The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-05
STABBED MAN FOUND IN SNOW.
ISSAIIiNTS LEFT EARNING
NOTE on VICTIMS COAT.

You WIN Not Tell Anything More" II says
Young sullivan Is Discovered Tn.
conscious Near Arlington. :. L.. sta.
tIon-IIns Bare Chance OF Recovery
Samuel Sullivan, 20 years old. who lives
in Arlington, Staten Island, was MUIR
derously assaulted last night near thu
railroad station there and loft unconscious
on the road. bleeding from six wounds
which are probably mortal. Pinned TO tho
mans overcoat was n ghp OF brown paper
on which was wTit In lead pencil warm
ing TO others that n similar fate awaited
them. Police Inspector Donald Grant and
Capt Hogan put all their available men
on the case within an hour
Sullivan lives with his mother In South
avenue, Arlington, and Is employed in
Manhattan. He reached Arlington. tho
last station on the North Shore division Of
the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad.
last night at either o o'clock or o:IO. Back
OF the Arlington stationis a roadway lttls
used except by commuters, who mako
It short cut 70 their homes. sullivan
was found lying beside this roadway by a
man who had just alighted from tho i04o
train.
Ahc lAiu ldY on MS OaChs ne snow dOOuU
him was stained with blood and on either
side Of the spot and for SONS distance up
and down the beaten path were marks
indicating a struggle in which at least
three men had taken part
Sulhvan's hat had been placed over his
upturned face. On the front OF his over
coat was pinned a piece Of brown paper
on which was wri,ten in lead pencil this
message
You will not tell anything moro again.
Others will get the same medicine as you II
they tell anything, j. H.
Despite tho effort TO make the wording
appear illiterate, the handwriting indicates
that the writer IL more intelligent than he
w,she5 tc appea.
Soon after Sullivan was found several
persons gathered at the scene. One Of
them Yves the mother of the ,conscious
and badly wounded man policeman
arrived ,tthin Eve minutes and as rain
was about due to start for ST. George ne,
with the aid Of others carried the wounded
man to the depot and into the baggage car.
Word was telephoned TO the West Brighton
station house. and Capt. Hogan had
patrol wagon waiting at the West Brighton
depot. Sullivan waaplaced in it and started
for st. Vincent's Hospital Half way there
the ambulance was met by DIR. Brady, the
house surgeon, who jumped into the patrol
wagon and hurried the man to the hospital
Sullivan was transferred TO the operating
room at once and stripped. He bad been
stabbed six times. Two of the wounds are
in the head, and the knife blade was de-
Elected each time by the bones of the skull.
There was a serious wound over the heart
and three more through the right arm.
These were made, apparently while Sullivan
was trying to protect bis head. face and
breast with his arm. 1t is said that slashes
in the overcoat showed that other blows
had been turned aside.
After attending the wounded man House
Surgeon Brady said:
"The wounds are more serious because
the man lay for a considerable time eX-
posed to the cold. The weather may have
affected the wounds He has lost much
blood. and il cold was caught in tho wounds
his condition is about as critical az ii could
be- He seems 10 be in good health and
OF strong constitution, and that is his ono
hope. We have done everything possible
for him
Capt. Hogan. his men and those Of In
spector Grant. who reached Arlington
about II o'clock. declared they had nothing
TO work on.
sullivans watch. pins, ring and money
were not touched. Robbery was evidently
not the motive.
While the police insisted they had nothing
20 work on there was lot Of talk in Airing
ton last night which seemed TO indicate
that frauds on the Staten Island Rapid Tran
sit Railroad in connection with tickets
had something TO do with the case.