New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-04


EoRsrLs TRAGEDY AT THE New York HosPirAL.
,.pSE OF tHT PATItsTs MoRTALLY STABBED BY 4
NJ sATIC " esterday afternoon, about 3 o'clock q
q rble tragedy occurred at the New York Hospital.
y aney Rogers Wagner, patient In the institution
stabbed by John Mead, lunatic under treatment
1.-The Hospital. Tho circumstances of the bloody az
liz sre a. follows: John Mead powerfully built
Ian A sailor by occupation who recently arrived in
Lis city or board the French steamer Argo, was sent
II the Now York Hospital on Wednesday last, from
xks Custou House to be placed under treatment for
<.blriun tclnens. Mead went TO the Hospital unsc.
fmpshea. and was assigned bed in the deiiriam
NtAs he s;,reaied rational and mild in his behavior
bmltic,lst yatch was kept upon his movements,
A. d be receive treatment from the physicians soon
iter being placed in the ward. At the hour above
feniioDe0 Mead Yves seized with ut OF dehruul ana
booming suddenly desperate seized large carving
II pie used fcr cutting bread in the ward, whichue
tsneissd about 10 the CONSERVATION OF hs fellow
sikhents. La q moment after he ran toward Thomas
u sker tae nurse threatening to cut him IN pieces.
aker sezed stick and paired Oh the thrustS mau'
d Meso ct tse same retresting toward the door,
Bon reaching which, lie ran into the hall, and thence
- bis ioon- followed by he fanatic who yelled like s
tmon. Mead was close upon him, but W aker had
20 time 10 ,eseh hs private apartment and lock the
,ykor, e. Toe iaiuIated man cane up DniiGr the
kcounter in the ward, Walker received a cut il tae
sl part Of the am. but the wound is not serious.
u, Beng tasrtei IN hs purpose, Mead returned to his
paid sso pitched into fellow patient, sal ,r, who
yess nesiy cursd threatening 70 carve Kim in small
u ces.' The latter seized a chair and drove Mead
pm the iooI1; but 10 mad sooner reached the hail
!, Dan be dsIted 6aek sgain, and, running to ? bed
/ kon which Mr., Kca>ney Rogers Wagner lsy asloep
<foceeded IN The coolest manner 70 dispatch his vic
in. TIE h.st thrust made by Mead the bisde of the
Irving knfe penetrated the right breast lust above
d ks coEsr bone and, taking a downward course in.
3 fetsd deep ard ghasty wound. Again he rnada
; bother iapge with the knife, the blade epterng be-
!, peer TIE third and fourth ibis and, withdrawing IT,
ftahty p,urged il into the breast near the right nj
az. A 6X,th Eth ate sixth tee he struck AZ the
" pies t0su. irniotLg at each blow wounds on the
. M, cheek and throat.
) The flic,oa Of thee fnghtful wounds was the
york OF but few nonenis. At the time Mead com.
nctc Tue savage attack on Wagner the apothecary
Ia all lures cODyalesceLt patients were 10 the ward
ie gave to- alarm which soon brought Mr.. Darrach
superintendent with several physicians eld nun
Q. tSe male nurses to the spot but not TIL the horn
l.e HGk above detailed bad been completed. Mead
lSaaig beCtS'o qui6: and permitted himself 10 b,
VI y place al confinement in the Easements o
yltal:On. AL Shs necessary medical sod surglca
4 's~ reodered the unfortunate Wagner, but there
sVSioe.y nope enterA!sed Of Lis recovery, his in
IL oeing VI so serious nature.
veg y, who IL OF respectable psrcntage, was il
ISnI"p Il. uotsI t.oatp1.. On temporary 5elir.m