New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-15
A WOMAN YIELDS A. RAZOR.
BLOODY WORK IN THE EIGHTH WARD.
A SLASH THAT MADE FOUR wOUNDs-THB vlCTr1E
4 WOMAN WILL PROBABLY DIE.

WOMAN WILL PROBABLY DIE.
Among the many low grog shops In the Eighth
Ward 10 that Of ONeiI at No. - Grsnd-st Is h no
Quented BY tho lowest and most dspraved men and
Of the neighborhood both white and black xho
excise law s dead letter 90 far a. this place con-
cerned and yesterday afternoon tho usual crowd of
half-maudlin negroes and whites were in the place
drinking and carousng. Among them was Matte
Brown. OF No. 205 South Fifth ave-, dissolute negro
women about thirty years old, and Martha Jackson
woman about the same also living ct No. 20o South
Ffth-ave. The two became involved In war OF
words about o'clock and Matte Brown drew rasor
from bag which hung at her side and ,ourshng II h
front Of her opponent threatened to cut her heart out
Before she could the weapon. however, some OF the
bystanders nterfered and the quarrel apparently
settled the being restored 10 s place I'm the bag
shortly afterward the Brown woman left the place.
She went into ThOmpson-st and seated herself On
steps Of the house No. Al. After remaining there for
few minutes she took place behind the storm door of
O'Nelrs shop. Almost as soon as she had taken her
place negro woman came around the corner. quick
spring took Matte to the side of the new conner She had
an open razor In her hand, and exclaiming herccys
Now I've got you where want you" she gave one
sweeping cut with the razor, ana ran swiftly away
toward sulvan-st Her victim clasped her hand to hef
neck and staggered slowly across the street with The
blood pouring from four ghasty wounds The razor had
first struck her left and then entered the neck tuse
under the ear making fearful wound in the neck divd
ing jugular vein There also deep cut on tho
breast where the had been drawn hack and the
muscles OF the severed just above the elbow.
The unfortunate woman fell to the sidewalk after sne
had got t. the opposite side OF the street. Onfcer
Mcguire Of Eighth Precinct discovered her almos
Immediately and summ0nng assistance took her to tho
police station. She was Annie Thompson age thirty no
home She had lived ut No. 80 Thompson. ST., but had
turned account Of her dssipated habits she
could give for the attack and did not know sr
assaant whom she described wearing red dress and
having q shawl over her head.
With this Captain Mcdonnell and detectives
Moran and savercOol started out At South Fih-ave.
and Princes short block from the station they found
Matte Brown. who answered to the description, and
they arrested her and took her to the station BY Tx
time they arrived with their prisoner however. the
wounded woman had tainted from loss OF blood, and
could not identify the prisoner. An ambulance was
summoned and Mrs. Thompson was taken to Bellevue
Hospital where said that she could not live. In
the meanwhile Captain Mcdonnell with policemen
Moran and Mcguire had gone to O'Nelrs. They found
the place closed Mcguire put the ranieht
opened the door, The bartender, Patrick Byrness
arrested ior violation Of the excise law and Martha
Jackson and James Jackson her husband were taken 70
the station witnesses When first arrested Matte
Brown played deaf and would give account of hese
She was brought up be confronted by Jackson and
his wife and when the latter positively identified her
the woman who had drawn razor on her, she utterod
an oath and grabbed up a heavy stone spttocn Win
which she attempted to brain Mrs. Jackson. Captain
Mcdonnell jumped from behind the railing and caushs
her arm before she had time to hur the missile and tAe
woman WAS taken. swearing and fighting, to her CELL
Jackson says that when Matte Brown left the greg
shop he saw take the from the bag at her sda
and after ward go up to Annie Thompson and cut -
her. Detective Sayercool afterward found two Little
white GIRLS age and fourteen years, who had seen
the eating They taken to the station and VIXEN
with the murderess identified her positively
They said they had been standing on their soop
when they Matte out Of the grog shop She had
and sat onther steps, then had taken shawl
which WAS around her shoulders and tied II around her
head fashion Leaving the steps she had taken
position behind the stormdOor and then darted out
OF her victim when.she in sight When Identified
by the little girls the confessed by saying to tae
doorman lie taxing her to her cel wish had
killed her."
Annie Thompson had not recovered consciousness up
to a late hour last night. The hemorrbage had been
stopped but there Is little chance Of her recovering.