The record-union., 1894-04-21
BILL HALLS LATEST KNOCKOUT.
His Victim Was a Woman and a
Club His Weapon.
He Also Beat Another Woman who
lnterfered-A Very Bloody
Nights Work.

If Bill Hall, the coffee-colored slogger
whom Charley Turner of Stockton ne
elected to kill when they fought here
several years ago for the amusement of a
select party of lawmakers, has justice
done him this time he will not knock out
anything more pliable than granite bowl
ders during his prime of life.
1t was not his fault that he did not kill
couple of women last night at Fourth
and l. streets.
Between 8 and 10 o'clock he and col
ored woman named Sarah Nathan, who
is employed as domestic in an uptown
family, were out together. They took in
the merry go-round and then promen-
AIDED up to Fourth and L streets. AL
though Hall and the Nathan woman have
been keeping company together for
some time, they were not as loving as
cooling doves. and have had frequent
spats.
Last night was no exception to the rule,
and as they walked through the classic
black-and-tan district they got to quar-
reling. Hall, it is said, accused his dusky
partner of caring more for the company
pugilist OF l. street.
Finally words failed to come to Hall
fast enough and pointed enough to accen-
tuate his feelings, so he proceeded to that
style of argument with which he is more
familiar, and knocked the woman down.
Although in the heavyweight class of
sloggers and creature OF powerful
physique, he was not content with using
his ham-like fists on the frail creature.
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beating her as she lay helpless on the
ground.
A crowd gathered about them and
looked on, but there were none bold
enough to attempt TO check the infuriated
fellows assault upon his victim. While
he was still beating her with the club ex-
Special Officer Hi Greer came along, and,
small as he is, grabbed Hall and showed
him aside, at the same time calling upon
him to cease his brutal assault upon the
woman, who lay bleeding from terrible
wounds on her head.
just then another colored woman
known as "Chick" Dorsev, came run
ming up TO plead for the Nathan woman.
but she did not plead long. for Hall-who
appeared to be crazed with rage-few at
her and with terrible blow in the face
knocked her out completely.
By this time Officer Taylor had heard
of the trouble, and coming up placed
Hall under arrest, and the slogger was
taken to the police station and locked up.
Meantime the Nathan woman was
pick ed up and taken in the patrol wagon
to the Receiving Hospital, where City
Physician Fowler dressed her wounds.
He found three terrible gashes on her head,
one being on the forehead, and several
bad contusions.
DR.. Fowler said the skull was not frac-
tured, but that the wounds were very Sc
we're. The poor woman suffered great
pain, and during the night she tossed
upon her cot moaning and screaming by
turns.
The Dorsey woman was taken to her
own domicile in the neighborhood. 1t is
said her nose is much fiatter than it was
before she encountered that knockout
blow, and that she has a fearfully bat
tered eye.
The redwood club with which the
Nathan woman was beaten was broken
into pieces, but the officers found a sec
ton of it about two feet long and two
inches in diameter, which will be used
in evidence against him.