The Detroit times., 1910-06-11
WOMEN HAVE CORY
FIGHT IN MADISON
Eighth Floor of Swell Apartment
House Scene Of Hat-Pin Battle at
ga. M.-Three Arrests Made.

With the Madison apartments Ham
ing the field OF battle. and hat pms
the weapons. three young women en-
gagged In CORY combat al o'clock FIJI
day morning. Frances Dunnisan, hero
inc OF sundry street episodes and pro-
tracted Joy rides. was one OF the iEih'
cipals, and this time was rendered hors
de combat. Frances, with her ciassie
features looking as II some person
/ had smoothed them down with rake
appeared in police court, along witn
Henrietta Rice and Grace Russeii. also
participants.
Deep green jealousy inspired req
war on this occasion. Frances peau
her latest one-lives in the Madison
and IL was his gallant proref 10
stanch the flow of blood started oY
street battle that transferred tue
action TO the eighth floor OF the fash
ionable apartment house.
Henrietta Rice was the Jealous lady
She encountered the Dunnigan girl,
Grace Russell and the young man In
lunch room on Randolph-st.. and the
PROCEEDINGS started. There were
NOEuS Nltuin TIC ihhNh hONAA
there were blows without. Henrietta
AYERS that Frances was the nrst 10
draw a hat pin. and she exhibited an
ugly scratch under her left eye 10
prove that Frances had not struck IN
vain.
From then on IL was thrust and par
Try, with Frances face on the receiv-
ing end OF most OF the thrusts. The
young women, all gorgeously attired,
added to the gayety of the occasion
by rending the air with lusty screams.
Patrolman Dean heard the noise and
started for the scene.
Frances and her male protector were
beating an inglorious retreat, blood
streaming down the girls face frcm
many wounds. Up the steps OF. the
Madison they fed. Henrietta. the re-
lentless. In pursuit, and a crowd OF
half hundred street loiterers hurryins
on to see the finish.
Frances gathered her skirts in her
hands and sped up the stairs OF the
apartment house, one flight after an
other She gained the eighth floor,
" here her young man has rooms.
Here he was TO do first aid. work on
the damaged features Of his adored.
Patrolman Dean was in full chase.
on the heels Of Henrietta. The two
women came together again on the
landing of the eighth floor. Again
there were vigorous jabs Of hat pins,
with frightened women guests Of the
Madison screaming and scurrying
about In robes-de-nuit. The battle vas
furious here, but brief, the of{icer put.
ting an end to the trouble by placing
the troublesome trio OF women under
arrest Again was Frances the hero
Inc of a JOY ride, this time In the pa
troll auto to Hunt-st. station.
Grace Russell took a passive part
in the affair and Is not injured. The
Rice girl and Frances have been enc
mics for some time. according to the
stories they told Police Justice Stein.
Lavina Rice, sister OF Henrietta, also
was q participant in the AFFAIR, but
heat q wise retreat when the battle
shifted to the Madison.
Henrietta Rice says that Frances
has been trying to get her" for a long
time. She says Frances once pulled
revolver on her. Frances, In her
defense. declares that Henrietta Is
sore" because she Is not as success
full with masculine admirers as
Frances.
The Dunnigan girl achieved much
notoriety when she accompanied Irene
Stephens and some young men on a
protracted auto cruise to Algonac a
year ago
Police Justice Stein was plainly dis
gusted with the whole affair. He de-
ctdad howaver tn hear more of the
matter Saturday morning. The Dun
nigan girl heroically refused to give
the name OF her gentleman friend OF
the Madison, who made hasty retreat
tefore the policeman arrived.