The evening world., 1891-05-18
D|SEM BOWELLED.
Mysterious Butchery Of a Man on
Centre Street This Afternoon.
william Duckett Nearly Cut In
Two by lanes McGloln.
Duckett Is Dying in Hospital. and
Police Are Seeking McGIoin.

A horrible butohery was discovered OIL
Centre street at 10 80 O'Clock this afternoon
The victim, q iaborer. was found sitting OF
stoop almost completely diiembowsiled from
terrible stab wound In the abdomen.
The man was taken 10 Chambers Stree
Hospital. refusing to say who indicted his In
turies.
Policeman Mitchell, OF the Leonard stree,
station, who was pa,roiling his post along Cen,
tire street shortly after noon to-day, saw the
man sitting doubled up near pool Of blood on
the stone steps OF B. MtnneoSes drug store,
corner OF Pearl and Centre streeiA
He was crying and appeared TO DO suffering
and he said his name was William Ducket and
that he lived at t9t Park Row.
He said he had been injured In the abdomen
half hour before, but how or In what manner
he received his injuries no declined TO say.
ofieer Mitchell had Duokett carried into the
drug store and sent for an ambulance.
buckets was taken to Chambers Street Hos
pitai. Mitchell reported the case 10 Capt
Brooka, OF the Elizabeth street station. who at
once detailed Detectives shermer. Lston and
Prioe TO investigate the case.
It was learned that Duokett had been
stabbed by man named James MeoIoin, like
wise iaborer. and that the ARRAY occurred o.
the corner Of PARK row and Pearl street.
McGloin and Ducxett had been frieuds and
both lived at tue Windsor Hotel, ia PARK row.
ABOUT year ago they quarrelied, ana became
separated. They never met again till to-day
on Park row.
After few minuteS talE they resumed the
old quarrel, and McGioin suddenly drew Q
knife and stabbed Duekett, a. stated. Then
he ran away, and has not jet been found,
though general alarm 10 out for MIN.
Al Philip Mannscke's drug store, corner OF
Pearl and Centre streets, all information was
denied regarding the stsbbinR adray.
A plumber In The basement under the drug
store said that no saw man feeiing toward
Pearl street on the sidewalk. He was going
north on Centre street, and moment later 0
crowd gathered.
Al tue caAmbers street Flospatai itwas found
that Duexest mad . ptnetrating stab wound In
the abdomen His intesunes had been cut In
several places ana were protruding.
He presented horriole sight but seemed to
be unconscious of his terrible condition.
Not sign or moan escaped MIN while the
physicians were performing the delicate task
Of restoring to their place the injured organs,
which had been severed BY some sharp instru-
ment
the docton decided that an operation to
save Dueketrs life, II 1t could be saved. was
necessary.
But they had not much hope. for OF the same
time they notified the Coroner's once 70 send
Coroner TO take the injured mana ante-mor-
TEN statement.
he may not survive the operation
"The physicians are doing everything they
can for the Door fellow" said an attendant,
I" but 10 casss where mans intestines nave
been penetrated, medical skill In OF little
AVAIL
Duckstis pedigree II entered on the hospital
records a. follows: Age, twenty-five; native
Of the United States; occupation, iaborer;
residence. is4 Park Row; mas Q brother, Henry
Duckett, living AZ % Catharine street.
Coroner Levy came 10 the hospital but
found the man uuconsoious, under the innu-
ence Of ether. He decided TO return later and
take his ante-mortera statement.
The physioians have decided snat the opera
ton OF Iaparotomy Is necessary to save Duck
ett's life, but he may not surstvsit
Henry Ducketi, living ct 80 Catharine street,
Is brother OF tho man who was stabbed. He
was not at homo when an EVENING WORLD re-
porter called 70 bee MIN this afternoon.