Arizona republican., 1914-06-16
ONE THRUST OF
 KNIFE |S FATAL
As Result of a Somewhat Clouded Encounter, Will fam Allison Is Dead and Luther Mckinney a Pris- oner Today.

The thrust of a knife, the keen blade
 and several an important artery, re- suited in the death of William Allison, and the arrest of Luther Mckinney on a. charge of murder. Allison died an hour after receiving the fatal thrust
 without making a statement and Me- Kinney was arrested half an hour af-
 ter committing the deed and spent the night in the county jail in ignorance of
 the death of his victim
 1 It all happened about 5:30 o'clock | yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of
 the Star Lodging House. Allison, who { was also known about town as ''Billv
 Collins, is said to have been drinking l freely during the afternoon. He had
 started for the rooms he occupied not | far from the Star Lodging House when | he encountered Mckinney. Allison was seemingly surprised to find that
 Mckinney was in town, it being under stood that he was conducting a boot i black stand in Mesa. Allison is said
 to have accosted Mckinney who was
 seated near the lodging house and who
 was engaged in the homely pastime of
 whiting a piece of wood, and to have accused him of showing attention to
 Adeline Star, alias Adeline Hendrick-
 son, a foster sister of Allison.
 | Bystanders say there were few words
 and that almost before anyone realized
 that anything unusual was happening | Mckinney had struck at Allison and
 then darted away. Allison tottered to a bench with blood pouring from the
 wound in the shoulder. A nasty exam
 ination revealed but a small wound
 and an attempt was made to stop the 1 flow of blood by applying a bandage. i The bandage, however, was placed be-
 low the severed artery and was inef- l fectual. Half an hour after the crime ] the man had been removed to the city i jail and Dr. Colt Hughes had arrived. i There had been such loss of blood, 1 however, it was seen at once there was
 little hope of saving the mans life. In the meantime Chief of Police Bris- i bois had telephoned the sheriff's of
 flee a description of Mckinney and
 Deputy Sheriff Harrison Williams was sent out on his motorcycle. He picked
 up the trail of Mckinney and shortly afterwards found him in hiding under the bleachers in Grant baseball park.
 Mckinney was still carrying the knife | with which he had made the fatal thrust. He came to the officer who drew his gun, but not until he had first made an attempt to run.
 Mckinney was taken to the county jail where he was closely questioned by Sheriff Jeff Adams and County At torney Frank Lyman. He gave but little information concerning the
 trouble that led up to the cutting, but
 expressed hope that he had made a
 good job of it. He then announced that
 his business affairs demanded his inn mediate presence in Mesa and that if allowed to go he would gladly return
 at any time his testimony might be
 needed He was finally locked up in
 the jail
 Allison was married about two years
 ago to the daughter of Sam Hampton who conducts a bootblack stand at Second and Washington streets. Not iOnS alter the IlrSl cHllu was porn they ] separated. off and on since then they are said to have lived together foI short intervals. There are two chil- dren by this Allison is said to have seldom worked His father in law said last evening that even since the separation Allison had frequently made demands for money upon the wife from whom he was separated and who was endeavoring to support theil children. No longer than three weeks ago, said Hampton, the delinquent son. in-law visited Hampton's stand while the deserted wife was there and urged her to give him money. At that time Hampton claims to have ordered hin away, whereupon he is alleged to have made threats of bodily harm to Hamp- ton.
 Both Allison and Mckinney are vel known negroes, both having worked 1T various barber shops and at shoe shin- ing stands. Allison is said to have l been more often out of employment 1 than otherwise. Mckinney until one year ago lived here but more recently has divided his time between Tempe and Mesa.
 Coroner Johnstone impanelled a jury
 last evening and after the body had