The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
The Men QuarreIed at summers's
House, with the Result that Horne
Is Dead and the other N Fugitive.
HORNE STARTED THE TROUBLE
sLICHTING REMARKS MADE BY HIM
ABOUT sUMMERs's FAMILY.
Murderer Escapes from the Scene of
His Crime, but the Police Are
Hot ON the Trail.

-Four blcws from a Ratchet in the hands
Of his blacksmith brother-in-law laid John
Horne OF Twenty-third and Hovey streets
on the floor of the formers home with
four CHASTITY gashes in his head. and with
the cry i've killed him. I've killed him.
William Summers, the murderer. grasped
his hat and coat and fed from the house
into the cover of darkness at 9 o'clock
last night. Up to late hour this morn
ing he had succeeded In eluding the police.
who were hot on his trail.
Summers lives with his wife in rooms
over grocery store at 1906 Martindale
avenue and according to the story told by
Mrs. Summers, who was the only witness
OF the ARRAY, the action OF her husband in
staining his hands with her brothers blood
was merely an outbreak OF his vicious
nature and entirely uncalled for as self
defense Her brother, Horne. she says, called
at the house early in the evening and being
in an Intoxicated condition soon started
an argument with her husband. resulting in
the fight which ended in the murder. Horne
said several exasperating things about
Summers family. 1t is said, and Summers,
disregarding the drunken condition of his
brother-in-law, stepped to the rear room
and secured Ratchet which he laid on the
kitchen table, ready to use in case of an
emergency. One word led to another, until
blows were struck.
THE DEADLY RATCHET.
In a drunken frenzy Horne picked up a
chair which he swung over his head in
tending TO strike his tormentor, but Sum-
mers was in action with the ever-ready
Ratchet and felled the intoxicated man 20
the floor with one blow from the weapon.
after which he finished his CHASTITY deed and
made sure of Horne's death by striking
him three more times with the sharp edge
of the treacherous tool, and fled from the
house. bidding his wife az hasty goodbye
and grabbing his hat and coat on the run.
The police were notified and Bicyclemen
Hull and Griffin were soon ON the scene.
but were unaIle to find the murderer. nor
. could they trace him from the house to
any particular locality, and 1t is thought
that he boarded passing freight train
and left the city.
The City Dispensary ambulance, in charge
OF Drs. Sheek and Seaton, arrived at the
nouse with the spolice and removed the
men, who was not at that time dead, al
though he was beyond any possible chance
nscovery. 10 the City Hospital where he
Iled IN short time.
he police department. after the
the affair was discovered. Captain Hyland
and Sergeant Sandman were among the first
arrivals and directed the search for Sum-
mers. Detectives Colbert and Hauser were
detailed to the case in addition to the diff
ferent details OF police, and every patrol
man In the city had description of Sum-
mers within an hour after he committed
the murder. But the hours start may have
been enought to enable Summers TO get
far beyond the boundaries of the city. 1t
is the opinion of the police that he will be
uph he a : a dpCCriD-
ton Of the man is so complete that il would
be impossible for him to escape detection if
once seen by an experienced sleuth.
WOMAN TELLS OF MURDER.
Mrs. Summers, when seen last night, did
not appear to take the murder of her
brother at all to heart, and stood within
few feet OF the spot where his life's blood
had clothed the floor and told of the
murder with a fearless eye. She said her
husband was a man of vicious temper and
If pressed too hard would invariably start
a fight. Her brother whose death she did
not seem to mourn in the least. was she
said. a drinking man, and had often been
in trouble before When asked who she
blamed for the affair she said she did not
know One was possibly as much to blame
as the other, as far as she was able to tell
She said she attempted to stop the fight
before II went d SO ta Dur MAS Was, unable bn to
could do was TO let the men finish it be-
tween them.
Summers. the murderer is a blacksmith
and has been in the employ OF the Chandler
* Taylor Company for some time and
while known for his bad temper, has al
ways been considered energetic and
faithful workman. Horne. the murdered
man, laborer. and aside from his no
torious reputation for dissipation, has been
known as a good-natured and jovial fellow.
When under the influence of liquor he was
always inclined TO become somewhat churl-
ish. and at times would provoke fight.
Captain Hyland said last night that he
had no doubt that Summers would be APP
pretended before he left Indianapolis very
many miles behind, and does not think it
before he is detected. Ali the interurban
lines and railroads were notified last night
as soon as the nature of the crime was as
certained, TO be on the lookout for the man.
and most or the towns and cities in this
and adjacent States were communicated
with by telephone and telegraph and given
description OF the fleeing murderer
DEPUTY CORONER THERE.
Deputy Coroner Gels, who was on the
scene OF the murder almost as quickly
as the police. said the brains of the black
smiths victim had oozed from the wounds
IN his head to the floor. where the dying
man lay until removed to the hospital
The Matched welded by the blacksmith
cut a cash across the left eye of the VIC
tim. another across the left cheek and two
blows on top of the head finished the job
Every effort to save the life of the injured
man proved futile and the hospital doctors
who worked for an hour the dying man
were compelled to cease their exertions
Mrs. Summers was notified of the condi-
tion OF her brother by the doctors. who
were FIRST called from the Dispensary and
merely said that she did not know where
her husband would go. but was positive
that he would leave the city IL he could get
away from the police.
Until early this morning the police who
worked on the case had not found the least
clew as 10 the mans whereabouts but the
country for miles around will be Searched
and the police of other cities near by are
guarding the railroads TO prevent Summers
from escaping from the State.
Charged with EmbexxIement
Francis Kirsch. treasurer OF local union
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