Arizona republican., 1910-04-28
TWO MEN BADLY CUT
 IN CHINATOWN AFFRAY
NEGRO ASSAILANT MAKES VAIN
 EFFORT TO ESCAPE.
Captain Connor Believes Man Wanted
 on Other Charge.

One or th" closest approaches to double murder in many weeks in Phoc-
 nix occurred shortly before midnight
 when Joe Galas of East Madison street!
 in endeavoring to protect an. acquaint- ance from injury at the hands of E. D.
 Lee. negro. supposed to room in the
 vicinity of Chinatown. was so badly
 cut up as to require more than a dozen stitches to close his wounds A. Ar
 viso. also of East Madison street upon whom the attack of the negro was
 first directed. was cut in the right arm at the elbow, the wound evidently hay
 ing been inflicted with knife or a ra- zor. Lee was apprehended bv Captain
 Connor ten minutes after the affray.
 after the negro had made a change of
 clothing and was evidently endeavoring to make himself scarce
 With gaping wound extending from
 the eye down the cheek to the point of
 the jaw. laying bare the cheek bone
 another in the neck narrowly missing
 the carotid artery. and with a number
 of smaller wounds about the arms and
 hands. GaIas was found in front of the
 Noodle restaurant in Chinatown a min
 ute or two after call had been sent
 to the police station. Captain Connor and Arviso. who was also suffering
 from the wound in his arm. helped Ga
 las to the police station. where Dr. Beauchamp. city physician. attended both men.
 Without waiting for the arrival of the physician, Captain ConIor hurried back to Chinatown, and despite close questioning, was unable to locate the negro who had done the cutting. Just as he was about to summon assistance and begin a systematic search, large negro. attired differently than the as- saiant had been described by the in- iured men. emerged from one of the houses below Chinatown and with a swagger made an attempt to pass the officer.
 Captain Conner immediately accost ed the man. who at first endeavored tn bluff the officer. and then threat ened violent resistance. Taking no chances of an attack With a knife or other weapon. Captain Connor pulled his gun and ordered the negro to walk in front of him. The sight of the gun took all the fight out of the nero, and he was quickly behind the bars. No sooner was Lee brought before the i'm jured men who were then having their wounds dressed. than each of them positively identified him as their as sailant
 Lee was locked up and will be | charged with felonious assault and pos sibly other charges win be lodged to- day. ..-,-.--
 The trouble is said to have started | when Arviso returning to the restau- | rant from a trip up town on bor- rowed bicycle. discovered that he had | made an exchange and was not riding | the wheel on which he had set out. He | was explaining to Galas how the mis- take had happened when Lee appeared | and attempted to take possession Of the wheel. Arviso> remonstrated with | the negro and in an instant d knife or razor flashed and Arviso was writh- ing in pain from a deep cut in the right arm. Seeing Arviso's predica- ment. Galas attacked the negro and in the encounter received the wounds l which nearly cost him his life.
 When Lee was taken to the police station he denied that he was the man who had done the cutting and main tained this denial even after having I been positively identified by the in iured boys The police are of the opinion that they have a bad man in 1 custody and believe that another crime. To which they have heretofore had no clue. may be traced to him.