St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-05
KNiFaD HHI: BOY LOVER.
Thirteen-Year-O Old Irene Dugan
Was Jealous.

Thirteen ear Old Irene Dugan
Was Jealous.
New York Journal
Look here. Herman, I'll get square
with YOU" said pretty thirteen-year-oid
Irene Dugan.
''Uh, that's all right replied Herman
Sohmer, and then he went on TO talk to
Irene while she fumGled in her pocket
When Herman, who is but fourteen
years OF age. had finished and turned 10
20 way, Irene puled long, keen knife
and made Il lunge at Herman, who ran
down the street. while Henry Hall,
Herman Timm, Henrietta Dugan and
Mary Williams screamed with fright.
Irene dashed after Herman SOhmer
and plunged the knife into his back be-
meath the left shoHlder-blade. with the
remark: There. Take that, YOU"
The little fellow, who still wears knlck-
erbockerS staggered forward, and gasp
ing 'She has stabbed mer' fell TO the
sidewalk.
Irene and her companions ran away
as fast as they could, leaving Herman
grooming on the sidewalk. The stab
bing occurred at the corner of First and
Bloomfield street, HobOken, Sunday
night, and Irene Dugan is now in Jail
awaiting trial for attempt at murder.
Even in Hoboken lovers quarrel
among children, with attempted muir
der the principal feature. has never
been heard of before. The result is
that everybody, whether old or young,
is Interested in this one case of ieal-
OuSy.
AS the story goes the three youngsters
were standing at the corner of First and
Bloomfield streets about $50 p. IN. Sun
day. Henry Hall had a comic song
book, and was reading its contents to
his companions. All of the little fell
lows were laughing merrily.
As the boys were standing together
three little girls in short dresses came
running dOwd First street. When they
reached the corner of Bloomfield they
to the boys. but the little fellows paid
no attention 10 them. and the girls
crossed the street, with: Hello, fell
lerS''
Hnll and Tinm and Herman each Sc
lected a girl and commenced to talk.
AT first all were laughing, when sud
denly Irene was heard to say: You've
been untrue TO me and I'll get square
with you
Then followed more angry words be-
tween Irene and Herman, during which
the name of Mile Jones was heard
several times, but no one thought there
would be any stabbing done.
After Herman had fallen 10 the side
walk a crowd collected and the wounded
boy was carried to neighboring station
house, where DR.. PiDder was sum-
mGned. He found an ugly cash about
an inch long and two inches deep be
meath the left shoulder blade. The
doctor thought the knife must have
been very sharp, as several thlckDeSSes
of clothing were penetrated. The doc
tor also thought that the wound would
have proved fatal had the blade struck
half an inch lower. When the wound
was dressed the boy was taken to his
home, No. 139 Bloomfield street, where
a Journal reporter was told yesterday
that he would recover.
Police Captain Hayes took the affair
in hand Sunday night. He knew Irene.
for, though she was still wearing short
dresses. it is alleged that she has been Il
bad girl. Detectives kavin and KinlOn
were sent out on the case. They reached
her home, No. 153 First street. about
midnight and placed Irene under ar
rest. The knife was not found iii her
possession.
Yesterday morning she was taken be-
fore Recorder McDOnOugn. Herman
was there, though the pain from the
wound made him cry most of the time.
He positively identified Irene as the girl
who stabbed him, though she protested
that it was her sister. Henrietta. Irene
was sent to Jail short while after the
trial in default of bail.