The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-14
ATROCIOUs ASSASSINATION.
A Midnight Attack upon n uanhat-
tan marketman.

TAN MarketnHns
Just before midnight on Saturday Mr..
Ezekiel X. Finch shut up his stand in
Manhattan market and started up Thirty
fourth street on his way home to 173 Lex
ington avenue. Near j. McMasters stone
yard he was surrounded by several ruillans,
two of whom seized him, one by the throat,
the other by the arms. Although over
powered by the sudden attack Mr. Finch
wrenchcd himself partly free and shouted
"Murder murdcrl" At this one Of the
assassins seized him again by the throat
Kissing in his ear "Ill kill YOU" and
plunged knife into his breast The cry
of murder drew persons to the doors of the
two drinking saloons near by, and from
the windows all along the street night
capped heads were poked out anXiously in
curing what was the trouble. Seeing the
commoton Mr.. Finch's cries had aroused
the assassins fed, many persons seeing
them turn the street. The inmates of the
saloons ran up TO the spot where they
Judged the attack had been made, and
there, just opposite the gate of McNIaster's
stone yard, they found man unconscious
on sidewalk weltering in his blood.
A police officer assisted In removing Mr..
Finch to the police station in Thirty
| seventh street.
RECOGNITION.
| After their arrival in the station they re-
cognized the man as Ezekiel X. Finch, a
well-known market man. Although Mr..
Finch was still suffering from the shock
he recovered sufficiently soon after the ar
rival of the police surgeon to tell his name,
age, business, and place of residence. The
surgeon then forbade him to speak. The
hemorrhagc had ceased, but the frothy APP
pearance of the blood at the orificc of the
wound showed that the lung had been
penetrated. One hundred and fourteen
dollars and valuable gold watch were
found in Mr.. Finch's pocket
When the ambulance arrived Mr.. Finch
had relapsed into insensibility. The ambu-
lance surgeon administered a stimulant and
had Mr.. Finch laid in the ambulance. He
continued to sink all the way to Bellevue
Hospital. After he had been borne into
the ward and put to bed, the surgeon found
scarcely any pulse at the wrist. His lips
were blue and he was dying of shock.
Artificial respiration, heat, and powerful
stimulants were freely given, and after two
hours and half the surgeons had the salts
faction of seeing their patient begin to
rally, being literally snatched from the
jaws of death. Mr.. Finch had been
stabbed three times. Once Just below the
point of the right shoulder, second blow
made long cash in his overcoat without
entering his breast, the third plunged into
his chest just to the left of the breast bone
between the cartlages of the fourth and
and fifth ribs. This was the stab that
fellcd him to the sidewalk, the knife hay
ing passed into and probabably through
the lower lobe of the left lung. Fortu
nately no important artery had been divided
and the internal hemorrhage had been very
slight.
, HOPE.
y During the forenoon Sunday the reac
! ton continued, and at the surgeons visit
about noon, Mr.. Finch's pulse was 106
full and strong. Nourishment was givel
, in the afternoon, and precautions were
, taken against fevers. His wife vas per
mittcd to see him. This seemed to chez
, him up and do II great deal of good
About five o'clock Sunday afternoon tn
excellent care began to develop good re
suits. Mr.. Fnch's pulse had fallen to 9G
and gentle respiration had broken out al
over his body. When he lay still he SAT-
that he suffered no pain. Talking slowl
for a short time did not give much pain
but long breath or the least motion cause
intense agony. The surgeon said that hi
intelligence, good constitution, and abste
of recovery one-half. Although he wa
still in Il very precarious condition, Ii
thought that unless fever set in his chance
of recovery were good.
Mr. Finch had stand in the Manhattan
Market at the foot of West Thirty-fourtl
street. There he sold butter cheese an
country produce. lie did the best bus
ness of any stand in the market in his line
selling better quality of goods at a cheaT
or rate than his neighbors. His stand wa
often crowded with customers when other
were standing idle without a buyer. Thi
excited deal of
JEALOUSY.
Some of his envious rivals had show
their malice in many ways About tw
weeks ago these men hurled missiles at MI
Finch, one of which struck his leg, wound
ing him severely This attack was mad
~ known to the Marketmen's Society, VIII
u took action upon it. He believed th0
B. either these men were his assailants, bu
u could not see them distinctly. But whe
d the ruffian seized him by the throat til
Il second time he Kissed in his ear, "I'll xii
y YOU" This voice Mr.. Finch said he shoul
y remember to his dying day He though
w. he could identify the man who Stable
+ him by his voice. From the time that h
y received the wound until he found himsel
III in the hospital he could remember nothing
II The neighbors speak very highly of Nj
~ Finch, describing him as a gentleman n
I'd spected and beloved by all with whom i
had intercourse. For forty years he WI
connected with the dry goods house at 81
and 274 Bowery. A short time ago i
b. went into the produce business and bougl