, 1865-03-06
MAhSLAUGH7ER.~ +
1 RoWdy Dies Of Wounds Received In street
Fisht--The Inquest.

wnE The eecne Of another bloody homicide. A we'll
knoWpx rough and rowdy named john Saycrs, or
rnore: nilia1ly known as "Jewelry Jack,' the
keeper Of an institution at No, 277k Clark street,
no~n r to .bsses iss poi,ss ,,,a general re-
in this city. The facts as developed by the fnves.
tgattnn are aa follows: Brtzee. WHO has been long
II coleE5do Territory sr,ysd In this sty on ne
on Randolph Erect and asked hlr to direct HIM
to hotel. he Was told 10 60 to the National
formerly the Button hon:e.on The corner Of Wells
The place IS the old Colby House. where be nsed
70 board years ago. aod expressed great sausfac-
don q dsG hG a d IRs Rsss .sse to e. se sf I
IN passing the Qpust House Mr. Bruce alluded to
the many speeches he had made fromthose stepa;
pol!ns,sns Of tbs city, snd seemed naeh
'fss!se 9eet se hos e len ',R e. nsas e.
he oq I'd
ie IN eoIap,ny up n WITH JeTeily 5seE per.oa
N h:
ine on 10 Evansville, Ind They vent on together,
y nraee. who I'D eeeo1e Confused sse
told and the two turned and passed on. They had
heavy dirE Of bowie knife, and JACK was seen to
fall. uewenr to The spot, took the assailanl into
41aes w1S the e ,1ess epthess '1fa q abuse Vs.
The prisoner w'as locked up, nd the injured
ecnt Ior. to dre:s it. ue did %, and thoushtit
nothing serious, as thewonnded man was quite
eGong and Cheerful Soon a After: ho,wevsf he BE-.
1tage to be taken home; he never spoke agsin.
BE was taken 10 his house, but dica In abo1t IN
The prisoner is aboat thlrty~two years Of sgo,
good looking, and said By those who knew him to
Be of a mild and harmless tiepo.iuon. He was
cratic Htst, Ed Subsequently studied aud prse-
and went to California Hc seems completely
spess1ea seose eeeess J9 9
he be- was Walking with The deceased, when
en hs sde of hsa aoash Il ~ attempt
to rob him, nnd drew his knife Tor self-defensc.
The deceared Il wcll-known as desperate charac-
will be 1nissed more in police circles than any
The coroner summoned jury and on Saturday
evidence was addueed:
CaceT Ktmp <eorn,-About twelve O'Clock on
Frltzy uighl1 WIS met by the prieoner, on Ran
cheap and retpcctsb!e one, as he haa too nttle
| money TO go TO a hish-priccd one. showed him
t0xhc National, on the corner OF Wells and Masd-
ington streets. lie said he had tvcd here before.
and tpokE Of his acquaintance, and Of making
| Fpceches On the Court House steps, lie Was per-
fcetly sober. The clerk Of the hotel afterwards
| Gie1r Saippy, sworn: About one O'Clock on
oeS waa pl Jay When
| approached By the prisoner and "JeEetry Jack,
q John Saye%.s; % an4 me prisoner @ sked n ne me ne
| ID A. fhpyy hV 7 =.
:.You ID boat, what did you ask me fori''
He seemed to be quite angry, and thought they
had been talkine on tie snb]cct before, and {!
Hooked after them as they passed. Some went
between them and me, and u I saw them ag sin
the prisoner vas s.riking at the deceased. went ven
| which took from him. BE did not resist me IN
the Least. took him 70 the armory. Jack follow.
tng. and nai9g very rough la9grsss, M Ihs p pFss, r.
prisonsr WIS NOT The knife vas heavy one
! seven inches in length.
Statement q the PrisoaSr-My name is George
Nv. Bztzee. formerly lived IN this city, and
rracticcd Law. Len here in the eprin. Of 1883 and
went 10 Colorado. Returned on Friday night ;
Mas directed ny a policeman to ,he Nat19nal s1Sa
uighi was pleasant, and thought would wnlk
ont and Zee the city and set dish Of oysters, as
ha street ret lind tbc any nae aaPpef % Tso so'
ealoon, md then fell IN company wifi he
| dtCeased. We got IN conEeftanon a1G lIo'u A4lsi
| hud inst returned from The mines. We vent ONT
together, and satrtcd for the hotel and inquired
| Of policeman ca the way, the deceased being
| with me. We<wcnt along, and without any a. u.
| rel or wutntnc, Tas struck On lEe sloe OF tne
head. ri at once thought 1t was tbe design to rob
| ne, and drew the knife and gtr9ck at him and pc
fcll. was then arrested and taEcu TO ne stauon
| house never saw the mAp before, and did not
| know 3h1t he syas dead until saoft ntnc ago.
Dr. Collins stcorn About halt pa.t one o'clock
! was called 10 the AFmory to drees the Wouha ol
The decesred. Found him with large wound
upon the ride OF the hend Dressed II carefully
| and found him quite stIopg. we put him IN thG
| crrr:see and he became htnt, yonlted freely, and
| never spokc afterwards. VIC had to carry hin
| into tta hpueo, Gave directions as II hls treat
mcnt and ltf< In ahort m hour nl.d a half come
onc c,rue md told ne he Was dead. Did not tatns
him dangerously hut when nEst saw him. p.
Boeue and 1nyscr made the post n'o1tem. w
! m inch In Ength. penetrating. the scalp
md thc eluli n the lett opu eal penetrating
he substuna Of the brain, about thrcc-fourths o
ep inch in Gfpth. found about SIX OUNCES uf CO
adrrlsted Wood. My opinion is that the wouni
wps q mortal one. The body presented the ap
peprancs or healthy NM. The man was fnto1i
crated, BE vornited nothing but liquor. Th
| tponnd wns doubtless made with the k-tfe shown
hT atownwart blow with the point. The blo'
n,rxt hnye been very hard one-
Dr T. G. Bogue testified 10 substantially Ii
. ,ame rs D7. Collins.
The Jury retired and returned as their ver1l
ttnt the deceased came 10 his death from wound
received by / blow with knife in the hand: {
Geo. ". Brizee. .
Tie Coroner then Issued his warrant and th
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