The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-16
HIS ASSAILANT IS DISTRACTED
Weeps Bitterly When Ap-
Pre- ached and is Unconsolable
No Ante -Mortem Statement was
Made by the Victim Of Sunday
Mornings Disgraceful Affair

morning, after the two had been on
an all night debauch, proved futile,
and death occurred at 4:3O o'clock
this morning at Central Emergency
hospital where the victim was hur-
ried Immediately after the cutting.
Sunday afternoon, when 1t was
found Cubbson's chances for recov-
cry were about one in a thousand, at
torneys were summoned to take an
ante-mortem statement which would
prove OF value in the trial of Hammer.
just as they were preparing to take
the evidence The wound in the l..jured
mans neck began TO bleed profusely
and the interview had TO be postponed
Unfortunately the patient lapsed into
semi CONSCIOUSNESS Sunday evening
and remained in a comatose condition
until death effectually sealed his lips.
Before the arrival of the attorneys he
informed the attendants at the hospi-
tai that he scarcely knew Hammer
and had not seen him at all Saturday
evening He denied ever having had
alterations of any sort with his as
sailant either Saturday night or Sun
day morning, but stated that while
in the rear of the Bank cafe, Hammer
was picking a quarrel with another
man and that in joking way he
warned him not to hit the fellow. A
kidding" match ensued, finally dew
a
ner was induced 20 leave the place,
and Cubbison said he remained in
side more than half an hour, not
caring to meet his adversary and en-
counter trouble. Hammer, however,
fingered in the vicinity and no sooner
had Cubbison appeared than the
kidding" was resumed in earnest
and Hammer in the heat of the NOM
ent drew his knife with fatal results.
Both men had been drinking steadily
all night and were under the influence
OF liquor, their minds and passions
thoroughly infiamed by drink. Cub
bisons story was given shortly after
his arrival at the hospital but was
not officially registered.
For time Tuesday morning it
was thought he would recover but
pneumonia developed as result OF
the weakened condition and the posi-
tion the patient was compelled to
keep in order to stop the bleeding OF
the neck wound. Death was inevit-
able after this complication.
| Seated In a secluded corner OF the
county Jail, away from the seven
other prisoners Hammer today sits
brooding, paying the first installment
on his crime. When interviewed by
a Mirror reporter this morning he
broke down and wept bitterly.
God knows | never expected o be
be a murderer" he said 81 never
saw Cubbison before, and did not
know one of the crowd around us.
Two fellows do not know kept
urging us on to fight all morning, Of
fered to take us up to North End
park or lock us In room where we
could scrap it out Whenever things
quieted down these fellows stirred
them up again by remarks and in
situations. | never expected to stab
Cubbison when drew the knife, |
only wanted TO ward him off and stop
the fight. never even knew the
knife had struck him until he stag
gered and fell. Only one thought
has been in my mind since, that he
must live. 1t seemed that he just
couldn't die and leave me with this
awful charge hanging over my head.
Even now / can't realize that he is
dead, and that / have taken a mans
life. Sometimes | loose myself and 1,
seems somebody else stands in my
place and that have simply dreamed
about this dreadful affair.
Hammer spoke tenderly OF his
twife whose death occurred about
three years ago. Friends say he lived
quietly until that time, but that af
ter his wife's death, he was incon
solable and lost his hold on himself
caring little what became OF him. HI
has always been considered extreme
ly quiet and peaceable by his fellow
workmen and friends. and expressed
fear that things might go hart
with him because none OF the latte
were present to see the quarrel am
its fatal ending. most OF the wit
nesses being associates OF Cubbison's
He came TO Marion two months ag'
from Prospect and was for a tim'
employed as conductor on the loca
street railway. Recently he had beer
working In the Huber shop but hat
lost his position Saturday
The deceased was born In Athens
county, Ohio. twenty-four years ago
He is we'll known about town. having
been employed as bill poster by this
management OF the Grand, A mother
Mrs. George Cubbison Of Darius