The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-27
THREE MEN STABBED.


Two slcgh turned into Willow street,
near the Ncehawken wharvcs. on Christmas
night. In them were Potter Matthieson and his
wife, OF III Meadow street, lIobokon; Fritz
llcinsohn add wife. Of ~ Third street; aud Otto
Kaufman Of lid Washington street. As they
pasDcd Eiehtccnth street, near the railroad
track, Snow balls wcre thrown at them. one Of
whlrh struck Mrs. licin4ohn in the head. Tho
men from the siclghs asked those ia the street
to stop the attack, aud were greeted with foul
language and more snow balls. The sleishs were
tnen stop cd, and Nr. Matthicson stepped out.
Tie was imm, diatcly surrounded uy gang OF
whom there seemed to be ,iS ,r seven, nd WIS
assault a by them. He defended himself with
the tutt of bis whip, and they used their nsts
until they took the whip from him. Then they
beat him about tho head with IL. Kaufman
stepped from the sleigh to help him aud
W = knocked down and slammed uuon.
Mr. llrinsnhn attempted to save Kaufman.
tut VS. felled on top OF him. Wnile they were
down kaufman WIS stabbed once under Tho
lru shoulder blade ana ilciusonn was stabbed
four times. Mat hieSOn was also cut once In the
d elk. IL spite II the thickness Of the clothing
mat the Wen wore the weapon cut so deep ihat
tio1d dyed the snow and tanned the hands and
cluthc- Of the att icklns psr- us. The women
sitang from the slcighs IN the excitement, and
Mrs. Maf'uiesun. "A powerful woman. rusned be-
tween her husnHnd and those who were beating
tim, and was herself Kicked and beaten about
the body. \ woman Is also ia the light. help
ing the AIT cking rouGhs. and she tried to start
the horses after tho sleighs had been emp
tied. kaufman ran for one sleigh and
drove III. Hein4unn ran up the street
and into a street car that he mot.
lie was bleeding. and his night ear barely hung
to his head. he car was hurried toward the
scene Of tho hgat, and there Matthieson and
Tue men were found. the fougns II wing hrd
un he ring the ear. Nr. lleiuS1hu. MAttuie-ou,
and the women were cared for ~ the lagrr-b er
saloon On the top Of the lliil aud au effort wa
made t. stop the TOW 81 bluou from X humans
wound. hce then returned to iiubOkcn. Mrs.
Aatthirsou gsyo serge. Edmonstoue "A descriu-
ton OF O. e. men. lie. win NouudsulAn Hayes
Hui TWO office d, went % TIA place, aud FRANK
Stone told tnem OF two men whom lie knew
q have been IN the nght as IL was
3D. CO.. .lv unoer street lamp, and he
rttN EllZHt them from Ia, station. lhc mon
were fttIirk Mcdonnell. "a ltpnrcr on the coal
WuAtYrs, aud las truthrr-it-l Nv. Thomas Cos
grove, wND works IA the litrgcI I'M tunnel.
WNrn the men were found NcD lunril WI, J
most or ~ under liquor and excitement, and
he fought lis a ma tuuau. Ms. Nnttuic-uu aud
Mrs. uein-uhn identified tine prisoners. Dr.
Shaoert wa- YESTERDAY UNIV ling to sy what
the result ot ulfuI n'- wound would he.
Aelu~uhu. although not considered dangerous,
became Noly WuCN worse Yesterday.
ihc iri-uuN o., Mcdonnell aud tOsgrlvc. say
tn & tncy win McDonnel'- brother and 4 sister
wtr. waiting flr a car "a. the sleithiug paity
drove up. Ihey had been suoWhaliug each
other, but did MT know that any one else had
been hit until Nhtthicson dismounted aud MT
McDJune with tue bait of his wing. \ H. ht
followed, BAT UOtu deny u-iug kuiie.