Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-07
SEARCHING FOR A PEND.

On MOnuay ulgnt last, Wnen the inuruer-
Gus attack was made upon the foreman of
the EAGLE by one of the printers, who used
a knife with such diabolical execution and
intent, one of the employees was at once dis
patched for doctor The messenger ran
down the front stairway, to find it DISTRACTED
BY the fend who did the cutting. He was
yelling and cursing in frenzied manner,
and ordered the messenger to return to the
Office or suffer the consequences. The mes
senger returned. In the meantime the
wounded man, who was bleeding in an
alarming manner from the severing of q
small artery Just above the eye, had gone
to the sink and was there receiving every
attention from his comrades. Cold water
was applied to the head and neck, crushed
alum put upon the wound and bandages
drawn tight around it. The blood was
streaming forth from the wound in such an
alarming manner that il was apparent TO all
present that unless the flow was very soon
stopped, the injured man would bleed to
death. Something must be done, and at
once. The front way was obstructed, but
there was rear exit, and through that one
of the employees made rush. He ran down
the alley to Market street, and there almost
coliided with the man who had used the knife,
who was in company with another printer
who had been his companion during the ev-
ening, hurrying east along Douglas avenue.
The messenger dropped into walk, SO as
not to excite suspicion, and steering wide Of
the two men fastened on his way. He
was afraid they might surmise his GRAND
and either attack him or prevent bis reach
ing a doctor in time to save the life of the
person who WAS in such imminent danger.
Where to go was the question. 1t WAS
midnight and most likely all physicians Of
fees were closed. There was but one house
in sight that was lighted up, this was Fritz
Snitzler's saloon and thither he hastened
Fritz was Intercepted as TO the probable
best place to find doctor at that hour.
He sent young man along with the messen-
| ger to an Office near. The doctor was out
and they hastened on going toward the Of
| fees in the vicinity of the junction Of the
avenue and Main street. At the corner he
ran upon Chief Cairns and Policeman Frank
Brazier and Z. L. Clark. Hurridly reciting
the main features of the tragedy, Chief
Cairns ordered the policemen to go at once
for the culprit and to hunt him down until
captured. The messenger was ordered to
accompany the policemen that he might
identify the person whom they sought.
The trail was taken down the avenue and
every place visited where it was thought the
person, whom they were in search of, might
be found. No trace was gotten Of him, and
after q search up and down this street, a re-
turn was made TO the EAGLE Office. Here
they found that the doctor had arrived, had
succeeded in stopping the flow of blood and
that the wounded man was not now in any
special or immediate danger of losing his
life. They also learned where the cutter
roomed, and at once started for the place;
this time accompanied by Chief Cairns. At
house on Douglas avenue opposite the
fremont hotel, halt was made. The chief
went around to the back door, and after pro-
curing a lamp at the hotel just named
the balance of the party assembled the from,
stairway. When the landing was gained,
one of the doors leading from il was soen "a
| be open, and to this attention was directed
A Young man was here found, who at the
sight Of the three policemen-Cairns having
Joined the party-seemed considerably agi-
lated end looked very pale in the lamp light
| The person who was in the company Of the
police for the purpose of identifying, wa,
asked If this was the man, and replied in the
negative, which seemed to relieve the young
man very much. Upon inquiry, be said :
man had gone into the adjoining room .
few moments before, and attention was n
once given to that quarter.
The chief raped softly at the door
no answer. Again he raped; THU
| ime louder, still no respo nse; now he tries to
open the door, it is locked; the key is on the
outside, he unIocks it and attempts to enter
but il is still fast and tight; he now, putting
his brawny shoulder TO the door, remarks
that he proposes to know who is in there
ard bursting it open, there, lying across the
bed, in full dress, is the man that he hai
been searching for:
He was identified as the man who had done
the cutting, though that was hardly neces
sary, as blood was upon bis head, neck anc
shirt, and he had been infinitely described
when the search was first inaugursted. He de
sired to be friendly with the boys, as he called
the police, and feigned ignorance as to what hi
was wanted for. That wouldn't work how.
ever. and he was searched for weapons and
marched of to the cooler by Officer Clark
while the rest of the party started to look fol
his companion.
After q search of an hour he was found II
room in the RIGHT block and taken to joir
| his friend The officers were in hot pursuit
of these persons for two hours and searched
in every nook where they consided they
might be lurking, and deserve great deal o.
credit and praise for their prompt and per
sistant efforts to capture the wretched fent
and place him in secure quarters from whers
| it is hoped he may be shipped for goot
long term in the penitentiary.