The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-09

Ar old Citizen kssaElis = fErs son
and Receives Five EOIRd6 WITH
suFgi al Instrument.


to provoko an assault, upon which
Emery issued warrant for
MIR. Reitz's arrest. Mr. Reitz, with
his son, F. j. Reitz, Of Woodrow,
Reitz & Co., was on his way to the
Justices Office when the ARRAY o.
CURED.
Doctor Day was arrested and
brought before Justice McTeroan for
examination, for assault with intent
to commit murder, when the following
testimony was given:
N y. AztHes ssgorN: I am a lawyer.
NJ ONCE is on the corner OF Third and
Main Streets. About two or half-past two
O'Clock this afternoon, an array occurred
In my Office between John A. Reitz and
DIR. Day. DR.. Day had come in about half
an hour before the occurrence to make in
Quirfes of me concerning a law "a In Mt.
Tarnon Indiana, and referred him to
Mr.. Roach and Mr.. Lowry, who formerly
lived there. He was sitting beside me on
a low chair, at the window. facing Nam
street. when John A. ReitZ and his son
Toe Reitz came In.
John A. Reitz said: "You have sued me,
you rascal, have you?" and before the
ply. Mr.. Reitz pitched Into him.
r.. q Doctor fell into the corner and Mr..
RcltZ TeiI upon n1fk1- II WAS Ill OOu6 IN an
instant. tried to pull Mr.. Reitz off from
the Doctor. but Joe Reitz preVe nted me
aud pul ed me away. then ran into the
next office and called Levi =. Clarke to help
me. am not positive about the words
used by Mr.. Reitz, but that is as near as
can recollect. heard no word from the
Doctor before the blow was struck. The
Doctor fell from his chair at once, / went
and got Clarke and he and others came IN
aud separated the pertie'. The Doctor did
NOT rise al all. vas facing to Main Street
when the Reitz's came in my back was
toward The door. The Doctor fell into the
corner and Reitz on top OF him. tried to
get the knife away from Them.
do not know in whose hand 1t was, nor
did know that any one was cut then,
but saw the wounds alterwaIds: l was
time: I know nothing OF any previous
difficulty.
said Reitz addressed DIR. Day first. The
Doctor made no reply before he was
knocked down. Do not know he relative
sLreDgth OF the parties oe Re nv 9n ,hr
off the Doctor. Did not see Joe strike the
Doctor Joe was present at the first as
SAINT. Tue Doctor hailoed murder help!
enouEhw The crowd took the knife away.
dIo not see it until the close of the a II air.
Doctor RGlSt0fI StCOT7l: Am physician
and surgeon; have practiced over twenty
five years; saw nothing OF the difficulty;
was called to dress the wounds. They are
flesh wounds on the left leg above the
Ave wounds: two of them are slight. Two
are similar in length an depth, and are
about Ave inches long, on the thigh Just
above the knee on the front part of the
thigh, curving Obliqueiy toward the GEN.
ter, the ends nearly approachtng; tolera-
bly, deep. Another on the under side of the
thigh six inches long, very deep, cutting
a large muscle, but not cutting 1t off. The
fourth wound is slight; flap of the skin
cut on the etbow-merey shave. The
nth is In the hand this knife Unstrum mt
shoWn) would do 1t. 1t would be deadly
weapon. No vital part was touched; the
TO-, -oH orfa as nj hcn TcyH
nearly approached. The wounds are
not probably fatal. Toere is a reno e
probability that they might result in
death. Reitz was pale and faint from ner-
vous prostration, evidently, as he had not
The knife is very much like sc atlino." a
surgical Instrument. Surgeons have such
Instruments, but they are not common.
The handle is like a surgical instrument.
It is q little broader and not quite so long
as the common calling. DR.. DeBruler was
DS- 123aT-E Styorn. Tho instrument is
similar TO the eating used for small am
putations, cutting off fingers, &c L has
Two edges. As TO the woundS, have
noihing new to say there is poSsibilll ty
oflock-jaw or modification Superyening !;
they would then be dangerous; would on
lY be more dangerous as they are larger
than ordinary wounds.
