Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-21
Slash and Carve Each Other
Horribly with a Razor,
THEY RELATE THEIR STORIES.
NE Of The lien SAID 10 Be q Gambler
;ne Other a Hack Driver.
"a WOMAN IN rmr CASE" u
u,,h ,fsn nre seriously wounded hut
wm Recover. Thc woman I'm.
prlsoned No u witness.

Room &c 10 the Harris block on State
bslween Second aud Third South
streets was the scene Of a horrible at
tempt ut murder about O'Clock THIS
morniug. Tho upper noors Of the
bulldlng are used for the double purpose
NJ businees offices and lodging rooms,
principally the latter. At the time
stated slrcper in all parts Of the build
ipg were startled by the shrill screams
Of
"MuRDRR! MURDERw
A. they pesred into the
hallway from the hastily opened
doora Of their bed chambers thcy saw
the form Of woman clad In her
night clothes speeding like spectre
down stairs and toward tho street.
when halted and asked the cause OF
her excitement sho cried out "They are
lll,ng each othCil Run and separate
lhem.n
Almost instantly Manager Taylor
rushed to the room indicated and was
coniron Cd with
HORRIBLE SPECTACLE.
There were two men lying IN
Tho bed graphing with each Other.
They were holhfrlghtiully cutatout the
head and face and blood spurlcd from
their gaping wounds In all directions
and covered aud saturated tho carpet
AMI every article OF furniture In this
room. Both men were nearly ox.
haustud and claqpe1 fast In each
oihof'a embrace, murorlug cufsrH and
fghtingns despgral,l , for the 10 ss-
sion Of razor rs lueir dimiuisned
strength would allow. The room soon
filled with people and the
MURDEEoUs coMnATASTS
were Reparatod ana disarned and
Doctors Meoham and Marghal sent
iOf.
The wounds OF both men were
washed and. swathed In Temporary
blndafea.
The bolligerents were arrested by the
police but could not be removed to the
city Jail. Officers were therefore Ge-
tailed TO watch them 10 see that they
should not he gotten out OF the way
by their friends. IL was nsccrtained
that their names were Albert &. Jobs,
ahEck driver and James Williams an
Allache ofthe
uAIEIY GAMBLING ROOMS.
They are single men and are each
between twenty-five aud thirty year,
Ofago. Ii was learned also that they were
deadly rivals, both having paid their
nddrts 10 the same woman, iTHil
creature OF questionable character
whose police name IL Emma Hanson.
Shortly after 8 O'Clock this morning
job was taken to the Saters' hospital
for treatment, where lac now IL In the
custody OF AN officer. Williams haJ
lns, 80 much blood, the doctors said,
that II was danger u TO remove him.
Hels still In his room In the Harris
block, whore an officer keeps vigil at
hls bedside.
jobs STORY.
Job was aeon by a NEWS reporter at
the hospital aud talked freely regard
lug the all ". He said In answer 10
The reporter question:: | have known
Williams LOT two years; 10 In IA
fcoundfel. Mise Hanson was my Cir
hut be kept bOthering us. About six
weeks agO We bad fight aud licked
him. Two weeks ago he turned hls
partner loose on me In the Tunnel
and worsted him, toe. Since that
thele has ,hotn very bad blood
between us, Last night he went TO the
Harris block to Miss Hanson'a room,
Some time after midnight went
There also and with night key un.
locked the door and went In. | said
WILLIAMS, G. d. you u you don't
stop this l will kill you!" They both
Williams and tho girD instantly
Jumped up In bed and
LOOKED AT ME.
williams then sprang on to the floor
am backed up in tho corner
WIN his hight hand behind him.
Thought he had gun and closed IN
on MIN aud said, "NOu can't scare
me-" We commenced struggling and
saw al once that II WAS n razor. Ho
tashed me across the face with IL
several times and then downeG him
anu got the razor away from him aud
Lutned loose. don't know what
wa "nh NIhAy anu
nLINDgD WITH BLOOD.
Know that We wero atTuggl.
ing On the bed when wa were supar.
htl, That IL all I know and care TO
tAy Just now, win tell more ut the
Proper slime and place"
HAD you been drinking" asked the
reporter.
yes, but know what was doing
W. right | drank no moro than | do
every night"
'0os has u painful and long wound
w lhe night side OF the neck which
vilne dangerously close to the wind
,pe, deep cut on the right cheek ami
smaller onea on the left cheek be.
uea having his upper ana lower lips
.eeu, lilo will recover but will carry
'He marks to his grave.
wlLLIAMs' VERSION.
Williams was visited later, Hi,
wounds are ginilpr Ia tbns,. -, l. L. "