerning them
A few days after she left / met Horton on
the street. wearing muller belonging to
me, which my wife took with her when she
left. had some words with him then and
took the muller from him. Since then L
have heard from neither of them until i
met Horton this afternoon. L hope the pa
pers will be as lenient with my wife as pos
sble. never expect to live with her again.
but for the sake of the children hope the
disgrace will not be emphasized too Sc
verely As for Horton, l may not have
been good enough shot.
Allender lives at No. 400 Minerva street.
He has two small children. The people liv-
ing in the vicinity are talking about the
shooting and the trouble which led up to
it, They say that Allender had enough to
drive him crazy and some believe that he
was mentally unbalanced when he shot
Horton. He has the reputation of a quiet
sober and Woodworking man. lie is steady
in his work, and is looked upon as a good
citizen and good neighbor. Horton came
here from Batesville about a year ago. He
avenue but a short while after he was shot
When the ambulance was driven away the
landlady was asked IL Horizons companion
was in.
mo: L have not seen her tonight" she
answered, and then, in response to in
uuiries said that Horton and woman had
come there and taken a room two weeks
ago. She accepted their statement that
they were married, though she ala not see
a marriage certificate. Allender says Hor-
ton always claimed ne was not marrleu. Az