True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-05-27
Painful Accident to Mr.. Bausman.

which so fully and satisfactorily states
the circumstances that we take the liber
ty of coping it entire for the information
of the public. While we thank the wri-
ter for his labors, we trust he will not be
offended in the public use we have made
of his name. The circumstances as sta
ted are MISUNDERSTANDING gton Trib.
MoNoNeAHELA CRY, May l9, 81.
Mr.. EDWIN RAUsMAN-Dear SIR
The foreman of The TRIBUNE Office re-
quested me 10 furnish the particulars of
the unfortunate occurrence of Friday
night last, which resulted in such serious
injury to your father. comply SO far
as | have beer made acquainted with the
facts:
Mr.. Bausman left Pittsburgh on Fri
day evening on board the Luzerne for
this place. At Elizabeth man by the
name of Samuel Black, son of Cyrus
Black, living in Monongahela City, noto-
rious in this community as a violent, ma
licious and desperate man. took passage
on the boat. He was, as usual, consider
ably in liquor; and at once commenced
series of noisy and turbulent demcnsira-
tions, to the great annoyance of :he pas
sengers generally. In the midst of these
he approached Mr.. Bausman, and with
nsolent familiarity claimed an acquain-
tance. He was tolerated until his atten-
lions became insufferable, and then very
properly repelled. have not been in
formed as to the precise words that pass
ed between them; but have been told by
the clerk of the boat, Mr.. Worrel Ito
whom and Capt. Bennet am indebted
for the greater portion of the facts here
detailed, that the language and bearing
of Mr.. Bausman were temperate and
rather expostulatory than preemplory.-
Black, however, whom neither colciia-
tion can disarm nor folbearance pursuade,
as we may infer not only from this event
but from others OF kindred character
that have occurred in this place or vcini-
ty, in which he has been principal, de-
,ermined to be fearluIIy avenged for the
imaged insult he had received from Mr.
Bausman. In the pIenitude of his malice
he went to passenger on board, Mr.. Ey-
erhArt, of Bell Vernon, and requested
the loan Of dirk knife that he supposed
Mr.. E. 10 have about his person. His
request was not granted, whereupon he
sought the Engineer Of the boat, and bor-
Iowed hammer, weighing four or five
pounds, alledging that he had box on
board, the lid Of which he wished 10 nail
down. Upon emerging from the engine
room, he concealed the deadly weapon in
his coat and posted himself at the door Of
the forward cabin, opening to the bow Of
the boat. At this time the Luzerne was
approaching the landing at Monongahela
City, and Mr.. Bausm an, unconscious OF
the impending danger, had taken up his
carpet bag and was otherwise preparing
to get off. He reached the door, thus
encumbered with his baggage, at which
Black was posted, and was about passing
through when Black raised the hammer
and struck him on or near the shoulder
A second blow Immediately followed the
first, striking him obliqely near the TEN.
pie Immediately above the ear. Upon re.
ceiving this, Mr.. Bausman dropped upon
the cabin floor, partially rose again, and
fell back insensibe across trunk stand
irg near. Thus PROSTATE. his murderou'
assaIlant had his iron weapon uplilted for
another and what would have been un.
questionably fatal blow, when Mr.
Worrell, the clerk, rushed upon Black
and seizing The hammer, diverted the i'm
pending stroke. Black Immediately left
the cabin. got off the boat, which hat
now landed and precipitately made his
way to the house Of his wife, with whom
he has not been living for some time past
and was found there under her bed ant
arrested early the next morning. Mr.
Bausman was conveyed to the hotel o
Mr.. Harvey, Capt. Bennet having previ
ously left him in the care Of the watch
man Of the boat. DR.. Biddle was at once
called in, and examined and dressed the
wound. 1t was lateral cut, about two
inches and half or three inches in length
penetrating TO the skull, of which there
was considerable abrasion. Mr. Baus
man, although at first considered in very
perilous and critical condition by hi
physicians, is now better, and bids faI
to recover. This resnlt is due only tt
! the most skillful treatment and careful at
tenton. He is now (Monday evening
still weak and prostrale in bed at Mr.
Harvey's hotel.
| observe it is alledged by one Of thu
Pittsburgh papers that Mr.. BausmaI
drew pistol upon Black, whereupon the
assault ensued as consequence. Thi
is without a shadow of foundation -
When the first blow was struck Mr.. Baus
man had a carpet bag in one hand and
large bundle in the other, drawing pis
tol was therefore physically impossible
The clerk of the boat, Mr.. Worrell, VIII
saw the assault, assures me that no pisto
was drawn. Justice to Mr.. BauSman in
duces me to contradict this statemen
, pointedly and at once; its utter fallac,
! will appear on that judicial investigation
of the outrage which public security an
justice will alike demand.
II. A. P.