National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-12
BLOODY BUSINESS.
THREE SAVAGE YOUNG souTHRoNs.
Aurderous ARRAY ON the Avenue-A Fight in which
Knives Were Freely FIourished and Consid-
cradle Blood Was Spilled-A Mystic
rious Lady Mentioned.

About eleven o'clock last night most
desperate cutting ARRAY occurred at the corner OF
Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue on the side
walk of the National Hotel, in which three we'll
known and highly connected young Southerners
participated. Two of them received serious knife
wounds about the head, neck, and body. The par
ties involved were Clarence C. Colquitt, young
man engaged as a committee clerk in the Senate,
brother of Governor ColQuitt, of Georgia !;
John Martin, also q Senate committee clerk,
who halls from California. and II. ]. Mackbee,
ofGcorgia, who occupies clerical position at the
Capitol. The three were fast friends and constant
companions, and had been spending the evening
rs was a frequent custom, in the billiard room OF
the National Hotel. About nine p. NJ they LEFT the
hotel and were not again seen until eleven
o'clock, when passers by were attracted to a de-
monstrative discussion between three well dressed
men ON the hotel sidewalk. 1t was the trio of gen
tlemen named. Harsh words were used, reference
to q lady was heard: the lie was passed. and Mar
tin and Colquitt, it is said, clinched, and
BLOWS WERE EXCHANGED.
Mackbes interfered and ATTEMPTED to separate the
conlbatants, when, as bystanders assert, knives
were drawn by both Martin and Colquitt, and
were used instantaneeusly. Both were wounded,
and Mackbee, who was attempting to pacify his
friends, was also cut. For few seconds murder
Gus scene ensued. Martin was seen to stagger. and
Colquitt clasped his hand to a wound in the head.
Mackbee also staggered away with the blood
streaming from knife wounds received The con-
test seemed to end as suddenly as it had begun as
though by mutual consent, and moment after
the groups of droppers-in, who were chatting and
smoking in the corridor, were mortified at seeing
man enter the building literally with his throat
cut" This was Martin, who had received fear
full wound in the left side of the neck from the
ear around to the centre of the chin,
about three inches in length. Mackbee followed
quickly with one fearful wound in the left tenn
pie and another OH the left side of the neck. They
were both assisted into Hellers drug store adion-
ing the hotel and physician quickly summoned
to dress the
CHASTITY, GAPING WOUNDS.
Meantime the full extent of the injuries received
by the two young men could only be
conjectured upon the hasty examination
made, but both are believed to be
wounded. Meantime young Colquitt
had been aided away from the spot by some
friends, who reported some time later that he was
u the worst wounded man the three The affair
created the most intense excitement and attracted
a large crowd of curious spectators, who crowded
about the plate glass windows of the drug store to
catch glimpse of the injured parties. 4 single
sight of the bloody wounds, however was sufficient
for majority of them, and they turned away
fairly sickened at the sight
Intimate friends ofthe parties are totally at
oss to explain the origin of the difficulty, and the
only explanation obtainable. is based upon the
reference to O lady" during the heated discus
ZION preceded the difficulty. The wounded men
we're attended by Drs.. Townshend and Bradford.
md it was ascertained that Martin had received
he most serious injury the knife just missing his
ugular vein. Colquitt escaped arrest, although
he police arrived few seconds after the ARRAY