The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-05
DIED FROM AN
AWFUL WOUND

next door, but bartender who was
standing in the entrance, seeing the
blood that had spurted on his face and
shirt front, would not let him in. He
stopped to argue that he hadn't done
anything, and the like, and before he
started off again Patrolman Charles
Neuls, who saw the excitement from
the Franklin avenue corner, came up
on a run and took him into custody.
The prisoner protested that he didn't
do 1t; that he had no knife, and in
vited a search. While he was being
searched a razor with blood on 1t was
picked up on the pavement just In
front of the hotel entrance, where
Papa, evidently, had thrown 1t when
he emerged from the saloon.
The sight of the blood pouring in
sheet from the slit in Davis neck sent
the women and many of the men sour.
rying through the back door and away
as fast as they could travel.
The wounded man remarked In the
most matter-of-fact way: II guess 1
got 1t good" and proceeded to take off
his coat, collar and tie and unloosen
his vest. Then he clutched his neck
with both hands to stay the blood, all
| the while standing in the middle Of the
room.
Ambulance Summoned.
Anthony Lutz, one of the eye wit
nesses of the tragedy tied a handker-
| chief about the wound, but it failed to
check the blood. The Lackawanna
| hospital ambulance was telephoned for,
but before it arrived Davis had sunk
| to the floor and expired. He lived
| about twenty minutes after receiving
| the wound. The cutting took place
| about 1890. DR.. A. j. Winebrake, who
| happened to be passing by and was
| called in, was at Davis side when he
was breathing his last The doctor
| said that death came at 1852 He also
| said that immediate medical attend
| ance could not have saved Davis life.
Coroner Roberts and DR.. Winebrake
made a post mortem examination and
| found that the blade had severed the
| lingual branch of the carotid artery,
and the anterior and external jugu-
| lar. The wind pipe was gashed, but
not severed. With the head bent
backward opening the cash to it's full
| width, 1t looked as if it required lit
tie more cutting to make decapitation
| complete.
| Nothing more gruesome can be pic
tured than the sight presented by the
corpse lying in widespread pool Of
blood, the gaping wound made the
more sickening by the whiteness OF
the bloodless neck and face, the glas-
| sy, staring eyes and blood }soaked
hands and breast of the unfortunate
fellow.
Came from Pittsburg.
The victim was about thirty-five
| years of age. He was a huckster, and
| boarded in Schnell court with a wo-
man named McDavitt. He came here
ten years ago from Pittsburg with his
partner, "Reddy' Flynn, and gave eX-
hibitions with the Pompeii show at the
Driving park He remained here since
and was prominent In boxing circles
He was in the featherweight class
when fighter, but lately weighed
about 140 pounds.
Papa is twenty-five years of age, Of
short stature, swarthy complexion anC
has black curly hair. He worked ir
James Christ's barber shop, at the cor
ner of Robinson street and Lonergar
court and boarded on Robinson street
near the shop.
He says he didn't do the deed, ant
claims that he knows nothing of an,
cutting. He says he was in the figh
and was badly used up, and escaped
as soon as he could wrest himself FIRE.
He has a mark over his eye.
Arthur Davis was also arrested, bi
the moment he was landed in Gel
he threw himself OH the bunk anc
fell into drunken sleep, from which
he could not be aroused.
Chief Robling, Lieutenant Davi'
and Detective Molr Were on the scent
early and succeeded in corralling
number of the witnesses, from whom
they got a comprehensive story ant
the list of those who We're about tn
place at the time.
The body was given in charge o
Undertaken Raub.