The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-27
FRIGHTFUL
Was the Injury to
David Brown.
MANNED FOR LIFE
And In Mental Agony Over
Possible Results.

Clinton, Feb. 26.-The sickening as
sault of James WEIGH upon David
Brown. which was reported in The Spy
this morning, proves. in the light of to-
days examination, to have been almost
an act of cannibalism.
The injury sustained by the unfortu-
nate Brown, although not dangerout,
unless blood poisoning sets in, is horri-
Bile. Brown was detained at the police
station last night as a witness.
He was a pitiful looking object, with
his lower jaw, forehead and the sides
of his face covered with bandages.
While the injuries Brown sustained are
entirely about the under lip and chin,
the bandages take much surface. DR..
George l.. TObey was confronted by
considerable problem when he under
took to bandage Browns partly missing
lip. leave his mouth open and have the
bandage secure. He accomplished the
result by taking the ends up the sides
of Browns face and holding the whole
by winding the bandage about his skull
But Brown was a much more pitiful
object than anybody had realized, when
the bandageS were temporarily re-
moved this afternoon.
Just before IL m. Officer William F.
OToole accompanied Brown to DR.
Tobey's office There it was seen that
Browns lip was almost entirely miss
'ng, only one corner being left and that
hardly intact. 1t was also seen that a
piece had been bitten entirely out of
his chin, a circumstance that escaped
notice last night
Brown will be terribly disfgured for
the remainder of his life. The surgeons
may possibly be able to do something
to make his appearance less CHASTITY.
but the chances are that he will spend
the rest of his days with his lower teeth
exposed, and the semblance of a grin.
compared with what Brown will be-
Victor Hugo's Man who laughed" was
lucky.
The edges of the wound where the lip
is torn away are as clearly cut almost
as they would be if a dull knife had
been used. "A chunk bitten out" exact
ly describes the wound on the chin.
The teeth that did the work must
have been very sharp, and backed by
a jaw of extraordinary strength.
Dr. Iobey redressed the wounds and
replaced the bandages. He says that
the chance is they will heal without
complications, but of course there is a
chance the other way. Brown himself
is much worried. He has heard sto-
ries that the human bite is unusually
poisonous.
DR.. Tobey had Officer O'Toole buy a
glass tube, such as pharmacists often
use. on his way back to the police sta
ton. Brown took his dinner through
this tube, and will continue to do so
until the lip wound is healed There
is Just space between the edge of the
bandage and the upper teeth, to let the
tube through
Browns dinner today was a bowl of
very thin tomato soup. 1t was espe-
clally prepared by Caterer Thomas
Mack, who makes a much thicker SCUM
for his regular trade
Brown Will appear against WEIGH
his assailant, in the district court. to-
morrow morning. Welch denies that
ne is the fellow who bit Brown Brown
ldentltles him as the man. and there
are other witnesses. Welch admits that
ne had fight with Brown, near the
central fire station, but says there was
no biting.
An exceedingly grueSome detail of
the assault is that the piece of Browns
lip which was bitten off was picked IN
from the sidewalk, where it fell. and
was exhibited by the finder to those
who cared to look 1t is possible that
the remnant may be exhibited in court
tomorrow as part of the evidence, If the
police can get possession of it.
WEIGH is a disagTeeable fellow when
IN liquor He has teeth that are re-
msrkably large and strong in appear
capahIe of tal,ino tha +aatt, +LII.- qulle
ten-pennv nail He rocr,ii+o IA Jug lug d
war. but did NOT 500 sar,-oa r,I+. "a ne
state. iue 'ile
Brown came from, co,,+b1,,,u, - -
for work. - iooh
The children Of the Surda,, s,,l,,,l.,
preached the advantageg af + ,,IioyrS
ance. or the disadyantasee If ,,r -
ance. quite as strongIv topi,~b+ az o. ~
ministers did last Snnday, piob+ M NJ
storm kent some neonIa a,vaIt f,o,,, ti he
town hall. but there was a Iaroa a,,ji