[Newspaper]
Publication: The Morning News
Muncie, IN, United States
vol. 18, no. 242, p. 1, col. 5-6
A HAWKBILL KNIFE
Had Walter Cade, Anxious to
Commit Murder.
He Believes That John Smith, His
Brother-in-Law, Poisoned His
Wife's Affections.
There was great excitement in Industry last night at 10 o'clock as the result of a drunken man with a big knife threatening to kill his brother-in-law.
John Smith resides in the third house North of Merriweather avenue on Blaine street, and is a glass blower, employe at Ball Bros, Glass works.
Last night John and his wife Ross went to the opera house, leaving an infant babe at home in the care of Mrs. Smith’s sister, a girl aged about 17 years. Two or three neighbor girls volunteered to stay at home with Mrs. Smith's sister until the show was out, but their visit was cut short.
At about 10 o'clock Walter Cade called at the Smith home with an ugly looking hawkbill knife, fully six inches long, and asked for Smith, saying that he
PROPOSED TO KILL HIM.
The girl, who was half frightened to death, informed the man that Mr. and Mrs. Smith were at the show. The man was drunk, and his frenzy grew until he acted like a mad man. He repeated oath after oath, and repeatedly caught the girl by the throat and her life seemed in great danger at times. Finally he broke up a large quantity of glassware made by Mr. Smith in the factory, and left, saying he would return and kill the man. All the time while he was there the girl, who is his sister-in-law cried and begged of him to go away.
In the meantime the police had been telephoned for and Patrolmen Turner and Vickery responded in the patrol wagon. Soon after the patrolmen and Mrs. Smith had arrived home and they were met at the door by Smith who had a revolver in hand. He told the patrolmen that he would kill the man if he returned there or molested him.
THE CAUSE.
Cade came here from New Albany some time ago and began work at the Hemingray Glass works. He married a sister of Mrs. Smith’s and for a time lived at the Smith home before he sent for his wife at New Albany, where her parents reside.
Soon after she came to Muncie she learned that her husband was associated with other women and she left him, returning to New Albany. Cade accuses Smith of having been his wife's informant, and the bad blood was then made.
Early this morning the police were searching for Cade to prevent the murder.
