The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-01
STABBED BECAUSE he HAD GUN
RIOTERS PROB any NISTOOk
WARNER FOR FOLIGEN
Traction Company Man. Hound Away an
Nacatieu. Attacked Ira>ins Rrs.
taur.nt lie Is l.ikrs, To Dir Weigh.
berhsesi Rad some strike Troubles.


John {. Warner. a civil engineer .m-
ployed by the south shore Traction
Company. who was going on a hunting
trip to-day. walked down Seventh avenue
last night dressed in his hunting toys
and with his shot gun under his arm.
He 10 in Flower Hospital in a dan gerous
condition from stab wounds inflicted in
an unexplained attack by thugs between
Thirty fifth and Thirty-si1th streets
Warmer lives in Highwood. Conn and
- he int ended To start on his hunting trip
morning he changed his clothes at hts
ONCE and took his gun along With hin
last night 90 save going back for it this
morning He left the Office Of the trac.
ton company. on the eighth floor II he
Times Building. at about % clock and de-
cided To stop in n seventh avenue
restaurant for a light lunch
The engineer noticed no one cycling
him a. he walked along tn. street and
when he came to Pierce's rest aurant
between Thirty-fifth and Thirry-slSth
streets lac rent inside and got something
to eat When h. left the restaurant hrs
eyes were blinded slightly by the strong
light inside the building and he couldn't
see distinctly
Before Warner knew anyt hing was up
four Of five men bounced on him and he
felt singing sensations in his shoulder
and in several places in hIs hack The
usen ran away 49, soon a. hey had downed
him
When Warner got IA his fee, not a soul
was in sight. and there wasn't even a
pasS-rby who noticed ham He picked up
his shotgun and started back toward
Forty second street. limping from weak
ness and hoping to NEE, policeman 10
aid him He sas several persons looking
At him apparently thinking tina, he was
intoxicated. but h. though, II wasn't
safe 70 speak 10 any one for fear he wouli
run into confederaie- Of his assailanrs.
Warner finally made his way 90 Forty
second stree, and there he saw Policeman
Guckian 81 rhe traffic squad guarding
the crossing He walked zap 'o Gucklan
and said You'd better get me. officer.
I'm going
With that Warner fell into the police
mans arms almost sensels-s. Gucklan
" dfHrf AcfDrS Nflt- street. w N W.,
store. where he called a Flower Hospital
ambulance. When DIR. Botsford arrived
ne foand that in addition 10 four stab
wounds in me back and shoulder War
ner's scalp had been ripped open by "A
blow that came near his eye.
Warner revived sufficiently TO tell his
name. but couldn't give much 81 a de-
scripsion of the men who slassed him. He
said he thought that one OF the men said
sDrop thar gun Won -
Warner cobldn recall that any on. eli.
had said a word. He told the policeman
that he had an Office with Harold Il
Weaver. the secretary Of the South shore
Traction company. in room 40 of the
Times building. Warner - - years old.
In the hospital the sur geons found that
Warner . cuts. three % which were IN tn"
back. were serious. They couldn tell
last night whether any 81 IN. wound.
were fatal.
The police could not explain the assault
except that Warner was seen by striking
expressmen who have been hanging out
along Seventh avenu. looking for strike
breakers who liv. At the Mills Hotel at
Thirty -siNth street and seventh avenue
In his khaki hunting suit and with ms
Winchester under his arm Warner had
all the appearance Of a special policeman
armed for business and the police thought
that a gang Of rioters decided To- put
Warner Giit Of the way before h. Old
some damage.
Fairly yesterday morning the Tender
loin police were called out 10 the neigh
borhood IN which Warner was stabbed
by q crowd OF strikers hooting AT strIk-
breakers coming out Of the. Mills Hotel.
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