The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11
CUT IN A BRAWL.
The McManuS-Welch Feud in the
POtrerO Revived.

POtrerO Revived.
A mysterious cutting ARRAY, in which
Mathew McGrath. one of the participants,
was seriously if not fatally wounded, it is
supposed by Garry" Welch, occurred in
the latter's saloon in the Poirero last
night.
The injured man was taken to the City
Receiving Hospital. where he now lies In a
critical condition from the effects of his
wounds.
A number of conflicting statements were
made by people who claim TO have seen the
cutting. and the actual cause OF the trsa BILE
could not be ascertained. but it is supposed
to have resulted from the i'll feeling exist
ing between the MeManus and WEIGH fac
tons, between W b ON a feud has existed for
eighte months past.
Mathew McGrath, the victim of the cut
ting. is about 80 years Of age and well con-
nected In this city.
His brother keeps the City Hotel, at
Fourth and Bluxome streets, where MeGrath
resided when in town, but has of late lived
at The Union Hotel. in the Potrero, kept by
King McManus.
For some time past McGrath has been
employed at the Pacific Rolling mills and q
few days ago secured a position in the ma
chine-shop of the Union Iron Works,
where he worked at riyeting boilers.
pay and drank considerable liquor.
He was intoxicated when ne entered
Nelch's saloon at 9U2 Illinois street, near
Napa, where the stabbiDg occurred a few
minutes later.
While inside hs engaged in an alterca ii on
with Garry" WEIGH. during which the
latter drew knife and. after stabbing him
IN the head, threw his victim into the street.
McGrath lay grooming on the sidewalk
where he Tell Tor over an hour before the
police, who were notified of the affair, con-
eluded TO summon the patrol Wagon and re-
move him, as the wound bled very little and
they supposed hi m TO be drunk.
When the injured man was finally taken
to the Receiving Hospital it was learned
that he was seriously injured. DR.. Somers
found that the blade of the knife with
which the stabbing was done had entered
the left orbit of the skull, and may have
penetrated the brain, in1tcting q probably
fatal wound.
After his wounds had been dressed Nc
Grath was put to bed in the mems ward,
where he has since remained i'll a semi
conscious condition.
When a reporter called at Welch's saloon
last night the inmates claimed to know
nothing OF the cutting, but stated that Me-
Grain Tell 10 the saloon while drunk, and,
striking his head on the edge of billiard
table, cut himself badly.
Other parties, however, claim that mo-
ment after McGrath was thrown out of the
saloon young Garry" WEIGH was seen to
run out of the rear entrance of the place
with the bloody knife Ia his hand.
They think that there is no doubt that
the fracas resulted from the feud existing
between the WEIGH Bic Manus factions, as
young McGrath was known to be a warm
friend of King McManus. the leader of the
faction. aud claim that the assault was de-
liberate and premedi;ated.
McGrath was we'll liked by his associates
and has many friends, and should his
wound prove fatal there is little doubt but
that the Potrero warfars will be renewed
with increased vigor.
Up to a late hour last night no arrests had
been made.