The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-29
USED KNIFE VICIOUSLY
JOHN DUCKWORTH TRIED TO KILL
EVERETT sTRINGER.
The Latter's Face and Body Slashed
by His Infatuated Antagonist
Police Called.

John Duckworth. of Bridgeport, we'll
tried to shoot his sweetheart, Mamie Good
in. one night last summer, tried to kill
Everett String,r, a teamster, living at 1924
West Washington street last night at z
o'clock. Stringer was cut seven times.
None of the wounds is considered serious
at this time. Duckworth, in his efforts to
murder Stringer, was cold blooded, cutting
his head. face, body and arms. Duckworth
after the cutting ran west and dis
appeared in the bottoms near Eagle creek
The trouble arose over the payment of
$3.50 due Duckworth for work he had done
for Stringer. Duckworth called at
Stringer's house Saturday night and asked
for the money, but Stringer admitted his
inability to meet the debt. Duckworth,
according to the story told by Stringer left
and announced that he would either get
the money or kill Stringer. Mr.. Stringer
said he thought no more of Duckworth's
threat until the latter appeared at his gate
last night when he went home for his sup
per. Duckworth was standing near Po-
lands livery stable and when he saw
Stringer approaching his house, walked
across the street and again demanded the
money. Stringer said he asked Duckworth
to wait until Saturday night and he would
square matters" Duckworth would not
listen, but grabbed Stringer by the throat
and began cutting him across the face.
While Stringer's head was pulled back,
Duckworth cut him from the lower lip to
the point of the left jaw. barely missing the
jugular vein. The next cut extended clear
across the forehead. Another cut was from
the top of the scalp across the left eye and
down to the feshy part of the cheek Duck
worth then released his hold on his victim
and began plunging the knife into Stringer.
He jabbed him twice in the left arm.
Stringer was next stabbed in the fieshy part
of the back under the shoulder blade. An
other cut was made on the right arm. The
stab in the back would have been serious
hand not the knife blade struck rib.
Covered with blood, Stringer crawled to
his front door and lay down. His moan
ings attracted the attention OF his wife,
who began crying for help. The employees
of the stable across the street were UNI
aware of the fight until they heard the cries
of Mrs. Stringer. Stringer was taken into
his house in semi-conscious condition.
Drs Sommer and Converse were called and
succeeded in sewing up the wounds.
When the police were notified Ii was said
a murder had been committed. Captain
Hyland, Sergeants Hagerman and Schwab,
Detectives Asch and Manning and Bicycle
men Simon and Morgan hurried to the
scene. By the time they arrived no trace
of Duckworth could be found. All the
information CLEANED from the livery stable
employees amounted to little, one man VEN
turing the remark that Duckworth had
gone 1.-The same old way" meaning the
trail taken by Duckworth last summer
after his other escapade.
Duckworth is employed at the Big Four
roundhouse near Bloomington street i'm
coaling engines. He is twenty-nine years
old and gained much attention last sum-
mer when he tried to Kill his sweetheart
and later tried to kill Detectives Morgan
and Kinney when they arrested him.
Duckworth and the girl were married a
few days after his arrest, the marriage
taking place in jail. He and his wife now
reside in Bridgeport.