The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-11
PLUNGED KNIFE
into EIGHT MEN
Awful Deed Of a Maniac In a
Packing Establishment
FIVE STABBED IN THE HEART
Three Others In Critical Condition
and Unlikely to Recover-First Man
Assaulted Was a Government In
spector, Who Is Practically Dsem-
boweIIed-Powerful man Given
Fearful Beating Before overpowered

Cambridge, Mass, June THE
death of Dr.. Daniel c. Hays, who was
probably fatally stabbed by John Muir
ply, the hog butcher who slew five
men and seriously wounded three 9TH
ers at Somerville Saturday, is ex-
pected hourly, while John 'Cheevas
and Joseph Chicosk, the others to
receive dangerous stabs, are both in
a critical condition and their recov-
cry doubtful.
All three are at the Cambridge re-
lief hospital. Dr.. Hays is a govern
ment inspector of slaughter houses,
81 years old, and has a family in
Waltham. Cheevas and Chicosk are
Poles, aged 20 and "a years respect
lively, and living in this city.
The men killed by Murphy are:
Thompson Grove, AZ; Michael Yen
son, As; John Carper, 81; Joseph l..
Leveroni, 80, and Edwin Neurese, 26,
Murphy, who weighs 200 pounds,
became violently insane while en-
gagged at his regular occupation of
killing pigs at the North Packing and
Provision company, Somerville, and in
his mad lust for blood drove more
than 300 employees from the seven
floors of the building. He was finally
overpowered and disarmed in a fierce
struggle after he had stabbed eight
men.
In a padded cell at the Somerville
police station Murphy is still stark
mad and allows no one to approach
him. AS murder was committed the
maniac will have to go through the
different courses of the law before he
can be adjudged insane and confined
in an asylum.
Murphy was working on a platform
into the long room on the seventh
floor of the building, Extending from
the platform was a long bench at
which the pigs were being dressed by
1875 workmen, while only ten feet
away stood Dr.. Hays, the govern
ment inspector.
According to some of the workmen,
had been acting peculiarly
for some days, but he returned from
his dinner Saturday noon apparently
In good spirits.
Shortly after 2 o'clock he suddenly |
uttered a terrific shrek and jumped |
1t Hays waving his 15-inch razor
edged knife in his hand. He cut
Hays a deep cash in the neck,
stabbed him over the heart and prac-
tically disembowelled him.
The terrified workmen leaped from |
heir places and rushed for the door, |
but were not quick enough for Muir
ply, who ran after them, slashing |
right and left. Every man whom he
struck went down with a groan,
The crowd plunged downstairs,
With Murphy after them, and at every |
anding he struck somebody. On the |
bird floor he caught up with two of \
he men, to whom he delivered death |
blows. On the second floor one Of the
workmen seized a heavy bar of iron |
and felled Murphy to the floor, but |
before the others could come up Muir
ply was on his feet again and wound
I'd another on the way to the street
ioor. There he was given another
terrific blow on the head and his
Knife was wrenched from his hand.
Two police officers came in to assist
he crowd and Murphy was given
fearful beating before he was finally
)verpowered.
So closely were the blows delivered
md so accurate was the aim that
every man was killed by being stabbed
o the heart. Those who were wound
I'd suffered great gashes in the back
md on the arms, which they received
n the fight downstairs.
Murphy is 50 years old. He was
as one of the strongest men
n the plant. He is married and has
wo children.
Darrauh Gets Seven Years