Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-07
SEES WIFE WITH
ANOTHER MAN;
/ TRIES SUICIDE
Construction Engineer in
Serious Condition With Bull
let Lodged Near Heart.

An attempted suicide in which Daniel
s. Terry, 40, $50 East Thirty Second
street, shot himself at 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, was carefully covered up
from the police for six hours before the
officers had chance to investigate.
Terry is in the Methodist Hospital and
his condition is serious, revolver bull
let having lodged near his heart
Terry is construction engineer EN-
ployed by the Walsh Construction, Com
pany Of Davenport Iowa. The company
has offices in indianapolis.
Domestic trouble was the cause of the
suicide attempt, according to information
obtained by detectives early today after
they had made a second visit to the
Methodist hospital and questioned the
victim.
A statement made by Terry to detec-
tives reveals what he says was the cause
Of his attempted suicide. He said that
on Oct. 10 he called his wife by long dis
lance telephone from Cincinnati and told
her that he was coming home. Terry
said he arrived home at II AS p. N. on
that night and when he entered the house
he saw a light turned on and found the
colored maid upstairs with his daughter.
Mary Frances, 0, but Mrs Terry was not
at home.
where is Mrs. Terry he demanded.
81 don't know" the maid is said to
have replied.
FINDS ANOTHER
MAN WITH WIFE.
At that instant Terry said he heard
an automobile and he went out OF the
side door and to the garage where he
saw his wife closing the door and he
said he saw a man start acress the
All, ba a
man and struck him on the jaw, knocking
him down. Then he jumped on the man
who was trying to draw revolver from
pocket. Terry said he hit the man
again and then caught the revolver and
twisted 1t from the strangers grasp
Terry declared to the detectives that he
pressed the gun against the mans breast
and pulled the trigger. The gun missed
fire and Mrs. Terry caught her husband
by the anu crying II will explain. Let
that man so. will explain"
Taking advantage Of the assistance Of
the woman the stranger fought himself
back onto his feet and started to run.
Terry said he pursued the man north on
Park avenue. but he escaped.
Terry said his wifes explanation Of
the affair was that the car went dead
some distance from home when the bat
teries were to weak to start 1t. The
stranger cranked the car at her request
and assisted her in getting it into the
garage.
CONSTANT QUARRELs
FOLLOWS DIsTRUST.
Terry said that from Oct. 16, the night
when he found the stranger near the
garage with his wife, that be had quar-
relied constantly with his wife.
Terry ia of ed Efa mr.
to detectives last night telling Of the
shooting and OF what happened during
the day yesterday. She said that her
husband was in leo and under the
covers, and that she laid down beside
him, but was on top of the covers. They
quarreled and she said that she had told
him that IL might be best for them to
place their daughter Mary In a board
ing school. and for her to go to work
downtown. Then she told him that they
should stop quarreliDg for the sake Of
their daughter. Suddenly she heard a
noise ike the Bursting OF a tire aud
heard something drop on the door. She
looked and saw 1t was a gun. Then she
pulled back the covers and found that
her husband had shot himself.
Mrs. Terry said she called DR. Il. w
Campbell 1915 College avenue. aud Or.
E. NJ Haggard, 2916 Washington boule-
ward, and they ordered Mr.. Terry taken
to the Methodist Hospital.
Early statements made to the police
who at first Investigated the case were
that the cause OF the shooting was III
health.