The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-03
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means Out of Observation-Disclosures No
the Assassin "''''""h's ~
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. a5.-Th. ii,..
SOM W. Mackay was ATTENDED,
terday by W. C. Ripley. an XII
~ " - undoubtedly insane and wbo
ui.er attempting Mr. Mackav.s o~.a.
srati"n. turned the weapon nn,n No.
N'ii ana inflicted mortal wound
shortly after noon two mon. IN. y,
them an old man, were seen v.ll,;a
'"Fonyh Lick alley. IA passage. througI,
'N' Lick house from Suttcr H. ~,
streets. Those who noticed the ,,,a
men paid no particular at,.n
'i"n 10 them until suddenly t,y. 49,.
~ rapid succession were fired Ana ~,
man who had fired them. the elder. was
zen 20 iaii near the end OF tie alley
The other. who seemed to lie wounded
was at once helped into a buggy and
driven rapidly away. while the other
lay bleeding and unconscious on ,hs
street An immense crowd nj once as.
sem blcd and the police soon arrived
me patrol wagon was called and ia.
wounded man was hurried 10 the re-
cciving hospital, where the doctor
found that the bullet had penetrated
above the heart and passed through 70
the pack under the skin, whence il was
extracted. AT the time of the on.ra.
tion the man was unconscious ana
pul>cicss. The wound was pronounced
fatal There was little on ina dviry
mans person 10 indicate who 10 was.
lie bad in his pocket a letter addressed
10 morning paper in which the
writer stated that he was 1;i Years Of
age and signed W. C. Ripley
There was also founLtupon i
envelope bearing the name Of DR.
Lincoln. On the back of the cnv IS.
were the words. 1.-THE end is not M
pom sheet Of p per unacr the i.. n.
ing Food for Reflection were .n.
worlds Paid hundred fit ihon ra
dollars f}r one sapphire 10 plarr or 49,
forehead HAlSwifc. n sufficient am. ait
to have saved al least 800 Of his vie ,-
from suicidal gravcs>> Just think . t
inscribe IL upon his toNb"
when Mr.. Mackay reached his room.
AT the hotel he removed his S~Uents
without assistance and awaited INA
physician. DIR. Kenny and DIR John ~
Morse arrived about the same Tim.
After brief examination they stated
that the wound was not fatal.
Inc bullet had entered under the
right shoulder blade. and glanced to-
ward the right II was suggested that
the physicians should DELAY probino
Tor the bullet until Mr.. Mackav he
came more composed. but the wounded
man insisted that the operation should
be proceeded with Immediately.
Soon after . o'clock the physicians
extracted the bullet. DR. Morse snid
that the wound was not necessarily
fatal. but that his patient was by no
means out OF danger. lie added that
IN case Of gunshot wounds there was
always fear of blood poisoning or lock-
jaw. When closely questioned DIR.
Morse sand that it was too soon after
extraction to forctell the termination
81 the wound. but that Mr. Nackay
was resting quietly.
shortly before 5 o'clock DR.. August
A. Drossel called ut the receiving hos
pital and fully identified thYrAging
man as ". c. Ripley. lie said: II
know Ripley very well. He used to
come to my place every day to read
the papers before he went down town.
lie did not come in this morning as
usual. and he seemed very much dis
tressco over something rs he passed,
about o'clock. He was born in Gin
rinnati. and leaves wife arJfamily
there At one time he was wosth over
100000. and made about SO. 900 out OF
The Comstock. He came TO San Fran
.isco and began gambling in stocks.
Ills money soon began to go. and then
nc opened casn grocery story. The
icnture failed. and about four years
lgo he was running bar and dining
DOM on steamer which piled be-
wccn San Francisco and Stockton.