The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-03

SHOWED HAND THROUGH WINDOW
Joseph Marion. is years old. while under
the influence OF liquor. showed his right
hand through the window of his room at the
Ashley building about 9 O'Clock last night
and his right srist was seriously lacerated-
He was taken TO the city Hospital
HIT WITH FRUIT JARAMary Laughlin.
a widow. "a years old living at Ne. 10I
South Seventeenth street, was taken to
the City Hospital early yesterday. morning
suffering from "A wound on her forehead.
She stated that her erother-in-iaw: John
O'Donneli. struck her with a fruit jar. He
was arrested
BOYS INJURY FATAI-ThoIras Morgan
the 6-year-old negro boy who wzs injured
in Il collision between a Spaulding avenue
street car and wagon at the intersection
died at his home. No. 43Ss Kennerly avenue
early yesterday morning. Thomas Morgan.
the father. is sJiil in a serious condition
FRANKLIN AVENUE FIRE - A brisk
blaze started about noon yesterday in
three-story brick building at No. go Frank
lin avenue. which is used by Edward +.
Re:hwelin as tailor shop. The total loss
was &.eco. fully covered by insurance The
onlding is owned VI ed by i shs IRVING smith Real
Nothing Is known of the origin of the fire.
Rethwelin's individual loss amounted 10
$500.
DRANK CARBoILC ACfp-May Rock.
rs years old cook employed in Christ
ond street. died at the City Hospital last
evening from the effects of dose of car
bolic acid 1t is supposed that she drank
the poison with the intention of COM
mittlnS suicide though no reason can be as
signed for her desire TO die. Her father
lives near the Water Tower but his ad-
dress has not been ascertained.
INJURED IN COLLISiON-The absence
of street lights in the North End was re-
sponsible for the collision between a street
car of the Bellefontaine Line and wagon
at Twentieth and Ferry streets last night.
Julius Hailer. who was in the wagon. was
thrown to the street and painfully bruised.
His injuries were dressed at the North End
Dispensary and he was sent to his home al
No. 1885 Gravois avenue. The motOrman of
the car stated that he did not see the wagon
owing to the darkness.
SLCGGED A CHINAMAN-Go Nina. a
Chinese iaundryman at No. 1905 Olive street
was talking with several companions at
Eighth and Walnut streets about the Chi
nese war and the Boxers yesterday. when
speedy Miller. a negro who does duty as
a roustabout on the steamer Hill City strut
ted up and began to talk. There was a lit
thinking plot was being formed to slay
him, pounced upon the bunch ard slugged
Ming. Policeman ,Edom of the Central Dis
trict took Miller in custody
BARTENDER WELDED CJJE-Frank
Boyce, a bartender living at No. 900 Marked
street. and Mortimer Gleason, boiler
maker. living at No. 222 Walnut street en-
gagged In fight yesterday afternoon in a
saloon at Broadway and Clark avenue. AS
result Boyce is locked up at the Central
District Police Station and Gleason is
strapped to cot at the. City Hospital
Boyce says he was sitting In a chair when
Gleason suddenly came up and knocked him
to the floor. Several billiard balls also were
hurled in his direction. He seized a billiard
cue and struck Gleason across the head. At
this juncture the police interrupted the pro-
ceedings.