The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-24
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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ANOTHER BLOODY BRAWL.
A Man Severely Stabbed During a BAR
room Quarrel.

a Man Severely Stabbed During n Bar-
room Quarrel.
Almost, but not quite, murderl The scene
STaF Is be- zs sseOn kept by
below German, in this devoted city. The cur
tain rose at O'clock last evening, and there
the stage:-George Dinkerloker, an unmarried
youth OF twenty years, and a native Of Ger
the business unprodtable, or for some other
reason, good and satifactory, douptless,
FOR some time past has been attending bar at
Lhe lager-beer saloon kept by Herr Keisel, on
Fifth street, below Bedford. Bearing him com
Pany comes John Hoffman and his son Henry.
The latter has reached his eighteenth year only,
but has already served an apprenticeship In,
and graduated with high distiuction from, the
House of Refuge. These three are accompanied
by sundry frequenters OF the place, and the
whole party seat themselves about q table, ana
Beer responds and disappears, and under its
soothing influence, repeated several times, FOR
the sake of insuring q full measure OF calm
ness, q pack of cards Is procured, and for nearly
two hours the time glides smoothly on. AT
about quarter before ten, however, q momen-
tous question is presented to the assembled
'Jolly fellows" They have warmed and soothed
generous store of Herr Roedell, and some
body must erase the score. Holman the
younger and Dinkerioker discuss the matstter, ste
of the beer is oounteracted by the fervor OF pas
sion, and presently young Hoffman gives his
tutored in the House of Refuge yet he is "up'
in the ways of the world. Therefore he dis
plays no mock humility by pocketing the
Insult and paying the score, but, like a true
man, at once hurls back the lie, and dares the
is brave, and responds by again asserting that
Dinkerloker is q liar. Then, the bysCanders
allege, DInkerloker drops the combat of words,
face
AT this point, Hoffman the younger springs
from his chair, informs the party that he has q
knife, and asserts roundly that he intends to
make use OF it. Hofman's valor is of the sub
murderous weapon; makes furious lunge at
Dinkerloker, VINO endeavors to parry the blow
strikes his antagonist fair and square in the
fearful cash, two inches or more in length;
through which his jaw and tongue are visible,
makes another and another lunge at his VIC
tim, each time leaving the mark of his weapon
upon the head and face of the latter.
AT this stage Hoffman the elder interferes and
attempts to drag his son away from his murder
GUS work. But the infuriated boy turns his
hand upon his father, and leaves the mark of
his knife in two places on his left leg, one of
these wounds being four inches in length. and
the other about an inch, the latter severing
tendon of the knee joint. Having beaten his
father of, young Hoffman again turns his atten-
tton to Dinkerloker, whom he hacks about the
arms and legs, tn1icting upon the left of those
members three glaring gashes.
Then Mrs Roedell, the wife of the saloon
keeper, rushes between the combatants; but en-
counters the fate of all peacemakers, and re-
tires unsuccessful, but with three several cuts
about her arms. Now Dinkerloker begins to
show signs of waning strength he has bled
profusely, the floor, walls, and furniture of the
saloon being crimsoned with his blood, and as
he is about to fall, Mr.. Roedell takes him in his
arms drags him away from the bloodthirsty
boy who has just been turned loose from the
House of Refuge and finally has him removed
to the Pennsylvania Hospital None of Din
kerlofer's wounds are dangerous, and therefore
his recovery is quite certain.
Young Hoffman, having almost demolished
his antagonist, coolly walks out of the blood
stained apartment and fingers a while in front.
But Officer McAfee, of the Second District
Police, arrives on the ground just then, and
seeing the murderous assailant standing in
front of the saloon, approaches him. perhaps
with sinister intent. Young Hoffman, how
ever, tarries no longer, and through the streets
and around the corners he speeds, followed
closely by the officer of the law. He is at last
overtaken in an alley on Passyunk road below
German street, and without show of resist
ance is conducted to close quarters in the
Station House. The blood.stRined weapon, q
small, sharp, pocket knife, is found secreted in
the lining of his coat, His father, although he
endeavorGd TO stay the murderous hand of the
boy, is likewise locked up, to await develop
mentS