The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-29
Slew
WILLIAM NABE
over PIE SALE
Farmers Joke Is Answered
by Invitation to Fight on
Bend Road.
NABE HOLDS FRIEND,
SLABS HIM TO DEATH
Slayer Then Telephones Sheriff
Inquiry al Jackson
This Morning.


A preliminary hearing into The
death of William Nabe will be helC
tomorrow afternoon before Justice OF
the Peace John Putt at Jackson, in
order to determine whether James
| Thompson, who is said to have stab
bed Nabe in a quarrel over pie Sat
urday night at the Coker School
House, is to be held responsible for
! the death.
( An inquest was held Sunday morn
ing at the home of Young Nabe, where
/ the body was taken. The cornor's jury
/ found that Nabe came to his death
from the hands Of Thompson. The
latter was taken to the County Jail in
! Jackson, where he will be held with
out bail.
Nabe and Thompson attended 4 par
ty at the schooIhouse. where great
number of pies were sold at auction
to the highest bidder. Thompson
bought nearly all the pies and Nabe
remarked in a ocular way: Il guess
YOU will invite the rest to hell you
eat the pies" This remark was fol-
lowed by verbal combat between
Nabc and Thompson and the latter
invited Nabe out of the building.
They were ordered from the school
grounds and began to leave when
someone called 10 Thompson and ask
ed him to wait. Nabe then shouted
to Thompson, fits said, that he should
hurry on if he wanted any trouble.
The two clinched. Nabe fell on ThOmp-
son and the latter drew a knife and
began stabbing Nabe in the left side.
He was pulled off by several men who
ran to the scene when they heard
Nabe's cries for help.
Nabc was carried into the school
house where he died ten minutes la
ter without being able to make state
ment. Thompson, who lives near the
schoolhouse, passed his home and re-
manned in the home of Herman Form
kahl until the sheriff came to place
him under arrest. Thompson tele-
phoned the sheriff of the incident and
told him where he could be found. He
was arrested Sunday morning.
Coroner Poe held ar inquest over
the body Sunday morning. A number
of witnesses testified at the inquest
The evidence showed that the two
ouarreled over the pie. No one could
be found. however, who had actually
seen the cutting. They all testified
thpI heard Nabe cry while he was on
top cf Thompson, who had thrown his
arms around Nabe's neck.
Thompson was pulled loose by Az
thur Lpedcr. The principal witnesses
we're Paul Brinkman, Louis Schultz, f.
Juden. Albert Hcngst, Oscar Melon
aid. Arthur Louder and Herman Berch-
cit. They agreed that Nabe was cut
while lying on top Of Thompson.
In questioning the witnesses, the
coroner attempted to ascertain Wheth-
or there had been a grudge between |
Che men. The father Of the dead youth
denied this emphaticaily, and SAID that ,
his son and Thompson had been life
long friends. Neighbors, however, de
clared that the two were not on very
good terms.
The autopsy showed that Nabe had
been CIT across the chest and the low
err part of the ribs. Several ribs were
severed. Besides he showed two deep
pashes on both sides Of the neck be-
low the ears.
.ScIoc 'Cekhimf, y To ?"ndSHRDL I
William Nabe was the son Of Adolp1
Nabe, who lives on thu Bend road,
about six miles nortl Of the Cape. He
was "a years old The funeral was
held on Sunday afternoon from Hobbs
Chapel. 1t was said that the youth
was engaged to may.
James Thompson lives with his
widowed mother, Mrs. Winnie Thomp-
son, near the Cocker Sc2ool. She col
lapsed when she hea@d Ct the killing.