The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-11

happened to speak of the fact that
Jackson had been sharpening his fav-
orite razor, while Harris was speaking
to him. / started over to examine the
edge of the razor, but before I could
lift it Jackson entered the shop He
was apparently in good humor and the
incident was allowed to drop
1T was about three days after the
talk with Harris that Hughes entered
the shop and sat down in Jackson's
chair. AS he usually had Jackson
shave him, this did not seem strange,
but when / looked up and saw jack
son was stropping the razor he had
honed while Harris talked with him,
/ became curious to see what would
follow. Jackson and Hughes were
talking pleasantly all this time, and
when the former began shaving there
seemed to be no illfeeling, between the
two men. Jackson had not made half
a dozen strokes with the razor, how
ever before his face was disfgured
with scowl, and l could see that he
was greatly excited, He was working
on Hughes throat when the latter
started up with blood streaming from
cut lledI LIS JUS uldI NSili. al lilS'
sight of the blood Jackson dropped
his razor and reached for a towel to
staunch the flow of blood. The razor
dropped on the floor and I picked it up
later and wiped 1t off, placing 1t in one
OF the pigeon-holes near Jacksons
chair. He had in the meantime stop
ped the blood from the cut on Hughes
throat and finished shaving him. The
razor remained in the pigeon-hole for
about a week, not being used again
until Hughes once more came in for a
shave, and again sat down in Jackson's
chair. AS Jackson looked about for a
razor and picked up the one that he
had used on the previous occasion,
Hughes recognized it and laughed as
he said, You want to be careful with
that razor. That's the same one that
cut me last week. That was an UNI
fortunate remark, for as he felt the
razor edge with his thumb Jackson's
face again grew dark. called to him
and said that he was wanted next
door to answer telephone call. AS
he looked up I gave him a meaning
glance and said that I would shave
Hughes while he was out. He knew
what I meant and laying down the
hoodoo razor stepped out. ! finished
shaving Hughes and he was gone be-
fore Jackson came back.
When Jackson came in i was alone
in the place and he at once started in
to tell me all about the trouble. He
said that he had never given a min
ute's thought to his talk with Harris
after the first day, and although
Hughes had continued to board at his
house and never had any dispute with
him. 1t was only when he handled the
razor that he experienced any enmity
toward Hughes. You remember that
first time / cut him? he asked, and
when I nodded assent continued. Well
between you and me that was not ex-
actly an accident. AS he lay back
there in the chair with his throat ex-
posed l began to think what Harris
thought of it the more desire l had
to do him harm, and finally the feel
ing became SO strong that ] just had
to nick him and see the blood. As soon
as | saw the blood, however my nerve
failed or / should have finished the
job and then gone home and attacked
my WIFE Again to-day, when 1 took
hold of that razor there was the same
desire, and it was only your interior
ence that prevented serious results.
One thing is sure, that razor is not
safe for me to use again, and I guess
I'll fix it now. With this he laid the
edge on the marble slab in front of
the big mirror and in a minute had
wrecked it. He then threw
The useless bit of steel into an ash can
in the areaway. That same
Did razor was used by one of the par
Elephants in fight on the dump in
which one man was badly cut. Now
he razor is one Of the objects of inter
'ste in the police museum in the city, !
where this occurred. York Sun