The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
IT ENDS IN
A STABBING.
The Annual Customary Murder
of "KarnivaI Night
At Kansas City Took Place
Last Night.
CROWDS OFDRUNK MEN
Patrol the Streets Late at Night
Bent on DeTiltry.
John Dunlap Stabbed to Death
in a Fight.

Kansas City, Oct. 8.-John Dunlap of
Seventh and Everett streets, Kansas City,
kan, was stabbed in the heart by an
unknown young man on the sidewalk in
front of Davis saloon, northwest corner
of Eighth and Delaware streets, at IL
o'clock last night. He ran into and
through the saloon and fell on the stair
way leading to the Eighth street en-
trance. He was placed in the police am
bulance and died on the way to police
headquarters. The murderer is unknown.
Dunlap was in company with Frank
LambOrn OF 321 Ann street, Kansas City,
Kan, an intimate friend of his, and john
Adams, also of Kansas City, Kan, dur
ing the greater part of the afternoon
About twenty minutes before the stab
bing took place he was seen by H Hurst
of Harper, Kan, fighting with several
young men at Eighth and Main streets.
Hurst paid but little attention to him, but
later identified him at police headquar-
ters. Prior to this time he in the
saloon. and had some differences with a
gang of young tOughs, numbering ten or
twelve. One of the gang was Ed Dough-
erty, who lives in the vicinity of Twelfth
and Holmes streets.
After the trouble in the saloon the gang
went out. Dunlap went out few min
utes later, and met Lamborn and Adams
at the door. They started together north
on Delaware street, intending to take a
Fifth street car at Fifth and Delaware
streets.
In front of c. H. Rechuer's barber shop,
few doors from the saloon, they encoun-
tered the gang with whom Dunlap had
had trouble in the saloon. Some angry
words We're passed. and Dunlap knocked
down young man, evidently the leader
of the gang. In the general fight which
followed Adams was struck in the mouth
and fened to the sidewalk.
Dunlap retreated toward the saloon |
closely pursued by his antagonists the
leader of whom was the young man whom
he had knocked down a, short time before. |
Dunlap was walking backward and fight !
ing his pursuers. He stumbled and fell
to the sidewalk upon his back. The leader
of the gang sprang upon him and plunged
knife into his left breast. The blade |
penetrated the heart, inficting a. mortal
wound.
The wounded man regained his feet and |
ran into the saloon. He was followed by |
the gang. which mingled with the crowd !
that filed the saloon. Dunlap made his |
way through the crowd to the Eighth !
street entrance, which is at the foot of |
flight of stairs. Just outside the door |
he fell He was picked up by H. Hirsh, |
who noticed that his face was pale, and |
his coat and vest saturated with DlOOd |
He was carried to the top of the stairs |
at Main street. where his face was bath !
ed with water. Dunlap did not recover |
He did not speak, but eX- |
pired on the way to police headquarters |
Frank Riley, 16 years old, of 722 Cherry |
street saw the fight between Dunlap and |
the gang. He recognized Dougherty and |
several others. He did not know the |
names of any of the others, but said they |
lived on the West side, and some of them |
sold newspapers at the Junction. Lam |
born. Hirsh and Adams were closely ques- !
toned by Inspector Halpin but beyond /
a meager description of the leader of the |
gang. who is believed to have done the |
stabbing. nothing of value to the police |
was learned Lamborn said that while |
the fight was in progress in front of the |
barber shop he heard someone call out /
"Blondy.' which was a nickname of Dun
laps. Immediately after he saw Dunlap
rise up and cry:
"Oh my God!"
He then saw Dunlap run into the sa-
loon.
The newspapers are almost unanimous
against any more Carnival nights or
davs The Times says: kansas City
has probably seen her last Karnival night
as the record is now one murder for each
Karnival."