The morning call., 1890-05-21
SPLIT HIS SKULL.
Thomas Greig Struck With &
Ratchet by Unknown Hen.

About 7:3O O'clock last evening young man
was taken TO the Receiving Hospital by j. E.
Laird bartender in the saloon on the south
west corner OF hearny aud Washington streets.
The man was covered with blood, and when
questioned by the Police Surgeon said he had
been cut on the head.
"What have you been cut with ?" asked the
doctor.
II you look, I think you will ind out"
rather saucily answered the patient.
The man was placed on the operating table
and the surgeon, upon examining his head, was
surprised 10 ind large wound on The left side.
lie scalp was laid open from the crown almost
10 tie forehead and The skull showed a fracture
about three inches IN length. When he sur
gtOn lnSe leu his fingers IN the wound the pa.
lleht SMoontu ana dld not recover consciousness
Tor an hour.
Tie injury was given such attention as it de-
manded. and Dr.. Williams stated that although
the WOuhu Is very serious 1t Is not necessarily
fatal Laird, VINO brought In tn Injured man
whose name Is Thomas j. Grelg, said lie called
al his saloon about 7 80 o'clock and stated he
had been attacked by TWO hOOdlums on the San
Bruno road and they struck him with a Ratchet.
Gielg ala not give the particulars, being under
the lhnutnce OF liquor.
Two hours after his admission TO the hospital
the patient recovered consciousness, and his
actions aslonlshed the attendants OF the iuStiIu-
Ton. lie chatIed very freely, ana was in 4
merry mood, laughing frequently. and being APP
parenty Tree from the slightest pain from his
wounds. In addition to the fracture he had an
messed wound under the lett ear, and the
knuckles OF one of his hands were badly cut
The patient talked volubly about his wounds
but seemed to have lost all conception OF time
and fixed the hour of the assault upon MIN al 5
o'cloc~ yesterday morning, Wien IL was learned
from other sources that the affair occurred more
than nine hours later.
The wounded man was formerly employed as a
bartender IN George richardson's saloon at the
CO. ner OF Green and Battery streets. but was
discharged recently. Last Saturday Richard
sons father-tn-aw, John Ryan who keeps a way
slne place on the San Jose road between the
Seven and Eight Nile houses, was looking for
a bartender and Richardson recommended
Grelg The latter went ou TO the place on Sat
urday night and was Engaged
When spoken 10 last night Greig told Two
stories. The first was that he anC another per-
son had been partakine freely. and al 5 O'Clock
Yesterday morning concluded 10 close the doors.
As he was doing so TWO young men approached
and asked him what he was doing The bar
tender answered that it was none of their bust
the head. Va
The other story told later In the evening was
that early IN the morning party of nOodIums
called al the saloon and asked for free drinks
Greig refused TO grant their demand aud elected
them They returned again with the same OBJ
lect ana Greg III turning them out once more
SAID that II they came back a third time he
would not trouble himself about showing them
out but would shoot them down.
The bartender Then according to his version,
locked the doors, but was not certain that he
boited side entrance. He went to The dining.
room TO procure something To eat and while
seated al the table two OF the men whom he had
elected entered the apartment. One of them
had Ratchet IN his hand and Without utteriug
word assaulted him, after which he became IN
conscious.
Greig could not state how he came to the civ
but Das slight recollection OF some person
bdndaging his head. Ihe accident or assault
occurred some time between noon and 2 O'Clock,
as some persons on the way to Holy Cross Gene,
terry STOPPED at Ryan's saloon about mid. day and
GTeig was then duty.
The injured man would not furnish dacrin.
ton OF his ass ilanrs, saying he was not sure OF
them and did not care 70 implicate innocent peo.
pie. Those who know the injured man say he Is
OF very quiet and peaceable disposition and
not a man 10 engage in quarrel, even wns
under the Influence Of liquor. He Is about 80
Yeas 0t age and las no relatives on the Pacific