Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-03
QUINN AND M'ENTIRE
MAKE Statements
LAUNDRY COMPANY EMPLOYEES
SAY THEY WERE ASSAULTED
BY LEWIS AND CLARENCE
DELLMON,
McEntire Gives $1,000 Bond and
Lewis DellmOn Is Able to
Leave Hospital.

Luther n. McEntire, who was plac-
ed in the county jail Monday night
following free-for-all fight in the
Board of Trade saloon, in which
John Dellmon, Lewis Dellmon, Clar-
ence Dellmon and McEatire were in.
jured, Clarence Delmon more serious
ly than any of the others, was yes
terday released on bond of $1,000
which he made Immediately. The
bond was fixed by Magistrate Gabe
Meyer, after DR.. H. E. Williams re-
ported to the magistrate that Lewis
DellmOn was out of the hospital
though still suffering from knife
wounds, and that he was unable at
this time to tell whether the blade
penetrated Clarence Dellmons lung
DR.. Williams reports that the stab
wound extends to the cavity, but
there is no fever and no indication
from breathing that the lung is in
jured. Attorney T. Havis Nixon was
employed by McEntire to defend. 1t
is expected that the preliminary
hearing of McEntire will take place
this week in Magistrate Meyers
court.
Ira J. Quinn. who was mentioned
yesterday as a principal in the sever
al concerned fight, made a statement
yesterday to Graphic representative
that gives an entirely different phase
to the trouble and the causes that
| led up to it,. McEntire's statement
| also makes different story than the
one related by an eye witness Monday
night.
According to Quinn, who, with Nc
Entire, is emploed by the American
Excelsior Laundry Company, and who
says he has been living in Pine Bluff
for twelve years, never had fight
| tense, the trouble was forced on him
and McEntire.
Il came downtown early Monday
morning to work half day." said
Quinn. 81 was suffering from
stomach trouble and had been for
several days. l drank some black
berry wine, but never took another
drink throughout the day. At
o'clock in the afternoon l accompani-
ed my wife downtown to witness the
aeroplane flights and at 7:30 that
night McEntire and myself. with
others, went to the laundry and got
the wagons in the Labor Day parade.
After the parade McEntirc. friend
and myself walked into a saloon to
get a glass of beer. The place was
too rough, so we went to the Board
of Trade saloon. We were taking our
drink when | noticed John Dellmon
and a man, who | was told was Cap
Corder, but who do not know, fight
ing over in the corner of the room.
Corder appeared to be having the
best of the fight and Lewis and Clar-
ence DellmOn were trying to get at
Corder. Lee Gracey and myself grab
bed Lewis and reasoned with him and
told him that it was not right for so
many to fight one man. The fighters
were separated and l thought the
incident was closed. 4 was standing
with McEntire and my other friend
| at the bar when Lewis uttered an
oath, said | had interfered with him
and struck me three time over the
head before hardly had time to de-
fend myself. land Quinn showed
three big bumps on his head to prove
his statement.) l began fighting my
way out OF the trouble and when l
came to myself Tom Poole had me
pulling me out of the door. My shirt
was torn off ME and he gave me his
to wear home. did not go back
into the place
! McEntire. who says that he had not
said one word to any of the Dellmons
nor taken hand in the previous
| fights, declares that Clarence and
| Lewis Delmon jumped ON him as
soon as the crowd got Quinn out of
the place Il saw no way out of it"
said McEatire and | fought to free
myself. Clarence Dellmon had a knife
and in trying to wrest it from him
the blade cut my hand and wrist. |
| finally forced him to let go of the
weapon and then, with two or three
Of them on me, i began slashing to
| free myself. That is how they all
got cut. l am not man who hunts
trouble and / regret this mix-up, but
it was forced on me-"
Both McEatire and Quinn say they
saw no gun during the fight, but that
they heard there was one In play.
The knife which McEntire says he
took from Clarence Dellmon and used
ON him was taken away from him in