The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-14
DEBAUCH ENDS
IN A CUTTING
Roy Cubbison and George
Hammer Have Alteration.
BOTH MEN WERE DRINKING
Cubbison Receives a Long
Cash in the Neck.
ae is Lying In a Critical Condition
at the Central Emergency hospi-
tal--sl,ght Hope for Recovery.

Hammer, aged 3S engaged In a fight
in front OF the George II. Uhler
block on North Main street, Cub
bison being slashed about the neck
and hands, receiving probably fatal
INJURIES. The fight occurred shortly
after eleven o'clock Sunday morning
while the streets were thronged with
crowds returning from the churches.
Though witnessed by no less than
dozen men, all of whom were with
in a few feet of the place where the
combatants struggled, none realized
the serious import OF 1t until Cub
bison reeled to the sidewalk and Iell
In a pool of his own blood while
Hammer. pocket knife In hand dashed
across the street and into an alley
at the side of the Fahey bank build
ing. Stunned, the onlookers failed
to grasp the situation until 1t was
too late. Had they roreseen the
consequences any one OF them might
have prevented the cutting.
The trouble dated back to a kid
ding" match few hours before. It
Is said that both Cubbison. who is
employed as bill poster, and Ham
ner, had been out all night and that
| both were under the influence of
liquor, having been in that condition
| all night. Each had half pint OF
whiskey in his pocket.
Hammer had been employed at the
Huber shops until Saturday. While
working in the erecting room he had
been transferred to rne wheel room.
He objected to the change and made
complaint at the office. Being re-
fused his old work. he quit but did
not receive his money. During the
greater part of the evening he had
been worrying about being out of
work and his failure to receive the
money he had coming. Many per-
sons had talked with him about IL
and he seemed to be greatly worried.
AS the evening passed II Is said he
got more whiskey and kept drinking
until very drunk.
During the early hours or Sunday
morning Cubbison and Parker had
some trouble in the Bank restaurant
on North Main street. It seems as
though Cubbison and some OF the
others in the crowd at that time were
kidding" Hammer about losing his
lob. The fun soon became more Sc
rious and the men came to blows.
They were separated.
The crisis came q few minutes af-
ter eleven o'clock Sunday morning
Both Cubbison and Hammer were
seated in front of the Uhler building
with a crowd OF men, but one or two
OF whom had been with them during
the night. Words were passed and
Cutlbison and Hammer jumped tc
their feet.
Fred Lutz, an eye witness of the
affair, claims that Hammer struck the
first blow. Other eve witnesses up
hold him in his statement. Cubbison
struck back and out came an open
pocket knife in the hands OF Ham.
ner. The blade had been opened In
his pocket. He slasiled at Cubbison
cutting bad cash on his hand. Cun.
bison then clinched with him and
while they struggled Tanner gave
him deep cut on tie neck un.
der the right ear Blood was flow.
, ing freely from the wounds and owe,
the clothing OF both men. Then Cub,
bison loosened his hold on Hammer
and fell to the pavement, staggering
several feet from the spot before ht
went down. Hammer, becoming sober
ed by a realization of what had oc
CURED. started to run. He was fol
' lowed by Fred Gutz. Joe Miller. San
Fausnaugh and Charles Bennett
Across to the Fahey Bank alley tn,
quartet chased the fugitive. Hammer
turned In the rear of the Strelit;
store and started south to Centel
street. He stopped suddenly ant
faced his pursuers as they turned th,
/. corner at full speed. Lutz was firs
and barely lodged the poised blad
OF Hammers knife as the fugitive a
bay turned upon him. Keeping tn,
men away with the knife Hamne
again started to run. going out I,
Center street and thence toward tn
square where he was overtaken b,
, Lutz. His knife was taken ava,
from him and he was searched for
a revolver that 1t was thought he ha,
C carried. The revolver, however prov
: ed to be a bottle of whisky. Lnt
S and the other captors of Hammer lea,
t him TO the city prison where he wa
o placed behind the bars.
9 dn the meantime clbbison's seriou
i condition occupied the attention O
t those who remained. -Four had chas
cd Hammer and several others "chas
ed themselves" fearing that the,
would be implicated In the deed o
else put IN fail as witnesses. At han
pened that DR. James Wilson McAfur
ray Was uaGsiux nj fI1a ffunc ana ~,