The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-28
Three Women
And Man Slain
In Orgy
Greek Owner
OF Restaurant
Kills Man

week when four persons were MUIR
dered and one committed suicide
within a period OF eight days.
The CORY parade started on the
morning OF Sept. 13. when Mrs
Carolyn Woodward. 2S-year-old
Carolyn woodward. 2S-year-old
cashier at the Brown Bomber
Chicken Shack. shot and fatally
wounded Mrs. Mary Williams, watt
ress in the Shack. II ended with
the fatal stabbing OF Willie Glow
er. parking lot attendant, by Steve
Constantine. creek restaurant
proprietor, Sept. %.
One Commits suicide
And prior Mrs. Mabel Dawson
was stabbed to death by her COM
mon-law husband, Onetha Dawson.
81, 1929 Monroe. Sept. Is, and Mrs
Halle williams Wise. 80. Sal +.
Adams, was shot 10 death by So
year-old James white, 507 SUI
perioi. White committed suiciee
Mrs. Wood ward shot Mrs. Will
ans during an argument over or
ders in the kitchen at tho Shack.
Mrs. Dawson was stabbed to
death in her husbands automobile.
Dawson slashed his wife's throat,
cut her in The face, arms and
shoulder. They had been separated
for four months.
Dawson saw Mrs. Dawson in
company with walter Humphries.
2005 Russell. on the night OF the
killing, and followed them TO i445
Monroe, where a cousin OF Mrs.
Dawson lives. According 10 Detec-
tive Lieut.. George Branton and De
tective Edward Wurm, Of the HON.
icide Squad Dawson waited out
side the house until the couple
left three hours later.
knocks Wife Down
Approaching the pair. Dawson
knocked Mrs. Dawson down, 9nd
then struck HUMPHREYS who fed
After Mrs. Dawson had regaihed
her feet. Dawson dragged her itio
his car. driving east on MonroeNo
Orleans. north on orleans 10 Man
comb, and west on Macomh.
stopping the car in the middle or
the street in front OF 1857 Macomb.
Dawson began slashing his wife
with a knife. Leaving the body in
the car, Dawson walked 10 Receiv-
ing hospital and had his hand
dressed for cut wounds he had
inflicted during the scuffle In the
car. He was later arrested by Pa
trolmen Willie Thomas. Hites. Ar
mond Mcnegal and Clarence Ched.
lister OF the Hunt station cruiser
Dawson was arraigned in Re-
corder's court Wednesday on a MUIR
der charge.
Funeral services for Mrs Daw-
son were held Tuesday. She was
horn in Warrenton. Ca. coming to
Detroit in 1885. She is survived by
her mother. Mrs. stella Harris.
1929 Monroe.
Separated One Week
Mrs. Wise. who had been separat-
ed from her husband for little
over a week. had gone TO Whites
home early on the morning Of the
tradegy.
According TO Mrs. Amelia Jones.
n roomer In the house. White. who
was eating breakfast. opened tho
door and stood on the porch and
talked 10 Mrs. wise for a few min
utes. Mrs Jones said she heard an
argument between the two, White
accusing her OF running around
with men while ne was spending
his money on her
~Don't Nil Me-
A few minutes later white. ac-
cording TO Mrs. Jones. struck Mrs
Wise and pulled her inside The
house. Later. hearing Mrs Wise
say Don't kill me-" Mrs Jon"s
then went 10 the living room AMI
saw white beating Mrs. Wise over
the head with pistol.
Mrs. Jones ran ont q. the house.
roinc 10 the corner grocery store.
While IN the store she heard some
shots. She then called the police
when the officers arrived they
found Mrs. wise lying on the floor
with a bullet through her right
temple and another through the
throat. white was sittinr In a near
by chair. the pistol on tie floor he
tween his feet. lie had shot him
self through the temple.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wise
were held Monday from Coles
Funeral home ON GARFIELD.
Willie Glover. IS. 2i5 r. Eliza
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