The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-09-25
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Murder ut the ST. Nicholas Hotel.

The St. Nicholas Hotel was on Saturday evening
he scene oil another irIghtu encounter, similar to
hat enacted about year ago, when Col. Loring, OF
Mississippi, lost his life.
Ii appears that shortly before CLOCK. the eve
ing named, TWO of the boarders, Capt j. J. Wright
nd Mr. Il. 5. Dean, seen talking together in an
xcited manner in the bar-room. Suddenly Capt
Wright drew from his pocket cowhide, with which
e struck Mr.. Dean in the face. Instantly the latter
rev from sheath which he carried under his vest,
large bowie knife, the blade of which he plunged
most to the hilt in the side of his antagonist.
The wounded man immediately dropped the cow
ide, and attempted to get away, but was followed by
is antagonist, who again wounded him in the abdo-
| hen.
Lieut.. Stage, of the eighth ward police, happened
.b be present, and Mr.. Dean in the act of ma
ing another thrust with the knife at his adversary,
Taught him by the collar and prevented the further
hhiction of violence.
Capt. Wright soon fell, exhausted from loss Of
blood, to the floor, and was conveyed 10 his room,
where he attended by several physicians, all of
whom pronounced his wounds to be mortal.
Mr. Dean, in making the third thrust with the
knife, cut himself severely in the thigh, and was also
conveyed to a room in the hotel, where the wound
was dressed by surgeon. He, as well friend
of his named Montgomery, who witnessed the afiray,
are under arrest, and will be kept in custody until an
Examination shall take place.
The whole afray occupied but a few moments and
was conducted quietly, that many who were in the
ar-room at the time, unaware of its occurrence
until it was over. The news, however, spread IA
'pidly, and soon the halls and the rum room were
crowded by the excited inmates
The quarrel it is said, grew out of something Dean
had said and circulated rejecting upon the honor and
character of Capt. Wright. They had had frequent
and bitter alterations in regard the Objectionable
language, and on Saturday night met by previous ap-
pointment in the rumroom Of the ST. Nicholas. Dean
fearing violence on the part of Capt. W., had armed
nd wi he he
.cowhide, used his weapon.
The knife with which Capt w. was stabbed was
seven inches in length and entered the abdomen al
most up to the hilt. The physicians in attendance
were yesterday of the opinion that the blade had
glanced, and not divided the intestines, and if such
be the case, the wound, though frghtul, may not
prove mortal. Yesterday afternoon he appeared to
suffer less pain, and informed reporter that the
reas IN of his hostility to Mr.. Dean was that the lat
ter had made statement that he Capt. w y had
Incorporated some plate which was on board the
steamer Jewcss, which was lost at Sandy Hook IN
October last and which was owned by him and Mr..
Dean. He first heard of the Islander while he was
in Boston last week, and Immediately have
it retracted. He had several interviews with MIR.
Dean, who put him of from time to time and on their
meeting ut the ST. Nicholas, he being again refused,
drew a Cowhide, but Immediately held by MIR.
Montgomery, friend of Mr.. Deans; and had it rot
been that he was SO held, Mr.. ID. would not have
succeeded in stabbing him so severely.
LATEST FROM THE WOUNDED MAN.
One of the repo tiers of the Tribune visited the ST.
Nicholas at O'Clock last night to ascertain the real
condition OF Captain Wright. lie occupies room No.
800 Of the hotel, and comparatively easy. The
ATTENDING physician, DIR. Lawrence ProudioOt, or his
son. DIR. Proudfoot, Jr., almost constantly with
him. DIR. Proudoot expresses the belief that Cap
tain Wright has hardly remote chance to recover.
Drs Randolph and Foen. who also familiar with
the case, concur in DIR. Proudfoot's opinion. The
bleeding, which very profuse was stopped by the
application of ice and g hit bandages about ii O'Clock
on Saturday night. Thus far there has been no in
terna hemorrhage. Dr. Proudtoot probed the prin
cpal wound with his finger to the depth of four OF
FIVE inches. Capt Wright says that the blade enter
ed his body to the depth Of six inches The Doctor
thinks that the proiuse bleeding must have been caus
ed by the blade opening of the large arteries on
one side of the spine. lie thinks that in of the
wounds, il not in both, the intestines cut. The
immediate danger arises out Of the fear of nerna
hemorhase, that the ecal matter may pass through
the wounds in the inteStines the abdominal
", which would lie followed by Inflammation ant
death.
Capt. Wright at times expresses hope Of his re
covery. The physicians speak in the highest praise
of his calmness and bravery in his present critica
condition He has been visited by his wife, broth
er and sister. Mrs. Wright remained with him
short time, as long as deemed prudent. His Bis
ter was SO much that she had to he CARRIE
from the room. His brother, it is said, remained
with him portion of Saturday night