Hannibal (MO) Journal, "Fatal Affray," June 2, 1853

   FATAL AFFRAY.––On Sunday night last, two negro men, Adam an[d] Edmund, belonging to Mr. Hayden and Mrs. McClane, of this city, got into a quarrel, which ended in the former stabbing the latter several times with a knife. One of the wounds in his side is very large, and the doctor's opinion is that it will prove fatal. Adam was arrested by the Marshal, but he has since succeeded in making his escape.––[Cape Girardeau Eagle.