New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-10
STABBED WITH UMBRELLAS.
TWO MEN INJURED, ONE FATALLY.
ONE OF THEM DYING AT THE HOSPITAL FROM
ACERRIBEL WOUND IN THE EYE.

ONE OF THEM DYING AT THE HOSPITAL FROM
CERRIBEL WOUND IN THE EYE.
An unknown man lies unconscious in Gouveneur
Hospital, suffering from terrible wound In the right
eye. which wa, Inflicted early yesterday morning by
some person as yet unknown with umbrella. Tho
end OF the umbrella was driven into the mans head
four inches, broke of and with great difficulty
extracted The injured man cannot possibly recover.
As his brain was pierced by the metal ferue. Soon
after a. M. yesterday, Policeman Henry stangc
found the man lying the sidewalk at Cherry and
Catherine SITS. DR.. Mcnamara, chief Of staff at
Gouveneur Hospital, upon the and
removed the man, who was unconscious, TO the
hospital
There pieco Of wood was seen to be protrud-
ing from the injured eye. With the assistance
Of House Surgeon Bird and others Of the
staff DR.. Mcnamara performed a delicate
operation and succeeded in removing the stick.
The man was injured much more seriously than was
at first believed The point of the umbrella had en-
tered the head Just below the eye tearing Tho eye
ball, bursting through the frontal bone and entering
the brain. The patient carefully looked after In
hopes that he may rally sufficiently to make known
his own identity and that of his assaant, but the
chance of his doing IN thousand. Death
was looked for last night at any minute lie Is a
of about twenty four and is apparently me
chanic His hair and complexion are dark He was
with brown stripe, check jumper and brown hat
The of the grease stained and all
the clothing bears evidence OF having been worn in
shop. Nothing Of value and no papers that would
give cew TO his Identity found on his person
Detectives Leary and stapeton, Of the Madison
Street Station, started the was re-
ported but unable to get much Information. They
now looking for man who was seen near where
the assault was committed and who, they think may
know something of the circumstances. This IS the
alarm elegraphed BY Captain Garland to all station
houses Look for man, age twenty-sx, five feet six,
dark coat with velvet collar gray trousers, brown
hat"
Later IN the afternoon Thomas Fogarty cooper,
Of No. 43 Oliverst.. identified the wounded man as
his James, age twenty one. His father SAID his
son was seen well and sober near midnight on
Saturday going toward his homo. He knew Of no
enemies of the son, and said he was OF peaceable
disposition. His son had previously been a
porter but had lately been in the peddlns business
At late hour last night be stlll insensble The
surgeon the hospital stated that 1t would be DAN
gerous to probe for the ferrule at present.
Herman Gottawsky, age forty-four, of No 134 East
Houston-st attended meeting Of Masons at Clarendon
Hall yesterday, and at about p. walked down the
Bowery He wore a massive watch chain and 1t ex-
cited the cupidty Of Charles j. Smith and James Cur
ran who were loungng at East Third-st. and the
Bowery Smith seized Gottawsky around the waist
and tried to steal the chain struggle fohoweu aho
the two fell Then Curran the assistance OF his
companion and struck Gottawsky in the neck with his
umbrella breaking the skin, and, II is feared nlurS
the wndpipe. Smith and Curran were arrested ana
the injured man was taken 10 Bellevue Hospital Al
the Fifth street Station Smith said he was tailor and
refused 70 give his address. Curran says he lives al
26 as witness to the shooting of John j. Clancy By
John Sammon.