Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-03
FATALLY STABS SWITCHMAN
p. w. Allison Dead and 0. L. Hender.
son Badly Wounded.
is WORK OF NEGRO WARRANTS
Police Put Out Drnsnet, bat ms Yet
Has Not Been Able 60 FIad
Any Trace Of the
Mwrderers.

=. W. Allison. a Burlington switchman
living at 500 North Twenty~{fth street IL
dead, his throat cut. and o. l.. Hender-
son, lOOeh south Eleventh street. also n
Burlington swttchman, Ia In IT, Catherine
hospital suffering from knife or razor
wounds.
The police are seeking two negroes,
aged about 30 years. and described re
typical vagabond negroes" dressed
blue overalls and white cotton shirts.
Allison and Henderson had tust finished
their work and were on their way home.
when the encounter took place at Eighth
and rarnam streets. IL WAS about $50
o'clock In the morning, and thus far tine
police have been unable 10 find any eye
Witnesses.
Allison died on the way to ~, Joseph
hospital before he had made statement.
and Henderson lapsed into unconscious
ness while detectbes were getting the
story OF the murder from him Later
he said.
story of the Attack.
MY partner and myself had lust lefi
the switch shanty at Seventh and Doug
les streets. We had walked as far a.
Eighth and Farnam when suddenly
remembered that had neglected to put
some plates In my dinner panil.
went back, Paul going ahead and walk
ing slowly. when l returned minute
or so later was Just even with a re-
frigerator car at Eighth and DouglaI
streets, when a negro sprang out OF Z
shadow
you 49, - I've got you now" hi
d. n IA. "a.
and he slashed me across the face befor'
knew what was going on. ! srapple<
with him. ana got him down, but he es
capped after cutting me a couple OF times
got up and saw a tran of blood lead
ing toward the Baily hotel. and l JUS
, noticed II. l heard my partner yell.
ran over and found him, waiiowing II
his blood, horribly cut. Then l caliss
a train crew that saw passing up th'
r street a little way off and We got an
4 police"
= Henderson, thinks there was only ont
Q regro and that he used a razor insteaS
: Of a knife. lie would know him agar
:, II he saw him. he said.
A bottle OF Spring I'm whisky con
tanning about three drinks. and eoVere'
with blood stains made by hand, WA
. found near the spot where Henderson
. SAYS he encountered the negro. lie de
feared that he had no whisky, and &
tho best OF his knowledge, neither did IN
partner.
N Nc Cause Tor Attack.
= Early in the evening Henderson sn'
I, Allison chased a number OF negroes AVA
from q water tank near the switel
shanty, but Henderson does not thinl
them urderer was In the crowd
j., Il don't know why he should attacl
y me, or be laying in walt for me, becaus
le | never had any trouble with negro Il
e my life. ! don't know what transpire'
I between the negro and my partner, be
y cause Paul was unconscious whom SO
Ia there"
10 Allison died on the way TO st. Joseph
D. hospital and his body was turned owe
Vi 20 the coroner. He Is married and ha
10 two children. Henderson is married an
has four children Physicians bellies h
has q good chance for recovery.
WIN IAurietsen and Howard Gibbs
both employed at Hsraings creamery
saw a negro going past the place ne'
minutes after the cutting He was sei
I ing suspioiously and Laurietsen though
al he was full OF cocaine. He yelled "Hey
Niger where are you goingf" The negr
turned. looked at him and then "a
toward the railroad tracks. Laurietsen
description OF the negro talles with tina
given by Henderson,
:" Al sheely during the afternoon. WI
y, liam Ferguson. a negro. was arTeste
He was covered with blood stains but =
Gently dried, ana At first Il was believ'
that he was the murderer Later, ho'
= ever. there were developments viii
- caused the police to believe that he Wi
not mixed up In the murder case.
All OF the "Hag" negroes now In ].
viii be prosecuted Ia police court n
E, morning In an effort TO make them eth
u. leave town or find regular work. For q
e. last week the police have been makil
an effort 20 keep the old tendsrloin d