Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-03
A MANS THROAT CUT.
rnr wprLp.nE mUnpEHHH is JAIL

a saturday Night Tragedy ou mtddI- street,
--UnS Man maEes I.ioDiuus AsssCIt
on Auoth.r-A Gaze oi Mis-
taken identity.
About one O'Clock Sunday morning as
George Crawford, Frederick Miller aud
Charles EveIhart were walking along
Middle street, below Rocklaud. Albert
Gardner came out uf John Wloy's saloon,
near by, aud some words passed between
tho parties, whereupon Gardner pulled of
his coat and swOre he could lick tho best
man IN tho party" aud, according to tho
statement made by Millor, at once ad
Vanoed upon him to put his threat into
Sx.oution. Miller put up his hands to
defend himself and seeing that Gardner
was brandishing knife, called out to his
companions To lCok out for themselves
Gardner struck Mt Miller, but only grazed
his fingers with ths knita. lIo then
advanced ou Crawford aud struck him
with the knife on the left side of tho neck
just behind the ear, eating cash several
inches in length, Sevcriug ono OF tn,
branches of tho juguiar veiu and almost
reaching the wind pipo.
With the blood streaming from his
throat, Crawford ran away, aud was assist.
e1 to the office OF DIR. Shitk, In South
Quoou street, near Vine. DR.. Shrk, as
sisted by DIR. Bolouius. dressed his wounds
and ho was carried from tho oilios to his
home on North Mulberry street, whore no
lies in precariOus condition, though the
doctors have hopes OF his recovery. His
vest was also split open from top to bot.
tom by the blade of Gardner's knife, but
luckily no further damage was done.
Mr.. Miller, In the darkness, mistool
Gardner for William lIuder aud made
I..
against him. Alderman samson issued a
warrant for Hluders arrest, aud he was
arrested at his homo about O'Clock Sun
day morning. He wRs very sick and has
been sick with pulmonary disease for
some time, aud neither the alderman nor
the officer believed him to bo the guilty
person. He was, however, held In bail IN
the sum of $500.
Immediately after cutting Crawford,
| Gardner returned 10 Wiley's saloon, where
no washed ths blood from his person. fIo
had his coat of and one Or his shirt sleeves
was saturated with blood. Wiley went
outside the sGlDon, picked up Gardner's
| coat from the pavement where he had
thrown 1t and returned it to him. Gardner
Acknowledged that ho did the cutting, but
said tho other party Ind first attauked
| him,
! Mr. Miller having ascertained that he
| had made a mistake ia charging Hiuder
with the cutting, made complaint against
| Gardner aud he wa arrested Ht his home
on Middle stree near Christian between .
aud 10 O'Clock this morning, by Officers
| Weidor and Merriuger. He was taken
before Alderman Samson where Miller
positively ilcutiHud him and stated
| the facts Of the affair substantially y
as they ere above giveu. He denied
that he oT auy OF the party made an
attack on Gardner. whose assault on Craw
| ford was uuproyokeh. Gagdner Ie- assert
ed that he was assaulted before no used
the knife. Ho had one of his bands tied
up, saying that he vas cut across the I'm
gers Alderman SanSOu committed
| Gardner without bail 20 await the result
OF CrawfOrd's injuries.