The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-18
A KNIFE THRUST IN HIS GROIN.
PATRICK SCULLY FATALLY STAB
BED BY MOWRU, A GREEK.

The Stabbing the Result of a Quar-
rel In a Houston Street saloon.
SculIy In n Dying Condition at st.
Joseph's Infirmary-MOwru Arrest
ed-He Denies the Stnbbing, But "A
Bloody Knife Found Hidden Be
hind "a Loaf of Bread In His House
Evidence of His Guilt.
Patrick Scully, aged % years, a nephew
of Detective Martin scully, was fatally
stabbed on Houston street, between Ogle-
thorpe avenue and Hull streets, last night
by n. j. NIowru, a Greek, living on Hull
street. The wound is in the left groin.
Three of the intestines were severed
Mowru denies the stabbing, but the quick
work of the detectives has developed evil
dence against him from which 1t would
seem impossible to escape.
The difficulty, which will probably end
In the death of the wounded man, began
In B. Crum's grocery and bar, at 211
Houston street, corner of Oglethorpe lane
The place has two entrances,
one of which is from Houston
street, leading to the grocery store, and
the other, a side entrance from the lane,
leading TO the bar. There is a narrow
door connecting the two sections, which
makes it easy to hear conversation which
may be carried on from either part.
ScuHy entered from the Hull street side
and was met by a woman employed there,
whom he asked for cents worth of tobac-
co, which was given him. The money was
handed the woman and a few words pass
ed between him and the girl when Now
ru, who had been in the bar some time,
entered and asked for half a dozen pigs
feet. 1t appears from what can be learn
ed that Mowru is an employee of Veruki's
fruit store at Barnard street and Con
gress street lane and il is said the friend
of the woman Birdie Meadows, who is of
ten in police court and who was yesterday
sentenced to thirty days imprisonment by
the recorder. It is said the two have lived
together at Mowru's place, and that since
she was sentenced by the recorder he had
been drinking heavily. 1t is possible,
therefore, that the provocation necessary
to bring on a difficulty was less than it
would have been under different circum-
stances.
The entire affair." with the exception of
the cutting itself, was witnessed by EN-
manuel Green, colored baiiff connected
with the city court. Green seems to have
been in the store from the time Scully en-
tered and made a statement of the affair
TO Morning News reporter a short time
after it happened.
''Sculy," he said, chad Just purchased
some tobacco and was talking to the clerk
when Mowru entered and called for pigs
feet The latter was noticed by Scully
as soon as he entered and the first remark
was addressed to Mowru by Scully, who
said: You are a dago.' To this Mowru
replied that he was not a dago but an
American, and added to this a sarcastic re-
mark that Scully was an American. The
controversy continued until Scully told
Mowru he would show him what an Amer
lean was and he grabbed him by the col
lar, dealing him several blows with
his fist. The two scuffied into
the street where they grappled for some
moments. during which Scully kicked
Mowru several times and knocked off his
hat
''The scuffle ended and Scully left, going
toward Hull street, and Mowru picked up
his hat and entered the store where I saw
him pull and open a large knife. Without
word he left, walking in the direction
Scully had gone. He had the open knife
in his hand, seemingly in readiness for a
tight. ! saw nothing more until three min
utes later, when Scully rushed back to the
store clasping his stomach with both
hands and asked for a club. That man has
stabbed me-" he said.
The wounded man made his way to
reported the affair to Constable Beckett.
The latter reported to the barracks and
Sergt Killourhy lost no time in sending
Policemen Murphy and Solomons to the
place. They found Mowru and placed him
under arrest. To the officers he denied he
uld the cutting, and nothing further than
a penknife was found on his person In
the meantime, however, Sergt Kinourhy
relephoned the detectives and when they
arrived, Detective Barrett and Policeman
Murphy searched Mowru's house. The
result was the finding of a four-inch
blade knife, upon which was proba blv
smeared the life blood of young Scullv
hidden on top shelf behind loaves of
bread. Detective Barrett took the weapon
in charge and locked the house
DIR. ST. j. b. Graham was summoned in
the meantime and took charge of the
wounded man, who was still at Lanes sa-
loon. He had received a terrible stab
in the left groin. by which three of the
entrails were severed, and which, from
all appearances, seemed fatal. He .,led
freely, and was weak from loss of blood
When everything had been done for MIN
that could be done there he was removed.
at his request, TO ST. Joseph's Infirmary.
Whether the men had a scuffie before
the stabbing is not known but the theory
Is that Mowru saw Scully returning and
secreted himself in the dark lane nearby.
from which he made the attack To those
who saw the scuffle in the store. it was
evident Mowru was intensely mad. and
made preparations before leaving to as
sail Scully on meeting him. The time that
elapsed before Scully returned to Crum !
store, and the fact that the stabbing took
place within thirty feet of the place and
near the lane, seemed to corroborate this
theory.
At O'Clock this morning Scully was
still alive and resting some easier. though
1t was not thought he would survive
WELL KNOWN IN SAVANNAH