The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-21
MIXERS IN DEMAND.
Police Are Looking for John for
Assault.

John Mixers a young man former
ly living with his widowed mother at
121 Como avenue, is badly wanted by
the police for a murderOus assault
which he made upon William I. DeMar
Thursday afternoon, when he attacked
the latter at the plumbing shop of f.
J. Peyer, 514 Rice street, with pair
of heavy iron nipperS, cutting and
beating his victim into insenSibility.
Immediately after his attack upon De
Mar, Mixers left the city, and as yet
no trace of him has been found. De-
Mar received five ugly gashes in the
head, each of which laid the scalp bare
to the skull. The mostFseriOus wound
is over the left eyeyA where the iron
weapon cut a cash several inches long
clear to the bone. Had this blow been
half an inch further to the left, 1t
would, in the opinion of the physician
attending DeMar, have resulted fatal
ly. AS it is, however no dangerous
results are anticipated except in the
event of complications.
The trouble betweens Mixers. and De-
Mar grew out>of dispute. over a news
paper containing an account of there
cent prize fight at Carson City. Mixers
is in the employ of e. ]. Peyer in the
capacity of tinsmith, and DeMar, who
lives around the corner at 126 Sher-
burne avenue, is ia the habit of going
The day of the assault, DeMar went
into the place shortly before 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, and asked for the
paper Mixers had. been reading the
account Of the fight a few moments
before, and upon being called to the
assistance of his employer, put the
paper in a drawer for a later perusal.
DeMar asked him for the paper, and
when Mixers refused to tell were it
was, the men became engaged in a
wOrdy quarrel during which both are
said to have called each other harsh
names AS the quarrel progressed, De-
Mar walked toward Mixers, when the
latter turned from his task and dealt
him blow with his left hand. AS De-
Mar fell back Mixers is said to have
rushed at him with the heavy shears,
repeatedly striking him on the head
and in the face. The first blow partial
Iy stunned DeMar. who staggered to
the other sidesof the room, supporting
himself against the & wall. Blood
streamed from the cuts in his head,
but instead of bringing Mixers to a
realizing sense of what he had done.
only seemed to enrage him the more,
and he again attacked his helpless vic
tim Three times the heavy weapon
descended upon DeMar's head before
those in the shop could recover from
their surprise, and just as Mixers
raised II again, MT. feyeI SIdpbeu
him about the shoulders and wrenched
the nippers from his prasp. Mixers
at once left the shop, and Mr.. Peyer as
sisted DeMar to his home, where the
four gaping wounds in his head were
dressed by physician. 1t was at first
feared that DeMar's skull had been
fractured. but by almost a miracle he
| had escaped this danger, and though
badly hurt was not thought to be dan
gerously wounded. DeMar is at pres
! ent unable to see out of the left eye,
! but this is thought to be due to the
! swelling incident to the blow, rather
| than to any injury to the organ itself,
| as the optic is entirely, hidden by a
| lump as large as an apple which pro-
! trudes from the injured mans face.
| When the assault was reported to
! the county attorney a complaint was
| issued charging Mixers with assault
/ in the second degree, but the flight of
| the young man prevented his arrest
! though the matter VIII be brought to
! the attention of the grand jury and
! all effort made to secure the Indictment
| of Mixers in case he should again re
! turn to St. Paul. n Il