Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 269, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1912 — SON ACCUSED OF FATHER’S MURDER [ARTICLE]

SON ACCUSED OF FATHER’S MURDER

Dr. A. A. Stuart Shpt Down at Fort* vllle and Dissipated Son Thought to Be Guilty. Whisky is at the bottom of a murder at Fortville, Ind., where Dr. Almon A. Stuart, 51 years of age, was killed Thursday night, presumably by his son, Guy, aged 30 years, who is under arrest. The father and son were both addicted to the use of liquor and the son had been engaged in the “bootlegging” business. The father and son have been on bad terms for a long time. Thursday they seemed to be cordial to one another and the doctor’s wife Went to Indianapolis to visit her daughter. The murder occurred during her absence. Df. Stuart was found mortally wounded in the yard at his home. He died two hours later. The son was arrested and placed in jail at Fortville. It is said that 4 both father and son were very popular when.ijot drinking and although Guy was lazy and worthless, he was of a very clever disposition and had many friends among the better class of people. Wlhile there seems but little doubt of his guilt, there is a strong probability that he will have much support in his defense, claiming that he killed his father in self-defense.