The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
STABBED TO THE HEART.
st. James Young Man Killed in Chi
cago a Few Days Ago.
From Thursdays Daily.

Peter Ploumen of St. James received
word Monday morning of the death that
morning of his son, Mathew Ploumen, at
his home in Chicago.
The boy was about twenty eight years
old, a popular young man, of exemplary
habits, and his untimely death is a sad
blow to his father, and many relatives
and friends.
The Chicago Inter Ocean gives the fol-
lowing account of the tragedy:
Disagreements over labor questions,
brought about the assault on Matthew
Ploumen, 1920 Cottage Grove avenue,
With a cash in his heart an inch long
who was stabbed Saturday evening.
and a quarter of an inch deep, Ploumen
! lived for thirty hours at Mercy hospital
to the great amazement of physicians.
| Friends of Miss Isabella McMasters
are angry over the report that the quar-
rel between Ploumen and James Connect
of 1907 Cottage Grove avenue arose be-
cause of rivalry for the young woman's
hand. They said yesterday that Miss Nc
Master had never even spoken to Cor
meet, and that he had never entered the
house 1t was also shown that Ploumen
4 was SIdDUcu vi tuS oluCNdlh Will d
pocket knife, and not inside of the Nc
Masters restaurant with a bread knife,
as had been stated.
Ploumen and Connect, both employees
in livery stable at 3Ol6 Cottage Grove
avenue, became involved in a quarrel
shortly before nine o'clock Saturday eve
ming in front of Mrs. McMasters' res
taurant 3002 Cottage Grove avenue,
where Ploumen roomed and boarded. Cor
meet drew sharp pocket knife with a
curved blade and dashed Ploumen across
the body just over the lower ribs, cut
ting a cash that exposed the diaphragm,
the lungs, and the point of the heart,
and cutting through the ribs. The pleura
, of the left lung was punctured and the
organ collapsed while a cash was made
in the heart. The man also received
severe cuts on the shoulder and on the
right side.
| Despite his severe injuries. Ploumen
ran into the restaurant and exclaimed {:
"He got mel" The wonderful vitality of
the man enabled him to keep his feet for
a few seconds; then he sank at the feet
of Miss McMasters, his fiancee. Connect
fled and up to late hour last night had
Hob DccH CttpUulcu LII Is DelleNeu UndU he
escaped on an Illinois Central train.
! Il never saw this man Connect to
speak to him." said Miss McMasters yes
| terday. He never was inside this res
!, taurant 1t is terrible to have stories
about, as though l had half dozen
sweethearts."
Miss McMasters did not know Cor
meet at ALL" said John Moor, proprietor
of the livery stable where the two men
worked. at is a shame that there has
been such tale told about her"
Mr.. Moors said that Ploumen be longed
to a union, and that Connect was a non
union man. There had been more of less
friction between them for some time
| When Ploumen was seen at Mercy hos
pital last night he was propped up in
bed and swathed in blood stained ban
dages.
''Did Cornett stab your" he was asked
EYES," was the faint answer.
''Was it because of the union?"
Ploumen nodded an assent. He was in
a semi-comatose condition and could not
answer further questions.