The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-11
ONE EAR SHORT.
G. T. Bell Marks G. K. Murray For
Life.
Eont the Chtcnoo Neu

G. T. Bell Marks G.. Z. Murray For
Life.
From the Chicago Ne,cs.
Wnen "John Stephens" calls the roll on
himself this morning he will find himself
one ear short, which said ear was up to a
late hour last night in the possesson-and
| not to put too fine point on tin the
right-hand trousers pocket of G.. T. Bell of
| 1913 Bowen avenue What happened was
this:
John Stevens was standing in the rotunda
of the Adams express building, on Dear
born street, about $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, writing a note to his attorney,
! w. b. Judah of 270l Prairie avenue, Lean
ing, as he did SO, over the glass top of the
little cigar-stand near the elevator. As he
thus wrote, unconscious of danger, the
main door of the building opened and
man tiptoed in. keeping well out of sight of
Mr.. Stevens and making his way around
until he got behind his victims back. The
arrangement of the rotunda was well calcu-
lated to assist such an unperceivej ap-
proach. When the man got to the posi-
tion which he wished he ran forward.
caught Mr. Stevens left ear with his left
hand, and slashed the member entirely off
with q razor which he held in his right
hand. Then, as though his scheme was
complete, he put the ear in his pocket and
walked out and was lost to sight. Mr..
Stevens put his handkerchief to his ear, or
rather to the place where few minutes
before his ear had been, folded up the let
ter which he had been writing and stuffed
| 1t in his pocket, and went out to look for
the doctor.
NEITHER WAS EXCITED.
This, according to the elevator man and
the janitor of the building, was the story.
The two men did not struggle nor swear.
One of them simply sliced off the others
ear and made off with it. The bereaved
one did not attempt to defend or avenge
himself. Both promptly and very effectu-
ally disappeared and the mystery was left
for the reporters to solve.
Mr. Stevens was run down at the Hotel
Grace, an abode apparently chosen for the
facilities offered by the management in pro-
viding able-bodiod Ananiases to furnish in
| formation to inquirers. The man who had
lost his ear registered as John Stevens, and
by flight of his own powerful fancy Man
ager Frost wrote st. Paul after the name
Mr. Frost said that he did this because it
did not look nice to have people register
ing 'city."
Stevens passed the afternoon and night in
| room SO of the Hotel Grace while his
friends secured the town trying to find his
ear ana bring it back to him, as DR.. w. F.
Smith, who was in charge of the case had
said that if the ear could be recovered and
replaced quickly there was a chance that it
might grow on again. The police joined
in the huut for the captured member, and
all Hyde park was turned upside down in
the search.
G. T. BELL THE OPERATOR.
The man who had performed the opera
ton on Stevens was G.. T. Bell of 1913
Bowen avenue, but he was not to be found
at his home by the officers who did not
succeed in locating his residence until
late hour, and consequently long after mid
night the ear had not been recovered.
Dr.. w. F. Smith of 204 Dearborn street
said to reporter: II can tell you next to
nothing about the case, as under the cir
cumstances it would be a breach of profeS-
sional courtesy. As matter of. fact I
know very little about it. as | asked the
men not to tell me any more than they
could help when | saw they were anxious
to keep the affair quiet. was called to see
a man whose ear had been cut off at the
Adams express company's building over the
way, and | treated him for his injury"
was the ear shaved off smoothlyP
mot altogether. The cut was little
ragged at one place, as though the weapon
used had been pair of shears"
rs it fact that you halieve you can
make the ear grow on againp
'If l can get the ear before the microbes
attack it | have every reason to believe
that | can. 1t is by no means an unusual
operation. If the severed ear can be recov-
| cTeu DSLOTb bub DIOCcSScS vi ueGdy DtRlfl
shall be very hopeful of the result The
first thing to be done is to recover the ear.
Then, after treating it antiseptically, shall
replace it as nearly as possible where it be-
longs, sew it on, and pad it with cotton,
so that it will stay in its right place"
"I1cw long will it take tor the ear to
grow on!p
about fourteen days"
The precautions taken In the interest of
secresy by the occupant of room SO at the
hotel were very complete. Porters, eleva-
tor boys, and clerks exercised the utmost
vigilance to prevent the room being
reached, and they were successful in their
task
STEVENS is G. X. MURRAY.
1t was developed later in the night that
Mr. Stevens real name is G. K. Murray,
and that he is travelling salesman for an
eastern house. He makes his headquarters
in Chicago and occupies rooms at the Grace
hotel. Immediately after the assault Muir
ray was taken to his room and there locked
up. Ali inquiries Of the clerk elected the
reply that mo such man was in the house. 8"
, During the night a reporter gained access
to his room and induced him to talk.
Mr.. Murray's head was wrapped in lint
and he presented sorry sight. His left
, ear and goodly portion OF his cheek were
gone. When asked TO talk he was some
what reticent, but finally said that he had
known Bell and his wife for sometime and
had been OH most friendly terms with them.
He says he has always treated them with the
utmost respect, and no action or word of
his was ever OF nature to inspire any such
assault as that OF yesterday.
Murray says Bell is city drummer for n
Autograph firm on Dearborn street, and he
has always regarded him as clever fell
low.
Murray and q. T. Bell had a quarrel dur
ing the afternoon, which was noticed by
people in the neighborhood whore the ear
clipping affair occurred later, Bell lives
with his mother, who keeps a boarding