The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-09
STUMP BLASTER
ARMED TO DEATH
DEF|ES ARREST
Stackleather Forces Young
Sons at Gums Point to
Leave Home for Retreat in
Jungle.
Prevents Arrest by Flourish.
ing Shotgun When Two
Policemen Try to Enter
House.

Somewhere in the vicinity Of Rich.
mond, julius Stackleather, armed with
shotgun, is in hiding.
He is accompanied by his TIVE
youngest sons, Fred and Lester, the
older Of the two not more than eight
years. The two boys he took away
from their mother at the home OF the
oldest son, Roy, living on the Straight
Line pike, south of the city. after
threatening to kill his wife and Roy il
the children were not surrendered to
him.
Every police officer in Richmond
has been instructed to keep a sharp
watch for the man for fear he may re-
turn to the city and attempt to take
the life of his wife. Mrs. StackleatheT
is now in Richmond with her young
est child, Hazel, who Is about three
years old, living at the home of
friend. Two police officers take turns
at night watching the Stackleather
home on North F street to arrest the
man If he returns.
Stackleather is charged with draw.
ing deadly weapon on Officer Menke
and threatening to kill Officer Bundy
when they attempted to arrest him
Saturday night after he had driven
house.
Sought at BrookviIIe.
Last night Chief Goodwin went to
Brookville in the police automobile in
the hope of finding the fugitive at the
home of his brother. william Stack
leather. No trace of him there was
found, however.
1t was learned today that last Sat
urday night, after Earl Stackleather.
18. had taken one shotgun from his
father when the man was preparing to
carry out his threat to kill the whole
family. Mrs. Stackleather and the chill.
dren fled from the house before
Stackleather could take up his other
shotgun. obtained a horse and buggy
and drove to the home of the oldest
son, Roy.
Later the infuriated man appeared
there and at the point of his gun Sc
cured the custody of his two youngest
sons. He was last seen crossing a
Fcornfield west Of Richmond. accom-
panied by the two boys. Officer Bundy
believes he is hiding in a camp south
of Centerville
Mrs. Stackleather is in great fear
that her husband will attempt some
violence against her and she has said
tudt sne lutenOS 10 apply LOT OlVOTCe-
Has UngovernabIe Temper.
Stackleather is stump blaster and
very hard working man. but of er-
ratio disposition and capable Of des-
perate act when his ungovernable tenn
per is aroused. He is a native of North
Carolina but has lived in Richmond for
nearly twenty years.
About seven years ago while he and
his family were living with his parents
on State street, he attempted to COM
NIT suicide by taking rough on rats
following quarrel with his wife. Over
a year ago he was arrested for an as
sault on Frank Bradshaw. He hit
Bradshaw in the head with a ro>S,
knocking him out of a wagon he was
driving. His mother also is said to be
possessed of a high temper and once
the police were summoned when she
ran every member of the family out
of the house with a butcher knife.
On July 4, Stackleather walked four
miles into the country to do some
blasting, then walked home. He found
no supper had been prepared for him
and his wife away. having locked the
younger children in the house He
was so enraged when she returned
that he threatened to kill everybody in
the house and drove away two police
officers with his gun.