Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-11
STABBED TO DEATH.
Desperate Encounter Between Two
Angry Colored Men
ENDS IN A BLOODY TRAGEDY.
Gabe Mosby Cut in the Abdomen During
the Struggle.
HE DIES AND HIS MURDERER ESCAPES

Gabriel Mosby was stabbed in the abdo-
men by Ed McAllen in Ed Brooks restau-
| rant, No. 271 Wylie avenue, yesterday aft
ernoon and died from the effects of the
wound at the Mercy Hospital at 9:3G last
evening. All parties connected with the
affair are colored. Ed Brooks, the proprie-
tor of the restaurant, was an eyewitness to
the fight and tells the following story:
eddie McAllen, or Eddie, the kid as
we generally call him, was shiftless sort
of fellow. He would never work as long
as he had q dollar about him. He has
worked off and on for me during the past
year. The last time employed him was
week before last when he worked Satur-
day and Sunday. He was never employed
regularly by me, as he was not a man to
be depended upon. Mosby, the man
who was stabbed, has been working for
me for some time. He came here from
Clinton, Sampson county, N. G. This
morning about 8 o'clock, he complained of
cramps and said he would have to stop
work. + asked him if he could not get
some one to come in his place. He said he
thought he could get a friend named Lind
say to work for him. He got Lindsay and
then went over to the drugstore to get
something for his cramps. He came back
and went upstairs and laid down, but not
for any length of time for he came down.
stairs and said he was going to the doctor.
He Was Crying Mad.
"Next I saw him In the back yard
and he said he felt better was standing
in the kitchen and Mosby came in to me
crying mad, asking me ii 1 ever had
occasion to prevent Lindsay sticking
knife into him. 1 told him I
never had; that he must be drunk to act
as he did, and he had taken too much
whisky for his cramps He said he had not
and did not propose to have any one lie
about him, declaring if Eddie McAllen
came in the kitchen he would batter his
head in with the poker. 1 told him to be
quiet and go upstairs, and if he should
want to quarrel with McAllen to go out in
the street, as did not propose to have any
scrapping about my place. Then he said
would 60 if thought he was drunk.
Just at this point,it was about 2 o'clock,
in walked Eddie McAllen to get drink of
water. Mosby no sooner saw him than he
picked up poker and backed up against
the door. I saw there was going to be a
scrap, so yelled for them to get out on the
street and fight it out if they wanted. Mean
while Mosby struck McAllen on the head
with the poker and then threw it at him.
There is breadbo1 which stands between
the restaurant and kitchen, and the bread
knife is always on the top Of the box. Nc
Allen spied the knife, picked it up and
plunged it into Mosby's abdomen.
Fell at the Doctors ofios.
r. A.
door and down Arthur street with his
intestines protruding. He succeeded in get
ting down block when he fell to the
ground in front of DR.. Turfev's Office.
Here young colored man named Lo Jones
came to his assistance and removed him to
the office of the colored physician, DR..
Whitson, which was nearby.
''McAllen, as soon as he did the stabbing,s
made rush for the back door and went out
through the back yard, bowling and yelling
like madman. He was so excited he did
one understand him. did think of trying
to detain him, but he still had the knife in
his hand and I did not care to take any
chances.
"Dr. Whitson, the colored physician who
first attended the wounded man, said: I
was taking dinner when young Jones
rushed up to me and said that man had
been stabbed. l went lmmeQlatelv TO my
office and found Mosby sitting on chair
with his intestines protruding. I fixed hun
in large physicians chair and dressed his
wound as well as could.
Followed by Minister.
"The Rev. Clinton had seen Mosby COM
ing down the street and followed him to my
office. Mosby did not make any statement
regarding the affair, but put in all his time
telling the minister who he was, where he
came from and PRAYING. About o'clock
sent him to the Mercy Hospital in tn cir
ambulance. The cut on the surface did not
measure more than three inches on the left
side of the abdomen, but it was very deep,
probably five inches. The knife with which
the stabbing was done was very pointed.
am not surprised that the man died, for
there was no hope for him when I frs t saw
him."
The story that McAllen was formerly en-
ployed in the same position that Mosby held,
and that McAllen was in the habit of going
to the restaurant and quarreling with him
about the place. one of these fights resulting
in the murder which occurred yesterday, is
said by people who know the facts to have
no foundation. McAllen, the alleged mur-
derer, is about % years of age, feet 5
inches in height, of dark color and weighs
1876 pounds He had on dark suit and
cap. He had not been arrested at 1 o'clock
this morning. The police authorities are
after him