The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-12
BUTCHER KNIFE USED
Mrs. B. Hickerson Seriously
Wounds Mrs. R. Dunn.
BOTH ARE COLORED
Quarreled Over the Effects of
a Restaurant.

AS result Of a quarrel regarding the
property in the restaurant at 702 East
Douglas avenue. Mrs. Dunn lies danger
ously wounded in the st. Francis hos
pital and Mrs. Bud Hickerson is an in
mate of the city jail being held to await
the outcome of the wounds Of Mrs. Dunn
which were inflicted by butcher knife
in the hands Of Mrs. Hickerson. Both
women are colored and live in the east
part OF the city near the Rock Island
tracks.
Some weeks ago. Mrs. Dunn, who for
merly owned the restaurant equipment
at 702 East Douglas avenue, sold them
to Bud Hickerson, who, in conjunction
with Mrs. Hickerson, was doing quite
a thriving business in the same stand.
AT different times Mrs. Dunn and Mrs.
Hickerson have had words concerning
the furnishings of the kitchen and finally
one day, Mrs. Dunn removed a number
of the things, claiming that they belonged
to Der. The matter went on without a
settlement, until yesterday.
Mrs. Hickerson went over to her home
on North Meade Avenue to get some
things for use in the restaurant and on
her way back Mrs. Dunn hailed her
from one of the neighboring houses.
Both women commenced to talk and
called each other harsh names. At last
Mrs. Dunn becoming exasperated at
what she considered bad treatment on
the part of Mrs. Hickerson, started to-
ward her with a short piece of a board,
in one end of which was two long nails.
Before she reached Mrs. Hickerson,
another war of words took splace, and
then Mrs. Dunn advanced and as it is
alleged by witnesses, struck Mrs. Hick-
erson over the head with the board, in
ficting a severe scalp wound from the
nails in the end Of it. The blow stunned
Mrs. Hickerson for little while and
after she recovered she grasped large
butcher knife, which she held in her
hand which was for the use of the res
taurant and started for Mrs. Dunn. Mrs.
Dunn by this time commenced on the use
Of the board again and in one of the
brushes, the Hickerson woman gave a
flourish Of the knife and it clipped off
a piece of the scalp of Mrs. Dunn. In
another mix-up Mrs. Dunn was stabbed
in the breast and one hand was badly
cut while trying to ward of the blows
from the knife in the hands of Mrs.
Hickerson. When the cutting was ended
Mrs. Dunn was slashed and hacked over
the head and arms.
The bloody affair attracted the stten-
ton Of the officers and when they ar
rived on the ground, Mrs. Dunn was faint
from the loss of blood and Mrs. Kicker
son was suffering from the bruises
by the use of the board in the hands of
her opponent. Mrs. Dunn was taken to
the hospital and the patrol wagon took
Mrs. Hickerson to the city building
where she is confined at the present time
Those who witnessed the affair are
undecided in opinion as to who is to
blame in the matter, but yet all seem to
think that the matter was started by
Mrs. Dunn. N
Mrs. Dunn is widow woman and has
been making a living by doing work !
around the city and when she owned the
now in possession of the
was making a living in that
manner.
Bud Hickerson, the husband Of the !
Hickerson woman, was running the res
taurant last night as usual and had the !
board and butcher knife which played |
such an important part in the affair /
Of the day.
Mrs. Dunn was resting easy last night. |
Her wounds had been dressed and many |
stitches were required to draw the cuts
together