Family Fight, Larey Carey stabs John Dowd in fight, both are Hemingray employees

IN DEFENSE

Of His Family Larry Carey

Uses Knife

Five Times and Then Gives

Himself Up

AND IS SENT TO JAIL

Carey Interferes with Dodd Beating

His Wife and is Attacked — Mrs.

Carey and Her Daughter Assaulted —

Carey Tells Story of Fight

John Dodd was stabbed five times last night by Larry Carey, his neighbor. His injuries are serious and late last night Doctors Kemper and Trent who attended him, were unable to say whether or not the man would survive. He was taken to the hospital at the suggestion of Rev. William Schmidt of St. Lawrence church.

Carey walked to the police station and surrendered. He said he acted in self defense and protected, not only himself but, his wife and daughter, Mrs. Brammer. He was committed to jail without bond and will probably be held there until it is learned whether Dodd has a chance for his life.

The stabbing occurred before dark in Carey's yard in the rear of 1509 East Ninth street and was caused, it is said, by Dodd, who lives next door, whipping his wife. Members of the Indus­try band were at Carey's at the time and the affair created intense excite­ment. Cary's story of the affair is as follows:

STORY OF AFFAIR.

"I was in the yard with my family and the band boys, who were preparing to practice. We heard screams and an instant later Mrs. Dodd ran from her house pursued by her husband. At the house pursued by her husband. At the fence dividing our property he caught her and struck her in the face. She cried out to me to help her and I ran to the fence and ordered Dodd to desist.

"He let Mrs. Dodd go and, leaping over the fence, made for me. My wife ran up and he grabbed her by the arm and tore her dress sleeve off. Then he turned to my daughter and, taking her by the neck, hit her in the face. In order to protect my family I pulled my pocket knife out and commenced stabbing Dodd. How many times I cut him I don't know."

Carey told the above story to a Morning News reporter at the police station after he had surrendered. To Patrolman Seldomridge he handed the knife, on the larger blade of which was blood, which had not yet dried.

While Carey was conversing with the officer concerning the case Chief Cashmore, who was then at the home of Dodd, telephoned orders to place Carey in jail. He was slated on a charge of plain assault and battery, but this charge will probably be changed today.

DODD SILENT.

Chief Cashmore and Captain Turner could not get Dodd to make any state­ment about the affair. The captain said Dodd wore the appearance of having been drinking, This was borne out by a statement made to the captain by Mrs. Dodd. She said her husband had come home drunk and had beaten her, but she deplored the fact that he had been injured. She said she did not think Carey had been justified in using his knife, adding that there enough men in the yard to have sub­dued her husband without using such violent methods. Mrs. Dodd has a large lump over one eye, which, she told Captain Turner, her husband had raised by striking her.

At the homo or Carey the family was so completely unnerved by the tragic affair that they could give the officers no coherent account of what had occurred. Mrs. Brammer was on the verge of hysterics and Dr. Trent gave her a quieting draught.

When the doctors reached the Dodd home they found the injured man surrounded by a large crowd and several fellows were forcing whisky down his throat.

FIVE WOUNDS.

In speaking of Dodd’s injuries Dr. Trent said: "One wound was above the right nipple, another under the right ear, one over the stomach, one between the ribs on the right side and the fifth one on the left temple."

The wound near the heart is said to be the most serious, in using the knife, judging from the nature of the wounds, Carey plunged the knife into the flesh instead of slashing it.

Both Carey and Dodd are glass workers and have lived in Muncie ten or twelve years, Dodd works at Hemingray's and Carey at Ball Bros. Carey is a man probably 50 years of age and has always borne an excellent reputation. His daughter, who so he claims, was struck by Dodd, is the wife of Edward R. Brammer, a well known barber in the Kirby House shop.

Michael Carey, a brother of the man in jail, and several friends made an attempt to give bail, but they desisted at the request of the prisoner, who said he would rather wait until morning. He does not anticipate serious consequences as he says he acted in the right and protected those who are dearer to him than anyone else on earth.

Late last night Captain Turner was told that Dodd and Carey had been enemies for some time and that there was a grudge between them. Dodd has never been in trouble since he has been in Muncie, so far as is known. According to Michael Carey, a brother of Dodd named Thomas was shot and killed in Covington, Ky., some years ago.