St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-14
FATALLY STABBED.
Fred jIurphy Places a Dagger
Over Albert Fosters Heart-A
Murder by Mistake. -
Having Quarreled With Another,
Murphy Meets Foster aud
Fatally Daggers Him

A dagger in the hands of Fred Muir
ply was buried TO its hilt in the bosom
of Albert Foster. near Seventh and
Broadway, at 1870 last night. Foster
staggered and fell into the arms OF j. II.
Dean. his brotlier-in-law. while Murphy,
still elutchlng the weapon, turned and
fed
There were late pedestrians In the
vicinity at the time, who quickly
gathered on the scene, and among them
was Detective Ahern. The officer al
once sent for the patrol wagon and had
the wounded man removed 10 the
central station. and then prepared
10 find his assailant Foster was
placed in the wagon, but on the way TO
the station grew fainter every moment.
When ii was reached he had 10 be car
ried to a chair, and Il messenger was al
once sent for physicians. The man was
able to talk. but his pain seemed
to make him delirious. and he kept con
tinually muttering the words: Il did
not deserve it," Nothing further could
be gotten from him. In a short time
Drs. Wheaton and Hanley arrived, and,
after all examination of the wound, had
him removed u the city hospital,
MIitiC lus4 VA
Wheaton said at the station that the
wound was liable TO prove fatal. as The
knife had sunk deep. seyering the third
|'rlD and penetrating in close proximity
/ to the heart. A closer examination was
/ made at the hospital. and tile wound
Was found to he more serious than at
first expected. 1t was learned There
that the man has but few chances for
| recovery, although by careful treatment
he may survive.
Detective Ahern. after few inqui-
ries, located Murphy as one OF the board
ers at Mrs. Whites. alias Smith, place,
at the corner of Sixth and Pine streets,
and, with Sergeants Sullivan, Sexton
and one or two policemen, went 10 The
place and arrested him in his room. lie
was in bed when the officers Knocked at
his door and was not expecting so
speedy capture. Under his pillow was
found loaded revolver and razor,
but he had evidently thrown away tine
weapon used in the assault. At the sta
ton Murphy gave his occupation as
shoemaker. He is twenty-five years OF
age and wears The looks OF hardened
criminal. The boarding house where
he WAS captured is the same place from
which the famous Reddy Hackett was
taken some months age.
From Dean, brother-in-law of FOs-
ter, GLOBE reporter learned that the
Young mans home is in Maquato, Jack
SON county, To-, and he was IN the city
OH visit TO Dean. Il think Murphy
was mistaken in his man." said he.
las know Albert was unknown 10
HIM. We were walking on Seventh
street with a friend OF mine and Albert
had fallen behind in few feet when
tile stabbing took place. l turned
around Just in time to catch him when
he fell and know of nothing that oc-
Cured to cause the assault. John
Peterson, the proprietor Of a saloon
near the scene OF the AFFAIR,
said that two men had been
in his place before the stabblng, aud
that an argument had come up between
the two. when Murphy drew dagger.
He had separated them and put Murphy
out OF the place. He was not sure,
however, that Foster was the other
man, aud the circumstances seem TO
show that Murphy. having quarreIed
with some one earlier in the evening,
misteok Foster tor the man, and sprung
upon him from a doorway, where he
had been waiting for his approach.