The Washington times., 1894-11-26

Ona bed in the second-story back room Of
the house at the northeast corner Of Second
and g streets southwest. occupied as saloon
by Mrs. Nellie Mcdonald, lay Patrick Costello
last night in a dying condition from the eff
fects of terrible razor slashes about the face
and kicks IN The abdomen.
The young man is familiarly known among
his associates as Bud, - and his wounds. were
inflicted by ''Skeeter' johnson and several
other colored men who had waylaid him early
in the morning.
BUD Costello tends bar for Mrs. Nc
Donald who is his sister, and is about
twenty-four years old. He is married and
lives at Fifth and @ streets northwest. Mrs.
Costello, the mother. lives just across the
street from the barrOom. and the home OF
George or "Skeeter' Johnson, the coiorod
man who did the stabDing, is on the same
side few doors below. in a frame house that
stands back from the street, with forlorn
garden and broken fence.
Johnson has been doing odd chores about
Mrs McDonald's saloon, and often boasts
about his prowess with the deadly razor, and,
indeed his reputation in this particular has
been vel! earned. Cne day ''Skeeter' struck
Dan Costello. d brother Of Pat, and the latter
protested. Quarrels between Pat and the
eolored man have been frequent since this
occurrence, and it was finally agreed that
after the saloon was closed at midnight sax
erdav the two should meet and settle the
srouble once for all
II happened that a wake was being held
fust up G street, at No. 2I9. on the corner of
'sFightin alley No. 2, over the body Of
Policeman John 7. Hagan, who had died Of
consumption. When the bar was shut up
n4r+ Ht-s,g i g Has
street with his brother Tim. They stopped
for a moment at the gate leading into the
house OF Mrs. Quill. the mother-in-law Of the
deceased patrOlman, ID which the wake was
being held, and then Pat walked of. Before
going into the house Tim watched his brother
turn around the corner Of Third street.
About o'clock in the morning Mrs. Nc
DonRld heard a noise in the street and looked
out Of the window. She saw ''Skeeter' John
son hurrying away, and asked him what was
the matter.
FWhv nothin', - he returned, There amt
Aothin at all goin' on.
And Mrs. Mcdonald went back TO bed.
Two hours later she was awakened by a
Knock on the door. followed by heavy fall,
and looked out again. She saw a PROSTATE
figure on the pavement and was going 10 60
down stairs when her husband demurred.
Its only one Of them drunken loafers.
Never mind.
And Mrs Mcdonald submitted. In a little
while screams again aroused them. Mrs.
Costello. the mother, was kneeling on the
pavement holding the head Of her son Pat
who was bleeding copiously from the fearful
cuts about his face. She had heard the noise
end ran across the street TO the senseless
figure.
Bud" was helped upstairs and several
egiends were summoned from the wake just
ebove. where the walkers were thrown into
great excitement by the attempted murder
stephen Frawley, Tin Costello, ana others
Ban cut. and Or. Walters was hastily sum-
loned.
It was soon learned that johnson and two
ether negroes, in company with Mamie VIII
As. a colOred girl, mad lured Pat into ''Skeet-
9r's'' dismal garden. and there cut and
Kicked him until their brutal appetite for re-
Tenge had been Gppeased. When they re-
leased Bud he ran into his mothers house
hard by. saw the streaming wounds in a
lOokng-glass and then hurried across TO his
sisters house, where be was found. In the
meantime the assGilants escaped.
1t is not thought that Costello can survive
Policemen Kimpfer and Coon arrested
Blanche Willis, but diliGeEt search could not
discover the Whereabouts Of ''Skeeter'' John.
son, Thomas Brooks, and the Shea man con.
cerned ia the assault. Sergeant Daley and
Policeman Bowie spent nearly all the night
hunting for the men