Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-01
FATAL STABB|NQ TAKES
PLACE AT TER QUARREL
NJ. Is. Fahad Dies in Patrol Wagon
While Being Hurried to
Hospital.
DAVID NOLL IS ARRESTED
Knife and Blood.Stained Clothes Are
Found-Noll Tells of Quarrel in
Barroom, and Claims He Held
Knife in Self-Defense.

NJ s. Fahad, thirty-hve years old.
proprietor OF a dry goods store at
2o25 East Main Street, was stabbed in
the neck by David Noll a boxmaker
employed by David NJ. Lea, following
quarrel in the barroom OF Joe Fam
fedini, Twenty first and Main Streets,
about 1890 o'clock last night and died
i'll the patrol wagon while being rushed
TO Virginia Hospital. Detectives Cor
don Smith and John Duffy arrested
Noil short time later as he was leav-
Ing the home OF his wife. He will be
nrraiGned in the Police Court this
morning.
The quarrel in the barroom is said
TO have been caused by Noll pouring
glass OF beer into the pocket of Fa-
mad. The men exchanged some words
before Fahad is alleged to have struck
Noll, who left the room few minutes
later. Noll had hardly departed when
Fahad also left the saloon, going out
through the side door, through which
Noll had made his exit
FALLS BACK INTO ROOM WITH
HLOOD Squirting FROM THROAT
According to witnesses. the door had
not been closed upon Fahad three
minutes when II was pushed open and
the man fell back into the room, blood
squirting from a deep wound in his
throat The man fell across a table,
but sank to the floor before persons
In the saloon could summon an am
buiance The car from Virginia Hos
pitai was out on call at the time
so the patrol of the First Station was
rushed to the scene.
policeman Warriner in charge ~
the wagon and Policeman Kuhn, who
was IN the neiShborhood, directed that
the wounded man be taken to the hos
pital with all possible speed How
ever, efforts 10 stop the flow of blood
were unavailing. and Fahad was dead
Wheh Dr. Whitehead. OF the hospita
force, examined him. The body was
not removed from the patrol wagon.
Coroner Taylor directing that il be
taken TO the mans home IT was
met there by Fahad's bride of few
months and other members of the
FAMILY, who had already learned some
| 'hlhT OF the circumstances
OFFICERS ARREST NoLL AS HE
WAS LEAVING HIS HOME
Detectives Smith and Duffy were
sen, |" make an investigation from
romeo Headquarters. They succeeded
an learning that Nolrs wife was living
WIN her mother near Twenty fourth
and Fairmount Avenue. and the off
GERS hurried to that place, meeting the
man as he left the house Nou had
informed his wife of the cutting. but
ala not know at that time the gravity
or TIE affair lie was taken to the
FIRST Precinct Station and locked I'm
on charge OF murder
Noll told reporter for The Times
/ Dispatch that he did not pour the beer
into Fahad's pocket. and that he re-
! sented the charge. He said words
} passed between them and that Fabod
\ had followed him from the saloon. The
man claimed that Fahad had run ri
! MN second time. after delivering the
hioW 70 MS face. and that he then drew
! against II. Soil claimed he did NOT
Know Fahad had been seriously injured
! ana that ne was returning 10 learn thn
/ details when arrested
KNIFE FOUND IN NOLL's
POSSESSION WHEN ARRESTED
i.ynwood Clay. 2200 East Broad
street, one Of the witnesses, informed
me police that Noll did pour the beer
mo fahads pocket, that the men
/ Puarfeied' and that Noll stabbed Fahad
after the latter had struck him
The long biaded knife with which
the man was stabbed was found on Noll
| pN the detectives when they arrested
MIN Noll had blood on his coat shout
der and sleeve, and on the lobe Of his
icN ear. He talked nationally after
ms arrest and appeared not to realize
Inc seriousness Of the charge aRairs,
MIN Noll broke up housekeeping sew.
erai GAYS aEo, preparatory TO leaving
| ioF cincinnati, he claims. and his wife
went, with her two very small chill.
dren. to live with her mother
fahad was Syrian merchant anc
was we'll known in the Syrian settle
ncnt on East Main Street. lie was mar.
RED several months ago. His wife wa
Frustrated when the body Of her hus
nand was returned 10 the house anr
the weeping OF the Syrians-hoth me1