The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
BLOODTHIRsIY BUTCHERS.

DESPERATE CONFLICT IN AN EAST SIDE
SLAUGHTER HOUSEWIVES THE WEAPONS
PROBABLE DEATH OF ONE OF THE PARTIcr-
PANTS.
A butcher cart, drawn by two powerful animals
gallepsd up 10 tho front OF the Nineteenth pfeo1c'
station house O'Clock last night ana came 70
sudden halt, II WIS followed BY q crowd OF people
tha. blocked the entire thoroughiars THO driver us
mounted and with the aid OF several streng men
carried IRON tho TO the back room oil the sauon
house large aud muscular looking man, covered
from head to foot with blood that dripped
from his body and marked the course over
which he was taken. Sergeant Weinberg
teeeraphed for a surgeon, and, pending his arrival.
washed away the blood and examined tho mans
wounda A fearful cash, i've inches long and two
,pches deer was found upon his left shoulder; an.
other behind tho ear and still another that laid his
left iswbone bare. Besides these the scalp was cut
into siivsrg that stood up and presented CHASTITY
appearance. All he could say while tho Sergeant
sndsavored 10 sooshs him was 'Send for DOCTOR
Ny God l am dyingj doctor doctor"
The driver Of the cart explained to Ser
scant, vendsberg that the mans namc was Joseph
Otner, OF No. $50 Second avenue, an employs in the
slaughter house OF swarizcn:ld SuzoerE, on
Forty fifth street. near First avenue; that he had
quArrelled with another OF the men who worked
there named Louis Kress. called sometimes
..Drunken LOUIS" because OF his imtcmper-
alto habits. Louis, he said, was a good work.
man, but hts lovo OF drink often got him
in trouble. He wen, to oref house aarns .ns
sont him there Tor nty cents Believing his state
ment irue one sue gave HIM tho money, which ne
spent for drink. little before ten O'Clock
last night be staggered into tho slaughter house.
whore O,ner and several other men were employed
isnod work and we're ping to place tho upon
the carts. Otner. when ne saw Kress. found iault
with h,m for being drunk ana nsS h Nm, ms WORK
or no would kick him out. Kress, angcred 6y the
threat rushed at Oiner with huge knife IN his
hand.
Tho anrish,ed workmen ord not wait TO sec the
is :h'y w sns 70 . .ns ;'s a sss1
, turn they Ss1 found wilderness Of a mere. and
bloody fight the giant-hke body OF Otner lay
stretched upon tho foor head aud face literally
hacked to pieces Over MN stood Kress, the bloody
kuiic still in mis- hand and the blood flowing down his
face from several stab wounds his head. His ici.
low w0rkmen were at FIRST AFRAID to approach MIN,
hun oa aoysucsd and The bloody knife from
bis hand. The rest then surrounded. and made
him a prisoner The body OF Oiner was then
placed upon Of the carts and hastily driven
on. second was used 10 convey Kress to tho
police station, where. after his wounds wore
sa as.' that o.asr's powerful physque AID sp.
parsntly strong constitution may save his lite.
There was no one present curing the encounter ater
pianation OF the wounds on the head OF tho former
was the finding OF q bloody knife similar 10 she Que
used BY Krsss neur the spot where otner's BODY Ivy
BOY SAW.
A boy named Morris Hart, who was present when
the ARRAY began, MADE The following state
ment at Inc police station :-"i went into swnrt-
child l. Sutzbergs slaughter house. In Forty
MIN street. near First avenus. to look
csrtaned that they had flushed work and were about
to lead several wagons which WEIR standing
few minutes whom man, whose name
I anerward learned was Louis Kress, came
some Of the workmsn rcmsrks Cd here comes drunxsn
Louis. JOSEPH Osner, one OF tho drcssers en-
ployed in the establishment, told Kress to
s.' II: U. Remark vas ss put a%
drunken man. who passed on to che rear Of the e.
tabishmeuI He retursed In lew minutes, and sssp-
mo OUT osser ihereupon seized p,ecs Of wood and
rushed at Kress to strike him with IT,
KREss DRAWS HIS KNIFE
,vom s,s pes t dressing RS,re cruz and '' c,osns
rhs nrst blow be made struck o,usr in ths
So.a spurseS "a Streams. I ran gu. Of tho ssush,e,
house, toward First avenue, and cried for police
ID; scene ~. me door '' S.sS.a .,f
rom FROM him sai nsis,as ire xai saassi ii III
men employed in %: .,. slaughter house the.
e: sf ns arrived os"sr Was then place,
IN one OF the wagons and carried 10 The sta
! fight, acd whom tho s1ncers were sbous t,
take him to the station house, tainted from loss
blood. He was also placed in wagon amt taken u
Upon The arrival OF the ambulance Olner wa
hastily removed TO Bellevue Hospital where but III
tie hopes were entertained of his recovery.