Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-10
From the Daily of the 9Th inst.
ANOTHER CUTTING AFERATs
The Victim I'm = Very Precarfous
Condition.

one NIB Cut on and one Arm
Nearly severed.
The report was current on our streets
last night and this morning that there
had been a fatal stsbbing ARRAY some-
where in the city, which proved I'M
true. Tho occurrence happened about
two or three miles South Of the city,
on the other side OF the river.
John Huy, the victim of this ARRAY,
is not generally considered saint by
any means. 1t is reported Of him that
he left his wife sometime since, and in
company with young woman by the
name Of Lewis, went from here to Mis-.
souri,, but returned | at tall.
1t appears, as near as we could learn,
that there had been some trouble be-
tween Huy and man by the name
of Peter Dietch, before,in regard to an
indictment found against Huy on in
formation furnished by Deitch ;
John, in the meantime, keeping
out Of the way of Mr.. Spilman
until since the commencement of
the present term of court, when he was
nabbed, taken before his honor, Judge
Knapp, and fined S. on two different
indictments--one for selling whisky
at horse race last summer one year
ago, and one for keeping . place to sell
it from, and in default of the payment
of the fne he was sent to Jail and was
only released day or two ago.
It appears Deitch and Huy were
both In the city together yesterday
and rode part of tho way home to-
gether, during which time they had
some difficulty, and left the wagon
near the residence of DIR. Cowan, at
the brick School House. After they
left the wagon Huy accused Deitch Of
causing all his difficulties, and getting
him into jail etc; and said Deitch was
q thief, and that he had stolen some
ones coat and he could prove it,
whereupon we arc informed Deitch
struck at him with an AK helve. Hny
then took the Ak handle away from
Deitch, and started ON his way
home, Deitch following demand
ing that the Ak handle should
be returned to him, and Huy says be
told him "he would not give 1t to him
unless he would 60 away about his
business" Deitch kept following him
all the while, and finally clipped up
behind him and struck him with q
knife in the back, and also In the arm.
1t lie q difficult matter to obtain any
thing more of the particulars in re.
gard to the matter ct present, 40 only
q small boy saw the difficulty, and be.
ing unable to learn his name or where
he lived, We give the report - derived
from different sources.
This man Huy, IL q Hollsnder by
birth, and is about IS years ofage, and
as strange as it may seem, he walked
all the way to the city after he was
hurt, and was found last night by one
OF the COURIER carriers, almost in q
fainting condition from the loss Of
blood, about Z o'clock. He was taken
to the Office of Drs. Hinsey & Lathrop
where his wounds wero dressed by
the latter named physician, and from
thence he was taken to the European
Hotel, where he now is, and the DR..
says, in precarious condition,
The wound In the back we ere In
formed 10 about two inches deep, the
the stroke of the knife completely sew
cred tho fourth rib about two inches
from the spine, and the other wound
s in the arm about three inches below
the shoulder. severing the Mu Gle to tta
bone for three and one.half inches.
lie il receiving all the care. he can
a. >lao nanoo "a nhs ssa~nas s-..<A A.>- s..
lily, his wife being with him thi,
morning.
Peter Deitch, the assailani
is q Frenchman and also
about fifty years of age. The Of
ficers are on his track, but at last &C.
counts he had not been apprehended.
Huy was suffering intensely this
morning, and only talked with great
difficulty, and there Is not much hope
of his recovery.