DIR, Ralstou expla1ued that the Iock-jaw
was very rare. and DR.. Ruark said that
punctured and laceratsd wounds were
more likely to produce lock jaw than clean
cut wounds as those were.
u
years in practice; eX amined the wounds of
Reitz; they are not likely 10 prove fatal,
though a bee sting IS been known to
prove so, The season is against him, 1n-
cised are not generally fatal wounds in
healthy subjec s. This is a surge ms cat
ling. I call 1t calling and pretty good
Questions regarding Doctor Days char
acier were ask ed, but She prosecution con-
coded that 1t waS good.
DIR. De Bruler resumed: Surgeons do r OF
carry such instruments haoitually; such
may be the case. even If they 90 not need
them. I often take such instruments
along when l thtRk need them.
lie 1 s. Clarke SlCoTn: Know the parties /;
saw Reitz and the Doctor In Anthes's room.
Antilles came running into my office. call
ing on me without telling me what was
the matter. When came In the two men
were on the floor, with another spgaTent t.
~ on top of them. Antilles took hold of
Joe Reitz's coat, and then tried to pull
| him Off put my hand on John A. ReitZ.
| and said, "There has been enough of this -
Reitz Grief ''I'm ruined" Looking at the
/ doctor, Reitz told him to get away. The
Doctor lay with hts head toward the win
| dow, and his feet toward the corner.
| took the handle of the knife from the
/ Doctors hand, and picked up the blade
NV presence. Joe was perhaps taking his
Il father of. ReItz lay across the Doctors
/ legs. Don't know what the instrument is
heard It called catling; it might be c'assed
! as deadly weapon.
| Joe was not apparently assaulting the
/ Doctor. Saw no weapon in anv ones
Il
| Take him Oft"
| Nm TfLest0n slCorT- 1 know the parties
| 1 was driving down Third street. when /
heard what I thought was a boys voice
| following SIS II getting whipped; we drove
/ around to Main Street, and 'tood up IN
| the buggy aud saw then heads; Sprang
i out and told Nexsen was going up stairs
Il ran up, and saw Joe and J. A. Reitz over
/ some one; Joe said. "Shall murder you:'
Clarke came In, and Joe said, "Take his
/ knife away" Joe d Clarke were strug-
CLING, end grabbed Joe he got away from
| me and said, He has KILLED my father;''
he rushed back; pulled him away again
and held him.
heard Joe say. shsn murder you Z"
| 1 picked the knife up from between Joe
| Reitz' legs, and threw IL down again. lest
| l should hurt some one. Joe rushed as If
| he would stamp on some one. There were
i've beside me in the room at the time
| Clarke, Antilles, Joe Reitz and the otoeI
two l didn't recognize at hrst. | after
| Reitz. Joe kicked toward the Doctor as
he lay on the floor. After he bros away
up and went out, saying. 81 am q law
abiding man" Don't know anything
about surgical instruments.
| Henry GWDgbertS S1OoT7l: When arrived
| there the Doctor lay with hts head back
resting against an iron safe. Reitz lay
| ac, oss him. told him to stop; that he
nieht get himself into trouble. He an.
| swered, L am ruined" Saw Joe run in
saying something, when he was pulled
fTni. Cook. or Koch, OF Fdhnley & Co.
sl0orn: 1 was attracted by q noise. and
| thought there was fire. As l ran uE
| stairs saw Joe Reitz rush toward the
| Doctor, and kick or stamp at him. Did
| not see the blow reach. but heard 1t crush
j We took him away, and he said he would
/ do nothing more. We let him go The
Doctor was sitting up facing Third Street
keitz lay with his head toward Locust
Street, his knee bent up so as to expose
the wound. thought It was Judge lyle.
heart at first.
Head no cries, nor saw any other blows
struck
Jos. Rctts s,0orn: AS ather andI were
coming up town to the Sources ofSice 10
answer a complaint, we Jaw DR.. Day in
Antnes's Room. Father said let us 20 ar
and see what he says about it we yvanI