The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-26
He Attacked Ethel Vaughn with an
AK and She Did Deadly Work
with a Case Knife.
BOTH HAD BEEN DRINKING
DICKEY AND A BLIND BROTHER
BOARDED WITH THE WOMAN.
The Wounded Man Taken to the City
Hospital and Mrs. Vaughn to
the Police Station.

George Dickey was no match for Ethel
6S7 East Court street. Yesterday evening,
about o'clock. Mrs. Vaughn, with case
knife, stabbed Dickey twice, penetrating
vital parts. The wounds were pronounced
by the City Dispensary physicians and
those at the City Hospital as likely to
prove fatal. Mrs Vaughn did not escape
injury in the melee, for she bore a dozen
or more scalp wounds that bled profusely.
Dickey, with his blind brother, boarded
at the home of Mrs. Vaughn, and lately
there has been trouble. According TO the
story told by Mrs. Vaughn, who was ar
rested on a charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill, Dickey was stabbed in
self-defense While sitting in the matron' s
office at the police station last night Mrs.
Vaughn, who was under the influence Of
liquor, told her story of the trouble. She
said that about 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon Dickey, who was drinking, came to
her kitchen. She asked him what he
wanted and he told her it was none OF her
business. She told him to take his blind
brother and leave the house, and he slapped
her in the face. She picked up three
glasses from the kitchen table and hurled
them at Dickey. Her aim was not good,
for they were broken against the wall.
Dickey then left the house. He returned
about o'clock in a still more intoxicated
condition. Mrs. Vaughn was sitting in
the kitchen when she saw Dickey stand
ing in the door. He held in his hand an
ak with the handle broken of within a
foot of the blade. She said he made no
threats but the fact that he held the ak
was sufficient to tell that he meant further
lr~.v ,a-1 H..
grabbed a case knife from the table.
Dickey caught her by the head with one
hand and welding the ak in the other
rained blows upon her. While he was thus
engaged Mrs Vaughn said she jabbed him
with the knife several times She was not
aware how seriously she had injured the
man.
NEIGHBORS ATTRACTED.
The disturbance between the couple at
tracted the attention of the .neighbors. Mrs.
Harrison Coleman, colored, who lives al
e31 East Court street, called for the police.
She reported that a murder had been COM
mitted Bicycle Policemen Griffin, Hull,
Simon and Morgan hurried to the place
The patrolmen could scarcely get into the
house About eight hundred curious people
had entirely surrounded il. When the po-
lice entered they found Mrs. Vaughn in the
kitchen with her daughter, Bertha Folsom
Mrs Vaughn was scantily clothed and her
garments were dyed a crimson by the blood
flowing from the wounds on her head. She
was leaning over a washbowl while the
daughter was washing and dressing heI
mothers head. The search for Dickey then
began Simon and Morgan were told by
Mrs. Coleman that Dickey had left the
house by the front door. He was hold
ing his hands on his stomach. He had
gone west on Court street. The policemen
rode about one block west, where they were
met by a woman living at 5l5 East Court
street She told them that man was ly-
ing in her back yard and she was afraid he
was dead. They ran 10 the rear OF the
house where they found Dickey uncon-
scious He was lying on his back. with his
arms outstretched. Simon tried 70 arouse
the injured man. but his efforts were of No
avail. and the ambulance was called. Wher
Drs. Goodwin and Schenck. OF the City
| Dispensary staff. arrived they decided tha
Dickey was fatally wounded. He was
placed in the ambulance and taken 10 th'
/ CITY Hospital, where he was placed in th'
surgical ward and DR.. A. b. Graham, con
/ sulting physician Of the hospital. made ar
! examination OF his wounds. One OF th'
I knife thrusts penetrated the bowels: th'
/ other was on the left side below the lowe
rib and tore away the abdominal wall.
Dickey is about forty years old. He hai
/ been boarding with Mrs. Vaughn for abou
one year He keeps blind brother at tn
| same house The latter is said 10 be
/ source OF much annoyance 10 the landlady
Il Mrs. Vaughn says she Is forty-four year
old.