The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-28

cent does not know. He went 70 Mr..
Evans assistance. Some one had said:
send for the police" and when the po-
lice were mentioned the fellows left in a
hurry, gong toward the east Mr.. Evans
was weak and his head was hanging on
his shoulder Mr.. Vincent, who was in
| iul ed, but did not know It, helped him
into the house. where Mr.. Evans was
.ahen 10 a bedroom and doctors were
called.
While standing in the bedroom some one
called Mr. Vincents' attention 70 the zig
gag cut of five or six inches which was
in his coat sleeve. He pulled off his coat
and found that he had very bad wound
There was some blood on Mr.. Lewis
cuff, which one OF the party discovered
He pulled off mis- coat and vest and his
| shirt was saturated with blood. He was
taken TO mis- room and put to bed. BY
! that time DR.. Kirkwocd and DR.. Purdue
| had arrived.
HOW THEY WE'RE HURT.
DR.. Purdue washed and dressed Mr..
| Evans wounds. He had four, two of
| them being serious and two nothing but
abrasfons of the epidermis on the back.
The wound in the side is probably the
worst The knife, which must have been
an exceedingly keen one. started just
bove and behind the hip bone. IL pom
tiuued straight around for several inches
and then turned downward toward the
abdomen. The cut was fully three inches
deep and came within a hairs breadth
Of penetrating the pentoneum. The
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near the twentieth vertebrae. 1t was
straight jab and was a least three inches
deep, being large enough for the index
finger to penetrate to Che knuckle. DR..
Purdue dressed this wound. 1t was nee
essary for him to take many stitches in
the wound in the side
Or. Kirkwood attended Mr.. Lewis. He
found that the knife had struck him on
the scapula, making very ugly flesh
wound The bone stopped the blade from
doing any particular damage. The other
wound was about an inch 10 the right of
the first one II was far more serious.
The knife went into the flesh up to the
hilt and made a cash about two inches
long 1t cut the scapula artery and
muscle. Besides being very painful 1t is
rather dangerous because of the hemor-
rhage.
Mr.. Vincents wound was on his left
arm. The knife struck him on the muscle
Of the upper arm. IT was drawn down.
ward and then obliquely under the arm.
The cut was between five and six inches.
AS the cut started obliquely it made
ragged cut instead of a clean one as 1t
vas on top.
WHAT THE DOCTORS SAID.
n. Purdue said that his patient, Mr..
Evans. was doing nicely, and that he
thought there would be no bad results.
While two Of the wounds, the one in the
back ana the one in the side, were serious,
tnev were not fatal. If the knife had
aone into the peritoneum the results
would have been much worse. The knife
did not miss the peritoneum more than
uuarter q an inch. With good care Mr..
Evans will probably be out in two or three
weeks.
DR.. Kirkwood said that he did not be-
lieve the separating of the muscles or
NJ Iincents arm would necessarily
cause 1t to be stiff for the balance of his
life. He was of the opinion that If no
unforeseen results Of a bad nature should
deveIop NJ. Vincent would he out and
around in a few days but it Will be quite
2 while before he can use his arm.
Mr. Lewis has bad wound in the back
but will be up and around in short Tune.
HOW TOUGHS WERE CAUGHT.
The police were notified about 1880 Of
the stabbing Detective Cairns went 20
van q
bv the name of Handley. He was the
only one who knew any Of the boys who
had done the disturbing and later Lne
cutting. He only knew one, and that was
Ed. Drake
He started out to find him He knew
that he went with a certain clique of
bows, or rather that he did some few
months ago. who had a cave in yard
up on North Main street. He went there
and inspected the cave, but no one was
in it. \ lady came out and asked what
was wanted He told her he wanted to
SEQ Ed Drake She said that she had
prohibited her boys from running with
him and that he was not there. He then
went to brakes home. near the corner of
Main and Third. He was not there
Knowing that Drake hung out with some
fellows who lived down toward Grswold
park. he went there. But no where could
ne be found. He then drove back to town
and got Harry Sutton. who had been in
the east end until ! 10 clock looking after
some tramps who were there. The two
THEN started out and worked until
o'clock In the morning without results.
Shortly before o'clock, Mrs. Lewis
happened to look out of the window and
saw "a Young man pick up a bundle and
start toward Main street rapidly. She
suspected something and informed the
Colonel. w7go got on his bicycle and START
ei in pursuit Colonel Lewis got even
with aim just as ne reached Main street. !
The fellow knew that he was being fol-
lowed and when Colonel Lewis got 50
close to slfm he broke and ran Mr.. Lewis
called no a colored man. Abernetihy. VINO
Formerly worked for him TO catch Drake /
He gave chase as did Officer sly Anler-
son. Drake cut across hots and run up
the alley between Maan and Water. but
was caught when rear home. He was
turned over no Officer Anderson, who took
MIN to the station
Detectives Sutton and Cairns had not
had their clothes of. hav!ng lain down at
o'clock on one OF the benches in the
office.
When Drake was brought IN he told on
the others. He was searched. 4 knife
and a plsr Of brass knucks were found on
his person. In the bundle which he had
got out Of Colonel Lewis yaod we're an
old pair Of pants which had been hung on
the line and which he probably stole be
fore the fight took nlace, ra must have
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