The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-21
MURDERED IN HIS BED.
JOE D0DS0N FATALLY STABBED
YESTERDAY MORNING
Cammeleo Lupus Yields a Knife With
Deadly Effective Women Horribly
Slashed by a Drunken Fiend--
Full Particulars of the Crime.


Full Particulars of the Crime.
Yesterday morning between and 4
o'clock the neighborhood of South Fourth
avenue, between William and English
streets, was aroused by cries of murder"
and those who looked out saw a colored
man with nothing on but an undershirt
and pair of drawers fleeing along the
street pursued by a man with lantern
and knife.
As near as the EAGLES reporter could
ascertain the facts are about as follows:
CammeleO Lupps, the Mexican hot
tomalley vender.who has been a well known
figure on our streets for the past few
months, has small house. No. 2l5 South
Fourth avenue, where he has been staying.
Joe Dodson, the victim of the Mexican's
knife, with his wife rented the front room
of the house from Lupps.
Next door to the Dodsons lived colored
man named Allen with his wife. Allen, it
seems, is away from home, and his wife
was staying alone. Lupps, who had been
drinking, went home a little before 4
O'Clock and went into Aliens house and
made improper advances toward the wo-
man. She became frightened and ran out
IN her night clothes and into Dodson's
house for protection. Lupus followed
with knife in his hand and swore be
would Kill the woman unless she returned
and acceded to his demands She sprang
onto the bed occupied by Dodson and his
wife, and Lupps attacked the three He
had his lantern in his hand, which gave
him light enough to see the victims, and
he cut and carved promiscuously among
them with fatal results as far as Joe bod
son was concerned.
Joe Dodson was stabbed in the left side
just below the heart and an ugly wound
In the shape of a I was made The fifth
and sixth ribs were entirely severed from
the cartilage that holds them to the breast
bone. 1t was not definitely stated whether
the Mexican struck Dodson more than
once or not.
Mrs. Dodson was stabbed through the
right leg, about five or six inches above
the ankle, making very bad but not
fatal cut
Mary Allen, the woman whom Lupps
first attacked, was cut across the left
breast, the cut going to the bone, but did
not penetrate the lung cavity. She also
received n cut across the stomach that only |
scratched the skin, although cutting |
through her night clothes There were
several more stabs and cuts on her, one on |
her left arm as if she had tried to shield /
herself from the murders knife, another |
in the left hip and one on the thigh.
Upon being stabbed Dodson sprang |
up and ran out of the door with |
Lupus following. He ran south on Fourth |
TO English then west to EmpOria and /
turned up Emporia towards Douglas.
The Mexican was pursuing him closely, |
they met two colored men near William
upon seeing whom Lupus turned west into
the alley between William and Douglas
and was found a short time after by
Officer Harmon back of the spice mills
and placed under arrest
The two colored men helped Dodson to
the Goodyear house and when Just at the
door he sank exhausted upon bench out
side the door He was carried into the
hotel and a doctor sent for Drs +. A.
and i. w. Whitlock and Dr. Owen were
and were soon at the wounded
mans side
The wound was dressed and several
stitches taken to close the ugly cash in
bis side He was removed to his home
rs South Fourth during the day, where
be died last night at 7:l5 o'clock.
After the man Dobson had left the house
pursued by Lupps, the woman, Mary
Alien, ran out on the street, and in her
light clothes, with the blood running all
over her, made her way TO Douglas avenue
n search of physician.
Officer Harmon found her and gave her
INTO the care of a man whose name the re-
porter failed to learn, who took her home
md the physicians went to the relief of the
woman as soon as Dodson was attended to.
As soon as it was known that Dodson
vas dead the coroner was not fed, who re-
paired to the scene of the crime and at
,nce impannelled jury from the people
living in the vicinity.
The jury is composed of the following
FAMED gentlemen: II. Berry, J. c. Foster,
!. Whaley 5. Mcintyre, a. Mcintyre and ,
d. j. Jennings. After being duly sworn !
he jury viewed the remains and were dis I
missed to meet at the coroner's office this
morning at 10 o'clock, when testimony in
he case will be taken.
The two women will be unable to appear
,efore the jury, and their evidence will {
probably be taken at the house where they ,
re staying.
When arrested Lupus was taken to no
ice headquarters and the charge against
i'm heard, when he was turned over to
he county authorities, as the offense is a ?
tate case. He was taken to the Jail and
ocked up yesterday afternoon
4 rumor had it that LuPps said the
olored people were trying rob him, but it
vas not subs+@ntiated by any of the cir !
brought TO the notice Of the :
eporter.
This is the first murder committed in
he city for over year and the people of I
hat vicinity were startled and shocked :
Though the immediate neighborhOod
here the crime was committed has had
lther unsavory reputation for some time.
Dodson worked in hotels and restaurants {
$ second cook, but had been out of en- 7
loyment for some time. He leaves wife {
My II years Of age who is wholly '
estitute in addition to being wounded. '
= PECULIAR CASE.
A peculiar case Of what seems To ue ue- I