Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-04-27

l., ahnut twelve inches in length and one
inch in width, .5 ......,
PoRIxsoN determined to oppose his pro-
..ass and raised his arm to parry the blow
7r,o consequence was that wound was
inflicted in the centre OF his (RoBINsoNs)
f,rphcad, close to the hair, which he wears
rrrned back. The knife glanced and the
,Ionchcd hand in which the man held the
Jagrer came down upon Mr. RoBNsoN's
fsr@ and felled him to the floor.
Miss SEWARD at this juncture escaped
from the room, and ran to the front window
.crraming murder. The assassin leaped
~ the bed where Mr.. SEWARD lay, still ap-
nareutly in helpless condition, and gave
tremendous blow at his face He missed
his mark, however, and almost fell across
Mr. SEwARD's body.
Bv this time ROBINSON had recovered,
iumped on the bed, and caught hold of the
assassns arms While he was thus at
trmpting to hold the assassin, the latter
,truck Mr.. SEWARD on the left side of the
face. and then on the right side The as
sassin then raised up, and he and ROBINSON
came to the floor together. They both got
on to their feet, ROBINSON still keeping a
tIlll lOlu VI INN.
The assassin reached his left arm over
RoBIysoNs shoulder and endevored to force
him to the floor. Finding he could not ham
die ROBINSON in that position, he dropped
his pistol which had been forced against
Mr. RoBINsoN's face in the hand which was
around his neck, caught hold of ROBINsoN's
RIGHT arm with his left hand and struck be-
hind ROBINSON with the knife. They still
continued to struggle for a few moments,
ROBINSON forcing him toward the door which
was open with the intention of throwing
him over the balusters.
When they had nearly reached the door
Major AUGUSTUS SEWARD entered the room.
ROBINSON called upon him to take tue knife
out Of the assassin's hand. Major SEWARD
immediately clinched the assassin. The lat
ter then struck Robinson in the stomach,
knocked him down, broke away from Major
SEWARD, and rushed down stairs
During t,c scul1le, when he cannot say,
Mr. ROBINSON received wound quite serious
some two inches in bredth, on the upper
part Of the right shoulder blade, another a
little lower down on the same side, and al
50 slight one on the left shoulder.
While struggling with the man near the
ltilSlNt, Ilt Iltu SclLCu ilIc "IlSl Ol HIS
hand, in which was the dagger, and did
not release his hold until knocked down by
the assassin near the door, and after Major
SEWARD had come to his assistance
H. returned to the room after he found
that the assassin had escaped, and found
that the Secretary had got off the bed on
to the floor, dragging with him the bed
clothes, and was lying i'll pool of blood.
Jppn going to the Secretary he found no
pulse in his wrist, and stated to Miss SEW
ARD who had re-entered the room and asked
if her father was dead, that he believed he
WAS But upon a second examination,
ROBINSON ascertaincd that his heart was
still heating.
The Secretary then said Il am not
dead, Send for police and surgeon and
close the house" He then placed the Sec
rotary upon the bed, telling him he must
mol talk. Mr.. SEWARD did not speak after
that
Mr. lIANzELL subsequently told Mr. ROBIN |
son that having been alarmed by the noise,
he had started for the Secretary's room, and
was met on the stairway by the assassin,
and was wounded and thrust to one side
Mr. Robinson remained with Mr. SEWARD
until II o'clock the next morning, when he
was removed to the Douglas Hospital
Every attention is being paid TO this brave |
man by the attendants Of this institution, |
and his condition is very favorable