Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-10
BADLY CUT WITH A PENKNIrE.
MI. James +. MoylAn Seversly slAshed by
Discharged Enpasys.


MI. James T. Moylan Severely slashsa sy
Discharged Enpasys.
A few minutes after 8 o'clock last evening an
ARRAY which came near coating Mr.. James T.
Moylan his life took place on the north side Of
PennsylvaniA avenue between 18th and 18th
streets. The affair created considerable excite
lment in the neighborhood At the time because
Of reports that the wounded man was dying.
1t turned out however, that although painfully
injured the victim was not fatally wounded and
the doctor is certain Of his recovery.
Mr.. Moylan is proprietor Of the Owen House,
which Is located on the corner Of The alley Just
above Wizards, and the affair happened In
front Of his place Of business. The man who
inflicted the numerous wounds ives Q dis
charged clerk named Henry Keigwing. That
Mr.. Moylan IL still alive and able 10 tell the
story ia no fault Of his alleged assailant
TIE AssAILANr.
Keigwing, who is only about twenty-thrss
wears old. is from Orlando. Fla, but since leav-
ing there he has lived In Denver, where he has
an uncle After coming here he was employed
employer sent for the clerk, paid him Of and
discharged him, as his services had not BEEN
satisfactory.
The clerk received his money and went
about his business, but last night he returned
to the neighborhood Of the hotel and waited
Then the ex-clerk used his knife, but exactly
under what circumstances the police have been
unable to ascertain. Mr.. Moylan says bat
little about the affair, and the only eyewitness
found by the police is very retcent. It II
known that a few minutes before the bloody
encounter the ex-night clerk had called on Mr..
Moylan and the latter had ordered him out.
sLAsHED HIN RIGHT AND LEFT.
When the proprietor walked out the door he
found Keigwing waiting on tho sidewalk FOR
him. Some words ensued concerning what had
been said inside, and it Is stated that several
blows passed between them before the clerk
drew a large pocket knife and slashed right and
left at his former employer, inhicting wounds
which will mark the latter for life.
Keigwing, after doing the cutting, walked 70 Q
neighboring store and washed the blood from
his hands. He was doing this while the police
were trying to learn who had done the cutting.
After getting rid Of the evidences Of the en-
counter Keigwing walked away and eluded the
police
The knife which was used in the affair w
procured by some one in the hotel and this
shall. 1t is an ordinary pocket knife, with q
blade much longer than the average.
MR.. MoYLANs INJURIES.
The injured man was attended by DR.. II. E.
Leach. An examination showed that the knife
had made a number Of flesh wounds, which,
while no. dangerous. will terribly disfgure him
for life. small piece Of his nose was cut OF.
There was cut extending from the
right temple across the check to his
mouth another across the scalp
and forehead. while still another cash extended
across the throat and back Of his left ear. The
most dangerous wound was a cut the left
side below the heart This IT ia thoupht wa
aimed at Mr.. MoyIan's heart. but book in his
vest pocket prevented the blade from penetrat-
ing deeply.
The report that Mr.. Moylan had been fatally
wounded caused some alarm to his friends, and
many called at the hotel during the evening to
see him
This morning the patient was feeling fairly
well, having slept we'll during the night.
The police have failed to lind his alleged
assailant,