Daily Republican., 1882-05-26
a SERIOUS ASSAULT.
Captaio shaw Stabbed hy . Md
night A.s>ssin-Ais condition
dangerous.

Captain Edmund 5. Shaw, proprietor
Of the restauraut, in the basement o.
the Ssvills building, corner Of Sixth
and Market streets, was seriously stab
bed last night, shortly after midnight
the circumstances OF which are about
as follows:
Shortly after II o'clock, an unknown
man entered the restaurant and called
for a plate of raw oysters. The man
was well dressed, and, although under
the influence of liquor, appeared to be
man of good address. The order was
accordingly filled and the oysters 0is.
posed of. After he had partaken of the
lunch, the stranger leaned back in his
chair and went to sleep. He was per-
mitted to slumber until II o'clock, the
time for closing the saloon, when
Robert Belts, the bar tender, aroused
him by tapping him on the shoulder, at
the same time informing him that he
had not paid for the oysters. The visi-
tor then commenced an active search
for the whsrewith to pay for his meal,
but finally declared he did not have a
copper. He was then ordered to leave
the saloon, by Bstts, but paid no atten.
tion to the request. Captain Shaw, The
proprietor, then appeared on the scene,
aud Informed the stranger that the
hour for closing had arrived and that
he would have to take his depai ture.
The visitor made for the door with
Mr.. Shaw following in the rear. for the
purpose of closing the Goor after he got
out just as he was in the act of clos.
ing the door, the stranger suddenly
turned and without warning cut Mr..
Shaw across the fleshy part of the arm
with knife. Mr.. Shaw then grabbed
the would d-be-assassin, when tussel
ensued and the pavement on Sixth
street was reached. The as ailant tried
to escape, but was Overtaken before he
had gone far, when another struggle
ensued and both men fell to the ground
in the centre of the street, half way be-
tween King and Market. When the
men we're both down, the assassin hav.
ing the advantage of Mr.. Shaw, sue.
cetded in stabbing him several times
and would no doubt have killed him if
it had not been for the timely arrival
of Robert Belts upon the scene, who
compelled the stranger to release his
hold on the Captain, when he was held
by Belts AMI Shaw until Sergeant Rick
ards and Officer Foster arrived, when
the man was arrested, conveyed to the
City Hall and locked up.
When arrested he was very reticent
and refused to give his name or say
anything in regard to himself. The
prisoner was searched before being
locked up, when two butfpay envelopes
with the name of "a. Gum well marked
thereon, bottle of whiskey, 81 10 in
silver, a small pocket knife with two
blades, with which the stabbing was
done and several train orders were
found upon his person. When the lat
ter articles were found it was supposed
that he was a railroad man, but subse-
quent events proved that he was
painter in the employ of the jackson
& Sharp company and came to this city
from Baltimore more than q year ago.
His name was also found to BE- A. j.
Cromwell. The prisoner will be given
preliminary hearing this evening.
NThe wounds inflicted on Mr. Shaw
consist of a slight punctured wound on
the left ride of the forehead, a skin cut
three inches in length, running along
the lef. ear, a W und one inch in length
and of about the same depth under
the angle of the left jaw and slight
cut on the LETT arm between the elbow
and shoulder. The injuries though
very painful are not considered to be
necessarily fatal. although the Injured
man rested poorly during the night and
his condition this morning was not as
we'll as could be expected. DR.. Ogle
dressed the wounds of the injured man.