The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29


COMMISSIONER s. J. HICKEY
sioner but no one had paid any atten-
ton.
ovcr the Bumps
The attending physicians say that
Mr.. Hickey denied any knowledge OF
the name Of his assailant at the hos
pital last night and he refused to talk
about the affair, more than to say that
evidently some one was trying to kill
him. His gameness was remarkable.
During the ride in the automobile to
the hosnit"i he was cheerful and after
crossing several bumps, he laughing,
remarked: IF j ever get over this,
I'll sure have these streets fixed 2
Dunn was arraigned in Superior
court this morning, charged with "as-
sault with intent to commit murder"
and waived the preliminary examina-
ton. He was placed under bonds Of
action Of the grand jury.
He refused to be brought into court
! in carriage saying that he could
walk all right. Limping painfully re
/ appeared with Assistant Chief John
Pearson. He was cool and collected
throughout the proceeding.
Statement by Dunn.
/ After the arrangement in an inter-
1 view he stated that Hickey has been
after me for long time. He has
! said he would kill me and | just tried
/ to beat him to it. When he passed me
i yesterday he lifted his cane and hit
me. don't know whether | shot be-
4 fore he hit me or not. have had the
4 gun for long time but very seldom
/, carried it"
THE trouble started long time
pago when he mixed himself up in my
family affairs. Just about this time
last year while was consulting a
lawyer in his office, Hickey called me
] outside and broke cane over my
4 head
i Il have not been drinking very
much lately. Everybody says was
drunk yesterday, but | wasn't Only
had few drinks
Many friends of both men say that
Mr.. Hickey has been mighty good to
Dunn for years and that there was no
/ reason for the shooting. Mr.. Hickey is
4 said to have helped the family In
various substantial ways in the past
few years.
George Bailey, waiter in a Fourth
] street restaurant, who rooms with
Dunn says that he did not know that
Dunn had a gun until yesterday ev-
q ening after the shooting. 1t was never
kept around the room, so far as he
knew. according to his statement this
morning.
! Several Reports.
I 1t was said this morning that last
week while Mr. Hickey was attend
I ing the democratic state convention
4 at Burlington, Dunn went to the
i home of Mr.. Hickey, where his di.
vorced wife is living and told her
that he was going to kill Hickey. She
would not talk this morning about the
! case.
4 G. Bruce Lake, county clerk, said
last night that until about ten days
ago, Dunn did not know that his wife
had obtained a divorce and was made
4 aware of the fact by employees of his
office. The divorce was granted sew
7 eral months ago. Dunn did not appear
] at the hearing, it is said but when ques-
! toned today about it, he said he had
known it all the time
1t was said by friends of Mr. Hick-
ey this morning that Dunn would
probably get off with light sentence.
1t was generally agreed that Mr.. Hick-
ey would refuse to prosecute him, al
though there seemed to be no valid
ground on which to base such a stare
ment. The meximum sentence for
the charge. If proven, is ten years in
4 the state prison.
Mayor Elder was one of the first to
j reach the hospital after Mr.. Hickey
was taken there. He arrived Just as
I the wounded commissioner was taken
into the operating room. He seemed
greatly perturbed and worried and
! asked many questions as to the extern.
of Mr. Hickey's injuries.
He was at the hospital for about
/ half an hour and when he left gave
! instructions to be called if Mr. Hick.
ey's injuries proved worse than they
! We're thought to be. He also asked to
be called upon for any assistance
! that he might be able to render.
Brothers at the Hospital.
Andrew J.. Hickey, brother of the
! injured man, arrived at the hospital
about the same time and stayed dur