The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-25
MIKE D0NL|N WAS
SERIOUSLY STABBED.
Young Ball Player Badly Slashed
About Face and Neck by
q Stranger.
BRAWL IN A SALOON.
DouIin Made n jest of the Tn
known'S Red Whiskers and Was
Cut by His Companion
.Assailant Escaped.

Michael i. ponlin. the crack batter and
:lelder of the s. Louis baseball club. was
severed, staI bed and cut about the face
and neck I'm Il br:wl at Eighteenth street
aud Washington avenue at O'Clock sun
day morning. His assailant. al unknown
man, escaped. ponlin was removed IL the
city Hospital. where he gave his correct
name and address. bu, stated shat he WAS
a machinist by trade. He does work as
machinist when he is not playing hdSe"ai'
The cause II the trouble WAS some disl'ara-
sing remarks Donla made to IA stranger
regarding his appearance. The stranger
Wore 4 long. red beard. and Donlin Guyed IT.
ponln has two bad cuts across the
throat, one along the right side of his face,
running vertically dowr his cheek close the
ear. one across his cheek beneath the eye.
another slight cash across the nose. and
the fingers Of both hands are seriously
slashed ard cut. He Grasp-d the knife his
s,ssailant used. thus getting these last cuts.
The weapon used must have been jagged
and hunt. FOR the cuts are not cl"tn AM
keen. hut ragged and torn. as If made by
a .ipsaw Donlin is not seriously injured.
but his wounds will leave marks forever.
He will rot be able to play ball for AT least
three weeks
When seen at his residence. Natural
Bridge road and Spring. last night the in
jursd ball player held forth bardaged
hand and smiled grimly. You want me to
tell you how this happened. he said
We'll. Old fellow. | am sorry. hut | really
cannot talk about IT. II would not make
1, any more creditahie 10 or do any
good. | acted fool!shiy, and | got mine.
| will keep my mouth shut and take my
medicine. | have been fool and cannot
unmake myself by talking You Will not
hold me d,scourteous for refusing 20 talk
to you? When n fellow makes a fool of
himself the best thing he can do is to
keep shut mouth. While do not think
earned this. l got 1t and have got to
stand it,
Young Donlin's face was swa thed in cot
ton. He lay In the warm room tanning
away the hungry flies and taking his bit
ter medicine. From an eyewitness of the
AFFAIR who. for obvious reasons. only spoke
when he knew his name would not be
used. The Republic gathered the following
facts.
"Donlin and another man. who did not
get into this Scrape and whose name /
will not mention. went downtown Satur-
day evening to see a friend. Johnnie Muir
ply. nicknamed Jockey Murphy. for be
is an eX-rider to a train. which left 81
Louis at ll:3o. After the train left they
played a few games of billiards in re-
stort close 10 Union Station. and after
awhile started home.
"At Eighteenth and Washington avenue
they entered a saloon TO get drink. In
tie saloon were two strangers bonhn
and his friend were not drunk, but We're
feeling gay. Donlin invited the strangers
to drink and they accepted. They had
few drinks. Then Donlin made some
joking remark about the red whiskeIs
worn by the elder of the strangers. Ii was
by no means offensive and was not taken
as such. Then Donlin and his friend
h..
saloon and stood on the sidewalk. As they
were about to depart Donlin again spoke
tokiIGly of the elderly strangers whiskers.
This time the man grew angry and called
Donlin down Donl;n laughed and again
cracked joke about the wh;skers. running
his fingers through them as he did so. Then
the man. vino was about 45 years old. hit
at Denlin. but missed him. Donlin did not
hit back, but caught the mans arm and
gave him push away, saying: None "f
that. what's the matter with you just
then the younger man leaped at Doniin
from behind and 6lashed him along -he
face. Donlin turned around with cry and
started for the fellow. As he lid so ,.e
was cut again and again. He grabbed the
fellows hand. after severa. vain efforts.
hut the knife cut his fingers and he had
10 let go: In fact the cuts in his fingers
rendered him powerless.
by this time he was sight to see HIS
face and clothes were covered with blood
that flowed from his wounds in streams
He WAS fighting mad and eager to get at
his assailant. But the fellow, after Donlin
was Obliged to loose his grip. dashed across
Washington avenue and down Eighteenth
street towards Olive.
"Donin's companion tried to come TO his
rescue but the elderly man with the beard
which gave rise to the trouble held him off
The affray was on and over In a few sec
Onds Donlin was quite badly cut He
asked TO he taken to a doctor. and they
took him to the City Hospital The cutting
took place on the sidewalk outside of the
saloon.
While Dunlin might have left the
strangers whiskerS out of the discussion
thought that what was said BY th,. ball
red whlskers and seemed to be very proud
of them. Doniin called them chin Willies :
'ilacks and grass That was all Donlin
was not offensive. though he might have
been a bit gay. The man who cut Donlin
was about 80 years cid. small and OF slight
build"
Donln will he laid up for some time. As
he was breaking the rules of his club.
which demand that he shall be al home at
a seemly hour. 1t is proba BILE that he will
not ba paid for the time he is inyali,,ei IL
Is said that he Will also he fined for being
In saloon at such an hour
Manager Tebeau of the ST Louis Baseball
Club said last night that he had heard that
Donln had been in brawt and was Sc
no action In the matter until he heard what
Donln had to say.
1t is not known who Doniin's companion
was. although il is shrcwdly silsuecied he
Is also a baseball player.
Late last nigh. the injured ball PLAYER was
sleeping nicely. He Is not in any danger.
JACK OCONNOR REMEMBERED.
Presented With n Gold Watch nnd