The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-28
Andrew F. Avery, 3s. a Pop
ular Farmer, Victim of an;
Assault by Charles Price,: !:
Also a Farmer.
ASSAlLANT CRAZED
WITH LOCAL BOOZEi
Returns to Eaton After Spree;
in Richmond, Encounters.
Avery and Without Warn
ing Assaulted Him.
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EATON, o.. Aug. 2s.-Sustaininx .
fractured skull and conclusion Of the
brain from heavy blow across the.
right temple with an az handle In the.
hands of his drinkcraxed assailant,
Charles Price, 30, whom he had proba-
bly, never seen before and against
whom he had no grievance. Andrew
Franklin Avery. IS. wellknown anda
popular truck farmer. living In the
Muttonville neighborhood. about sew.
en- miles southwest OF Eaton, died
early Sunday morning at the home OF
A. H. Boomershine, East Main street,
Eaton. without regaining conscious
ness
AS result OF the death OF Avery
Price. who lives with his wife, daugh-
northeast OF Eaton on the Gimlet
Road, is in the county jail facing =
charge of murder in the first degree.
The assault took place Saturday
evening about 9:15 on the east side
of the L. ID. Bailey store, Main and
Cherry streets. and was witnessed by
Lester and William Samuels, compan.
ions Of Avery. These young men, who
live several miles southwest OF Eaton.
declare that the attack was entirely
unproyoked. They were sitting In Q
rig at the curbinE and were entirely
unable to prevent what happened.
Came 70 Rtehnsond.
1nformation tathefed from many
sources indicates that Price and his
hired man. Richard Quick. had gone
TO Richmond. Ind. Saturday aftefnoon
where the former had drunk . good
deal Quick returned to Eaton on the
six o'clock car. but Price did not
leave that city until two hours later.
During their stay there Price had pur-
chased an AK and handle, giving the
former into the hands OF his employe
and retaining the other part.
Enroute home it Is claimed that
Price was very quarrelsome and abus-
I've on the car, picking q quarrel with
anybody who was willing for an argu.
ment. His spleen was vented toward
George Holman. OF Eaton. and Wal
lace Fornshell. OF Camden. Holman
is travelling representative for .
concern manufacturing cream sepa-
rators. Price accused Holman, Ii ID
said, Of Fleeing him out Of Z sum OF
money recently, when he bought one
OF the contrivances. Holman refused
to quarrel with the man, even though
he Is said to have been subjected to
torrent OF profane abuse. Price is
alleged to have threatened ito get''
Holman, but as the car approache0.
Eaton, the infuriated young farmer
apologized. However. that was not
before Price had been forced into his
seat by the conductor on the car, un-
der threats of being soundly thrashed.
The conductor is said to have threat
ened to smash his lantern over Prices
head before his lust for fight was
quelled.
colIides with Avery.
Holman went directly to his hosna
Immediately after the car arrived.
What Price did in the following few
minutes is not exactly known. At
any rate he turned off Main street
onto Cherry street. going south. with
in few steps he bumped into Avery.
and with an oath told him to ret out
OF the way. II Avery made reply ie
was not heard by his companions III
the rig at the cnrbing. although they
declare Price did considerable ours
ing and then landed the telling blow
with the Ak handle. Avery sank in
heap to the sidewalk, without uttering
sound. The Samuels boys, George
Jones, ex-marshal, Moses Thompson
and Daniel Avery, an uncle OF the VIC
tim. carried Avery to the office Of Dr..
c. w. Conley. half block away. and
later took him to the home Of A. II.
Boomershine. longtime friend and
later. without reEaining conscious.
| ness and without knowing who his
murderer was.
Price ran south ON Cherry street
and turned into m alley. . yengeful
crowd in close pursuit. But he e.
capped by running through yards and
was found about 10 o'clock at the
home OF his mother-inlaw, Mrs. Alics
lHarshman, East Spring street, where
his wife and little four-year-old dau9h-
ter were waiting his return He wa1
still under the influence Of liquor
| when lodged ia the county jail by
Isherfff ". g. Boner and Marshal G.
| A. Bunting
| Wss After f4olmanf
Holman believes tlhat the blow Az
tery received was intended Tor him, and
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