Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-20
A BLOODY AFFRAY.

DR.. W0odItHg ResentS O Deep Insult blj
"a 4ss0Mltfng George Knickerboczser With q
Huge Dissecttn0 Kntfe-Pretty Seriously
Carved Hounds PROBABLY Not Fatal
Neil Berry also Knffed-1he Doctor Ar.
ratgned and Bound Orer.
Minneapolis has experienced q surfeit of
sensations the past week. What with the
shooting of young Paine by Prof. Pike, the
accidental shooting of Mrs. Sellers, the sui
cides of Dow aud Marden, it would appear as
though life was insecure and of little value
To the above category we now record
HIGHLY SENSATIONAL
and bloody ARRAY, in which DR.. M. Z. Wood
ling demonstrated to certainty that he could
handle dissecting knife. At all events,
George Kuickerbocker, the furniture dealer,
| will attest to that effect.
THE ORIGIN OF THE IMBRoGLIo
| was tine purchase of dissectipg table by DR..
Woodling of the Knickerbocktr Furniture
| company. The table, which was delivered,
proved to be very unsatisfactory to the doc
tor, and he wished it exchanged. Mr. Knick-
erbOcker claimed the table was all right and
refused to take it back, whereupon the doctor
| refused to pay for it. The furniture dealer
| not caring to leave it without remuneration,
! finally decided upon taking it away. But it
made him excessively angry, and to get even
with the doctor, he yesterday morning had
the table placed conspicuously In front of his
| store on Nicollet avenue, upon which was
placarded notice that it had been taken from
| the Office of DR.. WOodling, who would not
pay for ii, and to beware OF dead beats, etc.
| OF course the doctors attention was sooner
| or later attracted to the ominous or insulting
| placard. This made him in turn uncOntrola-
| bly, mad and led to the
MURDERoUs ASSAULT.
AS soon as he became conscious of the pla-
| card DR.. Woodlipg went to the furniture store
and demanded its immediate removal. Mr..
| Knickerbocker replied that the card should
| not be removed and that he was ready to stand
| by the consequences. Dr. Woodling, after q
| hot debate, left the store, but only to return
| an hour later. He then again demanded that
the insulting placard be taken from the table,
and again he received the same determined re-
| ply. Walking deliberately up to Mr.. Knick-
erbocker, DR.. Woodling then drew an ugly
| looking knife, which he had kept concealed
beneath his coat sleeve, and made thrust at
Mr.. Knickerbocker's heart. Mr.. K. warded
off the blow and the blade passed completely
THROUGH HIS ARM.
The doctor continued his siashing furiously
and would undoubtedly have very quickly in
iicted mortal wounds but for the interference
of Neil Berry, the shipping clerk of the house,
who rushed to his employers assistance and
grappled with the assassin. In the melee
Mr.. Berry also received several savage gashes
from the knife-one across his forehead, one
on his wrist and one on his side. Another
clerk coming to the rescue the Infatuated
doctor was knocked down and disarmed.
Mr.. Knickerbocker received several serious
gashes, but none are considered dangero us.
He bled profusely, but medical assistance,
which was quickly summoned, soon stopped
the food.
Mr.. Berry's wounds also bled extensively.
Sergeant Bates, soon after the ARRAY, arrested
the doctor. He found him in his office cody
washing the blood from mis- hands. Upon be-
ing asked by an assistant or student, if he
wanted to send for anyone who would 60 his
bail, he replied, "No; l went into this little
affair understandingly and am willing to abide
the consequences. do not wish to drag my
friends into the trouble
ARRAIGNEp.
The prisoner was taken TO the municipal
court and arraigned.
George Miner, Esq, appeared for defense,
and Attorney Hale for the state. The pris-
oner waived examination and his bonds were
placed at $500 for each complaint, one for as.
saulting Mr.. Knickerbocker with a danger
GUS weapon, and the other for like assault
upon Mr.. Berry He had little difficulty in
finding bondsmen, and consequently the