Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-21
STABBED FIVE TINES
CHARLES GREENE IS BADLY GlsHED.
F. NJ. Fry, n Hobo Printer fron
Maryland, Seriously wosnds Hin
at the Corner Of Thirteenth sHd
Main Streets.

A little after II o'clock last night q dii1-
Guilty occurred at the corner OF Thfr-
teenth and Main streets. which caused IN"
tense excitement In that section Of the
city for a snort time. The affair was
witnessed by few messenger boys from
the Postal and Western Union Offices,
which are near by, and q few men who
happened to be In the vicinity at tha
time. 1t was not an ordinary light, bue
cutting ARRAY, from which Charles
Greene, white tramp. may lose his iifos
Greene was frightfully cut by fellow
hobo, who gives r. NJ. Fry as his name,
and who claims to be from Washington
county, Nd. Fry Is a tramp printer, and
SAYS he has been in Richmond for q week.
From the statements of eye-witzesses
TO the cutting, the men were engaged In
what appeared to be fist hight, when
Fry suddenly drew his knife and gashed
his adversary several times. A gentle-
that moment called to Fry not to murder
the other man, and the Marylander DASH
ed OF, dropping his knife and ran through
an alley. Greene fell upon the payemens
In an exhausted condition, and the by
standers then began to cry for the police
The ambulance was telephoned for and
responded, with DIR. Baughmen In charge.
BY this time a large crowd or men ana
boys had assembled around the woundeu
man, who appeared to be unconscious and
sinking Greene rallied, however, ana
NJ ha Va
him. and that the row was the result OF
an old score.
ARRESTS IN THE CASE.
When the police reached the scene OF
the difficulty they found In thet vicinity
what they regarded as suspicious-iook-
ing man. who was promptly arrested ana
lodged at the First Police-Station. Ha
gave his name and address. John T. Mar
tin. OF Lynchburg, but declared that hd
knew nothing about the fight or the men
engaged in il.
In about half an hour Fry walked into
tho First Station and gave himself up.
He said he did the cutting, but that he
did II i'm self-defence. He said, In speak
ing to a Dispatch man about the case
that he was walking down Main street,
and stopped at the Postal office ana asked
for some help. He was given 10 cents
there. and started on his way. Just
across Governor street." Fry continued.
'I was accosted by man who said that
| had put out the report that he had
stolen my money. told him had never
seen him before. He replied that i had
and struck me. I was not going to lei
him beat me up. as 1 was a cripple, so
got out my knife, and, as you see. l got
the best of It,"
NATURE OF GREENES WOUNDS.
Greene's wounds were dressed by DIR.
Baughman after his arrival at the aims
house, and they were found TO be exs
ceedlngly dangerous, though not neces.
sarily fatal There were five wounds
two in the left side just under the arm
pit, one about couple of inches below
the other and both penetrating the lung.
The other three were In the face. One
of these head wounds extended from
about the centre of the forehead around
the head into the right ear; another was
almost as long, just below. and ran into
this cash, while the third was over tho
left eye. The latter cut came near going
into the eye, having split off part OF the
eyelid 1t required twenty-three stitches
10 get the wounds Of Greene sewed up.
DR.. Baughnian hopes his patient will re-
cover, though he says the stabs In thu
lungs are exceedingly dangerous.