The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1908-01-02
COLLIGR DUNLAP
KILN RILEY STEPS
NEGRO HoM ICIDE WAS THEoNLY
TRAGEDY 1rO MAR SERENITY
OF AN OWTHERWISE CALM
AND DECoH OUs CHRISTMAS.
shooting occur1 led at the Corner of
North Tweiith Street and Eighth
Avenue, and Liquor Was Re-
sponsibie ior the Trouble.

The only Jfa59N to mar the quieS
of an otherwise I'm and peaceful
christmas day took MACE At the cor
ner of North ElS th avenue and
Trelftb street abouty : O'Clock We'd
nesday afternoon w En- Collier Dun
Ian shot and killed YRiIev Steps.
DunIaD is a negro and bis victim was
member Of the same Mac. Whisky
seems to have been theY cause of the
+ropble. as Steps was verv drunk.
and while Dunlap clal ns TO have
bean sober the officers ho arrested
him state that he was III Ader the in
flrence Of I.17or when aken in to
cr,etodv. According to tbe story
told bv Dunlap, who lives d No. 1911
North Sixth avenue, ne ft home
between three and four o'clo c1xwed-
nesdav afternoon 10 go TO house
of his sister-in-law, Where is wife
u,as spending the day on the
corner of North Eighth aVen IL and
Eleventh street was Ie"'H q saw
c+one and three other negroes Ioa
Hardy, B8n Williams and Joe mat
thews, engaged IN con'elos'io and
sDoka to them politely. Instead of
-p~1,,ira 70 his salutatfon in a cd
+aous manner the negroes sp BIKE
grnfflv and Steps applied a vile e nj
=ta+ - him After a few heat1
words had passed Dunlap pulled
cavo7ver. T. 32 smith & Wesson, and
ffraa fo1r shots one Of which hif
stems inst below the right arm pit
and Dr3duced almost instant death
Tf3 shooting took place near the
residence of M j. II. Bell, who
livs at No. 1903 North Eighth ave
nne ana that gentleman called up
nolice headquarters and notified |
chief Munger of the 1omicide Chief I
Munger. together with City Marshal
yapdiver and Officer Brazalle
inmDed into buggy and fastened TO
the scene of the tragedy Steps
dead body lay on the ground, and ]
while CITY Marshal Vandiyer maze ]
provision for its removal to an under
taking establishment Chief Munger
inaugurated a search for the man {
who committed the crime. Sam Lee
one of the negro bystanders, saId he
knew where Dunlap lived, and aIter
sending Officer Brazalle to the
Southern coal chute to watch ou'so-
ing trains, Chief Munger went 70
Dunlap's house, taking Lee along 70
show him the way When the Hou99
was reached, the chief found 'HaI I
officer Brazealle had already located
Steps SLAYER. and was awaiting the
arrival of his superior to make tne
arrest. When the offlceIS -
to enter the house they louA0
place barricaded, and it was ohis
after Chief Munger had threatened
to break the door down that aoinlS'
sion was Gained when the door was
finally opened The officers iouru SeE
eral negroes in the room l'uiiia.p e,
having been sitting before tne Lre
with bis baby on his knee. he was
taken in to custody. and CHER Nun
aar s+ata- - - - issg ee1ile en- route to the
police stS Jon he eVlnesa t'on
able.exidAnee of intozicatlon,
<Dunlap's preliminary hear,ng ~ay
- for Tbnrsdar morning, but in or
der i CIV .sa 9s,,', defendant time to Sc
cure an attorney and Nd lhaN9 boor,aa oraea
necessary preparations .pq rnarsdav rT.sl ,,,e
was postponed until hs1
j January I'd.