Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-01-22
STABBED.
Morgan McSWeeney Attempts To
Murder W. E. Mason.
StabS Him Three Times In The Chest
And Abdomen.
Probable Murder Case for the washing.
ton County Authorities.-Mason
Still Living, but Very Little
Hope of His Recovery.
McSweeney in
Hiding.

McSweeney at the Pearl street crossing
of the B. & o. S, W., Ry., on the West
Side, and was fatally stabbed with a
large knife, probably dirk After
being cut Mason walked few steps
and fell to the ground. The crime
was witnessed by a number of persons,
among them McSweeney's two daugh-
ters, Mary and Maggie.
The wounded man was picked up and
carried to the house occupied by James
Johnston and Will Stewart and sur
geons were called. Doctors Bohl and
Romayne Hart responded and found
Mason suffering from three horrible
wounds. The first was an ugly cut
just over the heart, the second a hor-
rible stab in the right side. The
third and worst wound was a shock
| ing cut in the lower part of the
abdomen, the knife having penetrated
and mangled the bowels to depth of
three or four inches. The blood poured
in streams from all three cuts and it
seemed impossible that the injured
man could live longer than few
hours He was conscious at eleven
o'clock, but was very weak and could
scarcely speak above whisper.
To Leader reporter he stated briefly
the facts leading up to the assault. He
said he had been attending the relig-
ious services at Mile Run and left the
church in the company of Mary Nc
Sweeney, Maggie McSweeney and
Frank Hunter. He stopped at his
home to change his hat and continued
on toward town with Mary McSweeiey.
When they arrived at the Pearl street
crossing they were accosted by Morgan
McSweeney, who said SIS that you,
Mason?" Mason stopped, and Nc
Sweeney, with the further remark
Damn you, I'll cut you to pieces" be-
gan striking at him with large knife.
Mason attempted to ward off the blows,
but three of them struck home. When
the wounded man fell McSweeney fed.
Mr.. Dan Budgitt, who was in COM
pany with Minnie Connor, also wit
messed the assault and tells substan-
TALLY the same story as Mr.. Mason
gasped out to the reporter. Another
witness was little Lou Wilson, aged
nine years, who also says that tie
assault was committed in the manner
related by Mason.
McSweeney has had very bitter
feeling toward his victim since the
suit which Mary McSweeney several
months ago brought against the for
iiSi AL hoNiuR susIdihcu diicReu cilHhi-
nal relations with her. Mason was in
strumental in working up the case.
McSweeney was not convicted, though
his daughter testified to his criminality.
Mason stated that he had not been in
her company for three months prior to
Friday night II He also says that Nc
Sweeney's deed was the result of de-
sire for revenge.
While the knife was being welded
with such deadly effect the girl plead
ed with her father to desist, but he
paid no attention to her and went on
with his bloody work.
When Mason broke away from him
he fed tdVard the river and that was
the lase'seen of him. The entire DO.
lice force was put oD his track and
went to work at once securing the
city.
Since he resigned his position as
United States Deputy Marshal, Mason
has had an uncomfortable and stormy
TIME. No less than three times has he
been beaten by men whom he arrested
for alleged violation of the game laws,
but he offered physical resistence in |
neither case. His courage, however,
was never questioned. Ills enforce
nent of the fish and game laws was
very unpopular and threats against
nim were frequently heard, but no one
dreamed that his life would pay the
penalty of the case against Nc
Sweeney. He made good record as