, 1873-11-15
THE KNIFE.
Two Serious Stnbbing ARRAYS
Last Night.
4 Burglar, Deing Detected, Attempts hurdcr, and q
Husband Stabs Ills }Yffb Tiye TIMES.

About ha1f-past II o'clock laat night mysto-
rious stabbing nffray occurred on DesplatnoH
stroot, beswoon Monroe and Adams, In which a
man uaulod Aaron 8otocn waa seriously stabbed
In tho loft side, noar tho hoart.
It appears That at tho hour nh1nod J. a.
strauss who rosidoB at No. 11o South Doeplaines
stroot, heard footsteps In tho hallway of his
house. 1Taying previously locked tho door leading
into tito hail. ho presumed tho footsteps woro
thoao Of burglar, and ut once stepped out to
SEQ WHO waH thoro. In tho dim light thht was
thrown into the hall from light iii IN adjoining
room, Strauss saw a tall man, wearing light
ovorcoat, standing noar tho front door. Ho
called out, "Nho Is thoro," and receiving no
answer in return, llo callod out to d boart!cr In
tho house, man namod Aaron 6chocn,
to como to his assistance. Schoon
Mt oncc camo fown-asairB, and, approaching tho
suspicious visitor, asked lin what ho wanted.
Receiving no reply, ho took hold of him, and
told him to leave Immediately. The stranger re-
Bistod, and scut,lo onsuod during
which schoon wnB stabbod twice In the
loft side, near tho heart. 10 Immediately
fell upon tho floor, apparently in au OK
piriug state. Tho man who had stabbed him
oponod tho front door, and was quickly out OF
sight. Schoen wng carriotl to Ills room and At
toudod by DR.. Dnvis. Tho wounds woro doop
md long, mud tho physician pronounced schocr's
chances for lifo or death to bo about equal. At
q Into hour THIS morning l,is condition was n11~
changed. schocn is n widowor, md has ono
child, and is about 45 years. Of ago. Soon nflor
tho occurrence OF tho afrray, Strauss reported it
to tho Union Street Station. Roundsnann Vesoy
with ak mon secured tho vicinity Of tho attompt-
cd murder for tho perpntrator, but did not find
Him. Ho was heard or ut 4 number Of saloons
near BY. no is described as being tall man.
with light nsoustacho wearing light oycrcoas
and cnp.
ANOTHER sTAbn1Na AFFnAY,
Of nature quito aa honons as tho above, oc-
currod about o'clock last night in d hovol on
which woman named Jeanotto Brown WAS ao~
riously stabbed by l1or husband. No vary accll-
ratio account can bo givcn Of the array, but. from
what could DO lcarnod in tho vicinity itappoars that
Brown and his, vito wore indulging in drunken
frolc, & common thing for thom to do. During
tainod whisky. Tho dGputo ended in n rough
! and-tun,b1c fight, resulting in Brown tax
ing, . largo pockot-knifc from his pocket
and atabbing bis wife avo times. Hho sankupon
the floor, and exclaimed TINT Bho wns dying, but
! tic ncxt moment got up md attempted to pnr-
Aslo hor husband. who md staggered ont, Of thc
house. She ranched tho threshold OF tho door,
where Hho fell down and remained un-
conscious until discovered BY somo neigh
bors, who revived l,or with cold water.
Officer Gil1arl arrival upon tho acouo Of the
affrny coon after it6 occurrence, and, procuring
wagon, had the woman removed to tho County
Hospital, where DR.. Steele examined tho wounds
It wns found that tho kuifo Ind inflicted two cae
in tho Left breast and two in tho right, md
| blight ono In the left arm. The wounds wert
pronounced worry sorious. At an carly hour thi.
| morning tho woman was very low. .3ho iB 3:
| yoars OF age, and both sho aud her husband Ut,
natives OF Scotland.