The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-07-02

alleged. flew over the fence that sep
arates the yard OF the HUM home from
the home of Mrs. Annie Blaisdell,
where Amann lives. 1t is said that
Amann. wearying of the smaller
bricks, heaved a chair over the fence,
barely missing Mrs. HUM, and she
shot him. The bullet passed through
his wrist, into the abdomen and per-
fOrated the intestnes. Amann claims
he only used the chair in front of him
as a shield
TROUBLE STARTS FROM TRIVIAL
QUARREL.
The warning parties are next door
Ineighbors and as result of a trivial
quarrel, it is said, hostilities COM
Mrs. Blaisdell filed an affidavit against
the Hunns, charging insult and abuse
The case was transferred from the AL
giers court to Judge Gauthreauxs d.
vision in the Second Recorders Court.
Amann appeared as principal witness
for Mrs Blaisdell. who was killed some
months ago by the dOorman of the po-
lice station. The case was thrown out
of court and some time later the
Hunns filed an affidavit against Amann
| for threats. This case is still pending.
The climax of the trouble was
reached Thursday night, according to
the statement given the police of the
eighth precinct by Mrs. II. Duplan,
Amann's sister, when she heard Au-
gust HUM, she says, demonstrating
with his 5-year-old daughter for play
ing with Mrs Duplans daughters. Mrs
Duplan says Hum used uncomplimen-
tary remarks concerning her child,
and she shouted across the fence,
'bawling out" HUM.
WOMAN SAYS HUM CURSED HER
Il told him my daughter was Nc,
what he said he was" said Msr. Du
plan. WhereupOn, she says, August
Hum commenced cursing and abusing
her
| mic Amann, my brother, came from
the front of the house." says Mrs Du
plan, and asked me what was the
matter. HUM cursed him, and told
him to go to the front of the house.
The scene of the battle then shifted
according o witnesses, to the front Of
the two houses, where, it is said brick:
flew over the fence. Mud and stick.
followed, and all the while the tive
families, it is said. encouraged tn,
lcombatants, Amann and Hum, in re
marks that shocked the length anC
breadth of Belleville street. Their
Icame the shooting.
In a signed statement to the police
Amenn said:
While | was in the home of Mrs. c
J. Blaisell. 721 Belleville street, hearC
August HHunn, who resides next door
Icursing and abusing my sister, Mrs
Henry Duplan. | went to the rear o
the house and asked my sister wha
was the trouble. Before she could an
swer Mr.. HUM cursed me and called
me scab.
front yard, where I met Willie Spen
Ger, who resides with Mr.. HUM. Spen
Ger began throwing bricks at me.
saw Mrs. Hum standing in her from
door with a revolver in her hand.
Il stopped to pick up brick whel
Mrs. HHunn fired one shot at me
which struck me in the left wrist ant
entered my left shoulder
| William Spencer made a statemen
TO the police, in which he asserts tina
Amann abused Mrs. HUM and invited
Mr.. Hum to the sidewalk to fight
Amann, according to Spencer, climbed
a fence separating the two propertie
and began throwing chairs at Mrs
Hum, when she fired one shot at him
Z The conflicting statements concern
ing the cause of the shooting are fur
nished by allies of the warning fac
tions. Mrs. H. Duplan, sister OF
Amann, and with whom she lived a
723 Belleville street. declares tina
HUM was constantly threatening
Amann's life because the latter was al
lleged to be a "scab.'