The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-01
CUT With A KNIFE.
Ayoung Man has His Arm slsshed
with a Pocket Knife
and NEARLY BLEEDS TO DEATH.
Aouarrol Arises over Trivial Cause
between Two Mon, and Ono is Badly
Cut...Ho Catches HIS AssailAnt, but
Afterwards Tries to Exonerate Him.
Tho Knife User Sent to jail.

AZ fifteen minutes to one o'clock yes
4erday afternoon a cutting scrape oc-
cured on South street, In which one
man had his arm badly cut His assail-
ant tried to escape, but was oyertaken
Nv the man he had cut. Officer Lukens
arrested the fellow, and no was COM
mitted to Jail by squire Phillips.
Nobody seems to have witnessed the
cutting, though several men were near
BY and heard the two quarrel. One Of
the bystanders told an INrEILIsENcER
reporter that he was standing on South
street and had noticed the men, though
he afterwards had his back to them.
William Fitzpatrick, the man who was
sounded, accused the other, o. Bart
lett, Of having stolen his clothes and
ssnt them on to Pittsburgh. Bartlett
vigorously denied having taxed tho
cIo,hes, and the quarrel waxed louder.
rho witness heard Bartlett say:
"G-d- you, could cut your
throat as easily as l cut your arm" and
looking around saw Fitzpatrick stand
inc there with his arm hanging at his
side and blood flowing from his coat
sleeys. Bartlett held q pocket knife in
his hand.
bartlett looked at his victim mo.
mept, and then ran up the alley between
Sixteenth and South streets, turning
M Market and then down Sixteenth,
with the man he had cut after him.
Near Erb's livery stable Fitzpatrick
caught up with him.
CATCHES HIS AssArLANT.
"Here," said he, 81 don't want you to
leave me. You've got to do something
Tor me. Let's go to a DOCTOR" Both
started back up Sixteenth street.
At this moment Officer, Lukens ar
rived and placed Bartlett under arrest.
Fitzpatrick's arm was bleeding terribly
and Lukens sent for Officer Daum to
take charge Of his prisoner, as he had
his hands full attending to the wounded
man. Both we're taken into Klari's
drug store and the doors were closed to
preyent tho crowd from coming in.
Fitzpatrick was placed in chair and
bled about half spitoontul OF blood.
As Officer Daum started of with his
prisoner Fitzpatrick called out: "What
are you arresting him for2 He don't
know anything about this. He had
nothing to do with it."
The bleeding at the arm had ceased
somewhat, and Fitzpatrick was TOOK
up to the city building. Here the flow
Of blood commenced afresh, and big
streams spurted out from the severed
artery Fitzgerald became very weak,
and had to lie down. A handkerchief
was tied around his arm and pulled
tight until the jet from the artery
ceased. In the meantime the tele-
phone upstairs was kept going, and
several physicians were telephoned for,
but were not at home. DR.. spragg, the
city physician, was out OF the city. In
the nick Of time DR.. Frank Hupp ar
rived and examined the wound.
The cut extended from the shoulder
in a slanting direction down to the
elbow joint. 1t was nearly an inch
deep, and CAPPED open fully two inches.
The floor was covered with. blood, and
the sight was SO ugly that two police
men we're taken sick and had to leave.
Sewing up the wound and bringing to-
gether the two ends OF the artery was
adelicate job, but 1t was soon done and
bandages were applied.
BARTLETT SENT TO JAIL
Bartlett was committed to jail by
Squire Phillips, and hearing set for
Thursday, by which time, it is sup
posed, Fitzpatrick will be able to appear
against him. The latter's brother.in-
law, 7. Zane, who lives on the Island,
was notified, and pending his arrival
Fitzpatrick was sent to jail, where he
could have better attention than at the
police headquarters. Owing to his Of.
lorts to shield Bartlett, Chief McNichol
judged it best to require bond from
him, lest he might leave the city before
the hearing. About o'clock Mr.. Zane
came over after him, and having &c.
cured release from Squire Phillips
took him to his home on the Island.
Fitzpatrick is from Wheeling, but has
been staying in Pittsburgh lately, Bart
lett works for the Union news company
on the Baltimore & Ohio trains between
this city and Pittsburgh. Both young
men are about twenty years old.
AS Bartlett ran up the alley he threw
his knife into a slop barrel in the
rear Of saloon, where it was afterward
found. 1t is good-sized pocket
knife, and the big blade, with which
the cutting was done, has the point
broken off,
win Attend MS q Body.