The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-07
HIS FACE CUT IN PIECES.
a BRYAN STREET BARRIERS MUIR
DEROUs ASSAULT ON BIS BOSS.

John G. Beatty Terribly Stabbed With
a Razor by Henry Hurd-A Quarrel
About a Discharge the Cause OF the
Stabbing-Beetty's Wounds Danger
Gus and May Prove Fstal-Hurd AR
rested and Eeld for Assault With
Intent TO Murder.
John c. Beatty lcoloredl. proprietor Of the
Harnett house barber shop, and who also
conducts a barber shop at the Ocean house
at Tybee, was seriously, il not fatally,
slashed last night with a razor by Henry
Hurd, a colored barber whom he had dis
charged about two weeks ago for dissipa-
ton and gambling.
Beatty and his wife occupy a portion Of
Hurd's house at Farm and Bryan streets.
When Beatty got home from Tybee last
night Hurd called him downstairs aud told
him he had done him a dirty trick in dis
charging him.
1t appears that Beatty had left Hurd in
charge Of the Harnett house shop, while
Beatty was conducting the Tybee shop, and
so excused himself TO Hurd by telling him
that dissipation about the hotel building
was not permitted aud he would have had
TO give up the barber shop il he hadn't let
Hurd go.
This explanation wasn't satisfactory 10
Hurd, who drew a razor and began au
attack on Beatty, who ran out Of the house,
pursued by Hurd, who caught him at the
curb and cut him twice on the head, twice
on the arm and across the left
hand, as Beatty was trying to protect his
throat, at which Hurd was slashing. The
most serious cut was inflicted IN the left
side of the throat scraplng butnot severlng
the jugular, and, extending upward, the
weapon cut Beatty's left ear in two. An
other cut severed his nose.
DR.. Wegefarth, assisted by Drs. Owens
and Charlton, rendered surgical aid, and it
required between twenty-five and thirty
stitches before Beatty's gaping wounds
were all sewed up. He stood the
operation without taking anesthet-
les, and without groan. but
when placed in the ambulance the re-
action came and he swooned away. De was
restored to consciousness and removed TO
the Georgia Infrmary, where he can have
close attention, as his wife's III health viii
not enable her to nurse him as he can be
cared for at the hospital
The wound on the throat is considered a
critical one, as in the event suppuration
should follow bis recovery would be ex-
tremely doubtful.
The worshipers in the church on Bryan
street were disturbed by the cries Of murder
OF Beatty's wife and other women in the
house. Rev. j. A. Lapheese (colored) was
sitting on his stoop near Beatty's house and
sa Hurd slashing Beatty with the razor. He
says Beatty endeavored TO escape, but Hurd
caught him by the coat and held on, slashing
away all the time as II he meant to kill him
He ran towards them to endeavor TO sepa-
rate them, and several men rushing out
from the church at the same time, Hurd
ran off down the street. He was pursued
and caught by George Carter and I4emuel
Wade and other colored men, who held him
and turned him over TO Policeman Ungar.
He was carried to the bar
racks and charge of assault
with intent to murder was made against
him In the melee Hurd received deep
cash across the back Of his right hand. He
must have cut himself, as all the parties
said Beatty had no weapon and made no
fight at all.
Hurd's wound bled freely and he was
given attention at the barracks.
Hurd is a neat looking young man Of
bright yellow color, and does not look to
be the man TO make such a ferocious attack