The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-06-29
BROMWELL's BOTTLE.
BE USED 1T TO SLUG JONES OF Los
ANGELES.
The Angel City Man Got Nasty Cut
Over the Head Which Is Liza
Bile to Mark Him
for Life.

San Francisco Evening Post, Tuesday :
A serious quarrel between two men, we'll
known in local railroad and insurance
circles, occurred Saturday night in ga
loon on Montgomery street, which, but
for prompt medical attendance, might
have resulted in the death OF one. AS
it is the man who was injured will be
marked for life by the scars OF the
wounds which his antagonist inflicted
with whisky bottle.
About o'clock on the evening men
toned w. w. Jones, who is we'll known
in Los Angeles, where his family resides,
and L. i. Brom%ell, the insurance
broker, engaged in 81 heated discussion
in Gendar g. Hink'ssaloon on Montgom-
cry street, near Suffer street.
just what provoked the trouble there
is conflict OF statements, but at any
rate tho row ended in Btomwell strik-
ing Jones over the head with bottle.
from which they had been imbibing.
All those concerned in the affair, in
Guiding the proprietors of the saloon and
the respective friends of both men, have
been trying to keep the matter quiet,
although yesterday Jones' friends were
talking OF getting warrant out for the
arrest OF his assailant, and it was found
Jones was going to die.
One story is that Cromwell and W.
II. Snedaker of the Rio Grande and
Western railway were shaking dice in
the saloon when Jones entered.
Snedaker, who is q friend OF both men,
called upon Jones to decide some ques-
ton, and it is said the heated discussion
ending in the assault followed.
Another story, and one that appears
pretty correct, is that Bromwell and
Jones were under the influence of livuor
and that Jones provoked the quarrel
and was only assaulted after having
roundly abused Bromwell.
In a second after he was hit the blood
was streaming down his face and satu-
rating his clothing until he presented
hideous appearance.
Mr.. Snedaker, who had unfortunately
been drawn into the affair through his
acquaintance with both men and his
presence in the saloon, at once realized
that Jones was pretty badly hurt and
fastened him away to DR.. J. Il. David
sons Office, 12l Montgomery street.
A hurried examination showed that
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side OF Jones' head, where there was
terrible cash several inches long, and
the flesh was so jagged that it was with
considerable difficulty that DR.. David
son, after he had caught up the artery,
could stitch up the wound.
There WAS also another cash on the
cheek, between the nose and the ear, an
other on the forehead and still another
one over the right eye.
On Sunday morning DIR. Davidson,
fearing that Jones' wounds might result
fatally, notified acme of bis friends who
began to investigate the affair.
DR.. Davidson said this morning that
Jones would probably recover, although
he would be scarred forlife.
That the affair has been kept such
secrecy is only explained by the fact OF
the prominence of the two men and thar
the assault was only witnessed by
friends who lexerted every influence pos
sible to shield Bromweli.
Jones had just arrived from the south
and was stopping at the Grand hotel.