New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-20
THE ASSAILANT UNKNOWN
A PHYSICIAN ATTACKED AT HIS DOOR.
DIR. HlLYARD TYSDALE AROUSED FROM SLEEP


DR.. H1LYARD TYNDAIE AROUSED FROM SLEEP
AND CLUBBED BY CRAZY GERMAN.
Heavy blows with a cane on the front door of
the three-story brick house. No. Is East Third-st.,
awoke the inmates Of the house Mt a. IN. yestcr-
day. DR. Hilyard Tyndale, who occupies the first
uoor, went to the door and opened it. beardlesS
young German Of medium height stood on the
stoop The rain had soaked his clothes thoroughly,
ms ne had neither umbrella nor overcost lie
continued TO pound the door with his cane after
Dr lyndale had opened it "a little way. look
10 the Germans face led the physician 10 suspect
that his visitor was drunk crazy.
What do you want?' DR.. Tyndale inquired.
Let me in! Let me in, 1 tell your was the
only rply
90 away said the physician, and he shut the
door in the Germans face. The German rained
more blows the door and continued 10 shout ::
" Let me inn
DR.. Tyndale, who is mid-mannered bachelor,
fortysix years old, alone in the lower part OF
the house. He finished DIRE sing himself and went
back TO the door TO argue with the angry German
but when he opened the door few inches the
German struck him with the cane and tried 20
force his way into the hall DR.. Tyndsle got the
door shut with difficulty. Then the German
made an attack one Of the front windows,
winch he could reach from the stoop lie broke
one pane of glass with his cane and was hammer
ing away on the sash when DR. Tyndale ran into
his office. caught up dissecting knife and has
tened back 70 the front door with the intention
of soaring him. Throwing open the door, the
physician went out on the Stoop and shook the
long knife at the German.
Now 90 away from here or I'll kill you,' he
said. The stranger was not frightened bit. sbe
raised MS cane, whacked the physician over the
head and knocked him down. As DR.. Tyndale
reeained his feet the knife WIS wrested from his
hand. The next instant the keen blade cut
deep cash in the left side of his cheek, from the
ear to the chin. He raised his right hand to ward
off the next blow, and his thumb nearly
severed from his hand. He would have fed into
the house, but the door had blown shut and he
was at the mercy of his assaiIant. Springing
from the stoop he ran toward Secon1-ave., pur-
sued by his mysterious assailant. He turned the
hrst corner and ran into the drug store IN Second
ave- below Second-st The German followed him
nearly 10 the drug store and then walked away
Another stranger helped DR. Tyndale 10 arouse
the drug-clerk, and then called n policeman who
belonged in another precinct An alarm rap sum-
moned three policemen of the Fourteenth Pre-
clnct, but they made no effort to search for Dr.
Tyndales sailant. II took them several min
utes to make up their minds to call an ambulance
although the physician was getting weak from loss
Of blood. After DR.. Tyndale was removed to
Bellevue Hospital his wounds were said TO be
serious but not likely 20 prove fatal He gave to
detectives a description of his assalant and said
he had not seen the man before The crazy Ger
man carried away the physicians knife, but where
he went the police could not learn Two or three
persons who saw him said he was stranger in the
street. The police thought he mstooll the house
in 1hird-st. for his own home, and was angry be
cause he could not get in He probably was
crazy from the effects OF houOr.