The morning call., 1893-10-30
STABBED THREE.
A MurderOus ARRAY i'm a
Saloon.
Two of the Victims May Die-An
Old Woman lnjured-A Quar-
rel About Drinks.

There was a serious stabbing affray at
John Donahue's saloon, the California,
1918 Kearny street, on the corner of ST.
Charles place, late last night that may re-
suit In the death of two men and the trial
OF third for murder.
The barkeeper, Allen Cameron, was dis
pensing steam beer and alleged whisky
when a man named James ?. Murray en-
tered with woman. He called for steam
beer, and he and his female companion
drank several glasses
Cameron. the barkeeper, says he called
upon the unknown to pay for tho stimu-
lants which he and his friend had i'm
bibed. The man began to abuse him and
took up a whisky glass to throw at his
head. Cameron seized a club and ad-
vanced upon his assaiIant, when the latter
drew knife and stabbed him in the neck
and side.
Cameron fell to the floor. and Span
lard named Juan de Succi. who ran to
assist him, received a jab from the un-
known in his back. He, too fell to the
floor, and the wOuld-be murderer fed
through a passage leading to the rear of
the building and stabbed in the thigh an
old woman named Hattie Bird whom he
encountered on his way. Then he made
his way to the street and was arrested.
Cameron, De Succ and the woman
were taken TO the Receiving Hospi al.
Cameron there said that he had never
seen bis assaiiant before and told the
story Of the stabbiDg substantially as 1t is
given above.
His wounds are dangerous. The wound
in the neck is very deep. The knife pene-
trated several organs of the throat. The
wound in the side extends TO the abdO-
minal cavity.
De Succi's wound is just over the kid
neys. and also penetrates the abdomen. 1t
Is considered much more dangerous than
those inflicted upon Cameron.
The woman. who is fully 65 years of
age. was wounded in the left thigh. 1t is
severe, but not DANGEROUS.
Police Officer r. NJ. Barry, who arrested
Murray, SAYS that he was at the saloon
less than five minutes alter the cutting.
along with Police Officer John Purvis.
He learned that Murray went into the
saloon and ordered drink. Then he
ordered another drink and after he had
swa lowed it Campbell, the bartender,
asked for payment. The bartender in
sisted upon payment and Murray pulled
out two-edgrd dirk and made two or
three rapid cuts at him. The Spaniard
grapped hold of Murray, when he made a
vicious lunge at him, followed by another
lunge at the old woman, who is a welt
known Barbary Coast rounder.
Murray then ran out of the saloon, but
was quickly captured by Barry and Purvis.
He was at once searched. but neither q
dirk nor knife was found upon him. AS
it was supposed that Murray had 'hrowu
the dirk away before he was captured a
search was made for it, but it could not be
found.
Murray was taken to the City Prison and
locked up in the ''hole in the WALL" pend
ing the result of the wounds received by
the two men and the woman.
He was seen in his cell by CALL re-
porter and appeared as if he had been
drinking heavily. He said in answer to a
question as 10 how the fight originated:
Il was with my wife and was walking
past the saloon when man came out and
bit my wife twice. | bought it was time
70 take hand in the game aud struck the
man, when another man came out and
there was general fight. / got knock on
the head with a club and then | did not
know " hat l did OF what took place"
He took off his hat and showed wound
Oh the top of bis head.
He was asked as 10 the dirk Or knife, but
he refused to say anything more.
Il will say this, however" he added.
"They made bluff at me by saying they
would take my sweetheart from me. l
said to them, mo you wont. she is not my
sweetheart, but my wife, and / will fight
for her.'"
About year ago Murray was arrested
on charge of grand larceny, but it was
subsequently, reduced to petty larceny and
he received sentence of six months im-
prisonEent. During that time he served
as "trusty" in the City Prison. He was
discharged about feur months ago.
Murray is a runner for a sailors board
ing-house and his brother Charles acts in
the same capacity. They live at 304 Fill
bert street.