Daily Republican., 1880-01-27
A DEADLY ASSAULT.

BaiiiH James n. Daley Attack es
Last Evening mad stabbed in tn,
Neck-The Wound One.eighth o.
an Inch Ofthe Juguiar vein--Ar'
rest and Trial OF the Guilty Party
Last evening, J. Thompson Simmons
mason by trade, and residing at No
Sl2 Pine street, committed very COW.
ardly act by attempting, without the
hast provocation, to kill James +.
Daley, bailiff Of City Council. The re-
porter Of the REPUBLICAN in order to OBJ.
tain a full account of the affair, called
at the residence of the bailiff at 8ls
Pine street. Mr.. Daley was sitting on
the sofa with bandags around his
neck suffering excruciating pain, aud
1t was with difficulty he was enabled to
give an account of the affair.
BAILTFF DAILEY's STORY.
Early last evening | was out serving
notices and had been over Eleventh
street bridge, was returning home,
about ten minutes past six o'clock az
| was passing Eighth and Sprucs streets,
| met Thompson Simmons, John Cur
ran and Charles McCollum standing
on the csrner. spoke to them when
McCollum stated that he wanted to see
me. | said +" hurry up as | am in a
hurry" Then Simmons started at ms,
and wanted to kick up a fight. sup
pose he was under the influence of
liquor though could not say positively
that he was. He said he could whip
me; told him to go away :hat he had
insulted me on three different occasions
on the street and l did not desire to
have any trouble with him.
McCollum and | then walked up
Eighth street as far as Bennett when
Mr.. Nc. said: "Here he comes"
looked down the street and saw Curran
endeavoring to hold Simmons. The
latter when he came within fsur or five
feet of me observed him make a mo-
Lion as though he was opening knife.
| said to MIN, "Silnmons, you have a.
knife and you had better keep away
from me-" He still kept coming up to
ne aud the only defense had was TO
knock him down, and as he fell | OBJ
served knife up his sleeve. When
10 got up he again tried to attack me
md knocked him down the second |
ime. again told Simmons to go
way and not to follow me, when he re-
,lied that he was going home.
OF course | could not say anything
.gainst this az he resides but few
Loors below me. l walked up Eighth
treet to Spruce, and was in the act of
peaking to MIR. McShea who was stand
ng on the north west corner when
immons jumped behind me and stab
'ed me in the back of the neck, about
n eighth of an inch from the iugular
Elm. exclaimed: "you have stabbed
ne," and while holding the wound
Nth one hand knocked my assailant
own with my left.
Mr.. Daley at once went TO the drug
tore OF Charles Rssag at Seventh and
line strests, where his wound was dress
d. Mr.. Daley shortly afterwards pro-
eeded to his residence and physician
Tas summoned. Mr.. Daley states that
immons had political grudge against
i'm which was the cause of the as
ault."
Simmons was arrested in house rOf
l-repute on Tatnall street, at 1918
lst evening,b by Sergeant Jones, officers
oster and Kane. At the time the
rrest was made Simmons was in bed
sleep. He was conducted to the City d
all and will have hearing this eve
ing. We are unable to give Simmons
ersion of the affair as Chief Maxwell !
i'll not allow any reporters to converse
it'll the prisoner. '