The morning news., 1889-05-06
STABBED AT THE HEART.
PAT rPENENANY SLAYS FRANK
DOBSON IN A BRAWL.

The Murdered Man Found on the side
walk at Bay and E6ontRom cry
Streets and Els Slayer Captured in
Yamacraw-A Nights Spree Winds
Up with a Drunken Quarrel, the
Killing OF One Man and the Wound
ing OF Two Cthers-The Coroner's
Investigation-McE Held for
Murder and Frank Armstrong as
Accessory.
Patrick McEnenany, better known about
town as ''Banty" McEnenany, stabbed and
killed Frank D1bson between and o'clocS
yesterday morning, at Bay and Montgomery
streets. McEnenany was arrested at Cooper
shop lane and Farm streets, about 5 O'Clock,
by Patrolman James Maher.
The stabbing was vendetta between two
men overl AIDED with liquor, obtained AZ
Kate Barnwell's place, No. 2OO5I Bay street,
where the parties had been gambling and
drinking during the night. A coroner's
INQUEST was held Yesterday afternoon and
the verdict of the ju y WAS that McEnenany
killed Dobs1n, and it was murder, and tue
jury believed Frank Ara strong an acces-
sorry.
The body was discovered by PatroIman
Morgan lying on the sidewalk jnst across
the street from where the a1fray occurred,
between and 5 o'clock yesterday
morning. and Coroner Dixon VS. al
once notified The body was removed
to the corners office and a jury was
summoned by Officer Hastedt as folio IS:
L. Putzel, Frank T. Bresran, f. l.. Byck,
r. d. Martin, J. Bsrth, w. II. Bennett,
James Quinn. J. j. Buchrer NJ. D. C1bIrn,
W. R. Iitcomb, J. (. Campos and Nick
Kertz
FINDING THE BODY.
The body was viewed by the jury. There
were two wounds. One long cash on tho
left thigh, but the death wound was q stab
in the right breast The stab being
downward, aud at Slight
angle to the right, entirely pen
etrating the breast hone, making a would
nearly three inches deep. The coroner
fitted the large blade of the knife found on
McEnenany's person INFO the wound which
showed that it went IN to the hilt. The
weapon was bloody when taken from the
prisoner The Glade, While short, was 6v8
eighths of an inch wide and was thrust with
force.
The first witness was the Barnwel
woman. IN whose resort the trouble origin
ated. Size sad that DobsOl and Brnev
Myers came to her place after midnight
Saturday. DobSon had been drinking Soon
after two other parties whom she did not
know, but one OF whom She recognized at
the inquest as McEaenau came in and a
dispute arc between Dobs1n and one of
the strangers. She told them that she
didn't want a fuss in the house and one of
them went out. Sac kept DobsJu in for
fully fifteen minutes ana then he went OUT,
followed b. the other stranger, and she
closed up the front p irt of the house. Sac
remained in the lack room about three
quarters of an hour, when the party who
went out with Dobson came back and
knocked at the door she let MIN in, rs he
said be was cut in the arm. The man was
told that he couldn't stay there and he took
flask out Of his pocket and took q drink.
LEFT LYING IN THE STREET.
When asked where Dobson was, tho
stranger said ne was lying across the street.
She recognized tha man who was Gu. in the
arm as Frank Armstrong.
Contluuing & her testimony the Barnwell
woman said tnat she and BARLEY Smith
went across the street to see about Dobsou.
took hold of him and called him, thinking
him drunk. He was then alive. Smith
went after a policeman and she went back
home. Before Armstrong came and Knocked
at her door she heard cry for police but
paid no attention to it. IL was after 2
O'Clock when DOb5on left the house, aud an
hour later when she and Smith went across
the street to see D-bson. Armstrong had
said on his return to her house that the
party who had done The cutting had run up
the street.
Not much Importance was attached to
the statement of Charles B. Guyer, as there
are witnesses who will swear that Guyer
did not make the rouud with DObson at the
time he states, and that DObson was at the
Barnwell woman's place when Guyer came
in. Guyer's testimony, however, was to
the effect that he and Dooson left Guyer's
ha ri CHI oh Ts1E N7nl
night, aud got some drinks at Henry Saun-
ders' place at Jefferson and South Broad
streets; next to the Marshall house where
they had IN re drinks, and they finally ar
rived at the Barnwell house, where another
drink was taken.
THE FATAL QUARREL.
Some words passed between Dobson aud
hcEneaany, which the witness took up
with some one whom he did not
know, when he was struck and ran
out of the house and knew no more OF the
matter. There were some knives out. but
Guyer didn't know who dad them. Dous n,
ne said, was large man and pc pie were
AFRAID Of him. When McEuelan aud
DobsOn had some words i'm the house McI.n-
enany said he would do Dobson up
Frank Armstrong, who vas he only eve
witness to the atfray, and who has a bad
cut on the left forearm, ,aid that he and
hcEnenany visited the Barnwell place to-
gether. Others were present, and Dobson,
McEnenany and the witness drank to-
gether. M'Enenauy and Dooson had some
WORDS, and Armstrong told Dobs)n not
70 fight, and the latter had sad
"AH right, as he ia frield
70 you VIII not fight him" Soon after
Dobson said 70 sicEuenaay, Come ont on
the street and III fsht vau," and
McEuerany went out first ana D5bsou
tollowel. DJbsou called McEnenanv a
- Armstrong asked Do6son
again not 70 fight. and Dobs9n went !. ok IN
the house, but came oat in a couple If min
utes. DJbson a ew a knife. and Armstrong
said: II thought you bad better seuse than
70 fight that little fellow: put the knife
back in your pocket" Armstrong said
that Dobs0l then cut at McEneuauv. and
he himself received he Gu, in the left arm
after which he stepped aside from hetween
them and Dobson feii over with McEneuany
on the ground. Armstrong then
shouted for police. McEnenany ran
away and Dobson got up
and walked across the street and fell.
Armstrong went after him, but not being
able to find him, went back 10 the Barnwoli
wonans house. No one, he said, was present
outside whom the fight TO k place but Dob
son, McEnenauy ald Arms rOng
a WITNESS FROM A WINDOW
The last witless sworn was Mrs. b.
Roache, who lives opposite where the
shray occurred, testified that about 3: 30