Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-28
knife THRUST
IN THE NECK
Sam Bailey Stabbed Ky Abble
Hughes.
MISSED THE JuCULAR VEIN
JcnIOusIy tho Cause OF the Crime
The Accused, After Being Locked
Snys She Intended 10 Cut. but
Did Not Desire 10 XIII Bailey.

Inere is on the north end of Water
street Il bar room, which is frequentcd
by colored people exclusively, and kept
by Il man named Emory, who does 4
thriving business by dispensing liquids
OF all descriptions TO the thirsty color
cd people who patronize his place OF
business
Here many colored sports hang out"
and the police of the city keep n sharp
lookout in that direction, as they have
had considerable difficulty with that
particular locality through the congrc-
eating there nightly of both men ana
women, who love darkness rather than
light.
Next to the bar room is n small three
roomcd cook shop. and it was in this
place yesterday afternoon, between the
hours of and O'clock. what, from
present Indications. will prove 10 be a
cold blooded murder, took place.
Samuel Bailey "a we'll known colored
man about town. was the victim OF the
Jealous rage of Abbie Hughes. Il dlsre-
putablc colored woman, whose record is
familiar to the police, and who is look
ed unon by them as being n desperate
and treacherous character.
Several dage ago Bailey and Hughes,
with several others of Il like character.
were arraigned in the Police Court, and
II seem from the story of the crime re-
fcrred to that the trouble which culmi-
mated so seriously had its origin on this
occasion.
just short While before the stnb-
bling tho man and woman had few
words. and the already strained rcla-
tons became unbearable to the woman.
and she swore she would get even"
Bailey left the bar room and walked
into the cook shop, ana Just as he
reached the middle door OF the second
room, the woman, Abbie Hughes rush
ed in the front door with long blad
pocket knife in her hand. and running
up behind Bailey, she plunged the in
strument into his neck, and pulling it
out, ran through the front door, down
Water street. to London. thence to
Crawford. thence to Glasgow, where
Officer Culpepper. who had been noti-
fed of tho assault. unprecedented her
DIDN'T INTEND TO KILL.
When captured. her right hand was
covered with blood. but no knife could
be found. When asked by officer Cu-
neDner what she had done with the
Knife; she replied: Il threw it over
board"
At the station she, said: Yes. cut
him; l intended to cut him. but did
not want to kill him." That was all
she would say.
SAM BAILEY'S CONDITION.
The wounded man bied profusely the
blood squirting in streams from the
CHASTITY wound in his neck. and in
few minutes the floor of the room was
covered with blood.
AS soon as possible DR. Holiday ar
rived on the scene, and he soon
staunched the floor Of blood
Later in the evening Drs. Maupin and
Holiday visited the injured man. where
he lay, in the back room of the cook
shop, and found him in fairly good
shape considering the seriousness Of
his condition. which is considered to be
n very critical one by the physicians
VINO were in attendance upon Bailey.
his juGular vein being barely missed
He talked about the cutting, but said
he did not know why the woman should
nave attacked him in such a vicious
manner. He did not seem to appreciate
how near he is to deaths door.
THE KNIFE FOUND.
Later. after n close search by the
police TO find the knife used by the
woman. without success. IL was found
In the yard of Mr.. Charles O. Holt. No
LOG London street, by Mr.. Shane who
is boarder there. 1t is n large PEN
knife. with rough bore or horn ham
die and is covered with blood. 1t was
turned over to the police.
At 10 o'clock last night the doctors
seWcd up the wound on the left side OF
his throat. They reported n wonder
full Improvement in the man. In fact.
ono Of them said he never saw such
rapid Improvement in a man so badly
injured In so short n space of time-a
little over five hours since nc was
stabbed. From this it would seem thar
Bailey has good fighting chance for
his life.