The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-11

ATROCIOUs ASsAsslNATIO
A Midnight Attack Upon IA Manhat-
tan Marketmnn.

Just before midnight on Saturday Mr..
Ezekiel K. 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 ruflians,
two of whom seized him, one by the throat,
the other by the arms. Although over
powered by the sudden attack Mr.. Finch
wrenehed himself partly free and shouted
"Murder murder!" At this one Of the
assassns 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
quiring what was the trouble. Seeing the
commotion Mr.. Finch's cries had aroused
the assassins fled, 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 McMaster's
stone yard, they found man unconscious
on a 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
hemorrhage had ceased, but the frothy APP
pearancc of the blood at the orificc of the
wound showed that the lung had been
penetrated. One hundred and fourteen
dollars and a valuable gold watch were
found in Mr. Finchs pocket
When the ambulance arrived Mr.. Finch
had rclapsed into insensibility. The ambu-
lance surgeon administered Il 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 lip;
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 tC
rally, being literally snatched from the
jaws of death. Mr.. Finch had beer
stabbed three times. Once just below The
point of the right shoulder, second blow
made long cash in his oyercoat withou
entering his breast, the third plunged into
his chest just to the left of the breast bon,
between the cartllages of the fourth anC
and fifth ribs. This was the stab tina
felled 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 yer.
slight.
HOPE
During the forenoon Sunday the reac
ton continued, and at the surgeons visit
about noon, Mr.. rInch's nnleo was LOG
---- NnurlshnicnV "'-- 80,
in the afternoon, and precautions wer
taken against fevers. His wife was per
mitted to see him. This seemed to chez
him up and do a great deal of good
About five o'clock Sunday afternoon til
excellent care began to develop good IT
suits. Mr.. Finch's pulse had fallen to 9C
and gentle respiration had broken out a
over his body. When he lay still he sal
that he suffered no pain. Talking slowl
for 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
mious habits increased Mr. Finch's chance
of recovery one-half. Although he wa
still in very precarious condition, Ii
thought that unless fever set in his chance
of recovery were good.
MI Il llllll lIttti u Sltlltl Ill tllt
Market at the foot of West Thirty-fourtl
street. There he sold butter, cheese an,
country produce. He did the best bust
ness of any stand in the market in his line
selling better quality of goods at a cheap
cr rate than his neighbors. His stand wa
often crowded with customers when other
were standing idle without buyer Thi
excited deal of
| JEALOUSY.
Some of his cnvious rivals had show
their malice in many ways About tw,
| weeks ago these men hurled missiles at Mr.
Finch, one of which struck his leg, wound
ing him severely. This attack was mad
known to the Marketmen's Society, win
took action upon it. lie believed tina
either these men were his assailants, bu
could not see them distinctly But whel
the rullian seized him by the throat tn
second time he Kissed in his ear, "Ill xii
YOU This voice Mr. Finch said he Shout,
remember to his dying day. He though
he could identify the man who stabbed
him by his voice. From the time that Ii,
received the wound until he found himsel
in the hospital he could remember nothing
The neighbors speak very highly of Mr.
Finch, describing him as Il gentleman re
spected and beloved by all with whom h
had intercourse. For forty years he wa
connected with the dry goods house at 81:
and 274 Bowery. A short time ago h,
went into the produce business and bough
a stand in Manhattan market. At II:
Lexington avenue his wife keeps respect
able boarding house.
| Sergeant Woods of the Thirty eovont