Savannah morning news., 1886-01-23
STABBED BY HIS OWN SON.
PERCY SIBLEY ATTACKS HIS
FATHER WITH AJACIN KNIFE.

FATHER WITH AJACIG KNIFE.
An 1s-Year-Old Boy Deliberately
Thrusts n Knife into His Father-BOr-
rowing the Weapon to Commit the
Crime-The Boy Arrested in 3 House of
1n-Fame While Preparing TO Leave
the City,
Percy Sibley, white lad IS years old,
was arrested last night for stabbing his
father, Joseph B. Sibley, cotton shipper,
living at 26 Margaret street,
The assault was a most brutal and ma
licious one. The father had occasion to
correct one OF his children, young girl,
for some act Of mischief. The boy Percy
who happened to be in the room, interfer-
ed in his sisters behalf and threatened
his father If he punished her. At the same
instant he aimed blow at his fathers
head. Ihe blow was warded OF and the
boy left the house and went out Oh the
sidewalk wnere he was joined by couple
OF companions. The three tai ked
together for some time. Sibley
finally went oil, leaving his companions
sitting in front Of the house. In a few
minutes he came back and waited until
his father came out and started TO 20 to
his work. Rushing towards him young
olbley thrust
KNIFE INTO HIS ABDOMEN
and then ran through lane towards the
canal and disappeared.
The wounded man was taken into his
house and Dr.. Chisholm was summoned.
Upon the rrst examination the wound did
not seem to be as serious as it proved TO
be later.
The police were notified and officer
Brantley who lives at 81 Margaret street,
a few doors east OF the Sibley's, and who
knew the boy we'll, started after him.
Dung Slbey's companions VINO
were with him on the sidewalk
shortly before the stabbing, were
closely Swallowed. 1t WAS learned that
one Of them had an appointment to meet
Sibley in the eastern part Of the city after
dark. Between and s O'Clock Officer
Brantly saw tue boy enter house Of i'll
fame on Hull street.
IN A HOUSE OF ILL-FAME.
The officer was satisfied beyond a doubt
that Sibley was there. and before his com
paniOns had chance TO warn him in time
for him TO escape he was in the officers
hands.
At the barracks he admitted that he
struck his father, but said that he did not
mean 20 stab aim. The only thing he had
in his pockets was a cheap dOuble-bladed
wood handled knife. The large blade
with which he did the stabbing was
between three and four inches long. The
smaller blade was broken, and was not
over an lnch long. At the fathers re-
quest, the boy was held for safe Keeping.
Sibley was seen between Q and 10 clock /
in his cell by a News reporter. lie is a
thick-set, strongiy-bunt lad, with dark
hair aud light sidewbiskers. His eyes
are deep set and have a suilen look.
= l,.
out INTO the corridor and stood leaning
against the wall for some minutes.
DIDN'T MEAN TO STAB HIM.
He said that he did not mean TO stab
his father when be struck him. The
trouble, he said, grew out of his fathers
beating the boys sister. Wnen the boy
interfered, and, according to his story,
attempted to stop his father, the latter
turned on him with an ak and chased
him into the street. When he came out
he struck MIN again, and the boy in self
defense struck back. He had the knife
open, and was whiting when his father
came out of the house, but did not intend
to strike him with it or with anything
until his father struck at him.
The boy said he had been working since
Christmas IN picture gallery on Bay and
Farm streets learning the business. Last
summer he lived with his uncle in Rice
bOrO, Liberty county, and came back TO
the city a September. Since ther and up
TO the time he began working in the pic
ture gallery be had been dong nothing.
A DELIBERATE ATTACK.
The boy bears hard name in the neigh
bornood where ne lives. The father is an
industrious, well-to-do man, and has tried
TO keep the boy employed, but he was not
inclined to work.
Tho agsault unnp his father was daIih
erately planned. The knife with which
he did the stabbing he borrowed after he
quit the house. When he left his
companions on the sidewalk he was
heard to say: 81 wish l had a pistol"
and went of to borrow one, but got
knife instead, and then went back and lay
in wait until his father came out from his
home to 60 to his work, and then stabbed
him.
THE WOUNDED MANS CONDITION.
The physicians attending the wounded
man said, late last night, that it Will be
impossible until to-day to tell the extent
OF his injuries. The wound is near the
centre Of the abdomen, and, though deep,
is not necessarily fatal. The wounded
man tainted several times last night, and
tbs feared that the injuries are more seri-
Gus than the physicians have been able to
determine. The wound will be probed
to-day,
Young Sibley was arrested just in time
TO prevent his escape from the city. He
had no money, but was trying TO raise
enough to take him out into the country
on last nights train. Failing to get It
from his companions, he intended to steal
his way as far out as possible, and, if
possible. to get 10 his uncle's in Liberty
county, where he hved in the summer.