The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-02

buggy ana driven rapidly away, Wnlle
the old man lay bleeding and uncon-
scious on the street. An immense crowd
at once assembled and the police soon
arrived. A patrol wagon was called
and the wounded man was hurried to
the receiving hospital. There the doc
tor found that the suicidal bullet had
penetrated above the heart and had
passed through the back, from under
the skin of which it was extracted. AT
the time Of the operation the man was
unconscious and pulseless and the wound
was pronounced fatal. There was little
on the dying mans person to indicate
who he was. He had in his pocket a
letter addressed to morning paper in
which the writer stated that he was 70
years of age. 1t was signed w. Q.
Rippey. There was also upon him an
envelope bearing the name Of DR.. l.. l..
Lincoln. On the back of the envelope
were the words: "The end is not yet.
Upon sheet of paper under the head
ing, Food for Reflection" were the
words: "Paid $15O,000 for one sapphire
TO place on the forehead Of his wife,
sufficient amount to have saved at least
500 of his victims from suicidal graves.
Just think of it. Inscribe it upon his
tomb"
Mr.. Mackay Proves Game.
When Mr. Mackay reached his room
at the hotel he removed his garments
without assistance and waited for ply
sician. DIR. Keeney and DR.. John +.
Morse arrived at the same time. After
brief examination they sisted that the
wound was not fatal. The bullet en-
tered under the right shoulder blade
and glanced toward the right. 1t was
suggested that the physicians should
delay probing for the bullet until Mr.
Mackay became more composed, but the
wounded man insisted that the opera
ton should be proceeded with immedi-
ately. Soon after 2 o'clock the physi-
clans extracted the bullet. DR.. Morse
said that the bullet entered below the
right shoulder blade and ranging slightly
to the right struck the vertebrae, lodg-
ing in one of the spinous processes. DIR.
Morse said that the wound was not
necessarily fatal, but that his patient
was by no means out of danger. He
added that in cases Of gunshot wounds
there was always danger of blood pois-
oning or lockjaw. When closely ques-
| toned DIR. Morse said that it was too
soon after extraction to foretell the ter
| mination of the wound but that Mr..
Mackay was resting quietly. Richard
V. Dey telegraphed to Mrs. Mackay in
London and young Mackay in New York
l that Mr.. Mackay had been shot, but that
| the wound was not considered danger.
Gus. After the extraction Of the bullet
he wired giving the above statement OF
| the patients condition.
Mr.. Mackay's Story.
The news spread rapidly and Mr.
| Mackay had hardly reached his room
| before it was besieged with friends
| anxious TO know whether his wound was
serious. Mr.. Mackay's statement of the
affair is as follows:
II was walking down Sutter street
| bound for my room to pack my valise
as intended to go to Virginia City this
afternoon. When l reached Lick alley
l thought it would be short cut to the
hotel. l had hardly taken two step:
into Lick alley when heard pistol
shot. / paused for moment, rather
startled, for had not seen any one il
the alley when entered it and did not
l at first know in which direction the re-
port of the pistol came. Suddenly 6
voice exclaimed, Mr.. Mackay, you have
been shot and, looking up, saw the
gentleman who brought me to my room
Mr.. Bonner, ON the other side of tn,
alley. No, / am not shot, replied
Yes you are, he insisted, for / saw dus
fly from your coat when the bulle
struck you l put my hand arounC
under my coat and, sure enough, whel
i looked at my hand it was covered will
blood. then felt pain in my back
1t all happened in second and, turning
half way around, saw my assailan
standing at the head Of the alley will
his pistol pointed at me. then hurrieC
across TO the east side of the alley an
as did so saw the old man put thr
pistol, as i thought, TO his mouth anC
fire it again. He then reeled and fel
and l continued up the alley until W
reached Mr.. Bonner's cart and he droV
me to the Palace.
| When Mr.. Mackay was asked If h
knew the man who had shot him
said: 81 never knew of a man name
Rippey. / had a good look at the ol
man who shot me and am certain d
not know him. cannot give any res
| sons for the assault.
who the Assassin Is.
DR.. August A. Drossel fully identifie
| the dying assassin as w. q. Rippey. IL
said: "Iknew RIppey very wei. he use
to come TO my place every dayto read tt
| papers before he went down town. II
did not come in yesterday morning 3
usual and he seemed very much diI
tressed over something as he passe
about Q o'clock. He was born in Cir
cinnati. and leaves wife and famil
there At one time he was worth owe
S700, 900. He made about $50, 600 on th
| Comstock. He csme to San Francisc
, | and began gambling in stocks. II
| money soon began TO go and then
opened a casn grocery store. Tnat yeI
ture failed aud about four years ago |
was running the bar and diningroom o
the steamer which plies between Sa
Francisco aud Stockton. At one time
lived In Denver and owned considerab
!, property, bat it also went In his stoC
Y speculations. Latterly the old man WI
4 almost without means and was in a vel
|. despondeut frame of mind. He kne
! ! almost all the old timers in Calitorni
: When 10 one else could identify o