Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-31

saloon steps and hand to hand fight
ensued between Probst and the trio of
assailants. 1t was at this point that
Kennedy says he interposed In behalf
OF Probst and separated the couibatants.
Kennedy says the fight at this point
was principally between Clifford and
Probst. After Kennedy parted them
Probst went into the saloon and Clifford,
Wyman and the third man, who, by the
way, nobody seems to know, also went
away. Probst remained In the saloon
about half and hour. He then said he
would 60 home to dinner.
II was Just about 10 o'clock, accord
ing TO Mrs. Quilts statement, when
Probsts 10.years-old child came run
ming into the house and told his mother
that Probst was coming home to dinner.
Mrs. Prohst then made haste to prepare
the monday meal. Her husband had
Just reached the ccrnor OF Sixth and
Church streets and crossed over to the
north side Of the street. His house, at
No. 509 East Sixth street, is Just about
0 square from the northeast corner of
Sixth and Church streets where the Sec
ond fight took place.
Probst was IN front Of the store, when
he says be was approached from behind
BY Wyman, Clifford and the third man.
He says Wyman was the first to strike
him and the blow knocked him down.
Then Clifford, Wyman and the other
man all got on top of him, he says. He
managed to get up and then Clifford
came at him again. Then 1t was that
Probst says he used the knife In order
70 protect himself and frightfully gashed
Clifford as already stated. Wyman also
came at him, he says, and he cut him
only slightly. Meantime Mrs. Probst's
attention was attracted by the noise and
leaving the house she ran into the street
and saw her husband getting up from
the pavement where she saws he had
been lying. His finger was hanging.
she said, and holding 1t Probst went
with her to the house. He doea moi
know how his finger was cut off.
In short time after the fight began,
eye witnesses say that 200 people
crowded about the street and there was
much excitement The affair occurred
at an hour when people were Just COM
ing home from work, and these men
stopped aud excitedly asked what was the
matter. They were told that murder
had been committed. BY this time Cliff
ford had been carried to the drug store
at Eighth and Church streets. Probst
had gone home and Wyman and
another man were still standing on the
street. Probst was finally arrested and
taken to the police station as was
Joseph Wyman, while the mysterious
third man escaped. An ambulance was
summoned and Clifford taken to the
Delaware Hospital.
DR.. Thomas b. Bradford stated yes
terday that Clifford was very weak
from loss Of blood, and was able to take
but little nourishment. He said he did
not apprehend any fatal outcome of the
cutting affair at present. When asked
for Q description of the wounds he said;
THE most serious wound is the one
extending across the right breast, four
or five inches long, and as deep as the
ribs. 1t begins at a point below the
right oloricle and extends almost to the
waist. There is cash above the left
eye and wound extending diagonally
across the left cheek from the right cor
ner OF the left eye. This wound Is one
half Inch deep. There is also a stab
wound In the back and one on the right
leg. The wound In the right breast
went through all the muscles and sew
cred four arteries. The man may re-
cover"
Probst was given preliminary hear
ing before Judge Ball yesterday and
held without bail for further hearing
Thursday morning. His counsel Is
Horny O. Turner.
Joseph Wyman is still held as wit
ness 10 the affair. An effort will be
made 10 find the other man who is
alleged 10 have had hand in the affair.
1t Is curious coincident that Probst,
the murderer of the Deering family in
philadelphia number of years ago,
bad one finger taken off in his bloody
work like Hyppolyte Probst had Tues