The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-31

country. His wounds were all on the
top of his head and looked like they
had been made by bucket or bottle
Dr. Graves soon fixed him up and
with the exception of considerable
headache he said he felt all right.
THE KNIFE FOUND.
AS soon as the wounded men had
been examined it was evident that
their wounds had been inflicted with
knife and the officers at once pro-
ceeded to look for the weapon. After
considerable search and persuasion a
knife was handed through the graf
ing of one of the cells to Judge Won
Rosenberg by E. G. McCelvey, one OF
the prisoners to enter cell in answer
to the order of Deputy Meridith. 1t
was a small insignificant looking
weapon, being pewter handled
knife with a blade about an inch
and half in length, apparently
incapable of infiicting such ter
rible wounds. When all the wounds
had been dressed and the sufferers
made as comfortable as possible, Nc
Celvey was ordered out of his cell into
the run around. He came out and his
right arm was found hanging Imply
at his side, both bones being broken a
few inches above the wrist. After
having done such murderous work,
he exhibited the most supreme in
difference and the greatest nerve.
Broken though his arm was,
and necessarily suffering in
tense pain, he quietly walked
around the passage way and review
ed his terrible work. When DR.. j
w. Mclaughlin had prepared his
splints, the man presented his arm
and submitted to the painful opera.
tion of setting and splinting without
even allowing so much as a groan tC
escape him.
McCelvey is in Jail, charged with
having stolen watch from Mr.
Dohme on last Christmas day. He is
considered bad and dangerous man
and when Constable Jim Davis at.
tempted to arrest him he started tC
draw a knife, but ON the sight of the
officers pistol he put up his knife and
submitted to arrest.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIGHT
Nearly every prisoner in the jai
told different story as to the cause o.
the trouble among the men. Aftel
sitting the various stories down, the
reporter gives the following as being
as near correct as it is possible to get
1t seems that last Sunday the mer
were playing cards when dispute
arose among them as to who had wor
a certain game. One word led to an
other until finally scrap was almost
precipitated, but matters were finally
quieted down, and it was thought the
trouble was smoothed over. Sucl
was not the case, the embers still
lsmouldering in the breasts of the mel
until it broke out in the terrible figh
of yesterday.
ALEX. MEULEY'S STATEMENT.
Alex. Meuley, who was so badl!
slashed in the neck, stated that b,
was unable to say in what manne
the fight originated. AT the time h
was in his cell, and on hearing tn,
racket in the corridor he stepped out
side of the door to see what the trou
BILE was. The first thing he saw wa
McCelvy slashing right and left will
something in his hand that he took t.
be a knife He grabbed the man anC
pushed him into the cell, but as hi
did so they both fell to the floor, h'
(Meuley) being on top, and it wa'
while in that position he received hi
wounds. The fight only lasted abou
five minutes, but during that time th'
air was full of water buckets and bot
ties.
SHERIFF WHITES STATEMENT.
Mr.. White was seen by the reporter
last night at the jail, after all the evi
dences of the bloody fray had beer
cleared away, and stated that he die
not know in what way the fight origi
mated. He stated the knife with
which the cutting was done was orig
inaly the property of Meuly. The
prisoners have been allowed tC
use gasoline stoves in pre-
pairing food sent them by
their friends, and when Meuly was
incarcerated he was considered as a
kind of a "trusty," and allowed to
o0hO UhO Olu hAllO Wluu I'LL " pre-
pare his food. He shared the cell
with young Hill, the boy who shot
and killed Turner at the Troy steam
laundry last summer. They divided
their belongings to certain extent
and Hill got the knife. After awhile
the two were separated, Hill promis.
ing to return the knife to Meuly
should he get out on bond, but he
failed to do so and the latter forgot all
about the matter.
The whole affair is most deplora.
BILE one, and will no doubt prove a
lesson. Mr.. White is a most careful
and efficient officer, but it seems he
has been most too lenient with his
prisoners and has imposed too much
confidence in them. From now on
the strictest rules will be enforced
and it is believed a repetition of the
affray of yesterday will never occur
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