The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-25
A TERRIBLE AFFAIR.

FEARFUL ENCOUNTER WITH RoBBER IN
SECLUDED CHAMBER--A wELL-KNowN SPORTING
MAN ROBBED OF $4,000 AND THEN MORTALITY
woUNDED-EsoAPE OF THE PERPETRAToR OF
THE DEED-AN INExPLICABLE MYSTERY.
A strange and incomprehensible robbery and
attempted murder was perpetrated ia room No.
a. In the fourth story Of Reynolds Building,
Dearborn street. near Madison last night about
8 o'clock George W. Lee, well-known sport
ing character in this city, was the victim On
his person, it was alleged, he had had the sum
of $4,000 in United States Government secu.
rites, all of which was evidently stolen by the
perpetrator of the deed
Shortly after o'clock the occupants ofrooms
along the halls on the fourth floor of Reynolds
Block, directly above the main entrance to the
building heard heavy fall as IFS II some pers9mn on
Bouran who occupies the room No ~, imme-
diately around the corner of the hallway from
room No. "a, In which the bloody affair trans
pired, distinctly noticed the conclusion, but
remarked 1t less. He states that not until after
several minutes had elapsed did he suspect that
anything out of the way had taken place.
Presently he heard agonizing groanS proceed
1pg IIom 1,n MI. Lees aoon ana IN comPany WIN 1d
he went TO ascertain the cause thereof The
gentlemen found the door of room No. "a
securely fastened. Calling to the inmate. whose
pain seemed dmomentarilyt to increase, they asked
what the matter was, simultaneously trying
and as it swung back upon its hinges, man,
who was half reclining on the floor, fell
sprang forward towards the table and lighted
an oil lamp standing thereon. A fearful sight
mated the room. Prostrate upon the carpet lay
Mr.. Lee covered with blood, his head reclining
the room and immed lately under the window;
he presented an awful spectacle. Assistance
was called, and but a few minutes elapsed be-
fore Drs. W. X. Emerson and L. A. Winthrop,
whose Office is in room No 13 in the same build
ing were tR9 @ ncsed @ Wou1d was
under the left eye of Mr.. Lee, two triangular
wounds directly beneath that. and his skull
was fractured in the left parietal bone The
only explanation which could be forced from
the bleeding man was that he had been kicked
had sewed in the lining of his vest. His mind
wandered, and he continually asked where he
was.
facing on Dearborn street, was soon filled with
officers, the police having been notified, and
numerous persons, all of whom had q particular
tale to relate with reference to the occurrence
The crowd was dispersed. and, after the
his room, a rigid search throughout the hall
ways and the apartment was Instituted, with
the hope of gaining some clue to the mysterious
affair. on the wall Just above the spot where
lay the head of Mr.. Lee as he reclined upon the
floor when found, were discovered several
having been made with the sword OF a cane,
they being triangular indentures, which very
possibly proceeded from desperate thrusts with
In the centre Of the room were several spots
of blood. All these strange evidences of an
attempt at murder are sufficient to refute the
words of the injured man, that he had been
kicked by a horse What evidently led him to
give utterance to this statement is, that he had
been out riding, and but few moments pre-
vious to o'clock had returned.
At the livery stable of Tilton Co., Nos. At
and 40 Wabash avenue, Mr.. Lee keeps three
fine blooded horses. About half-past O'Clock
in the evening be took two of them, in order, as
he said, TO take ride He was known TO return
about half-past O'Clock. Nothing more was
seen or heard of him until the noise caused by
his fall called the attention Of several persons
to his room. The strangest circumstance con-
nected with this very mysterious affair is, that
no footsteps were heard In the hall AFTER the
fall was noticed, no door was known to have
been closed, and 1t is believed that no one could
possibly have escaped without detection.
The coat of Mr. Lee was Ind cut In several
places, and the left side pocket was ripped open.
| In this pocket was discovered wallet contain
ing 500, and some odd change Ia silver, besides
| notes, papers, and letters. This undoubtedly
| had not been touched. His vest was in the
| same condition as the coat the pockets being
| cut open. When questioned as to the amount
| of the bonds which he had in his vest, as he
| previously stated, the suffering man uttered
| In monosylables, that 1t was 'all gone-SlS 009
Nothing further could be got from him.
Mr.. Lee is about As years of age, rather stout
| and wears irOn-grey Whtskers, rather closely
shaved about the chin. He has relations living
in this city, and wife residing in Haverhill
Massachusetts About the lst OF May. ne en-.
| gagged the room in which the bloody deed just
| related took place. Some time ago he was ell
| gagged In the boot and shoe trade in the East
! He has always been known as a great horse
| fancier and O sporting character generally. He
| was in the habit of carrying large sums oi
money about his person:
| The matter Is wrapped in deep and seem
! ingly impenetrable mystery, which even time
may not solve, should the Victim tail TO survive
! his terrible wounds. AT the present writing
| Il p. NJ, the condition of Mr.. Lee Is pronounced
by the physicians to be precarious, and his death