The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-19
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The Teller 10th inst
An ugly fracas occurred in Lancas-
ter last Thursday night. Sometime in
the evening, George Clarke, son of
DIR. p. A. Clarke, and John Knotwell
the Singer sewing machine agent, and
resident of Beetown, we're in Phil
lips saloon. 1t is told that George
had fumbled about Knotwell's pockets
and that the latter afterwards charged
him with stealing n dollar. George
retorted that the charge was a lie, and
knoxtwell strucl. him. After while
George made as if going out, but got
q billiard cue aud went at Knotwell
with it. Knotwell defended himself
with chair and got the better of
George, but they were parted without
serious damage to either. An hour
later, between 10 and II p. M, Knot
we'll was sitting between two other
men on lounge at the Lancaster
House, where he boards. Mr.. Lish-
erness, the proprietor, had retired, and
Charles had just gone up stairs to
show guest to his room, when George
Clarke entered the room, and stepp-
ing up to Knotwell, said, 81 want to
see you" Knotwell inquired what he
wanted with him, when Clarke point
ing with his left hand to hurts in his
face replied that it was about those,
and at the same time, with his right
hand he stabbed Knotwell in the left
side of the face, the knife-blade enter
ing close in front of the ear, cutting
the temporal artery and laying large
lip of flesh open at the back part of
the jaw and cutting cash along the
jaw to near the chin. The knife
was held IN the hand with the blade
forward as one holds it in whiting,
and persons in the house say the mo-
ton was as if Clarke meant to whip
the knife from Knotwell's ear around
underneath and cut the throat, but
the blow was otherwise received, ow-
ing to Knotwell's movements. George
Clarke's brother VIII, (familiarly
known as Pussy entered at the same
time with George and Immediately
after George struck with the knife,
Will struck Knotwell over the right
eye with a revolver. Knotwell Jump
ed up quickly and struck George Il
heavy blow in the face with his fist,
knocking him back into corner near
the outer door. Mr.. Hughes, shoe
maker at Fezers and Fred Orton were
present and jumped to the rescue of
Knotwell. They very quickly put the
Clarkes out. BY this time Charles
I.isherness came down and Knotwell
was cared for. He bled as if his
throat was cut. DR.. Barber was sent
for but Dr. Clarke, father of the as
sailants was by this time present with
his surgical instruments. Knotwell
tainted from loss of blood DR.. Clarke
held his hands on the wound to stop
the flow of blood. This he did nearly
all night The temporal and facial
arteries were both cut. Until some
time the next day it was expected that
the wound would prove fatal, but the
danger passed and the victim is getting.
on we'll The Clarke boys were ar
rested next morning by the sheritf~s
assistant James McGonigal, and taken
before Justice Baldwin, who released
them on bond of $500 each, given
by their father and mother, the latter
qualifying that she was worth $4,000
over all liabilities and exemptions.
The examination was set for Yesterday
and on appearance it was postponed
to Friday, January 18th.