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

4 dagger 10 the hands OF Fred Muir
ply was buried to its hilt in the bosom
OF Albert Foster, near Seventh and
Broadway, at 1880 last night. Foster
staggered aud fell into the arms or J. IL.
Dean. his brotier-in-law, while Murphy,
still clutching the weapon, turned and
fled
There were late pedestrians in the
vicinity at the time, who quickly
gathered on the scene, ana among them
was Detective Ahern. The officer al
once sent for the patrol wagon and hat
the wounded man removed TO the
central station, and then prepared
10 find his assalant. Foster was
placed in the wagon, but on the way to
the station grew fainter every moment.
When il was reached lie had 10 be car
Tied to Il chair, and IL messenger was al
once sent for physicians. The man was
able to talk, but his pain seemed
10 make him delirious. and he kept CON
tinuallV muttering the words Il did
not deserve It," Nothing further could
be gotten from him, In n short time
Drs. Wheaton and llanley arrived, and,
after ali examination of the wound, had
him removed To the city hospital,
where they accompanied nm. DT.
Wheaton said at the station that the
wound was liable 10 prove fatal, as the
knife had sunk deep. seyerlng the tlllrd
rib and penetrating in close proximity
to the heart 4 closer examination was
! made at the hospital, and tile wound
Was found TO be 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 inqul-
ries, located Murphy as one OF the board
ers al 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 a capture. Under his pillow was
found a loaded revolver and razor,
but he had evidently thrown away the
weapon used in the assault. At the sta
ton Murphy gave his occupation as a
shoemaker. He is twenty-five years OF
age and wears The looks OF hardened
criminal. he boarding house where
he was captured is the same place from
which the famous keddy Hackett was
taken some months age.
From Dean, brOther-in-law OF tos-
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 friend OF mine and Albert
had fallen behind in few feet when
the stabbing took place. l turned
around Just i'm 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 anair,
said that two men had been
in his place before the stabbng, and
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, and the circumstances seem TO
show that Murphy. having quarreIed
with some one earlier in the evening,
mstook Foster tor the man, and sprung
upon him from a doorway, where lie
had been waiting for his approach.