Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-25
MEN, STEALING RIDE ON BOX
CAR, ENGAGE IN NEAR
FATAL QUARREL.
PHILIP FITZGERALD LIES
NEAR DEATH IN HOSPITAL
His Alleged Assaiiant. Frank Will ams,
in Jail at Nevada-Fitzgerald's Part
ner Cuts Air Hose OF Train, Bring
inc IL TO standstiIl, in Order to Get
Aid For Wounded Friend.
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Special to Times Republican.
Colo, Nov 25.-With his left jugular
Vein severed, and the external carotid
artery on the same side OF the neck
CUT in two with jack knife. while
riding on top of box car OF a fast
moving freight train last night and
almost bleeding 10 death before help
could be given him. Philip Fitzgerald,
aged "a, of Fort Madison, is lying
close TO death in hospital al Mar
Shalltown.
His alleged assailant, who is said TO
have confessed. is in the county jail
at Nevada, where are also being de-
tanned three men who are being held as
witnesses to the ARRAY.
Result of Drunken Row.
The stabbing was the result OF an
alleged drunken row in which Fitz-
gerald became engaged with Frank
Boudistal, aged IS, alias Frank VIII
liams.
Williams, by which name he IS
known. and his partner. J. L. Black
man, met Fitzgerald and his compan
ion, ". L. Osborne, al Boone, yester-
day. Williams and Blackman are line
men. and have been working for the
iowa Telephone Company on its line
out Of Boone. Fitzgerald, who is
railroad man. was on his way east
from the sugar beet fields Of the west.
where he had been working, and had
net Osborne, whom ne had adopted
az pal
Steal Ride on Freight.
Williams, Blackman, Fitzgerald end
Osborne last evening boarded North
western freight train at Boone, and
in the car with them was another
hobo" J. H. Gafney. According to
Deputy Sheriff Ira Crooks the men had
all been drinking. A quarrel had been
started at Boone between Williams and
Fitzgerald, and on the train It was
renewed.
Fitzgerald left the car occupied by
the men when the train reached Ne
vada, and climbed to the top Of the box
car first ahead when It pulled out.
There he found Williams. The quarrel
was renewed and, it is claimed VII
liams drew a pocket knife and slashed
Fitzgerald in the neck.
Jumps 70 GondoIa Car.
With crp Of pain, Fitzgerald
jumped from the top Of the moving
boxcar into the gondoia car that fol-
lowed. In this car were the other men
osborne went 20 FI.zseraid's side, saw
in the semi-darkness that his part
ner" was badly wounded, and realized
that he would bleed to death unless
help could be summoned.
Cuts Air Hose, Stops Train.
As the train sped along Osborne
climbed down on the bumpers Of the
cars, reached down and, with his knife,
cut the air hose. The train gave a
sudden jerk. and began TO slow down.
The caboose stopped about opposite
the depot here. Dr.. A. G. Clam was
summoned, took the man to his office,
and packed the gaping wound with
gauze. DR.. Goodenbough assisted DIR
Clam, and the surgeons stopped the
bleeding with the gauze and by closing
the ends OF the severed artery with
forceps. DR.. N. U. Chestre, of Mar
shautown, was summoned at 10
o'clock, and hurried here in his auto
mobile. DR.. Chesire ligated the severed
artery and at $3.50 Fitzgerald was
taken TO ST. Thomas hospital at Mar
shalltown.
Capture Williams at Point Of Guns.
Young men Of the town, and mem
bers of the train crew. started out on
search for Fitzgerald's assailant
west the direction in which Williams
was seen to run. Some Of the men
were armed with shotguns, and VIII
lians was seen. by the aid of the en-
CINE headlight hiding in the grass
along the right-of-way fence, quar-
ter Of mile west of here. Two or
three shots were fred before Williams
surrendered. He was brought to town
and later was turned over to the sher-
ifs officers at Nevada
Makes Confession.
According 70 Deputy Sheriff Crooks
Williams confessed that he did the
cutting shortly after Crooks placed the
man in jail. Black,nan. Gafney, and
Osborne are also in Jail, being held
as witnesses.
Fitzgerald Some Better
According 10 word from the hospital
this morning Fitzgerald was somewhat
improved. He is very weak from loss
of blood, but DR.. Chesire thinks that If
there was no Infection received into
the wound the man will recover.