The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-17
VISIT TO DAYTON
HOME MADE TO-DAY
Grand Jury and Prosecutor
Inspect Scene of the
Murder.
LIME is IN THE CELLAR
More Details Concerning the
Terrible Homicide Are
Related.
LIME is IN THE CELLAR

The members of the grand jury and
Prosecutor Keller visited the home of
Mrs. Clara Dayton this morning and
completed their investigation there
this afternoon.
The scene of the most terrible homi-
eide committed in Wayne county with
in recent years was thoroughly in
spected by the jurymen. Mrs. Day
ton and her three small children were
in the home at the time.
An investigation of all the upper
rooms as we'll as the lower floor were
viewed as later developments in the
case may involve these apartments in
connection with the crime. The pop
ular theory of the crime at this time
is that it was committed in the kitch-
en- of the home. The cellar was also
visited and the jurymen shown where
the body of Henry Dayton was dug
out of the quick-lime and concentrat-
ed lye. The lime was still there and
to all indications the grave of the muir
dered man had not been touched since
his bones were removed last month
ny coroner f1eTce.
The trip to the Dayton home cleared
many matters in the minds of the jury
men concerning which they were in
doubt or misunderstood.
How the wife of the murdered man
who slept approximately twelve yards
from the scene of the murder without
even hearing the slightest sound or
having any intimation that a crime
had been committed is more than the
authorities can understand or believe.
Archie Bowles another member of
the Dayton household was in the home
at the time of the murder though he
slept above the kitchen. He did not
arise from his bed until 9 o'clock the
morning of the crime and is not be-
less taken into the confidence of his
mother, Mrs. Clara Dayton.
Certain He Left.
Mrs. Clara Enlow, mother of Mrs.
Dayton, and three children of Mrs.
Dayton were also sleeping in the room
kitchen is a door which could have
been closed at the time the crime was
committed tending to stifle any noise
of which took place at the time the
crime was committed besides the hea-
Wy door which was between the room
adjoining the kitchen and Mrs. Day
tons room.
Coroner Pierce in his examination
of the witnesses of the household
har fire ErI~ 10
floor of the kitchen and she testified
that she knew nothing Of the crime
nor saw any trace of blood on the
kitchen floor. This fact substantiates
in way the theory that the crime was
not committed in the kitchen, authori-
ties believe.
Mrs. Dayton testified that her hus-
band left the house as she heard the
door close behind him as he left bid
ding her good bye. She said there
could have been no mistake about his
leaving as she recognized his voice.
II was believed by the police for a
time that Snyder was in the city be
cause of clue furnished by a grocer
in that vicinity. He told the police that
brand of tobacco which was purchased
by Snyder and that he had no other
customer for this brand of tobacco.
Prosecutor Keller and Patrolman Law
Ter went to the Dayton home in an eff
fort 10 learn who was getting the same
brand of tobacco or for whom the
child of Mrs. Dayton was buying it.
They learned that Mrs Dayton's broth
er. boarder at the home at this time
was buying the tobacco. -
The probe will be continued tomor.
row and it may be that indictments
will be returned against Mrs. Dayton
as an accessory to the crime Coroner
Pierce said while he did not believe
she actually committed the crime. she
knew II had been committed and be
Iieved she helped conceal the body
The verdict has not been fled.