The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
BRAWNY FIST SENDS A
MAN THROUGH A HEAVY
W|NDOv TO HIS DEATH
Thomas Hale Charged with Muir
der of Seibert After Fight at
Illinois ald Washington.
TRAGEDY is PECULIAR
Physicians Unable to State Exact
Cause of Iseath-Prisoner in
Ignorar,ce of Fatality.
TRAGEDY IS PECULIAR

Remarking, "Ife got a good nit and I
know how to us4 it," Thomas T. Hale. SS4
Douglas street, e3asperated by his opponent.
sent his fist crashing into the face of
Thomas Seibert, of 1920 Central avenue,
while the two Were standing near Illinois
and Washington, streets at 10 o'clock last
night. Seibert fell backward, his head
breaking the phte-glass window of the
Pennsylvania Railroad ticket office, and
was taken, uncotscious, in the Dispensary
ambulance to tna City Hospital. where he
died five minutes later. Hale is twenty
eight years old, land is employed by Louis
G. Deschler as all automobile driver. He is
unmarried The Head man leaves a widow
He was a plumber, employed by Charles
Woermer.
Seibert's brother Charles, 1880 West
Thirtieth street, who had been with the two
men, had walked on to the corner, where
Hale followed him. intending to whip him
also. Before he had accomplished this both
men were placed under arrest by Patroiman
Hite
1t was soon reported that Seibert had
bled to death, but at the hospital this was
denied. Doctors Wallace. Seaton, johnson
and Fleming were in charge of the case,
and state that taey will not be able to de-
termine the cause of death until The post
mortem is hello: to-day. Patrolman Hite.
who was at tse scene of the tragedy,
states that the mans head rested upon the
window sill, ard that two jagged points
of glass were 'protruding upward under
meath the head. The physicians said that
the only cut is one on the right ear, and
that very little, If any, blood was lost. The
thorax was loosened, whether from the
force of the blow. or the fall, they could
not say. On the head were two bumps.
neither sufficient to cause death. They
regard it as aery strange case. but say
that death may possibly have resulted
from concussion of the brain.
CHARGE CHANGED TO MURDER.
Hale was arrested with Seibert's brother
Charles Seibert. 1890 West Thirtieth street,
and was at firsc charged with assault and
battery. when3the news of seiberts death
was telephoned to police headquarters the
charge was chAnged to murder. Hale was
not informed list night that Seibert was
dead, and talktd freely TO a Journal re-
porter.
'Ill tell you how it happened" he said
Its the first time was ever arrested and
1 never was in any trouble before. / was
coming down south on Illinois street, and as
l passed Kinks 1 heard voices and saw
some one standing back in the entrance out
of the rain. i sassed on, but, thinking that
one of the voices sounded like a friend OF
mine Ruth Carpenter, / went back and up
to the men. Then 1 saw my mistake. and L
begged their parfon. One of them said to
me. That's all right, but IL calls for
drink / was willing TO buy. so the men.
who told me they were brothers. Charley
and Tom Seibezt went TO Dan Smiths sa-
loon. on North Illinois street. and / bought
the drinks. Ard / bought them again and
again. paid fJr all of them. And played
a game of POL with this fellow here"
ing against the. steel bars.
SThat's rights that's what you did," said
ayi "Weli. whileiI was in there those two
fellows kept n5dging each other and point
ing TO me, ans / had this new watch on
and a little money. and / didn't want to
get into troulse.i You see my girl gave
me this watch last Saturday. when l was
twenty-eight Aaars old. and | didn't want
tn lose it tn two men began. to annoy
me. and as Vt left the place told them
/ was going u Illinois street 10 catch
Blake-street car and go home l asked
them where thy were going and they told
me il was nor of my business. / stopped
in Deschler's Cigar store to get a cigar
and when / caene out this Tom Seibert was
standing therS and We had some words.
He ended byt calling me a liar. and |
couldn't stand.any more. / just hauled OF
and let him have II. l hit him twice and
then | walked on down 10 the corner.
where his blather was. and thought /.
was at it wv WIN ,a;s go! there was arrested
Charley Sel1rt was too drunk to give
good account Iof himself when he was
knew his owntage.. He was slated as being
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