The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-12-16
JACK CASSIDY STABBED
Pete Schaefer Thrusts Knife Into
His Abdomen and Inficts
a Dangerous Wound.

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A stabbine ARRAY took place on Mali
street In Eureka Friday m,ruing. wher
Peter Schaefer. cut Jack Cassidy in tn,
abdomen. and h is in a serious con
dition. The deed was the o.
bad feelings that have existed between
them for some time aud was committed
about $3.50 O'CLOCK near the post flee.
Both men are well known in and
around Eureka. having lived In thi!
section for years. Schaefer q few
months g rented the McMenomy
ranch in Newark Valley, White Pine
County, and is living there with his
family. Cassidy has been employed al
a ranch hand and stock rider until
recently when he went to work at the
Bay State mine at Newark. He came
in from Newark Thursday with Supt.
William Wainwright. who was going
to California Friday, and he expected
TO return to the mine Friday and look
oiect thihke u MI. Wo'uWfieh ou-
sence.
Schaefer brought the mail in from
Newark Valley Thursday night and the
Two men met in Eureka Friday NOR :
lug. So far as known there were NO
witnesses to the quarrel between the
men and the only particulars are
learned from the participants.
Immediately after the stabbing the
wounded man was removed to the
Brown Hotel aud DIR. w. F. Burnett
was summoned
An examination revealsa an ugly
knife wound an inch aud q half long on
the right side of the abdomen, near the
appendix. from which the Iniestines
protruded. The latter 1t is thought
were not punctured aud after be-
ing cleansed were put back in place and
the wound dressed. Supt. Wainwright
deferred his trip to give Cassidy every
care and await the outcome of his in.
jury. After Cassidy was made as com
Portable as possible he made q state
ment.
What Cassidy's Says.
He said he and Schaefer were not
friendly for some time and that he was
driving down Main street on his way to
Bales store for supplies to take out te
mine. when Schaefer called him aud
said: Il hear you have been talking
about me-" Cassidy says he asked him
what he heard he had said a ID Schaefel
repeated hat he had been talking about
him. Cassidy says he again asked
what was he had said and Schaefei
answered he could ''go to HI
Cassidy then told Schaefer he twas .
s. of a B.. anyhow" whereuponi
he says, Schaefer stabbed him in the
abdomen with a knife. The cutting
was done with a pocket knife-what il
known as a stockman's knife, and it il
| thought the large blade was used.
Cassidy was sitting in his Wagon
when he was stabbed and as Schaefel
walked away he drove down to Biale'i
store, where Mr.. Wainwright was
waiting for him. He told him what
had occurred and Mr. Wainwright drove
him at once to the Schneider drug store
and then to the hotel and the Sheriff
office was notified.
After the trouble with Cassidy
Schaefer went down to Rattazzi's store
and was coming back up town when
he was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Angelo Florlo and taken to Jail.
Schaefer's Statement.
Schaefer's account Of the affair is
that he met Cassidy on the street three
different times Friday morning and
each time Cassidy spoke to him but he
had nothing to say to him. Later he
was on Main street near the postofice
when Cassidy came along in a wagon.
He stopped and called to Schaefer and
the latter walked out to the wagon on
The street. AS he approached. Schaefer
says, Cassidy said: "Do you know
what / think of you? I think you are
a black - of a b." Schaefer says
he called Cassidy the same and they
had some more words when he, Schaefer
struck him.
DR.. Burnett was asked about
Cassidy's condition just before the
SENTINEL went to press. He said ht
was resting easy and that while the
wound was a dangerous one it was mo-
necessarily fatal unless complications