The Portland daily press., 1895-09-25
A TERRIBLE BLOW.
''DOc" Doyle Talks After a Weeks
Absence.

Absence.
His Statement to the Press-Can Remem-
Der But Little But That Is Interesting
Struck on the Point of the Chin With
Such Force as to Break Both Jaws
Unusual Operation at the HOSPITALITY
Happened in Egan's Saloon-Ersn's
Statement and Those Of Others Are
Conflicting.
1t will be remembered that last Mon
days papers made mention of terrible
assault case which resulted in the break
ing of both of John Doyle's jaws and his
being taken to the Maine General
Hospital, where he was unable to speak
and give any account of how the affair
occurred. There was an air of mystery
about this assault at the time and it is
not as yet wholly Invested Of that at
tribute.
Yesterday PRESS reporter saw Mr..
Doyle at the Maine General Hospital He
is young man Of gentlemanly and pre-
possessing appearance and manner. His
wife and little daughter were with him.
He was brought there last Wednesday and
was unable to speak at all until Monday
of this week, when he could aruicu late
for the first time, but only very slightly
and with pain. Yesterday he could talk
much better. though only with consider
able effort.
His story is as follows On Tuesday
night of last week he had been drinking
for the first time for three years. He is a
hack driver for Samuel Seeley, who keeps
a livery stable on India street and after
coming from the train with his hack at
about 8 O'Clock that evening, he went
down to Andy Egan's saloon at the
corner of India and Fore streets with
hostler, named James Seeley. brother OF
Samuel, whom he invited down to have
drink with him. Both men were drunk.
Doyle said that he had very little recollec-
tion OF what happened at the saloon and
Seeiey declares that after getting drink
he went right back to the stable, as no.
body had been left there to take charge.of
things Doyle has no recollection of any
quarrel or of being struck or of going
home. He has faint remembrance of
going out into the yard in the rear OF the
saloon. He also remembers Of hearing
Egan say "That man mustn't come in
here again. meaning, presumably, the
man who struck
THE TERRIBLE BLOW.
For it was a most terrific and wicked
and cowardly blow, if such facts as the
PRESS has been able to learn can be re-
lied upon. Doyle says thatKhe remembers
nothing about the blow or how he got
home. he was seen to walk home alone
and his wife says that he came into the
house alone at about 10 O'Clock and
locked the door after him. He knew
enough then to know that he was drunk
and TO desire to keep that fact from his
wife. His face felt queer, but he supposed
that he had simply got blow in the jaw
that had swelled his cheek. He went to
bed. Since he sleeps in one room and his
wife and little girl in another, the wife
did not know how seriously he was hurt
The blow was struck on the point Of
the chin and with such terrific force that
the jaw bone on the left side was broken
in two places and on the right side in
one place. Doyle lay all night and till 10
a. m. Wednesday with his
BROKEN JAWS HANGING DOWN
and his mouth, of course, open to the
widest extent. Then doctor was sum-
moned and he was taken to the hospital
The injury was such that there were no
proper appliances at the hospital for
setting the broken jaw. A dentist was
summoned and performed tho operation.
It was necessary to take plaster cast OF
the laws inside the mouth in order to
make therefrom the silver splints which
now hold the jaws firmly together 1t is
called an intra-dental splint 1t was
very difficult operation and very pain
full one to Doyle, who said that he felt as
if he must die before they got Thorough
with it. He was in a bad condition when
he arrived at the hospital after living for
nearly twelve hours with his broken jaws
hanging. He Is fed through glass tube,
sufficient space having been left between
his teeth He is progressing rapidly now
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will knit together all right. He will
have to have them held together as now
with the silver splints and bandages for
some time.
There was only one wound on him
when brought to the hospital and that
was on his chin where the blow was
struck. There was no wound on either
side of his face or anywhere else
We understand that Andy Egan was
summoned to the police station yesterday
and questioned as to this affair, and that
he declared that only one blow was
struck in his saloon and that Ithe real in
jury was done outside and that Doyle
was kicked. The facts gathered at the
hospital in connection with Doyle and
the statements of physician there In.
dicates pretty conclusively that there was
only one wound on Doyle. and that he
was struck but one blow, and that was on
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