Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-03-09
Serious Cutting Array near wau,eon.

Last Friday evening a serious cutting
affray took place near wauseon, the
particulars of which are given as foIlows
in the Bee. The negro spoken OF passed
through Napoleon on the river in boat,
and could have been easily captured had
persons known of his character. Sheriff
Daum is now on the lookout for him,
and has sent officers out upon his track:
P. .S,-We learn from Mr.. Daum that
the man who passed here was not the
one wanted.
Mr.. w. c. Werum resides in Striker.
which is about fourteen miles west of
Wauseon. and during the absence of him
self from home yesterday afternoon, two
tramps entered his residence, and after
ransackIng the house made off with Q
quantity of valuables, including watch.
| Upon the return home of the family late
in the afternoon, the robbery was dis
covered. He at once telegraphed to
Wauseon and other points, and took a
freight train about I O'Clock for Wau-
seon.
At Pettisville, . men, one colored, the
other white, jumped aboard the train and
hid in box car. They were discovered,
however r and when the train was within
half a mile of Wauseon it was stopped.
The brakeman and Mr.. Werum went to
the car in which the fellows were and
told them they wanted to search them.
They offered no resistance, and when the
colored fellow was told to hold up his
hands he did so.
Mr. Werum cmmenced to search him
and the first thing he took from him was
his (Werum's penknife. which had been
stolen. He made the remark that it was
his, whereupon the fellow, seeing he was
detected. jumped out of the car and start
ed on run, followed closely by Werum.
The latter gained on the negro, and when
within few feet of HIM called upon him
to halt. The fellow did 50 and turning
upon Werum struck him over the head
with razor, which cut through stiff
felt hat and made scalp wound, about
six inches in length across the head, just
above the forehead, He Immediately
made another thrust at him, which.cut
his throat from ear to ear. This wound
is about an inch deep, fortunately not
affecting the wind pipe, although several
arteries and muscles were severed by the
razor, so as to make speaking and swal-
lowing extremely difficult.
! The fellow then turned and ran, fol-
lowed still by Werum, who bled SO that
he was obliged to stop. He walked to
house few rods distant, and although
but minute or two had elapsed since the
cutting he was drenched with blood.
Assistance in the person of Dr. Bates, of
Wauseon, was summoned, who dressed
the wounds. r..
A dispatch informing him of his broth
er's condition was received by Mr.. J. FL.
4 Werum during the evening, and he left
on the midnight train for Wauseon, Ia
king with him Or. W. W. Jones, OF this
city, They found Mr.. Werum in more
comfortable condition than they expect
ed, and the manner in which he under
went an examination and the dressingof
his wounds, which occupied about two
hours, showed he had plenty of pluck
left.
The rascal who did the cutting is de-
scribed as being mulatto, eighteen or
twenty years of age. and about FIVE feet
high. He had on dark coat and pants,
and the second button from the bottom
of his vest was off. He wore cap. TeIe-
grams have been sent in all directions,
and there is but little doubt but what he
| will be apprehended. His accomplice,
the white man, also escaped
Mr.. Werums condition, while it is
serious, is not necessarily fatal, and it is
thought he will recover.