Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-26

s1ngIe-barreled shotgun and, in a din
ing room where there were ten persons.
opened fire, killing his brother Everett,
and then his father. Mrs. Hornocker and
her six grandchildren, the other persons
in the room, escaped by running.
The slayer lay down on a couch to
await the arrival of the police. Ser
geant White and Detectives Golnisch
and Houlihan arrested Hornocker, who
made no offer to resist.
QUARREL OVER DOG .
CAUSES KILLING.
The immediate cause of the quarrel
was dog owned by the murderer.
Hornocker, from his cell, however, told
Of a deep hatred for his brother, formed,
he said. almost four years ago. He told
Of other causes which he said led up to
his act.
HE lived in Alfordsville, Daviess
County, Indiana" he said. My brother
and my wife accompanied me on
hOuseboat down the Ohio river. NY
brother forced my wife to get out in
the rain and cook a mess Of mussels.
She caught cold and it made her sick.
Later she died. 1 was sent to the insane
hospital from the hOuseboat, which was
on the Ohio river in Illinois. 1 escaped
and came to Indianapolis about two
cause"
"Are you religious?" ?" he was asked.
'I thought I was once, but not now"
Hornocker answered. You see, they are
Utah Mormons and they tried to make
me believe that way. I really did not
H4ean to kill father, but then he was COM
ing at me and 1 loaded the gun again
and shot him. think 1 shot my brother
twice.
SIGNS confession
OF DOUBLE CRIME.
Hornocker made the following state
ment to the detectives and signed it:
My name is Aria Ivis Hornocker, I am
81 years old and live at 1924 Northwest
ern avenue with my father, mother and
two brothers. I work at the Fairbanks
Morse Company, Twenty First street and
Northwestern avenue. I left work at
4 20 p. N. and arrived home at 3 p. m.
went to the basement and got my dog
and brought it in the house. Father
ordered me to take the dog ont Of the
house. l told my daughter, Mildred, 9
years old, who had the dog, to bring 1t
over to me. I started to take the dog
out Of the house, when I got into an
argument with my father and my brother
Everett. Everett jumped on me and
threw me down. I kicked Everett of
OF me and when 1 got up l got my shot
gun, which was in the sitting room..I
Shot Everett, who was standing in ehe
sitting room. My father then started
after me. He grabbed the gun and I
got the gun away from him and reloaded
the gun and shot my father. I think 4
shot my brother Everett twice. After
the shooting l stayed in the house until
the police arrived"
The slayer drew a pocketknife early in
the quarrel it is said but was dis
armed by his father and brother. The
two men seated themselves in the dining
room. No hint was given by Hornocker
of his intent to shoot
Il was tore up and so nervous that
did it before I knew it," said the slayer
in his cell.
r. E. Stevens, 3711 Crescent street.
notified the police of the killing, the rec
ords show, at As p. m When the po-
lice arrived the slayer was lying on a
couch apparently sleeping. He again
tried to go to sleep in the automobiIe
on the way to police headquarters.
Mrs. Hornocker said that Everett was
32 and Lawrence % Charles Wis wife
died about three years ago. He has four
children, Lois, II; Mildred, 81 Paul, 8,
and Andrew, 8. Everett is survived by
two sons, Ralph, 8, and Frank, g.
The bodies OF the slain men were taken
to the A. D. Tutewiler undertaking par.
lOrs, e34 North Meridian street, by orr
der Of Coroner Robinson.