Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-17
THE DEADLY KNIFE.

An 1tall8n St0DD1uS AAENy VAA Street Which May Result Fa-
 Thought !, be on His Way to befDy
 -.he Police Have Not Yet Appre-
 hended the Murderer.
 Shortly after o'clock yesterday after noon, Hill street was the scene of an un- provoked assault, which may devei- ope into a murder. In lane along side of 50 Hill street, several Italians were pitching pennies. Among those playing were James Galurdie and Pasquale d1u- Hau.
 After the game had been in progress Tor some little time another Italian, whose name is said to be Dominick 1uriani, who has been on "a visit to this city for several days past to his father, who is employed on the Consolidated railroad, approached the crowd and insisted upon joining the game. Galurdie objected, whereupon a general fight ensued, during the course Of which Iuriani received black eye. Galur- die thereupon started to run into the basement of the house, closely followed by Iuriani. Just as the pursued man reached the doorway and was about to open 1t luri- adj pulled pocket knife from his pocket and stabbed Galurdie in the abdomen. The blade of the knife with which the crime was committed was about four inches 1n length.
 Galurdie sank down in his tracks while his assailant made his escape over the back fence of 50 Hill street into another yard s,.ka naIr akp hn Iay1{ then went into @ bakers shop on Oah street where he bought piecs of pie, af ter which he made his escape, Later il was asosrtained that he went from Oal street to barber shop on East stree where he found friend who volunteered to assist him to escape. Last evening 1 was learned that the probable murderer with his friend, a complete description O. both of whom were obtained by the polic' through the able and untiring efforts o City Court Interpreter Spinnello, had SC out on foot in the direction of Derby ant | two of the local police department, Officer Daley and Laughlin, were sent putin ques of them, but up to late hour had no succeeded in making any arrests.
 | Immediately after the assault the polio the scene. The injuries of Galurdie wer .
 that he was at once sent to the hospita
 Upon his arrival there an examination va l made and it was found that he had bee
 stabbed in the abdomen two or three inche
 to the right of the navel. and that th
 knife had penetrated the large intestine
 and gone through the lining of the ston | ach Medical aid was summoned, and q
 ter an examination pronounced tt
 injuries probably of @ fatal natur Coroner Mix was thereupon calle
 and the e-mortem statement of u
 wounded man was taken. At o'cloc
 last evening Drs. Russell, White and cook after consultation decided that tf :. only chance of saving the victim's life wi l to sew up the intestines.
 The victim of the murderous affray | about sixteen years old and has alwa.
 borne the reputation of being Q quiet an 5 | inoffensive lad, while his assailant Is d
 scribed as being about seventeen years age, five feet six or seven inches in neigh
 with black eye received in the melee, al of an aggressive disposition. The ms
 who accompanied him is said to be an el a ploye of the Derby Rubber company. Officers Daley and LsughIn were
 tailed upon the case and they, with Cou '. Interpreter Spinnello, started out in qus
 of the probable assassin. Late last eve
 ing they arrested John Pope, who I
 knowledged to bsing an eye witness to t
 aAfray, and he was locked up and held al :. witness. Court Interpreter Spinne It learned that in the Oak street baker sh
 the assailant wanted to throw the kn It with which the deed was committed into F. stove, but was deterred from doing so
 an old man, who took the knife away fre
 him. The knife, which has unmistakal r. traces of blood upon 1t, was secured and t. now in the possession O. the police.
 Latest reports from the hospital l, | night from the wounded man, were u D. there was room for some hope of his r. oovery. The wound was not necessaril.
 fatal one, but the shock to the syste R the pstient's previous physical condit os - and other factors might work against