The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04
"BLACKJACKEO"
 IN STATEROOM
 ON SOUND BOAT
Harvard Graduate Found Badly Beaten as Vessel NearS
 New York Pier.

New York May As the steamboat Plymouth of the New England Steam ship company was nearing City Island early yesterday the Right Rev James B. Cassidy, Vicar General of the Dio- cese of Fall River, asleep in stateroom No 3S7 was awakened by groans and faint calls for help.
 Mgr. Cassidy quickly threw on some clothes and stepped outside on the port deck forward. The groans came from the stateroom adjoining his, No. 388, occupied by Warren MacPherson, Of Cambridge, Harvard, 07, and sales man for wholesale rubber company.
 Mgr Cassidy pulled at the door of the stateroom. It was locked, but moment later the door opened disclos- ing MT MacPherson in his night clothes with blood streaming from wound on his forehead.
 Sign of Struggle Apparent.
 'tGet a doctor, quick!' MT. MacPher- son gasped. A glance at the interior of the stateroom showed Mgr. Cassidy that struggle had taken place. Bed clothes, furniture, floor and window sill were sneared with blood. Mgr. Cassidy reused Capt. Rawlins, who called Dr. George L. Richards of Fall River, another passenger, on his way to a physicians convention in Hot Springs, Va
 With such aid as the ships emer- gency kit could give Dr. Richards dressed the wounds, consisting of three bad cuts on the head, with the assistance of Mgr Cassidy. MT. Mac Pherson said he awoze to find a negro in his room and grappled with him. The negro struck him with a black jack three times and scrambled out of the window.
 Capt. RawIins and. George Smith, the boat detective, had all the negro porters on board placed under survei1- lance.
 In MT. MacPherson's stateroom was found the f'blackjack'' with which he was struck-a long whetstone, which had been wrapped with a silk hand- kerchief and two stockings. The stone is of the type used in sharpening kit chen knives, it was said.
 MT. MacPherson made a hasty ex- animation of his belongings and re-
 ted his watch and chain mfssin g. His pocketbook, containing about $40, had not been touched. His chief con- cern was for the damage done to his personal appearance. He explained he is to be married next week.
 When the Plymouth docked Dr. Richards took MT. MacPherson to the Hudson street hospital where he asked to have the wounds redressed. Dr.. James R. Beal1, one 6of the internes, started to take off the bandages about MT. MacPherson's head, but pr. Rich ards protested that the patient ought to be treated more gently, and that ether should be used in removing he bandages.
 Victim Taken Back to Boat. pr. Bean objected to interference and told Dr. Richards to take his pa tient elsewhere if he did not like the treatment has was getting.
 pr. Richards got some supplies at a drug store, then returned to the hos hpital, and escorting MT. MacPherson back to the boat, dressed the wounds properly.
 Thomas F. Kitchen, chief assistant to the vice president of the company, and Special Agent McNuIty inter viewed MT MacPherson and ques- tioned all employees of the boat with out establishing the identity of the assailant- The matter was reported to the police. y