The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-19
Two k-Skinned Boys En-
gage In Slashing Affair
ONE HAD THUMB CHEWED
Right of Ebony Hued Gent to
Enter Hotel, Said to
Be Cause
From Fridays Daily.


Bleeding from gashes on the left
side of his head, Jim Borman, colored,
porter at the Saulpaugh during the
past three years, rushed to the police
station about 1870 o'clock this morn
ing, and said another negro there had
cut him with a razor. Then he hur-
ried back to the hotel, where DIR. A.
F. Schmitt, who had been called, band
aged his wounds and took him to the
doctors office for further care.
The police in the meantime arrest
ed the negro who did the cutting,
sinner in the Vogelpohl barber shop.
The point of dispute between the
two negroes was whether Kendrick
had the right to use the alley door of
the hotel and walk back and forth
through the corridor of the hotel.
Thumb Chewing Stunt.
Kendrick, after his left thumb,
which he said had been chewed partly
off by Borman, had been bandaged,
was locked up in cell at the police
station. He said he had been over at
the depot before the fight took place
and that he went back to the hotel,
entering the building by the alley
door; that after he entered the build
ing he met Borman who told him that
Mr. Dixson, the proprietor, had said
that Kendrick must not use that door
or go in and out by that way; that he
himself told Borman that Mr.. Dixson
had told him that he could use that
door and that route; that Borman was
not satisfied and attempted to block
his way with a truck, but without
success; that he (Kendrick) then Went
to the barber shop; that he was by
his door when Borman went over to
him and started to talk but Kendrick
stopped him off and would not listen;
that Borman then struck at Kendrick
and knocked off his glasses; that
Kendrick hit at Borman and Borman
grabbed Hendricks left thumb and
began eating it; that Kendrick then
grabbed a razor from desk and
slashed at Borman, but did not want
to cut him very badly. Kendrick went
on to say that DR.. Vogelpohl came
and threw Borman out into the hall
and he himself saw Borman no more.
His Head Bandaged.
Borman appeared at the police sta
ton shortly before one o'clock, with
his head bandaged up. He declared
that Mr.. DiXson told him plainly that
Kendrick was not to go in and out OF
the back door, as Kendrick left the
doors open. He said he told Kendrick
that. Kendrick, he said, called him
name, and he turned and said to
Kendrick, What did you call me?"
It was then, he said, that Kendrick
seized the razor and began slashing
at him. Borman said he did not know
whether he bit Hendricks thumb or
not He said he had scuffle with
Kendrick. 81 did not have any
weapon" said Borman, "but if l had
had a pencil to poke his eyes out, it
might have been all right"
Kendrick is much the larger OF the
two men, He is thirty-two years old.
He says he has a wife and child liv-
ing at Birmingham, Ala, but has been
parted from his wife for three years.
He says he sends money to support
the child He writes to his mother,
he says, who lives at Birmingham.
Borman says he is forty years old
and single.
There was story to the effect that
the trouble was over a dusky damsel
in st. Paul, to whom both men were
paying court. However, the parties to
the squabble declare that no woman
was mixed up in it. 1t is said that
there has been bad blood existing be-
tween the two colored men for some
time