The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-04
STABBED IN THE SIDE.
Andrew johnson Struck Down
by John McMahon'S Knife.
WHILE TRYING TO AID MRS. OFT.
Two Persons Terribly Injured In a
Fight-A Feud Which Began at
the Fettiug Murder.

AS result of feud between the Nc
Mahon and Oft families, who hve near
the Bay View brewery. Andrew Johnson
now lies at police headquarters, ms left
side badly cut with a knife ana dfs'
OFT is az her home badly used up from
the effects of a brutal beating. Inc en-
counter happened about O'Clock last
evening. when Mrs. OFT was picking up
wood along the beach near Johnson
place While thus engaged, she was
fiercely attacked, IL is said. by Iohn NC
Mahon and wife, William Shanahan ana
Mike O'Neii. Seeing the assault JohIi-
son took il upon himself 10 rescue the
overmatched woman. who, the story goes
was being numerically beaten oy NC
Mahon. johnson. it is said, caught hold
of the assailant, who stood over the pros
trate woman, when Mcmahon is SAID 10
have drawn a knife and plunged IL INTO
Johnson's side, a few inches below the
armpit.
The wounded man staggered away anu
started toward town. He had wandered
about fully three-fourths OF mile, the
blood squirting from the wound, growing
weaker at every step. Just then ChieI
of Police Rogers happened along IN ms
buggy, and seeing the condition or tie
man, took him up and inquired INTO the
trouble. Johnson gave him the fuli &C
count as he was driven rapidly 10 neal
quarters Then followed quickly the ar
rest of Mcmahon, Mrs. Mcmahon, Shana-
han and O'Neil-
DR.. F. S. Palmer, city physician. was
summoned and proceeded 10 dress the
wound. He found that the knife mad
runctured the muscles of the breast, but
that no vital organ had been struck
Though the loss of blood had been great.
he saw no cause for alarm unless blood
poisoning should ensue or some complica-
ton arise.
johnson is a Iongshoreman Of Norwe-
gian birth, 81 years of age. He says he
took no part in the previous quarreis OF
the two families, and only did SO at this
time because he could not stand by ana
see a'helpless woman beaten unrnerclfully-
Chief Rogers considered Mrs. Otis con-
dition such that she had better be left at
home until this morning. She was severe
ly punished. Her face is badly swollen.
the back of her head cut, and possibly in
ternal injuries were received. She was in
a state of semi-consciousness last night.
and totally unable to give an account of
the assault.
McMahon is small, why man, quick
and nervous in temperament, but seemed
entirely unconcerned over the arrest. The
knife had not been found at latest re-
port last evening.
The attack on Mrs. OFT and the subse
quent wounding of Johnson are said TO be
a direct result of a long continued quarrei
with the Mcmahon family. who. especial
~ if under the influence of liquor, as
seems to have been the case with the as
sailants last evening, have a reputation
of being quarrelsome The feud has dated
from the time of the murder of Charlotte
Fetting in September, 1898. The Otis, it
will be remembered. were suspected of
numbering the old woman for her money,
and the elder OFT and Charley OFT, his
son, Were arrested, charged with the
crime, but soon released. there being no
evidence against them. Since then, it is
said, the Otis and McMahons have NUT
ualiy and periodically accused each other
of being the perpetrators of the crime.