St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-11
DUNNEBACK'S DEATH.
A Handsome, Gay and Gallus
Grass Widow Under
Arrest,
And Her Alleged Lover Is
Also piniDg Behind Pris-
on Bars.
They Are Strongly Suspected
of Knowing Something OF
a Fatal ARRAY.
Foul Play Not Unlikely to
Be Developed by the
Inquest.

Mrs. AIlc6 Ballard ana CuarleS Dd-
lille were alraigned before the munio-
ipal court yesterday charged with MUIR
der in the third degree. Pending the
coroner's inquest the case was continued
until the 10Th.
The two were arrested because of the
suspicious circumstances which LED to
the death of William j. Dunneback, the
caterer, at the city hospital Wednesday
night. The story OF the tragedy is
familiar to most citizens. DunneOack
has for several years been in
timately associated with Mrs. Bal
lard, a grass widow. Gosslps
intimated that their relations were not
strictly orthodox, but as to this phase of
the case nothing can be determined
until the case comes before the court.
Still, it is known, and it has been made
public in these columns, that Dunno
back met with his fatal injuries in a
fiat run by Mrs. Ballard at 133 East Sew.
enth street a week ago last Monday
night
Mr.. Dunneback was the owner of the
restaurant at 1S5 East Third street. On
the night in question he informed few
friends that he was going to Mrs. Bal
lard'S rooms to participate in spirit
uaIiStic seance. Mrs. Ballard, by che
way, is accounted medium with NEGRO
mantle powers. She could, it is SAID,
call departed spirits TO commune with
earthly friends, relatives and acquaint-
ances. 1t was with view to converS-
ing with the
DeRizeus Of tie Spirit land
| he Is credited with having declared that
| he made this visit on This fatal Monday
| night. He left his restaurant shortly
| before 8 O'Clock, and it is supposed thai
| he must have reached the fiat in queS
| ton about O'Clock. He went there in
a closed hack, and he gave instructions
| to the driver to await his pleasure. The
| driver relates that lie had been in the
| house but few minutes when a dis
| turbance was heard. The driver wen
to the door and discovered Dunneback
| lying inSensible at the foot Of the stairs
! Mrs. Ballard lived on the second floor
The hickman succeeded finally in get
| ting Dunneback into the carriage and
| carrying him to his rooms over his res
| taurant, although Dunneback weighed
some 25G POUNDS.
In front of the restaurant, however
| he found himself powerleSs. Dunne-
back had relapsed into a semi.uncOn
scious state and he was unable to beaI
the man to the rooms above. j. H.
| Whitaker the city ticket agent of the
| Minneapolis 81 st. Louis and the ST.
| Paul u Duluth roads, happened along,
| and the two bore the helpless man 10 his
| chamber. A surgeon was summoned
| and Dunneback's leg was found to have
been broken and the doctor gave the
| opinion that the patient was suffering
| from internal injuries. Still, no par
| ticular apprehension was felt concern
| ing the mans final recovery. Dunno
| back continued to grow worse. however,
| and was taken to the city hospital and
| there he died yesterday morning.
The Police Aroused.
The police at this juncture began to
| suspect that there had been foul play,
and Mrs. Ballard and her conSort,
! Charles Bazille, were placed under ar
rest on suspicion. 1t is developed that
| Mrs. Ballard is character about town,
and the police state that at one time she
managed a bagno in the Knauft block
on East Seventh street. Dunneback
became infatuated with her wiles, and
his devotion to this wOnLon idol has
occasioned a great deal of criticism.
| But Dunneback was not alone in the
affections of lis inamOrata. BaZille was,
it is related, considered more firmly fixed.
But he was poor laboring man, an en-
| gineer, in fact, while Dunneback iu-
| herited quite fortune only year or so
ago. Mrs. Ballard had no disposition to
| forfeit the fortune, although she was
| most devoted to the engineer.
| At a previous encounter between
| Dunneback and Bazille, for the latter
| was inSanely jealous over the attentions
| paid the woman by the caterer, a des-
| perate encounter was only averted by
| the hasty and informal retreat Of the
| caterer, and all this despite the dimin-
| utive ayoirdupoise OF BaZille and the
| gigantic physique of Dunneback.
| The suspicion is that Dunneback was
| decOyed to the rooms of the cOurtisan
| for the purpose Of permitting the engi-
| neer to get complete revenge. Mrs.
| Ballard sent the note and then had her
| lover ready for the encounter. 1t is
| thought that Dunneback was dropped
| over the banniSter, distance of twenty
| feet. and then that BaZille jumped upon
| the prostraUe form and inflicted the in
| ternal injuries from which the man
| died.
Yet this hypothesis finds doubters
| Friends who attended Dunneback in
his last hours state that he claimed that
| he fell down the stairs. The woman in
the case hung about Dunneback's res
| taurant ali election day and teartully
| importuned the people In charge for the
| privilege of seeing her lover in the
rooms above, but this was imperiously
| denied her.
Mrs Ballard Is grass widow, as re-
| lated. She has daughter fifteen years
| of age. and a son seven. The prelim-
mary examination was continued yes
terday until the 10th, an the coroner
| will hold an inquest today.