South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-03
IDENTIFY MAN WHO
STABBED VETERANS
Man Who Gains to be Gen.
erals Son Detained Lincoln,
it is Charged.

GETTYSBURG. Pa. JUL 5-W. P.
Henry, who claims 10 be q son OF
Brig. Gen. Henry Of Virginia, is held
here Thursday as one of two men who
stabbed seven persons in the Gettys-
burg hotel Wednesday night.
The fight followed a remarr alleg-
ed 10 have been passed between Henry
and his companions defaming Lin
coins name. A veteran demonstrated
and a general struggle ensued dur
ing which seven men were stabbed.
Henry denies that he was impli-
Gated in the fight, asserting that ne
saw the man with the knife and
knocked him down.
Positive Identification OF Henry
as the man who did the stabbing was
made. however. by Capt John Gold
thwaite, Of Salem, Mass, who was IN
the hotel at the time.
You're the man." said Goldthwaite
addressing Henry. 81 saw you stab
every one Of those seven persons.
You made a rush al me, too, and II
hadn't ducked, you would have stab
bed me-"
The wounded men are: Edward j.
Carroll sergeant OF the quartermas-
ter's corps u. 5. A; David I'auber Of
Butler, Pa. a member OF the state
consta bulary; John =. Maugin. Har-
risburg; Malcolm Griffin, Bedford
City. Pa; Charles Susler Of West Fair
view. Pa: Hayder Renisbecker, Get
tysburg, and Harry A. Root, Jr.. Har-
risburg.
Farber, Maugin and Griffin are in
the most serious condition. Their
wounds were in the left breast and
the surgeons at the Pennsylvania
State hospital would not venture pre-
dictions as 10 their cnance OF recov-
cry.
Started Suddenly.
According TO all the information
the authorities could gather. the fight
started suddenly and was over in a
few minutes. 1t began shortly before
o'clock, when the dining room was
full of people and caused a panic
among the scores Of guests. The old
veteran, who was unhurt and disap-
peared in the melee. was sitting near
Farber and Carroll. when he heard the
/ sighting remarks about Lincoln. He
/ jumped 70 his feet and began to de-
fend the martyred president and be-
! rate his detractOrs.
The men who were stabbed, accord
| ing 10 the information the surgeons
gathered, jumped 10 the defense OF the
J veteran when the others closed in
! Knives We're out in a second and the
room was thrown into an uproar.
! Women fed for the doors and crowd
I
the street below. II was all over be-
fore the rest Of the men in the room
could get their breath and the men
responsible for Il all had got out and
away. The fight spurred the medical
men again Wednesday night TO an ef-
fort TO have the Gettysburg saloons
closed during the remainder OF the
encampment.
Here is another story that wander
ed into camp Wednesday and although
the names are missing from the way
the old veterans are showing their
willingness to forget il seems entirely
believable
Two veterans. one I'm blue and
the other in gray, met down town in
Gettysburg. They literally fell in
one another's arms. and after a tour
Of the town they hit upon n great
scheme. They walked hand in hand
through the streets 10 a hardware.
bought a Ratchet and tramped a mile
and a half 10 the battlefield. They
hunted up the Bloody angle. where
Plcketts charge reached its crest. dug
hole IN the ground there and with
tears and more embraces, buried the
hatchet"
So many cases have been reported
Of veterans losing their return rail-
road tickets and the consequent dis
tress because Of the inability 20 pur-
chase transportation that Gov. Tener
wednesday notified Gen. Liggett the
United States officer I'm charge OF the
great camp. that the state Of Penn
sylvania viii pay the return fare OF
all veterans who have lost their tick
cts. no matter in what part OF the
United States they reside
A storm swept down out of the
Blue Ridge over the plateau OF Get
tysburg Wednesday bringing needed
relief to thousands Of veterans In
blue and gray who have sweltered for
four days In an atmosphere that
would do credit to a freless cooker
but is dangerous in a city OF $4,000
old and weary men. For more than a
half hour the rain came pouring down
upon the sun cracked and wind swept
encampment ground. IL charged with
violent laundering over the ground
that Pickett covered In '63 It's
salvOes OF thunder were Ike the
booming guns OF Meade and Lee but
the thermometer dropped with Won
derful agility and the lightning cleared
the air OF its burden OF humidity