The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-08
STABBED WHILE IN A STUPoR.
RECRUITS OF CAPT. KOLSHoRN's
COMPANY IN AN AFFRAY.

His Chest-McGregOr Made HIS Es-
cape After Hanging About the
Place Half an Hour After the
CrIme-DincuIty Occurred in Jem-
daTs Restaurant on Bryan Street.
| Walter w. Gay, aged "a years, a re-
cru!t in Capt. Kolshorn's company. now
| forming for the Third Georgia Regiment.
was seriously stabbed last night about
o'clock at Jemdais restaurant No. 1874
Bryan street, west by Jack MeGregor.
alias NJ. G. N1cCook, also a recruit of tho
company
Rushing into the dining room and tight
| ~ pressing his chest shortly after having
gone up stairs with McGregor, Gay gave
the first intimation of the ARRAY by an
exclamation which attracted the atten-
ton of a crowd in the room. The blood
| flushed from his wound and while he tried
| his utmost to stop it, his clothing near
est his chest was saturated in the short
time it took him to tell of the struggle
he had just gone through.
The two men got on a desperate spree
during the afternoon, visiting saloons IN
the western part of the city, and about 6
o'clock they entered the restaurant in a
very stupid, Indifferent condition. Those
at supper noticed that the men were APP
parently in a quarrelsome mood, though
Gay had the least to say, being the more
intoxicated. Presently he withdrew and
staggered UP the stairs to his room on
the fourth floor, where he remained I'M
til Joined by McGregor, shortly after
which the ARRAY took place.
There were about twenty recruits in the
| restaurant at the time and one of them,
s. Thompson, heard a good deal that was
said before the men left the dining room.
He said McGregor continued talking to
Gay in a threatening manner, saying he
could whip him, and that he would later
! demonstrate the fact. Gay did none of
the talking, but remained perfectly quiet,
being apparently too drunk to realize
what was being said to him. When he
| started UP stairs, it seemed he left in or
der to get rid of McGregor, who had ap-
| parently become an annoyance.
The mon had been up stairs but a few
moments" said Thompson to a Morning
News reporter when l heard a noise,
as though men We're scuffling. In mo-
ment there was a rafting on the steps.
! and in come Gay holding his chest. See
| ing he was stabbed 1 asked who did Ii,
but he replied he did not know. About
! this time McGregor appeared, and when
| the crowd gathered l was quickly given
to understand he did the work. He was
standing unconccrnedly opposite the rest
aurant ard near the market. I FASTENED
| to the south side of the market for IN
officer and found Policeman Christian, to
| whom 1 reported the matter Leaving the
| "a NJ Il md
| ported the matter to him. He accOmpan-
led me to the restaurant to see what could
be done for the wounded man."
! DR.. George VI. Norton was called and
| examined the wounded man. 1t was
| found there was a deep stab in the left
side, penetrating the lung, which is slight
! ly nicked. The wounded man suffered
! considerably from loss of blood on account
| of the failure to get a physician more
| promptly. Besides the wound in the
! chest, the seriousness of which could not
| be determined at the time, there was also
! a cash across his left wrist made by
! McGregor's knife. Gay complained of be-
ing very weak, and talked almost in a
whisper, saying his breath was short
which was due to the affected lung.
Between means and with much difficult
| ty, Cay made a statement of the difficult
! ty, in which he laid the blame for 1t on
| McGregor. though frankly admitted the
part he took. He went directly to his
room on leaving the table. he said, and
was fast eseep when awakened by Nc
| Gregor who endeavored to get him on
| another lark. Gay replied that he was
| tired, but this did not appease AfcGregor
who continued pulling and insisting that
| they start on another debauching tour
J Presently MCGregor got out big knife
| and cut Gay across the left hand. This
! seemed to arouse him from the stupor
| and arising to his feet, he dealt McGre-
| gor blow in the face with his fist. Then
| it was the latter thrust the knife into
Gays chest, and would probably have
made the affair more serious, if Gay had
! not fled down stairs.
After lettering around the place about a
! half hour, McGregor made his escape and
had not been caught up to a late hour.
! When Policeman Christian appeared, he
went up stairs where Gay was taken to
make some inquiries about the case.
| While he was there McGregor walked
! lessurely from the market to Rieys sa-
! loon next door to the restaurant, where
| he remained some time. He seems to have
emerged as unconcernedy as he entered,
! probably on account of his drunken con-
! dition, and was gone before the police got
! hold of him. 1t Is not known where he
! went. but since il was believed he would
| continue his drinking, the police had
/ hopes of running across him in some Of
! the saloons last night. He is six feet one
| inch high, 90 years old, stopped shoulder
| ed, dark brown mustache, and came to
| Savannah Saturday from Vidalia, Ga,
where he was a carpenter. He is rough
| in appearance and vulgar in his talk
Gay is from a good family in Detroit,
| Mich, where he lived with his parents
until recently, when lie went to Vidaha TO
work in a lumber mill. 1t is there he met
| McGregor and when Capt. Kolshorn be-
| gan organizing his company, both men
! came 10 Savannah and signed. With a
number of other recruits they were fur
nished quarters at the restaurant until
| the company gets ready to go to Griffin.
| The misfortune with which Gay has met
| however, Will preclude his joining the
| company, as he will be disabled a long
| time. even If he RECEIVERS from the effects
| Of his wounds.