The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-02
STABBED AT SALEM
ANTIsAL0ON NAN SLAsHED ON
THE HAND.
Card Case in Pocket Saves the Life of
Paul RAIDER, a League
Organizer.

a palem ulSpaCCn TO the forClanu
Oregonian Wednesday says; Paul
RAIDER, who came to this city today,
intending to organize an Anti Saloon
League, while walking on a side street
about $3.50 this evening near an alley
way, was attacked by one Of two men
who met him, and was stabbed over
the heart with long knife, the
blade of which struck in a pocket
book in his vest pocket, which probab-
ly saved him from serious conse-
quences.
RAIDER grappled with his assailant
and both rolled into the mud, but the
fellow escaped from him and ran, as
did his companion. As the assailant
struck at RAIDER, he said:
."You --- stoolpigeon, I'll FIX you. +"
RAIDER threw up his left arm and
received severe cut three inches
long on the hand. RAIDER thinks the
man came on the same train with him
| from Portland. He describes him as
being five feet six, 30 years old, black
felt hat, black mustache, slouchy ap-
pearance. squarecut coat, with some
appearance of being an Italian.
Officers are searching the city for the
thug.
| Paul RAIDER came to Salem from
Woodburn this morning, to attend a
meeting of Salem pastors tonight.
He is staying with his brother, Ralph
RAIDER, at the Brown boarding house
on Summer street. He is accompanied
| by I'll. i. McCake, the minor who was
engaged to procure evidence against
divekeepers in Portland. When seen
tonight RAIDER gave full account of
the attack upon him. He said:
II left the house about $3.50 and
went south on Summer street to
Chemeketa and crossed over to the
west side of Summer. Two men
were standing on the sidewalk at the
corner, but did not pass them, as |
cut across the corner on the grass
and went across Chemeketa street.
Tho two men followed me. AS l
reached the other side of the street
one OF the men said, Pardon and
partly turned and asked, What il
it?' He said:
Which way is the depot from
here?'
II am stranger in Salem and had
to think moment, but as soon as
| got my bearings, / raised my umbrella
to point the direction. At that in
stant one man hit me in the back Of
the head sud the other, who was al
my side, struck me in the left breast
l was not looking at him and did
not see knife. l threw up my left
hand to guard myself and felt knife
drawn across the back of my left
hand
""The two men broke and ran west
on Chemeketa street over sidewall
partly torn up, and I took after them
AS they turned into the alley caugh
the coat of the man who stabbed me
but just then tripped over fallel
fence and lost my hold. / was shout
ing for assistance, and some colleg'
boys came. | left them to watcl
while went back to the house for |
revolver, but we could find nothing
of them, and went to the sheriff
Office and reported the assault.
II would know the man IL shoult
see him again. saw him on the ca
platform at Woodburn, and / notice
that as he passed through the car b
looked at me closely. | met him thi
, afternoon as 1 was crossing CouI
! street, but did not notice him payin
any particular attention to me.
II am not disposed to think anyon
hired him to make the assault. Whel
: he spoke to me tonight he was close
J me, and I noticed strong smell o
liquor on his breath.
When the news Of the stabbing o
2 Paul RAIDER was received at Portlan
!. and communicated to members Of th
2 Liquor Dealers association they cor
J demned the actions of the ruffins wh
. had used knife. The saloon me
say that they do not care to resort
violence against any member Of th
I Anti-Saloon League, desiring only
7 peaceful outcome of the disagreement
through tha courta