The sun., 1894-09-11
nRarED MEMME.sDARrING KNIFE.
Unsrned Cowsn Fought .. the street Cs-
tn He FeII from Loss or Blood.

For fully ten minutes yesterday afternoon n
crowd that blocked both corners OF Fortieth
street at Second avenue watched John Cowan
struggling unarmed. with Bernard Memme,
who with un open knife In his hand. was try
ing to get In a telling blow on Cowan. Even
after he had received the knife In his body five
times. Cowan followed his sssailant until he
dropped to the ground from loss of blood. Tho
men had been looking for one another for weeks.
and the battle was the result Of a long-standing
feud
Memme. who is "a years old. has for several
years been waiter at cheap restaurants. Last
winter he was out OF employment. He had
known Cowan for some time and went TO him
for help when all other resources failed Cowan.
who Is 32 years old. lives with his wife and
young child at 113 second avenue He took
Memme into his family as boarder, the latter
agreeing to pay for his board when he found
work. He was out OF work for Ave months. but
two months ago he secured situation In n
downtown restaurant. Cowan. who,lately lost
his situation rs all iron worker, met Memine on
second avenue six weeks ago and asked him for
81 am nots2 2csing many bills nowadays said
''S Sweii, ys' si pay thi.onc. see If you don't"
Three W. e ago they met again.
Are you going to settle that oiii to"hh
"06, dln't bother me- Didnt tell YOU when
| saw ySS last that i wa'nt pasins any more
BusI need the money"
when aSreek ago Mrs. Cownn met Memme At a
neiRhbof's house. She ed him Tor the money
Ard Ss,S Ss that sspsSa
ing Mrs. Cswan on the head. She returned to
her home and told her husband; and; Sowsm wa,s was
and found linn shortly after noon AT the corner
of, Fortieth stree, and second avenue. Persons
heard Cowan say eYou hit my wife. did your
Then the men came together. Cowan struck
out with hi: tight ss sasnS an hs saath
west corner of the street. They clinched and
wrestled about ON the pavement Memms trying
length he broke away from Cowan, and whip
ping out the knife started for him again, When
tbrnst the weanon ia his left sid. and struck
him in the face with the other hand Cowan
felt sharp sting from the wound. but did not
lie rushed at his enemy and got a cash over
the left eye that sent the blood squirting over ne
face Memme followed this up by jabbng his
knife into Cowan's breast and neck. He doubt.
less would have finished his murderous work Y
the crowd which had gathered had not started
He then dropped the, ,hght. and. swinging
his kns he IN the M r ran ye tSrouah the crowd into
the doorway Of 800 West Forteth street.
Cows9 with the SoHd flowing h f1om S.nS hnf dozen
Give me one more sh"" at MIN; ne STRUCK
Policeman Keifelmack Of the East Thirty-ffth
street station was on Second avenue car when
he saw the crowd around Cowan, who had fallen
from loss Of blood. He got on, and when he
heard what was the matter he went into the
tenement at 800 West Fortieth street and
found Memme In empty room trying to get
GU, on the fire escape. Il give up" said he. "
will go with YOU.
The policeman took him through the crowd
about the entrance to- the building. and 10 the
engine house on FOrteth street, near Third
enne where Cowan had been taken. When
C0wan saw Memme he struggled to get on his
feet.
YES. he's the man." he cried. " He cut me
and tried Ia murder me-.
Msmme who was very cool, said nothing un-
Ill after he had beer taken 10 YorkVille Court
and remandel for examination to-day. Then he
said:
Cowan has had it In for me for over year
and has threatened to kill me several times. He
attack ed me to-day and I defended myself the
hest way could"
I'owan was taken to Bellevue Hospital. His
recovery Is doubtful. IL Il believed that the
wounds were made with pocket knife, though
the weapon could not be found.