, 1875-05-03

TIE LAST EXPLOIT OF TIE DEErEAADo WCL-u.
An uoprovokod and murderouB attack was
made last night, about 8 o'olool, bs dcsoerado
named Billy Wolch, upon James Doslp, and it IL
quito probable that ti,s victim, will do boforo
ti,in reaclea tho eye of tho reader. Tho former
ia ous OF tho most dangerous men IN tho
city. aud. Oh tho nlightest provocation.
uields the knife With bloodthrAtsnoss
uncxau,picd. Ho Ia Of Spanish birth. or blood,
and has figured in aoEosA stabbing afrrays as Tie
principal. Several months ago ho stabbed
Young man dangerously. in tho Natiousl thoasrc,
on Csnst street, neAr Randolph. His last night'a
exploit IL likely. 10 bring Lin to tho scaf-
fold. .llough he was It lnrgo At last
accounts. Tho circnmstancoh attending tho at
fair show that the net Wae committed ia Tho
most wAnton aud cruel rnannor.
For somo time paBt Ne1ch hAs been per-
former In the variety ahow 1t No. u South Clark
street, known a. Tuclhorn's Atlantic tiarleu, aud
has llsoa With woman rtputcd to bc hls villa.
but whose mArTiage relations aro doubtful.
manuer, II her Htory is to DO bolleyod, aud haa
kept her ia mortal iircad OF him. Bit 10 harsh
aud CRUEL did his Treatment become that 1t waH
intoiorahlo, and Bho loft him 4 short time
ago. eud cousorte1 With Deglin who was q mu.
sclan III variety hali Of saloon At the corner Of
CLARK mud Taylor atreots. kept by one Northrup.
Til. intimacy botweon tho pair excited Weleh's
jcalonsy, ard when the woman went down
10 tho Atlantic a. she did Saturday
n!isht' ns as,.n ssvs her s - s's's ssyers bent bent
Clark street, Just hotith OF Taylor, wl1sn sho
was again mot BY wolch. rho approached her
quickly aud kuooked hor OH tue sidewalk a
stranger 1nsorfered, end Wel'h drew long,
him ii ho did not deaist. At this moment
on1 eoty sa~ "Ae Ws!oh strike 10 tho ~ W. "omsn
and ran to protoct her. IIa made for tho aasAil-
nns, And wls met With tiger-llks ferocity In An
instant, and tho deadly knifa
PLuNoEp INTO HIS sIpE
With tcrriblo oifeet. At tho frst stab from tho
weapon, = cut shout 8 OF, 4 inches long
Ss as p 'ds ,,d s s,,snea S sts n sae eGSH
moro dangerous and longer and deeper. wound
continuation Of tho lrst cut. but
pa.sod upward. Tho blood poured IN
bvn tt,s'' .ua aie" aona as ssos. til. "'"1s ms 'a
= fe" moments. 1o.J weak and fatntiuQ. Wo.cb,
ainalng TINT lie lind done hla bloody work With
srch fearful etrect, skunk Army botsoou two
buildings. and eschpeh, md up 10 midnight nnltl-
came upon tho al'ot in n fsw miuates after
and allouod tic murderer to escaps.
tlonRh r. likely that II .LoY had lose1fored
they would have eeen at,t In similar manner.
Dovltn Was carried into folghboTing drng-
atolo aud threo physicsanB caled to attend liu,.
IN tho neantlmo tho blood continued to aow IN
Btroa,u from Tho Wounds. anl IL waa partially
stanc',ol with difficulty. Tho DOCTORS welo u,i-
atle to datornlluo the extent mud esact nature
Of tho stabs. hut were of opinion that
TIE MANS LIFE wAB IN uREAr 1EopARpy,
and only tho beat Treatment would su,iico to
savs u. They advised bis Immediate removal
TO tho County Hospital. which was Ione. Dr.
0apnu received the pAtisns, aud. after
advisable to subject tho man to any
further treatment, lest lis life should bo f,lElor
endangered. 1la thought that life. under tho
circumstances, w3a very doubtful, aud, Aitor giy-
lux tho nurse oxp.iclt directions to Keep COLI
atant watch oyer tila patie"t lstt hin. At II
O'Clock, wien THE TRIBUNE reporter vistol tile
hoapisas Devllu nas scarcely able to converse
tnd Kasp,ngly repl'ed to fow interrogatorios.
He IL wclt acquainted With tho desperate rLarac-
ter OF "ecii. and, notwithstanding th!s. n,ado
no onose TO defend or screen himself
from tAe murdero1s Weapon. Deylin ID
= young. mAu OF 81 years, and III q
native Of Milwaukee. Wolch ID about 81
years old, and wo!t-known for hta ugly and dan
gssous tomper. Tue polics wero ensayet iu a
oloAe search for him, md 1t ts thought tlat la
will bo captured before liz can gst out Of tbs
city, Tue " man MAS taken In cu4lody by a,l
o!llcer aud dstained at the Armory 10 apposr Al
| q wltuoH5.