The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-29

ployer as a jourpeyman OF more than ordinary
took his meals at the Northwestern Hotel, on Doug
las street, between Tenth and Eleventh.
Mr. Schyei was seen by some acqualntances at ii
O'Clock on Saturday evening. They say that he ap-
feared to be then in his usual health and spirits, ana
lore no evidence of having drunk over much liquor
Between the hours of ~ and O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, he was met on the corner OF Eleventh and
Douglas streets by two OF his most Intimate friends
and Mr.. +. West, The former OF whom accompanied
him across the street, where "good night was said
by both Schyei said that he was going home, ana
he started north on Eleventh street.
AT about O'Clock on Sunday morning, party OF
laboring men, going towards the Union Pacific SHOPS
on the bottom, discovered q man without nat,
standing on the railroad track. lie appeared be-
wildered and lost. When they reached hlm tney
found his garments were bloody, and that he was
severely wounded in the head. The poor man was
too much dazed to give any connected account OF
himself, and too weak to walk to any place Oh shel-
ter. He had sufficient sense, however, 10 mentOn
the names of his friends, MessrS. haSmussOn
EllicksOn. One of the workmen went after these
gentlemen and apprised them Ol the Wouhued mll
They. with commendable alacrlty Immediately
hired horse and buggy and went to his sucCor.
lie was carried to the Northwestern House, where
an apartment was assigned him and every attention
shown; Doctors van camp and MGCieiand MO- were
the ball had passed directly through the temporal
bone, one inch above the right ear. The probe of
one Of the medical gentlemen was passed into the
wound distance OF four inches without producing
any symptoms OF uneasiness in the patient 1t Is the
They say If he does 1t will be one OF the most re-
markable instances on record.
Mr.. SChyci was on Sunday quite sensible Mt in
tervas, and converscd nationally. He stated to
DR.. McClelland that after leaving his friend Ras-
musson, on the corner of Douglas and Eleventh
streets he had proceeded north on the latter avenue
as far as ClarksOn's avenue when two men rushed
towards him, curslng and swearing in loud manner,
and crying out, Gwen fix you" He then felt a sud-
den sensation, and knew that he had been felled to
the earth. lie does not know how long he remained
in an unconscious state, but after recovering he
arose and started for his home attempting a task
which 1t appears he was unable to accomplish, for he
wandered off in an entirely opposite direction.
Owing to the fact that the hat of the wounded man
ana pool Of blood we're found on Chicago street,
Seventh, it is conjectured that, from the effects
Of his injury he IS rather out OF his reckoning to
the locality in VIII Ch he was attacked
Ii is proper also to mention here that revolver
which he was known to have in his possession is
missing. Some persons think that his assailants,
after knocking him down, shot him with his own
weapon; and others venture the opinion that he
himself attempted suicide, but this last theory alto
gether untenabe.
The brother of the unfortunate man, who resides
in Chicago, has been teegraphed for and will prob
ably arrive in Omaha to-day.
Latcr.-Since writing the above, we have learned
of the death Of the unfortunate man.