Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
FIGHT DUEL
FOR LOVE
WOMAN WITNESSES TERRIFIC
STRUGGLE
ACCEPTED SWEETHEART VICTIM
OF JEALOUS MANS RAGE
Knives Freely Used In Battle and One
Man Is So Seriously Wounded
That Death May
Result

In sanguinary battle last night for tho
possession of a pretty woman's hand c.
S. Moser. employed as shipping clerk by
the Cudahy Packing company, was
stabbed three times by Jack rCarutllerk,
engineer of the pumping plant at Ever
green cemetery
Moser was wounded in the abdomen.
head and left hand. While his wounds
are not necessarily fatal his condition
is regarded as serious.
Caruthers escaped injury apd is a
prisoner at the city jail charged with
assault.
According to the story as related to
the police and the information obtained
by Detective Pat Murray. Caruthers and
Mrs. E. Rosenberg. a pretty young widow
who resides at 1926 East First street, were
engaged up to a few weeks ago, to be
married.
Both Caruthers and Mrs. Rosenberg
boarded at the East First street house.
Then Moser came on the scene as
hoarder there.
The shipping clerk began paying de-
voted attention to the young widow and
within a short time she is said to have
broken her engagement with Caruthers
and became engaged TO Moser
Last night Moser and Mrs. Rosenberg
arranged to go to the tf1eater together.
AS they were walking through the hall
way Caruthers came out of his room and
confronted them.
.I guess we might as, well FIGHT this
thing out right here" Caruthers is re-
ported to have said to Moser. you have
taken my sweetheart away from me. and
if you are the better man you can keep
ner.''
Moser did not attempt to avoid the at
tack of Caruthers, and the men closed on
enc another, with the widow as a terri
fed witness of their encounter.
The men struggled back and forth in
the hallway, striking blows at each other
and wrestling around in the narrow space
with savage ferocity.
Finally Moser struck Caruthers blow
which knocked him to his knees, and as
he arose Caruthers is said to have drawn
a. knife from his pocket, and springiuss
open the blade made lunge at Moser
The latter threw out his hand to ward
off the blow and the index finger wds
ripped from tip to base, Moser lowered
his head and rushed at Caruthers and the
latter struck at him again, the blade OF
the knife cutting a cash in his scalp from
above the left ear to the top of the head.
The men grapped and Moser endeayored
to wrest the knife from Caruthers, but
the latter jerked his arm free and stabbed
M0Ser III the aDuOnneH, tHe Didue etiteTluS
stove the left groin and ranging to tna
| right.
Moser fell, and Caruthers turned 20
| leave the house. The noise of the conflict
and the screams of Mrs Rosenberg had
attracted other occupants, and a police
man had been sent for.
Patrolman Cooper responded and arrived
at the house just as Caruthers was leav-
ing. He placed him under arrest and
| him I'm q SfafiOn and
booked him on charge of assault.
DR.. A. F. Zimmerman of 112 South
| Townsend street was called to attend
Moser, and after giving him first aid
| treatment had him removed to the re-
ceiving hospital. His wounds were dressed
by Drs. Quint and Bonynge and he was
then sent to the California hospital.