The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-16
.CUTWRlGHTS TRY
TO KILL PORTER
City Dog Catcher, His Son Willie and
"Roczy' Briggs Mixed in
Battle Late Yes
terday.
KNIFE, GUN AND AXE
Younger cutwrisht Ran After Briggs
and Used Knife. Aeey Cut.
| wright Attempts to Shoot
in Assault.
KNIFE, GUN AND AXE


Two negroes, Richard Cutwrlght
and son Willie attempted to murder
John Briggs another black, each with.
IN few minutes of the other. shortly
alter five o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At the police station last night, the
younger Cutwright told the police he
intended to kill Briggs but his efforts
We're not successful.
Acey Cutwright had his star and
gun taken away from him after the
affair which was disgusting one and
the trio OF offenders locked up.
IN an encounter which occurred be-
tween Briggs and the two Cutrights,
the FORMER was cut about the head and
neck in a number of places and a
tnrong which gathered about Third
and johnson street after the affair.
thought that the man had received
mortal wounds.
The trouble started in the negro
shack between Third and Fourth on
Exchange street, occupied by Frank
Burton and the home of Grace Cut.
right, relative of two of the Offenders
The three negroes, Cutwright and
Booty Briggs, had been drinking
beer at this place. SO the story was
told to the police, and Richard or
"Acey' Cutwright, the city dog catcher,
suggested to this son that thev 90
home. The younger Cutwright re.
monstrated against this and at the
same time Briggs cut in on the con-
versation and remarked that Willie
Cutwright could look after himself.
and for the father to let him alone.
Briggs stepped into the sitch-
EN- shortly after and Acey
Cutwright followed him. The
two came to blows and an
axe was picked up by Briggs and Cut
wright struck forcibly over the arm
with it. The dog catcher grabbed the
weapon from Briggs grasp and the
latter ran out the alley way.
Hacked With a Knife,
( Willie Cutwright ran after Briggs.
who fell in a partly. drunken heap in
the alley and Cutwright pounced on
him with knife, hacking Briggs about
the face and neck and making several
scalp and flesh wounds which bled
profnsely and spattered the wounded
mans clothes with blood
The police were called and Deputy
Pearson and officer Wilson rushed to
the scene with the patrol wagon.
Briggs and young Cutwright were
loaded into the patrol, the former try
ing to stop the flow of blood with a
handkerchief
Dog Catcher Drew Gun.
Briggs kept shouting for the police
TO place Acey Cutwright under arrest
and Cutwright appearing just then
was being put in the patrol with the
other two when Briggs stood up and
hit him in the mouth.
Greatly angered and incensed at
this the assaulted negro drew out a
healthy looking revolver and attempt.
ed TO reach Briggs by pushing it up
through the hand,railing ON the side
of the patrol
He was grabbed by Officer Wilson
and the gun wrested from his hand
before he could fire it, although the
negro made desperate attempt TO
shoot Briggs while in a wild state of
mind
When the gun dropped to the pave
ment Officer Pearson made a dash
for it and succeeded in getting hold of
the weapon before Willie Cutwright,
who also tried to secure its posses
sion
A crowd was attracted to the scene
of the fracas and excitement ran
high for time. The police were in
danger of the weapon flashed by the
elder Cutwright for minute or two.
as he tried to discharge the weapon
by pulling vigorously at the trigger,
but the hammer stuck and the shell
did not explode
Willie Cutwrieht to Grand Jury.
The three negroes We're arraigned
in court this morning Willie Cut.
wright's case was transferred to the
grand jury now in session, the charge
against him being assault to commit
great bodily injury, an indictable mis-
demeanor. His bond was set at $500
Briggs and Acey Cutwright plead
guilty to the charge of disturbing the
peace by quarrelling and fighting
They were sentenced to thirty days
each in the county Jail.
Have Served Pen Term.
Both Booty" Briggs and Acey Cut