The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
DUNN At WELLINGTON
Black Eyed Wife With a Baby
Tells Her Story.
so DOES HACK DRIVER
Tale of a Great Drama Before
Curtains Raised Here,

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Wellington end of the Dunn case. He
says:
The case of Dr.. Jekyn and Mr.. Hyde,
as depicted by Stevenson, has a counter
part in the strange case of James P.
Dunn, alleged bank robber. murderer and
bigamist, gambler, owner of rich prop
erty interests and at present fugitive
from justice. Dunn is not yet 45 years
old. Six weeks ago he appeared at the st.
Francis hospital in Wichita, with bullet
in his abdomen. which was reported as
rheumatism. govt and sprain. Now he
has started another sensation by escap-
ing from the hospital.
In little room on the main street Of
wellington a woman, whose black eyes
fash and lips compress themselves when
she is asked about Dunn, walks the floor
with a blue-eyed baby.
81 don't care for Dunn any more" says
the little woman, who acknowledges that
she is his second wife living. Il viii never
live with him again, but he must support
this child I am tired CT being kept here
in this place and not allowed to go on
that is proper. and mean to see him
through with it.
Dunn is no murderer, and I can prove
it. He's gambler. but I don't believe
he's ever turned a wrong card. He's got
property in a great many towns, and IS
wealthy. He's got too much at stake to
try to get away, for he knows we are
prepared to prove him innocent of the
Gainesville crimes. I'm not saying this
because I love Dunn, for I don't. He's
tried to fool me, but I've caught him.
I want him to come clear of the charge
of murder or robbery and come and take
this baby off my hands. I've got good pa
rents and they can take care of me. My
father is one OF the richest cattlemen in
Texas, and If he knew I was around this
way with supposed thief he would come
after me mighty SOON"
REvoLvERs ON THE BED.
In Mrs. Dunns room are two beds. It
was upon these beds that six big revol-
vers lay one afternoon last February.
about a week after the GAINESVILLE rob
berry and murder, when Ernest Taylor, a
son of the landlady with whom the Dunns
were living. went into the room in search
of his mother. He had neglected to re-
call that the room was occupied. 1t was
an accident, the sudden appearance of
the landladys son in the room, as it were,
but it was sufficient to start tongues to
wagging and newspapers to printing what
the wagging tongues said. Then came the
Dunns undoing.
q didn't intend any harm" sayd Tay-
ness shop. IF I had, it was all driven
out Of me when saw those guns. Dunn
stood at the north window in the room
and the woman sat in a chair squeezing
the baby. Dunn had been complaining of
rheumatism, and limping about the prem
ises for several days"
1t was in this room and with one Of
the guns young Taylor saw that Mrs.
Dunn claims 10 have shot her husband.
They were known as Mr.. and Mrs. Coyne
to Mrs. Taylor.
II had been cleaning the guns that
day" said Mrs. Dunn a day or two after
Ernest Taylor surprised her and her hus-
band. to reporter whose paper had
printed a short interview with Taylor in
which he told of the gun incident. and
gave it as his opinion that it was Only a
day or two after the GAINESVILLE trouble
that Dunn came back after several days
absence and complained Of rheumat ism
In Texas, where 7 live, everybody has
a gun or two. and I have two"
Have you them with you now?' asked
the reporter.
NO. I haven't; but can get It right
quick if ii IS necessary"
SAYS SHE SHOT DUNN.
Yes. shot Dunn" she continued.
It's my business why shot him and
when 1 shot
Mrs. Taylor told a lawyer from Wichita
that Dunn was in Wellington on the night
OF February 5. Il was upon this state
ment and the affidavit to the same effect
and that she and not The Clarksville
sheriff had shot Dunn thai the governor
of Kansas had consented TO give Dunns
lawyer hearing after having acknowl-
edged the requisition papers from Gov
ernor Davis Of Arkansas for his transfer
TO Fort Smith. Mrs Dunn's statement
that Dunn was square" gambler and
rich and influential as gamblers go. has
been taken I'D by his friends and law
yers. and by some it was thought It
would have strong bearing with the
governor in recalling the requisitiou.
According TO Mrs. Dunn: her husband
has q large farm near Lawton, which he
bought soon after the opening lie offers
this 10 her II she viii withdraw her
charge OF higamy against him in Wichita
and permit him 10 secure 4 divorce. The
case was thrown out once IN the Wichita
court after Dunn was taken there. but
has been refiled. and rs. Dunn SAYS she
VIII push Ii as hard as she can
The woman shat Dunn is said 70 have
married before this one. lives I'm Butler
county. She has a baby. Tor several
weeks before the Clarksvnle robbery
DuGn lived in apparent Quiet here. He
came and went mostly az nieht and THIS
IS enc 81 the things rs. Dunn lays 30
against him, So she says He had tvo
companions. but they wee rever seen en-
the streets together. Damn. II appears.
was not the h~,lius II Ire sans. u IS
safe 70 say. however, that be was tie
Treasurer. RE always bad plentv e
moneE. and scattered 81 about While here
THE REWARDS AGGREGATE Si00
No enc ever connected Dunn ana lis
frierds with the CIarkSTiIs fueItfyes
while they Vere here. or some member %
The focal police force miEt TODAY Re- a re-
eircd capitalist The rewards offered az
gr-gate Sileo.
Iva poabins. the town hack driver. was
the trst 90 ceancet Dunn and Durham
Nith the two men who had been arrested
tn Wichita Tor Eee ClarEselile crimes
April s.. rlne eays after tbe report - the
robbery D,4t.hIr= Ms hsss5ts- s-frs-5-s.--e.s