St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-20
HACKED With A knife
An Angry Landlord Runs
Amuck in a Big Boarding
@Iouse.
Succoped a Woman and Re-
eeived Slashes for Their
HeroiSm.
Board of Aldermen Declare
War Against Itinerant
PeddlerS.
Obtained a Title After a Quar-
ter Century of Law
suits.

About 5 o'clack last evening the quiet,
orderly and secluded residence district
i'm the vicinity of Ninth and Sibley
streets was thrown into the widest ex-
element by a cry of murder from the
boarding house at 2l0 East Tenth street.
Occupants of fneighboring houses rushed
to their doors and out into the street,
and were drawn to the bulldingsfro
whence came the first startling shrek
by the screams of frightened women
and the hoarser cries. of men. Some OF
the bolder spirits sentnred to try the
door, which was not locked, and a
frightful scene met their gaze. A
blood-stained butcher knife lay upon
the floor; blood was everywhere Spat-
tered about the hallway and still flow
ing from gaping wounds about the heads
and faces of a woman and two men.
Near by was an dngry-looking man of
herculean proportions, who was closely
guarded by several young men. Officer
McEllstrum arrested Dennis Hurley,
the man under guard, and sent for the
patrol wagon and City Physician
Ancker, while DR. Murphy and DR..
Briggs, who had been
ATTRACTED By THE
attended to the injuries of the victims.
Investigation OF the case proved that it
was Hurley who committed the deed,
first attacking, the woman, and after
wards the men who came to her assist
ance. Hurley and the woman whom
he attacked have been living at the
place for the past two months, the
woman managing the boarding house.
they recently quarreled, and the
woman consulted an attorney, i'll hopes
of having him elected from the house.
as he had been very disagreeabl9.
Yesterday afternoon the attorney visited
the house and Hurley learned of the
fact. He came home Intoxicated and
sat around morose and silent until the
inmates of the house, except the land
lady and Miss Dunn, an employe of a
Seventh street millinery store, had re-
tired to their rooms. He then began
going about the room, finally entering
the Kitchen and returning with butch
er-knife.. He passed through the dim
ing-rooin, into the apartment where the
landlady sat. With the words, Now
I'll amu3e myself with you WHILE"
HE MADE A RUSH
for her with the knife. She uttered
cry of "Murdern' and fled into the
hallway, where he caught her. Now
FIJI kill you!" he said, and slashed her
in the face With the knife. Her cries
brought several young men to her as
sistance, and they attempted to over
power the wOuld-be assassin. w. q.
Rogers, clerk in the Northern Pacific
railway office, was the first to attack
him, and received three frightful
wounds about the head. Charles Legg0,
a printer, followed him, and received
serious cut in the right wrist and a
slight scalp wound. The others were
all more: or less scratched abOpt the
head and hands, but sustained no Serl-
Gus injuries.
Hurley was taken to the central 20.
lice station and the attention of those
about the house was devoted to the
wounded. Drs. Murphy and Ancker
in dressing the wounds of the woman
discovered that the knife had pene-
trated clear through the left cheek, i'll
flicting a wound three inches in length.
Both wrists were badly cut and two
severe cuts, about four inches in length,
were found on the back of her head, the
flesh being laid
BARE To THE BONE.
DIR. Murphy stated that her wounds
were very serious, but not necessarily
fatal unless. .erNsipelas should set in.
Up stairs DR.. Briggs was attending to
the injuries of Rogers and LeggO. Two
long cuts OH the back of Rogers head
were regarded as quite serious, the
knife having even cut the bone. Mr..
Leggo's nest painful wound was a cash
on his right hand, in which it was
necessary to take several stitches.
The woman could talk but little. but
conveyed the idea that she was the wife
of Hurley and that the trouble arose
from her attempt to secure a divorce.
She stated that she had a daughter who
! resides in Chicago and that she came to
st. Paul last July, residing until re-
| emily at 252 Norris street.
Hurley was seen at the station, and
stated that he was not married to the
woman, but that they had lived togeth-
| er as man and wife. He first met her
in Chicago, where she ran restaurant
OH Indiana street, going by the name of
Martin. According to his story. he
| boarded with her week, and after
| that they lived together as husband
and wife, she taking his name when
| they came to St. Paul. He said that he
| was mad when he learned that she was
trying to get rid of him. but would say
nothing further as to the motive of his
| crime. He is Il bruShmaker, and, was
employed at Maendler Bros factory, at
| ia East Fifth street. He is over six
foot high, and very powerfully built.