The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-26
WAS BLOODY SUNDAY
Drunken Blacks Make Two Serious
Disturbances.
ONE O. THEM IN NORTH TOPEKA


The Other Near the 3lums OF smoky
HRow-A W. hfte woman severely IN
jnred BY n Black woman
There was q strong hue Of blood in the
otherwise serene Sabbath atmosphere Of
Topeka yesterday afternoon. There were
two bloody ARRAYS.
WI te horse was the Immediate cause
of both.
In one instance Henrietta Powell nit
Georgia Kitchen over the head with q
board that had nails il it and in the sec
ond, John Ewing endeavored TO discover
the works in J i'm Easlys head with the
assistance Of q piece Of rock All the
parties with the exception Of the Kitchen
woman are col0red.
Miss Kitchen is a sister of the Mr
Kitchen who runs the Rock Island
restaurant below Second street on Kan
sas avenue. Henrietta is employed there
in the modest capacity of domestic. She
is a little touchy about her ability as a
premier ..culinarian' and when her cook
ing was impeached BY Miss Kitchen in a
loud andbOisterous manner she naturally
felt a little hurt. Not satisfied with her
partial victory via criticism Georgia said
a lot Of mean things on the side that
were meant to be extremely sarcastic and
that would cause a blush Of EN- barass-
ment to mount to most any cheek
This was more than iienrieua's finer
feelings could stand. she is not very
Dig. but when she gels started there is
said TO De = rather dazzling Oulni present
promiscuity Of Henrietta. There was
board near that seemed to have been
placed there by Providence or some body
else and it had nails in IT, Henrietta
did not take the time just then 10 extract
the nails before she began her work.
There was a swish and q dun thud and
Georgia lost her presence Of mind as Inc
nail plOwed its way through her tangled
tresses and removed enough OF her scalp
to allow the blood to flow freely III was
about three O'Clock in the after
noon and Georgiaa earnest com
plainings gathered people from
distance of several blocks She ran
cut in the street and stubbed her toe and
fell to the ground where she lay scream
ing and declaring that she was muir
dered. Hundreds of people ran TO the
spot very much excited Somebody tel
eDhoned the police thar her throat was
cut and the patrol wagon was sent down
to see about IT. Henrietta was arrested
by Constable De Wukerson aud Detec-
tive Jacobs. who took her TO the county
Jail The police took the Kitchen vo-
man to Jail and she was allowed 20 go on
her own recO enhance. but did not appear
al court this morning The Kitchen NO
man il not badly hurt and Will not prose-
cute. The nolice say that both of the
women were drunk.
John living lives on the north side OF
the river. aud he YVES drunk yesterday
also John has been considered peace
ful citizen by the police for some time,
but he Overreached himself yesterday.
In the afternoon he found Jim Easily
talking to his sister and his brotherly
watchfulness was immed lately awakened
lie ordered Easiy away. but Easily said
ne didn't have to 10. John wasug used
10 having his orders disobeyed Up that OF
r4ft 10
up a big stone and began t. reason
with Jim sim didn't have much
reason left when John got through
lie was also minus a good deal Of
hair. flesh and warm southern blood
La fact he was d terrible sight. Most Of
the left side of Ills face was mashed. lie
did Cnot lose CONSCIOUSNESS, howeve--
Officer Steele was there Immediately
afterward and WAS told by the iuIure j
man that Ewing lived at 52J Topeka
avenue Steele went over there aud
found Ewing in the yard bare headed
and without bis coat lie told him 70
come along that he was needed but John
allowed he didn't have TO- Steele
lost a good deal Of his official
sternness ia trying 80 argue the
case. but it was no use, and when the pa
troll wagon anne john was made TO 60.
liza the acrimmaEe he struck Steele "a blow
il the stomach 1hat nearly doubled him
up. and Steele was com PEELED ID rap him
over the head to make him be peaceable. I
Ewing's case was called in police
court Tins morning, but witnesses were (
scarce and the case " as continued ill TO-
morrow His bond was placed at 500
and was signed by =. W. Barker. pastor
OF the Second Baptist church. of which
Ewing is a memb Der.
Easily went before Justice Furry this
morning and swOre to a plant.
charging Ewing with assault with intent