The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16
STABBED IN NECK
BY WOMAN HOLDUP
E. NJ. Kennedy, a Railroad Man,
Has Exceedingly Close
Call.
INJURED MAN HURRIED
TO ST. MARKS HOSPITAL
Woman Who Does Stabbing
Arrested Later by Detec-
tive Howell.

f. NJ. Kennedy, a railroad man. who
lives at 252 West Second South street,
was accosted and stabbed through the
neck by woman on Cactus street. lust
of Main street. between the Newhousc
and Boston buildings, Saturday night
NJ $50 The wounded man was carried
10 the Owl drug store, where his
wounds were attended by DR.. +. +.
+ Critchlow. and he was later taken 10
st. Mark s hospital.
When seen at the hospital by Trib
une reporter, the wounded man gave
the following account of the alfray.
. lie had just left some friends and was
walking down Main street. When
opposite The postofiice, al what is
known as Cactus street, which runs be
tween the Newhouse and the Boston
building, well-dressed white woman
stepped out of the shadow of the street
and asked him if he had match say
ing that she had lost something. Ken
ncdy reached into his pocket, and, pro
duciug the requested match, started 10
follow the woman into the darkon d
street.
AnOUner woman Appears.
When in the shadow his right arm
was grasped by another large woman,
and at the same moment his left arm
WAS grasped by the woman whom he
had followed into the street between
the buildings. Before he had time to
think of what was happening one Of
the women reached into his pocket and
gathered all Of his change, amounting
to $l2.7j. At that moment Kennedy
tore himself loose from the grasp of
the woman who still held him and
started after the one he thought ua1
taken the money.
The women at this point started TO
run in opposite directions and, over
taking the smaller Of the two, Kennedy
grabbed her.
: .'I'll hold you!H exclaimed Ken
needy.
she ierked her left arm loose from his
grasp Without moments S warning
she struck at him with the free arm,
and as he sought TO guard his face from
the blow the woman stabbed him in tho
neck, striking the blow with her right
hand At the same moment Kennedy
struck her and Knocked her TO the
ground. Putting his hand up to his
neck he felt the blood running down
over his collar and into his mouth.
Rushing ont on Main street, he called
for help and was caught by one of his
friends as he fell 10 the ground.
Wig and Hat Found
The strange part Of the story is the
fact that wig and nat were found in
Cactus street by a man who said he
was the watchmap OF the Ncwhousc
and Boston buildings. Kennedy is OF
the opinion that the person who did the
stabbing was a man, Kennedy gives
the description of the two persons as
follows: The short well-dressed person,
who seemed 10 be white woman. was
about five feet tall and would weigh
in the neighborhood of 100 pounds.
Kennedy is sure that the taller Of
the two was 4 negro woman. She was
dressed in dark clothing, Kennedy
thinks, aud was about five feet four or
fivo inches tall and would weigh about
I70 pounds. Dr. j. J.. Critchlow pro-
nounced the wounded man III no danger.
Bessie Dixon. ncSrcss, was arrested in
Franklin avenue at j o'clock Sunday
morning, by Detective Paul Howell She
had been identified the woman who
Cactus street after the slabbing afray.
When taken 10 tho police station she de-
MED any connection with the hOld-up,
but said that she bad worn the hat 1T
q previous time, having borrowed il from
Il friend. She then gave Detective How
the hat. Upon investigation Detective
Howell determined that Bessie Dixon, the
arrested negress, WAS the owner of the
hat and the one who was implicated In
the hold-up and the stabbing alfray- No
charges have been preferred against the
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