The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-02
HOT STREET FIGHTS
Fists and Buggy Whip Take
Leading Parts
Witnesses Testify That E. S. Dunn, h., and
Carl Dunn Double Teamsd on viii
Allen.

Allen.
Hundreds on Fayetteville street were
attracted by hot and heavy street fight
about half past five o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
The principals in this were Messrs. Ed.
S. Dunn, Jr., his brother Carl Dunn and
Mr.. Will Allen, all well known young men
of this city
Witnesses testify that the two Dunns
walked up behind Will Allen, who was III
a buggy, and that Ed. s. Dunn, Jr., struck
Allen in the back of the head Allen used
his buggy whip, his first assailant was
dragged off Allen jumped to the ground
and then a battle royal took place between
him and Carl Dunn.
After friends had separated the fighters
Allen went before Justice of the Peace
Reid and submitted, the case being set
tied ON payment OF costs. The Dunn
brothers hurried to Justice of the Peace
Hefiin and Ed. S. Dunn, Jr., submitted.
Justice Hehin drew the warrant. but de-
clined to settle the case until he had in
vestigated.
Witnesses were summoned and Deputy
Separk looked them up. Messrs. Frank
Royster, W. w. Green and Will Allen
were soon on Ind and the case was taken
up. During all these proceedings Mr.. Ed
s. Dunn, Jr., kept insisting that as he had
submitted the case should be settled with
out any trial Justice Heflin took another
view. and went into the matter.
After hearing from Messrs. Green,
Royster and Allen Justice Hefin an
nounced that he would make Mr.. Carl
Dunn a defendant also, and would adjourn
the case till ten o'clock this morning as
/. appeared that the case was developing
into more than he expected. Again Mr..
Ed. S. Dunn, Jr insisted that as he had
submitted the case should be ended, but
Mr.. Hehin said nay. He bound the
Messrs. Dunn over to trial this morning
in a bond of $50 each. and on this bond
Mr. r. N. Wynne went. The witnesses
were required to give personal recogni-
zance in bonds of $50 each for their aD-
pearance.
AS given on the stand the fight and the
events leading up to it are these:
There had been about half past three
o clock a difficulty between Mr.. Ed. S.
Dunn, Jr., and Mr.. Will Allen and in this
Mr. Allen, who had been cursed by Mr..
Dunn knocked him down on Fayetteville
street near the Marlborough House. The
two young men had got into a dispute
about game of billiards, and Mr. Allen
had left the billiard room. On the street
outside. Mr.. Dunn came up and declined
to retract his language when Mr.. Allen
knocked him down. and started to 60
before justice to submit. but was re-
quired to appear before Mayor Powell,
who set the hearing in the case for Thurs
day morning.
About twoDhours later Mr.. Allen was
sitting in buggy on Martin street just
in front of Hicks Tucker building drug
store talking to Mr.. Frank Register, who
was on the sidewalk. The Messrs. Dunn.
who had been standing talking to Mr..
A. c. Hinton on the middle steps OF the
postoffice, walked up to the corner and
across the street With an oath Mr.. Ed.
s. Dunn, Jr.. struck Mr.. Allen back OF
the head. while his brother is said also to
have made at Allen. The latter jumped
up and laid on his assailants with his bug
gy whip, paying particular attention to
Mr.. Ed. S. Dunn. Jr.
Mr.. w. W. Green. who was on the OPP
posite side of Fayetteville street. had seen
the Dunns crossing the street and ex-
pecting trouble FASTENED across. Just
after the first blow was struck he seized
Ed. Dunn back of his coat collar ana
jerked him down. Then Mr.. Allen jump
ed from the buggy and for about five
minutes he and Carl Dunn had a lively
and hot fist fight.
A great crowd gathered to witness this,
but there was no interference till Mr.. A.
c. Hinton rushed in and separated the
men, After the fight was over, Keeper
of the market j. N. McRary arrived. but
as he had not seen the fight he could
make no arrest. The Dunns and Will
Allen left to call on Justices Helm and
Reid.
The fight was brisk one. but there arc
very few bruises left showing the force
of the blows passed Clothes were dirtied
and hats we're crumpled and the crowd
had wild time of excitement and talk
afterward, everybody who had seen the
fracas telling everybody who had not
about it.
The evidence introduced at the trial
yesterday shows that there will be an at
tempt to make a case of conspiracy against
the Messrs. Dunns. as Mr. Allen testified
that there were witnesses whom he would
have present today to show that the
Dunns we're looking for him after the first