The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-08
SHOULDER
WAS CLEFT
IN TWAIN
/ Barkeeper is Fearfully
Cut by a Negro.
THE ASSAILANT
MADE HIS ESCAPE
Carrying His Murderous Knife
Along With Him.
WOUNDED MAN is OF
HERCULEAN STRENGTH
The Negro Struck His Terrible Blow
With His Keen Blade, Sheating
Through the Shoulder Down to
the Bone-Another Serious
Wound Also Inflicted.
Likely to Recover.
WOUNDED MAN is OF
jHERCULEAN STRENGTH

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barroom at the corner OF Eighth and Cary
Streets last night at 7:3o o'clock, Armegeo,
known to his associates and friends as
mike" Correiri, the proprietor Of the
place, is now confined to bed at the
Retreat for the Sick, suffering from two
horrible knife wounds, while William
Stratus. a negro well-known to the police.
is a fugitive from Justice with every
officer In the city making strenuous
effort to apprehend him
E While the physicians regard tho wounds
of correiri as quite serious. they are not
looked upon as necessarily fatal, and
strong hopes are entertained for his re-
covery However, he will probably lose
the use of his lett arm. the knife having
almost separated this member from the
body at the sholder. DIR. Flegenheimer, Of
the ambulance corps. giving 1t as his
opinion that the wound is the worst he
has ever seen
OVER THE HEART.
q The other cash from which the saloon
man Is suffering Is short cut over the
heart, but while the locality Of the wound
is dangerous no grave apprehensions are
entertained on its account for the blade
was diverted from the vital organ by
coming In contact with couple of ribs.
The assault upon Correri. who Is an
italian and who enjoys a good reputation
with the police, was most cowardly, the
negro attempting his life upon the slight
est provocation, after cursing and abus-
him amost beyond endurance.
The fellow-countrymen Of Corrciri.
nearly all of whom were appraised Of the
Assault shortly after it happened, are
highly indignant. They are lending every
assistance in their power to the police 10
capture the would-be murderer, and It
& thought that success will crown their
Efforts.
CAUSE OF THE CUTTING.
The dispute which resulted in the cut
ing arose over one of the patent hitting
machines. such as are seen in most every
saloon. They are so arranged that when
= penny is put in the slot person can
'trike a huge leather padded bag with all
u his might, the strength of the LOW
being recorded on dial. Unle-s tho
money Is first put in the slot 1t is ruin
BUS to strike the bag.
Stratus entered the bar last night In
company with one or two other negroes.
He purchased short" after which ia
turned his attention to the machine. For,
five or ten minutes he pounded on the
bag. failing to deposit the penny in the
SLOT. lie was cautioned to cease his
: attDok, but paid no attention to the re-
quest, which came from Correili, who
was behind the bar.
Finally. tired Of, having his request
ignored. 'dnd" seeing his machine torn
to pieces Correri came from behind the
bar to insist that the negro leave the
place. For this he was roundIy cursed
and abused. as a result Of which he
struck the negro a comparatively soft
blow with his fist
PULLED A HUGE KNIFE.
StrauS Was evidefflv faynacttnu tht-
and was bent on getting trouble. In less
time than it takes to tell he pulled "a
huge knife from his Clothes making two
ella shes at the Italian. Both had their
effect the first entering the body just
above the heart and glancng OF the
RIBS The other entered at the shoulder
from the rear, and sinking to the joint
almost severed the member from the
body. Correirl bled profusely from both
wounds!
Stratus made good his escape by dart
ing out OF the front door and disappear
Ing up Cary Street. He went towards
Penitentiary Bottom.
The ambulance was notified and re-
sponded quickly, DR.. Flegenheimer being
In charge He rendered what assistance
he could on the spot. after which the
wounded man was taken to the Retreat
for the Sick. where for four hours the
physicians were engaged In sewing UP
tho wounds.
Correiri Is a man OF Hercuear strength,
and could easily have disposed OF tho
negro had not the knife como into play.