The sun., 1893-12-08
THE DAadER-

Mr.. Cahn's house Is between Eighty. NTH
and Eighty. sixth streets on Fifth avenue. The
dining room Is In the basem ent. Mr.. Calm
went to the basement door to enter As he
was about to ring the bell he heard some
one coming up behind him. and turned
Just in time to receive what he thought
was heavy blow on the let
side OF the head. His Assailant said
nothing. but flnd as soon as the blow was
struck. Mr.. Calm put his hand up to his face
and felt something sticking out OF his cheek.
lie Grasped the object and pulled knife with
a blade "a inches long out OF his face. lie
called for help and rang the bell violently, and
as soon as the door was opened he ran to the
rear OF the house. leaving u trail OF blood be-
The family who we're about to sit down to
dinner. gathered to help him: and some one
avenue. one thought Of running after the
assailant When Dr. McGreGor came he found
e eheek about % an below the eyre anS
had penetrated about four inches. piercing the
nasal canal. The hemorrhage was very severe.
and was not stopped until nearly midnight.
The matter was reported to the police I'm; I'm;
avaied nothing. The dagger was given to
Capt Pickett, but no clue could be obta ined
from 1t. 1t is ton inches long, with a bone
cred with the blood from Mr. Gains wound.
There were no marks OF any kind upon 1t. :,
When Capt Pickett and his detectives called
on Mr.. Calm yesterday morning the latter was
unable to give them much OF description OF
his assailant. lie thought the man who stab
bed him was the man who accosted him Just
before. lie said the. man, was Of medium
height. dark complexion, with short brown
beard, and wore an oyercoat. lie was appar-
entity between 80 and 40 years OF age.
David Mayer. the brewer lives at .O45 Fifth
avenue, two doors below the Gains. 1t was
learned yesterday that u man applied there
for aims on Wednesday afternoon lie sub.
mitted a letter which was written in French and
signed Charles sam pBon." The letter had been
originally Intended for a Mrs. Bouvier, in West
said 1t was Of n threatening nature but she told
the butler to give tho man 81 II no returned
Shortly after the stabbing OF Calm a man
called at the Mayers fer the letter. and re-
butler says the second caller was not the man
who brought the note. Neither Of these beg
Ears wore a beard however. and the Mayors
say they dc not connect them with young
Cahn's assailant
Miss Calm sister OF the wounded man. said
that her brother strongly resembles one OF
Mr.. Mayors sons. and that the two wear SINH
lar hats. She added that young Mayer Is
may have incurred the enmity OF an employee
in his fathers brewery. ard that possibly the
attack on Mr.. Calm was intended for young
AT Il West Forty:sixth street lives Mr.
Michel c. Bouvier. He is unmarried. but he
has sisters who gives aims and meals to many
a beggar calling at the basement door He
said yesterday that the name Charles Samp-
son" sounded familiar to him, but that he
could not rememb Der where he had heard 1t.
Miss Bouvier thought she remembered the
man asa dark-complexioned Individual with
The police say they have no clue to the mys-
terry yet. They say tho stabber was undoubt-
edly q crank.
DR.. McGirecor said last night that Mr.. Calm
had bad wound. but that he would doubtless