The Springfield herald., 1906-08-03
DENVER ASSAULT
RICH MILL OWNER ASSAULTED
aY PROMINENT LAWYER.
QUARREL OVER TELEPHONE
TYSON s. Dimes, One of the Stratton
Estate Executors. Attacks J. X.
Mullen, Millionaire Flour Mill
Owner, in His Own House.

Denver.-Attacked in the library of
his own home at Ninth and Pennsyl-
vania avenues, Sunday afternoon, j.
X. Mullen, the millionaire milling man,
was struck several times with dog
whip by Tyson S. Dimes, knocked TO
the floor, and Mr.. Mullen, it is alleged,
was threatened with death by MI
Dimes, who carried large-cailDre re-
volyer. Mr.. Mullen swore out war
rant charging Mr.. Dimes with assault
to kill.
Mr.. Dimes is man six feet tall and
of great strength. He is compare
lively young man. Mr.. Mullen is In
his 'sixtieth year and is snort, pelhs
but five feet eight inches tall.
AS reported in the News, the cause
| of the assault was an alleged insult OF
fered to Miss Virginia Dimes, daughter
of the assailant of the millionaire, over
a telephone Mr.. Dimes and Mr.. Null
len are on a two-party line. The lat
Ter ATTEMPTED to use the telephone
shortly after ~ o'clock Sunday noon 70
| call physician in an urgent case, Dut
| found it busy. According to his state
ment he waited thirty-two minutes,
during all of which time Miss Dimes
| kept up her conversation with young
man. He at length requested her TO al
low him to use the telephone for
few minutes. explaining that 1t was
matter of life and death that physi-
tian be called. Mr.. Mullen claims that
Miss Dimes answered him imperu-
| rently and told him not to butt in.
He replied that he would hold the
line until she allowed him to use it.
| Courtland Dimes, Mr.. Dimes second
son. interaeered and told Mr.. Mullen
that he talked like the colored coach
man. and Mr. Mullen said that no lady
would hold the telephone under the cir
cumstances that Miss Dimes insisted
on keeping up her conversation.
AS result Courtland Dimes and
| friend a Mr.. Woods, left the Dimes res
| idence at the corner of ColfaX avenue
and Vine street, and went to the Mui-
len home. They demanded to see Mr..
| Mullen, the affair was talked over ana
| the two young men started away APP
parently satisfied of the trivial charac-
ter of the controversy.
Hardly had they left the Mullen resi-
dence when Dyson Dimes appeared on
the scene. He carried dog whip
used in the Dimes stables for keeping
the hounds in leash, and walked into
the hall of the Mullen residence and
demanded to see Mr.. Mullen.
Mrs Mullen and her daughters asked
| Mr. Dimes to step into the drawing
ROOM He saw Mr.. Mullen and went
to meet him, demanding in strident
tones whether he had said that Miss
Virginia Dimes was no lady. Mr.. Null
len replied that If Mr.. Dimes would
| calm himself and be seated he would
talk the matter over with him and eX-
plain just what the telephone conver-
| sation had been.
| IN, nh n lSnnw
| il Mr.. Mullen had said that his daugh-
ter was not lady. Without waiting for
reply, it is charged. he advanced
upon the aged man in whose house he
| was and struck at him with the heavy
| dog whip.
The thud of the blow seemed to in
| furiate Mr.. Dimes the more, while Mr..
Mullen was too astonished to defend
himself Mr.. Dimes knocked his vic
tim down ard knelt on him, striking
him in the face with his fists and
breaking his glasses.
By this time Mrs. Mullen and her
daughters, frightened nearly to death.
attempted to drag Mr.. Dimes from their
father. In the melee revolver either
fell from Dimes pocket or was dropped
by him He picked it up Immediately
and waved it around the room. The
women screamed and Mrs. Mullen i'm
| plored Dimes not to kill her husband,
| telling him that a man was dying in
| the room above. Dimes is said to have
replied that he did not give - If
there were four dead in the house.
However, the infuriated lawyer took
his revolver and whip and left the
house, returning to his own residence.
Mr.. Mullen Immediately consulted
with his attorney, Frank Goudy, and
| had warrant drawn for Mr.. Dimes ar
rest, charging him with assault with
intent to kill. The warrant was
sworn to by Mr.. Mullen in Magistrate
Carlon's Court and was served by Con
stable Edward w Phillips at late
hour Sunday night on Mr.. Dimes, who
gave bail for his appearance before
| Magistrate Carlon.
j. X Mullen is president of the Colo
RADIO Milling and Elevator Company
and general manager of the Hungarian
| Mills Company He has been a prom
inent citizen of Denver for thirty-five
years and has borne a spotless repu
tation both for business integrity and
for his honor as an old-school gentle
man. He lives in magnificent resi-
dence at S9G Pennsylvania avenue. He
has family of five daughters.
His assailant, Attorney Tyson S.
Dimes, is one of the most prominent
lawyers for Denver. He was for years
in the law office of C. ]. Hughes, Jr.,
but attained an independent position
from his appointment as one of the ex-
ecutors of the will of Winfield S. STRAIT
ton, the Colorado Springs multimil-
lionaire. He made large fortune out
| of the fees attendant upon the legal
work of the Stratton estate and since
then his rise has been rapid until he
now is regarded as one of the most
| prominent lawyers in the West.
Miss Virginia Dimes. his daughter, is
a beautiful girl and is popular in the
smartest circles of Denver society. She
took leading part in the Kirmess
last February and has been held to be
the most beautiful girl in Denver. The
| Dimes are southerners, coming from
Virginia.