The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-03-05
George Osborn Brought to
Cape After Being Carved
By Edward Foster.
TAKES FOUR HOURS
TO FIND PHYSICIAN
Victims Escort Describes Wild
Scene When His Life Was
in Danger.

ClmDer worker, was stabbed II the
stomach by Edward Foster, son of a
well-known farmer, and probably ia
tally wounded. He was brought to the
Cape and removed to the St. Francis
Hospital shortly after 10 o'clock,
where he underwent an operation.
The attending physicians expressed
little hope for his recovery.
Osborn was knocked down by Eos
| ter, according to eye witnesses, and
while in helpless attitude, Foster
pierced him with a knife, and then
drew it across his abdomen.
Fred Oliver, who was with Osborn
when the latter was attacked, pulled
Foster from the timber worker, and
persuaded him to leave the scene. o.
born was unable to arise. He insisted
that he had been fatally wounded and
begged the bystanders to permit him
to die where he lay.
Oliver and Frank Cartwright, also
friends Of Osborn, endeavored to find
a physician, but were unable to get
medical aid. The wounded man was
removed to Delta and then to Cape
without having assistance. When he
reached Cape Girardeau, he was in a
precarious condition, and pleaded to be
hurried to the hospital in order that
he might be in bed when he expired.
Martin Lorberg, the undertaken, had
been notified by friends of Osborn to
be at the station to meet the HoXie
train, which brought the wounded man
to this city. A physician also was no.
titled by telephone to prepare to take
immediate charge of Osborn. The
physician made preparations to re-
ceive Osborn at the hospital and he
was rushed from the station to St.
Francis, and an operation was under
gone.
The wounded man was accompanied
to this city by Fred Oliver and Frank
Cartwright, who witnessed the fight
Oliver told of the quarrel which led
to the encounter and declared that he
had neen threatened by a friend of
Foster.
Osborn, Cartwright and were to-
gether, and while walking across the
railroad track near the central part
of the city, we met Ed. Foster and
Lon Brown. knew Foster and we ex-
changed greetings. Then Osborn, who
is accustomed to the lumber camps
is rough and offended Foster.
Grown said to Foster: You watch
these fellows while I go and get my
gum knowing Foster, thought
would be able to prevent trouble.
was in the act of explaining that Os-
born intended no offense when Brown
rushed up to me and pointed a revolver
in my face. He then defied me to
move.
az told him that did not want trou-
BILE, but he insisted that the three OF
us had prepared for a fight and that
we were going to get all we were look
ing for. I told him that he was armed
and I was not, and therefore, he had
the advantage of me.
'He then said: 4 will put away my
revolver and will take off my cloth
ing and fight you naked l replied
4 am not looking for a fight, but il
you want one badly, Just take off your
linen He began removing his coat
! but stopped when Foster attacked o.
born.
az thought it was just fist fight
and as both men were Of about equaI
size, ! did not intend to interfere
Finally Osborn was knocked down, and
Foster continued his attack. Then
noticed that Foster was lying across
his body and appeared to be beating
him in the stomach.
81 thought he had punished hin
enough and I stepped up and asked
Foster to quit. When he refused
pulled him off. Then Osborn began
to complain of a wound in his stomach
and I saw Foster had knife in his
hand stained with blood.
Brown remained there and con,
tinued to abuse me, but ceased wher
the mother of Foster came running
out of her home, which was just {
short distance away, and asked Ed
what was the trouble. He explained
that it was Just a fight and she began
to weep. All right, if that is the way
you feel about it, said Foster, 4 an
going away He then climbed over 6
fence and disappeared.
Gle had not been arrested when we
left for Delta with Osborn. When we