Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-10
MURDEROUS ATTACK
MADE IN ANGELUS
JAPANESE ATTEMPTS TO KILL
PAINTER
Surgeons. Find It Necessary to Take
More Than Hundred Stitches
in Wounds-Injuries
Not Fatal
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S. E. Thomas, a painter living at $500
East Fourth street, was cut and serl-
ously injured yesterday afternoon IN a
fight with Tani Mura, porter, on the
fourth floor of the Angelus hotel, where
the Japanese is employed.
While Thomas was at work the jap
anese, who was sweeping, came to MIN
and asked for another carpet sweeper,
saving another was needed. Thomas
supplied him with one, and short time
later Mura returned and asked for an
other sweeper. Thomas told Mura he
did not have time to get 1t then, but
would get 1t as soon as he could.
According to Thomas, the Japanese
then became insistent and repeated the
demand in a tone which he did not like
fter hot words on both sides the JAP
anese departed and nothing more Was
thought of the affair by Thomas, ano
the man who was working WIN MN
Louis Haney.
! A short time later the men heard somi
one enter the room in which they were
working and looked UP to see the Jap
anese rushing toward them, hendlst
expression on his face and brandlshlns
large knife in his hand
Nearly Sewers Arm
Mura made straight for Thomas, COM
and before Thomas could escape tne
Japanese slashed at him with the knire
striking him on the right arm, cutting
1t almost off with one blow.
Mura then continued his furious at
tack and cut and slashed at his victim
like maniac. Thomas was poWerless
to make any defense and screamed Tor
help. Haney, who had until this time
been unable to help his friend, jumped
into the fight, and after fearful strug-
gle in which he was slightly cut on the
arms and hands, succeeded in taking the
knife away from the infuriated Jap
anese.
Thomas screams had been heard about
the hotel and on the street and crowd
gathered about the place, wondering
what could be wrong in the hotel.
Detective Zeigler, who was near,
heard the screams for help and rushed
to the elevator and was quickly on the
scene. Guided to the spot by the soupn
of the struggle between Haney and the
Japanese, he hurried to the room and
found Mura struggling desperately to
gain possession of the knife, which
Haney had secured and thrown out of
reach. The room looked like shambles.
Everything in the room was covered
with blood and the three men looked like
butchers Haney was severely cut on
the arms and was bleeding freely, while
Thomas was nearly unconscious from
loss of blood.
Japanese Arrested
Despite the fact that he had not re-
covered from the effects of the bullet
wound which he received while arrest
ing a drunk several days ago, Zeigler at
once jumped in the fight, and the Jap
anese was soon secured so he, could be
held until the arrival of Patrolmen
Sloane and Walker.
Thomas was hurried to the receiving
hospital, where he was given the atten-
tion of three surgeons, who found 1t
necessary to take more than 100 stitches
in the numerous cuts. His injuries are
not expected to prove fatal.
Haney was not so seriously hurt as to
necessitate his going to the hospital,
and his cuts were bound UP at the hotel.
Mura was taken to the police station,
where charge of assault with deadly
weapon was booked against him.
He will probably be arraigned on the
charge this morning unless it is found
Thomas injuries are fatal, when the
charge will be changed to murder.