South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-19
Ernest Dodge, Believing Victim
to be Merely Wounded, Con-
feSSeS, Police Say, That he
Stabbed Enemy During BrawI
JEALOUSY OVER Dive
KEEPER CAUSES FIGHT
Clark Tried to Kill Him With an
Axe, Accused Man Declares,
During Quiz by POIiCe-SeV-
cred Artery Causes Death.

Self defense is the plea OF Ernest
l.. Dodge. the man who has been ar
rested accused of the murder OF Jo-
seph Clark OF Niles Mich. in a west
end dive Wednesday evening at
about 5 o'clock
After questioning by Sergt Barn
hart. Chief Kuespert and other Off
cials, Dodge stated Thursday morning
that Clark, inspired by jealousy, had
attempted 20 strike him with an ak.
and failing in that had attempted TO
beat him over the head with a potato
masher.
The two men had come to blows
after Clark had accused Dodge of
alternating the affections of Mrs. Cora
Mann, POS w. Walnut ST., i'm whose
alleged resort, the killing took place
Clark and Mrs. Mann, say the police
had lived together for some time
Dodge came TO the Mann home Tues
day night and remained there all day
Wednesday.
When Clark came Wednesday night
Dodge was still there and refused to
leave, according to the latter's story
10 the police Thursday morning. Both
men were bitter toward each other
and both attempted 90 have their at
tentions accepted by the Mann wo-
man. The resulting dissentiOn ended
in the fight in which Clark was stab
bed.
Fight in Kitchen.
Clark. Dodge and the woman were
in the kitchen of the home All were
more or less under the influence of
liquor and after a lengthy argument
clark is said tO have attempted to hit
Dodge with an ak Dodge and Clark
clinched and in the melee Dodge
pulled his knife. SO he stated to the
police. and stabbed Clark in the right
arm and in the left side The small
cut i'm the arm severed an artery
from which Clark bled 20 death.
Dodge has not been informed Of
Clark's death He is under the opin-
ion that his victim is merely cut up.
He never returned to the Mann house
after the fight in which Clark was
fatally cut
Guy Moore. 314 S. Main St. was
also in the resort when the stabbing
took place He was in a front room
of the house with Oda Dice. when, ac-
cOrding TO his story 10 the police, he
heard loud words and argument COM
ing from the kitchen. Then Mrs
. Mann rushed into the room where he
was lying and said that Dodge had
killed a man in the kitchen. Moose
rushed out and he and Dodge carried
the victim 20 the front room.
The sight of the blood pouring
from Clark's wounde unnerved Moore,
ne said
4 started TO call the police" he
said 10 the officers Thursday morn
ing. when Dodge threatened to kill
me with the same knife he used on
Clark. He was crazy drunk and
was afraid TO call the ambulance
and the police station. Dodge said
we might as well run away So we
started. on the way TO a place
where Dodge could wash the blood
HE 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph kartinos. We
told them that Dodge had cut a
man and we started back To see
how he was. While on the way
there we were all arrested. That is
all 1 know about It,"
Stories All Agree
The story OF kartinOS aSreed with
that of the other two men. None OF
the persons arrested have been told
OF the fatal ending of the cutting fray
and as a result all were willing to
talk 10 the officials That the story
OF Dodge is true the police have good
reason TO believe.
Mrs Cora Mann. in whose place the
killin0 took place, and Mrs Oda Dice.
an alleged inmate of the resort, were
questioned Thursday afternoon. The
stories OF each practically corrobO-
rated those told 10y the men.
Mrs. Clark. mother OF the murdered
man. has been visiting at the home
of Thomas Pope. SIS ~ Main ST. She
was notified of the tragedy Thursday
morning. She and Clark lived in
Niles. where Clark worked. A sister
whose name could not be learned.
works i'm the Ellsworth store in this
city. She also has been advised OF
the murder.
The police claim that the two wom-
en- and Clark and Dodge were all in
toxicated. After the fight Dodge and
Moore are said TO have gone into a
west side salOone and 10 have pro-
cured more liquor.
Clark's body at present lies at the
Mccain morgue from where IL Will
probably be taken 10 Niles for burial
He was identified wednesday night by
JoEn Bachmau, a Lake shore detec-
tive
Women Give "F'ake" Names.
II developed today after the per
sons arrested last night had been
questioned that the woman who had
given her name = Nellie Brown was
in reality Oda Dice. said tO be an in
mate OF the house IN which Clark met
his death Mrs Cora Mann. alias
Neely. also failed 20 give her correct
name Both women were intoxicated
TO the extent that their conversation
was erratic az the time OF their ar
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