The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-13
STABBED FROM BEHIND.
Thomas P. Cain Set Upon by a Crowd
of Negroes and Fatally Cut.

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Thomas P. Cain, baker in the employ
of c. Vetter, at East Broad and South
Broad streets, was stabbed between 9
o'clock and O'Clock yesterday morning at
the corner of South Broad street lane and
Houston streets.
Some negroes had set UPON a sailor, and
Chris Ubsle, Cain and William Wall, who
were returning from the fire at Reid &
Col drug store, interfered and tried to dis
suade the negroes from abusing the sailor.
TIE negroes made a rush for the new
corners, and Cain was stabbed from the rear
as he ran. the knife entering his left side
and penetrating the lung. He is lying at
st. Joseph's infirmary, and Drs. Dunn and
Devan pronounce his wound mortal
Rev. Father George administered the last
rites of the church yesterday afternoon.
His widowed mother, herself an in
valid at the infirmary, was bending over
her son, with fearful eyes, when a MORNING
NEWS reporter called to See the dying man
last night. He was suffering greatly, aud
with difficulty whispered to his mother that
he was going TO die, and asked her to kiss
him. She bent reverently over him and
pressed kiss upon brow and lips. she is
the only support have,n she said, between
sobs, land he has been a good boy to his
mother, always willing TO divide the last
cent with me. He is the only kith and kin
l have in the world. He told me after tax
ing the last sacrament, that he never lifted
a hand against the negro who stabbed him,
and had no words with them, and when he
saw there was going to be trouble he started
to get away, when ne was stabbed from be-
hind.
Two of the negroes suspected OF the stab
bling, Isaac Mann and Stephen Carter, were
arrested shortly after the affray by Officer
McCabe, and blood stains on AIann's clothes
and on O knife taken from his person are
strong circumstantial evidences of guilt
The ante mortem statement of Cain was
taken by Justice M. +. Molina in the pres
ence of Mann and Carter. 1t is as follows
GEORGIA, CHATHAM CoUNTY-In presence
comes Thomas Peter Cain, who, being sworn,
says that he is fully aware of the fact that he
is In immediate danger of death, and that there
is no hope whatever of his recovery; and being
In that firm belief. makes this as his statement
concerning the facts that occurred when he re-
ceived the wound that will cause his death, as
he believes:
About 1890 a. m. on Sept IL. 1883, whilst
William Walk and / were sleeping, we were
awose by fire alarm; After the fire went to
AcBride's and got glass OF beer; we then went
to Franks place, where met Chris Ubele and
got beer; crowd, fully fifteen, were at Crums
place, on corner South Broad lane and Hous-
ton street; when went in / recognized
stephen Carter and Isaac Mann as some OF the
crowd; know all by sight, but not by name.
Whilst at Crum's five or six came in
and got beer, and am pretty sure Carter was
one of the party. had no words with any of
them and can Z Imagine why they should have
attacked me. l saw them beat up sailor be.
fore that, and Just rs we came up they attacked
lis, and either the man Carter now before me-
or some one looking like him. cut me- We all
II lrted 20 run off when they attacked us, and
was cut while running off, and believe it was
Carter.
The statement was signed by Cain and
was attested by Justice Molina.