Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-28
BOWMAN HELD FOR STABBINC
POlics Arrest South Omaha Youth for
WELDING Knife.
SPOT" BROWN LIKELY TO RECOVER
same Young Girl the Cause OF Two
auarreIs and StabbinE Arrays
at Saturday Night Dances
on south side.

John Bowman, aged 10 years, was ar
rested at his home. S2s North Twenty
sixth street South Omaha. early Sunday
morning by Sergeant Vanous and Detec-
tives Ferris and Dunn. charged with stab
bling with intent to kill Fred ("spot'D
Brown, Of about the same age, in the street
in front OF the Turner hall, Thirteenth and
Dorcas streets. three hours earlier He
was brought to Omaha and locked up at
the city Jail.
The affair. which 1t was at first believed
would be a murder. was over the affec-
lions OF Miss Emma Klofat. sos Hickory
street, a lb-year-old girl regarding whom
another youth was stabbed last winter by
rival suitor for her favor Brown, Bow
man and the girl had been at a dance at
the hall during the night and were about
to return home at 2:30 a. m. The girl as
asserted by friends bestowed so much at
tention upon Bowman as to arouse the
jealousy OF Brown. who was looked upon
more as steady than Bowman. whose
acquaintance with the charmer dates from
but two weeks back. AS the time for going
home approached Brown was heard to say
he intended to take the girl home him
self Bowman evidently entertained the
same intention.
Bowman Strikes ana Runs.
When the three reached the car tracks,
in front OF the hall, the clash came, and
Brown fell to the street and lay still. Bow
man turned and ran south on Dorcas
street. leaving the bone Of contention to
go home alone The blow had been seen
by two friends OF Brown, who chased the
fleeing youth several blocks without catch
ing him.
The police were soon on the scene and
took Brown to st. Joseph's hospital In the
wagon. He was gasping for breath when
they arrived, and was at one time pro-
nounced dead by a police surgeon en- route
to the hospital For the next two hours
his death was expected almost momen-
tarily. but he then began to improve and
II is now believed he has a splendid chance
TO recover. The blade penetrated the lung
on the left side DR.. Lord and Police Sur
geons Morsman and Ware worked over
him until the immediate danger was re-
moved.
The stabbing AFFAIR with which Miss Klo-
fat was connected before was that in which
Ed Hinton was stabbed in the breast by
Harry Bridwell last December. after a
Saturday night dance at the same hall. 1t
took place at Thirteenth and Dorcas streets,
within $50 feet Of the Brown Bowman fight.
The girl was a spectator in each instance.
Hinton recovered from the wound and
Bridwell was discharged from custody. as
the Hinton. family refused to prosecute
Browns second Close Call.
This is not the first time in the life Of
young Brown that he has been pronounced
dead by a police surgeon sent to attend
him in hot haste. About four years ago
the boy received blow on the head in a
free-for-all night during ball game on a
Sunday afternoon. He fell limp to the
ground and while some tried Intellectually to
bring him to, others sent riot call to the
police. Brown was taken to the police
station still unconscious. and the surgeon
working over him said he was dead. City
Physician Ralph, however, arrived and sue
ceeded In starting the flow OF life,
Chief Donahue expressed himself as fol-
lows on the subject of dance halls: 49,
That stabbing affair was a deplorable
one" stated the chief yesterday. For
years have been advocating the closing
of Saturday night dances at ~ o'clock, but
various societies have secured permits from
the mayor to extend the dancing hour be-
yond midnight. the results being in some
instances fights and stabbinE ARRAYS after
II o'clock. / always have been outspoken
in this matter of closing dance halls at
II o'clock Saturday night and the sooner
that rule is strictly enforced the better
It will be for the community"