Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-20
INJURED WAN STAYS
THREE HOURS IN BAR
Money to Pay Hospital Bill Sub
seribed Before Patient Could Be
Moved--cause Of BrawI Unknown.
Affecting Scene When OFFICERS Go
70 Home Of Accused Man.

As the result of a drunken brawl
IN Huntington avenue saloon at
i:30 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Jaiies Mulcare, a boilermaker en-
ployed at the shipyard, lies at the
elizabeth Buxton hospital with a
probably fatal stab wound in his left
side Just below the heart, and Claude
u. Maynard. a young man. who lives
with his wife and two small children
at 1927 Twenty-flfth street, is locked
up at the police station charged with
tie cutting. W. 4. Williams, another
young man. who. the police say, was
mixed up In the affair. was arrested
with Maynard. but was later baled
Icy Justice Clements with Deputy City
sergeant I. G. Gray as his bondsman
in the sum of $50. Williams us
charged with 'disorderly conduct
AS yet the police have not been
able TO get at the bottom of the az
fair. Maynard apparently was ex-
ccedingly drunk when arrested and
would not talk. and Williams also re-
fused 10 make any statement SO
far AS Is known at this time, Wiley
V. Scott. with whose mother Mulcare
boarded at 33S Forty-second street,
was the only witness TO the cutting
besides Williams. The stabbing took
place In p. ]. Burke's saloon. 3S0S
Huntington avenue.
Were Looking For Trouble"
According to the statement made 20
Sergeant Webb by Seott, Maynard
and Williams went into Burke's place
Cooking for trorble." Beth had been
drinking. he said. and they started
an argument with Joseph Foley. who
vas in the bar. Foley backed out and
left the place. Mulcare was in the
bar and in some way be got into an
argument with the two men. Mulcare
Is very deaf and is known as Deaf
Jimmie" !, Is said that some words
passed and that Mulcsre struck May
nard, knocking him down. Williams
took n hand in the ARRAY. Ii Is al
legged. and. as Mulcare turned toward
Williams. Maynard Is said to have
i-Sttsa to his feet and stabbed the
hoilermaker in the side with a sharp
knife such as is used by shipftters at
the shipyard 10 cut batten used In
making moulds for shell plating
After the stabbing. Maynard and
Williams hurried from the saloon.
running down toward the Chesapeake
& Ohio railway yard With blood
nouTing from the wcund. Mulcsre ran
into the saloon conducted by Maloncy
Brothers, $500 Huntington avenue. and
cried to Joseph Maloney, Joe. / am
stabbed TO the heart"
6loodhounds on Trail.
Though he was unable 10 get any
OF the facts in the case from the
wounded man, Joseph Msloney noii-
ned Tie police station and In a few
rinntes Patrclman johnson was on
bis way to thu scene with the police
5ioodhounds. The dogs easily took
the trail at Burke's saloon and fol-
lowed IL ul the avenue TO Thirty-nin'h
street. thence down behind the build
ings en- the as, side OF the avenue
through back yard and across the
field toward the railway yard. Sew
rral Ellen claimed that the fleeing man
had s.ot taken that course and the Of
hccr finally took the hounds en- the
trail though they were carrying IL
beautifully.
While this was going on. Mulcsre
was made as comfortable as posSibIe
on a cot in Ma!oney Brothers saloon
and Doctors c. s. Butts and Joseph
T. 3axtoa were summoned Later DR..