The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-29
CASH In HIS THROAT
GEORGE HICKMAN AT THE CITY
HOSPITAL BETWEEN LIFE
AND DEATH
CHARLEY GREEN LOCKED UP

Trouble Said to Have Been Caused
by the Jealousy of Hickman on
Account of White Woman at
whose House Green Was Room
ing-Party Rushed the Can and
Then Made a Rough House.
AS the result Of a cutting ARRAY that
occurred shortly after o'clock last even
Ing, in the rear of the house at 1859 st,
Peter, George Hickman, colored, is ly-
ing at the city hospital with an eight
men cash In his neck, and Charley Green,
also colored, hs assailant, Is locked I'D
at the central station charged with at
tempted murder 1t was stated at the
hospital at midnight that the injured
man will probably recover. although his
injury IS of a most serious character.
The trouble was caused by the jealousy
OF Hickman over a white woman, at
whose house Green was rooming.
The house on st. Peter street is oc-
cupied by Miss Mary Bowen, better
known as Minerva" and Hickman has
been living at the place for a consider
able time. He is about thirty-four years
old, was born in st. Paul, and, according
to the police, has always borne fairly
gccd reputation as being peaceable and
tnoffens1ve. For nine years, and up to
about four weeks ago, Green, who is a
large, burly negro, formerly employed
as porter at Schiller's saloon on st. Peter
street, also lived at the Bowen place.
At that time, however, 1t appears he be-
came acquainted with a white woman
named May Gordon, who lives with her
husband at 4S5 Virginia avenue. Green
went to live at the house on Virginia
street, but since then both the Gordon
woman and himself have been in the
habit of calling on Miss Bowen, and in
this way it is said, Hickman became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Gordon.
Yesterday afternoon the Gordon wom-
ali called at the house on st. Peter street,
and about $50 Green arrived on the
scene. Then Hickman, who is employed
as porter III a barber shop, came home,
and one Charlie Scott, colored man,
who works on the street gang, also
dropped in. A quarrel arose among the
party, and it is claimed that Hickman,
who was jealous of Green, slapped the
Gordon woman. This occurred in the
yard at the rear of the house. which has
dH entrance OH 4NlIllU SlISGlJ dIlO III lI10
rear of little harness shop on the cor
ner.
The trouble was patched up by the
purchase of several cans Of beer, which
everybody shared and then the Gordon
woman went to her home 1t was short
ly after Z o'clock when Green, accord
ing to the others, renewed the quarrel
with Hickman, who was sitting on
bench in the yard. The men exchanged
OIJS iS oIo no.
came Infatuated, and rushing at Mick
man, cut his throat almost from ear to
ear with one swoop of razor which he
carried
Leaving his victim lying on the ground
the assailant coolly walked out Of the
yard on to Ninth street and turned up
the alley halfway up the block, coming
out on Tenth street, and making straight
for his home on Virginia avenue, where
he was arrested an hour later by De-
tectives Sweeney and Healey. He con-
fessed having committed the assault,
claiming that he had done the cutting in
self-defense.
In his flight Green passed through a
crowd that had been at
tracted by the shrieks of the Bowen
woman Officer O'Skoog arrived on the
scene and sent for the patrol wagon,
after summoning assistance from the adj
jacent drug store for the wounded man.
who was bleeding copiously from a great
cash In his neck. He was taken imme-
diately to the city hospital, where it was
stated at midnight that there was an eX-
cellent chance Of his ultimate recovery.
The razor severed the external jugular,
but missed the principal arteries and the
main jugular.
Directly after the occurrence the Bowen
woman and Scott who had witnessed the
cutting, fled from the place and went into
hiding Others who had seen the exit Of
Green described his appearance to the
police, and Chief SchWeitzer took steps
to head off a possible flight to Minneapo-
lis All the officers in the city were no
titled to be on the lookout for the muir
derous negro, and the search was kept
up until he was finally trailed to his
room. He was taken to the Rondo street
station and afterwards removed to the
central station. In his cell last evening
Green spoke freely of the cutting.
81 did not mean to kill Hickman"
he said. 81 acted in self-defense. I had
roomed at Minerva's for nine years until
four weeks ago, when I went up to the
place on Virginia avenue Mrs Gordon's
husband is a consumptive and can't talk
very much. He is colOred and she is
white. They had been sore at Minerals
because 1 moved. suppose that is what
caused the trouble. Hickman was there,
besides Minerva, Scott, who works on
the asphalt, and myself. got there be-
fore Hickman. He came while was out
after can of beer We had three cans,
and then Hickman got into some trouble
with the woman and slapped Mrs. Cor
don. She went for a policeman and did
not come back. Then Hickman and I had
some words. He started for me with
something in his hand, and [ took out my
pocket knife and cut at him. I acted in
lido I.1,.I
see what Hickman had in his hand. Z did
not use razor and the people that say
they saw me with one lied. 1 threw my
knife in the yard after I used it and then
went right home, where was arrested
Assistant County Attorney Holman
called at the city hospital shortly after
Hickman was taken there, in order to get
a statement from the injured man, who
1t was supposed at first could not recover.
Mr.. Zollman was unable to see the man
who was under the influence of ether at
the time.