The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-02
DUNN'S WIFE
IN TROUBLE.
Her House at Wellington Is
Swallowed CIOSelv.
SHE ADMITS SHOOTING
Afdavits Made Regarding the
Wounds.
SUTTON AND AMID0N
Are Now Pltted Against One
Another in Case.
SUTTON AND AMID0N

The Dunn affair is now an issue be-
tween Sam Anlidon and H@gry Sutton Of
this city, but the scene Ms shifted 10
Wellington. A dispatch from there TO
the Eagle quotes an article in the Wei
Bngton evening Journal. which says:
Detective Harry Sutton Of Wichita.
was in the city last night consulting the
local authorities concerning the move
ments Of Mrs. J. p Dunn. the wife of the
supposed bank robber who is under ar
rest in Wichita. Three guards were sta
TONED around Ars. Dunns rOomiug place
last night. She called mp the authorities
IN Wichita about II @ clock and complain
ed of it. The object IN shadowing her is
IF possible 10 catch TWO or three mem
bers of The gang who are supposed 10 g.
III this locality and whom the officers ex-
pected To be IN the city last night.
a more extended article in the yelling
ton Evening News, SAYS.
The authorities are bound 10 find
stumbling block i'm their desire TO prose
cute J. T.. Dunn. alias Coin. for the bank
robbery and murder OF Sheriff Powers
in GAINESVILLE. Ark. February >. Dunn is
now in the St. Francis hospital ia Wich-
tia undergoing treatment for wound
alleged by the authorities II have been
inflicted at Clarksville by Sheriff Powers
during an exchange Of bullets following
fhe bank robbery there February. i'm
which Sheriff Powers was killed
There have been afidalits made i'm
Wellington TO the effect that Dunn re-
ceived his wound here and thar on the
night Of February he was in yelling
ton Mrs. /. A. Taylor who keeps "A
boarding house where Dunn and his wife
and baby have stayed for Some weeks
made one OF the afiidavits Mrs Dunn
makes affidavit that she shot Dunn in the
Taylor house February q The police do
not believe this statement as Dunn was
taken 10 the Wichita hospital February
IS and the PHYSICIANS there said the
wound was eight or ten DAYS old If it
was received at ClarksviIle. as the police
claim, it would make the doctors dag
nosis Of the age of it about correct
The affidavits We're secured at the in
stance OF sam Amidon. Dunn's attorney
10 fight the requisition from Arkansas
Amidon secured them when he learned
that Governor Stanley would listen 10
al alibi ztatement before acknowledging
the Arkansas govern6 s reQustion But
Governor Stanley did not 10 this. He
released Dunn and Durham when he was
assured that they would not receive
harsh treatment in Arkansas.
so soon s the recuisition was honored
Amidon filed a charge of bisamr against
Dunn at the instance of his wife. She
was known here as Coin and has register
ed in Wichita as Stella Woods. This
charge wli have no bearing GA the Te-
QUESTION which alleges murder and rob
berry
Harry sutton. the Wichita detective.
who is responsible for the sitting Of the
case against Dunn and Durham. was in
Wellington yesterday getting facts about
the doings OF the men while here. lie
learned OF the adidarits and said
We don't want 20 send an innocent
man to the galiows or other punishment
and if Dunn was here the night of Feb
ruary 9th he was not in Clarksville