Telegram-herald., 1886-06-02
CARVED A NEIGHBOR
A Quarrel Over a Cow Ends
Ia a Brutal Fight
10 A B0RE LOSS HIS LEFT lHM
The Member So Badly Chopped by a
Sickle as 10 Require ITS smputa-
tlon-A Row Among the
POianoers

About elsht O'Clock last evening as John
B0rk. of 30 sib.ey.st was pausking ol d
late supper. his attention was called o. fhe
fact that a neehbor. Michael Brock of l22
Jackson-st wa, stohing his cow Coming
from the house Brock asked him why be
allowed his COW IN the street BoIk replied
that il was none of bis business. and hard
words were exchanged Becoming euraged
Brock rushed into the house and securing q
sickle struck at the head of B1rk. The
latter raised bis len hand 20 ward oil Tie
blow. receiving IFS iuli force on his leil arln
severing the arteries aud completely cutting
OF the radius uiaa bone. Telephone com-
municahon was al once bad with police
headquarters and the wagon started for the
corner of Jackson and Indiana-sts. where
Patroimen Smith and d Neil found BoIk
sitting DO chair 0n the corner holding his
arm. from which the blood was
flowing in perfect stream The man was
placed in the wagon. and the crowd oi
ueighhors about Two hundred 0f whom
had gathered around. heaped malediciious
on The head of Brock. aud u was only
through the persIsteucy Of the officers -that
the friends Of Bork were prevented from
summary vengeance.
Brock was found 10 his house and
brought io headquarters In lhe wagon with
Bork. Arriving az the headquarters Ds.
Pyle. Mcpherson and White were SUM
moned. and after carefully examining the
wound, decided thar ID would be necessary
90 amputate the hand in order tu save tLc
mans lie The man objected and
asked that hls ialher-ln-iag be
sent for. While waiting for hin.
tie man told The story Of tbo ight as i0l
lows: We exchanged some words about
the COW when Brock rushed ai me Win ilc
sickle ] defended m1 self WITH my ier
hand and broke the force ol tle blow. only
the end of tine weapon striking me over the
right eve. ] oii NOT know Bow badly Hae
hurt and started to um iusl as Brooks viie
threw an axe at me its sharp end stukug
the wlk" When 30. K father and mother
ia law arrived tney protested against aaF-
ing The hant ampDtafed and saln THAI they
would prefer % have lim die. Bork, aoa-
ever. wanted % live and requested fAf
doctors o. save him u possible although
the wound was tightly handaeei Le was
bleeding freely. At ll, tne
man was placed under tne
iuilaence OF chloroiorm. aud Dr. Pyle, as-
sisted bv Drs Mcpherson and Waite, Dee
an the iuncure Of the lower third and mid
die of the forearm. The blow bad come
pletely severed the coudFles ci tue u.na
and radius. THE heXora aud eX,ensDrs we're
cut in two, and nothing bat "a small part oi
skin IN the d0rsai surface of the hand held
| the member Tic operation, though iifh
cult. was carefully and quickly performed
| il being Just half an hour from the admins
iration If the anaesiheOc unul tnc man
was brought ont from his comaiase cond
/ tion. lie complained a little oi his arm
/ hurting him. and was maie as comfortable
/ as possible. AT an early hour thI
morning he was resting quite cas-
/ ilv. Bork is man oi aoon
| 26 wears of age. married and bias a wife an,
! two children He wa- for a long un'
employed al Long miA huf has been las
| ing cobble stone for Contractor Livingston
on sixth lie IS a quiet inoiiensife iel
| low and is said 20 be sober and industrious
Brock Is a fiuisher az Rudee. liersch 4
| Co. and has large family. lie came
| this country tour years ago, having. accord
ing to the statement of the nciEh bors. hr
| from Poland % prevent punishment ior
| crime he had committed Brock bad cn
on his left arm. which be said bork gay
him. but the neighhors say De dia % hiu
self Just after the hghf lie vii be heid
/ await examination.