Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-06
BRUTAL DUNHAM.
HE and HIS GANG INTO COURT YES
TERDAY MORNING.
Tho Wounded Man in a Dangerous Condi.
tion and Unable to Appear-Bail In
creased for the Brutal Gang of Ruflans
Some of the Charges Against Dunham.

The topic of the day In Minneapolis yesterday was
the 1nhuman assault of the alleged Indecent expo.
sure man Durham on his accuser Town. Ihere was
great crowd OF spectators at Judge Cooley's court
at 9 4. NJ.
There were present. John Durham, Frank
Durham his son, and b. R. Barber. The fourth
man has not yet been capt red. They were charged
with assault with intent to murder.
MIR. F. B. Bailey appeared for the State in the alb
sence OF City Attorney Lochren. All The parties
waived examination and it was moved by Mr..
Bailey that the bail Of the accused be increased,
owing to the extent of Mr.. Towns injuries.
DR.. E. 8. ely testified that he had assisted DR..
Ri mball in attending the wounded man. The cuts
he said were follows: One the eye two inches
long, The bow was SO heavy to fracture the skull.
Ihe bone above the eye was fractured aud crushed.
Another wound was evidently inflicted with fat
hard substance Still further up cut ten inches
long. and on the back of the head wound that re-
CURED sewing up number OF other smaller
bruises were also dressed His chances are about
equally divided between life and death.
THE BONDS.
The bonds we're then placed as follows: John
Durham, 1000, and a. R. Barber and Frank Dun
ham, 81, 900 each The sureties are II. J. G. Cress.
each bond.
The bonds are for the appearance Of the prisoners
at the district court at tho March term whom the case
WILL be presented before the grand jury.
ATTEMPTED INrERvIEw.
After the prisoners were discharged from custody
the reporters attempted to interview them but to no
purpose. Each and every said that their attor.
ney, W. W. McNair had advised them to keep still:
not to mention word way or the other and thew
had nothing further to say.
Naturally enough, when the reporters failed to So
cure any information from the prisoners, they turned
their attention to the other side.
Mr.. TOWNS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Josiah Town at this writing is too Ill to make
full statement of the affair. He says, however.
that Dunhams first words we're, "Joe, you are Cd
id liar.' returned the compliment and then wa
had it. He struck me; and not till I was being
pounded did draw revolver. was prevented
from using it, and 1t was taken away. Went to Dun
mans store against my will, after having been sent
for. The store was unlocked when he went in, and
was locked by some one after he was inside,
MRS J. TOWN.
The wife of the injured said her little daush-
ter was II years old, and Anoda Kerr, who is an
adopted child Of Mr.. Lamborn, was a year younger
Nearly month ago Durham caught the Kerr girl
in his arms and after handling her person carried
her behind the bare, where he continued his base
and degrading liberties.
Little Mollie Town about two months since was
playing in the yard at about dusk. Durham came
luto the yard, took her up and put his hands under
her clothing. At last she escaped. On another oc-
,casion he attempted improper liberties with the
girl when she sent to his store upon an Grand
CONDITION OF TIE WOUNDED MAN.
At the present writing the physicians report the
condition of Mr.. Town as quite critical. He has
one chance in thousand Of recovery.
LATER.
At late hour last evening DR.. Kimbau called on
Mr. Town, and found him ii q semi conscious con.
dition, with his hopes for recovery by no means
the brightest.