The New York herald., 1921-10-14
2 BADLY BATTERED
| IN DESPERATE fight
Cincinnati Broker With $3,-
900 i'm Cash Attacked i'm
Hotel WashrOOm.
BEATEN WITH WRENCH
Victim Then Takes Weapon
and Knocks Other Man
Unconscious.
OTHERS OF PARTY FLED
Arthur johnson Says He Was
Set Upon While Wash
ing Hands.
OTHERS OF PARTY FLED

John j. Reed, manager of the Hotel
Bristol, in 122 West Forty-ninth street,
led a group of bell boys and guests
into the washroom Of the hotel last
night after they had heard screams
and the sound Of fight. They found
man who is believed to be Louis Nc
Dowell Of Philadelphia lying uncon-
scious on the floor, with Arthur john
son, broker of Cincinnati, standing
over him with a monkey wrench in
his hand. Johnson was swaying with
weakness from wounds and collapsed
as Reed and the others pushed into
the room.
Reed summoned a policeman, and
DR.. Feigin was called from Flower
Hospital. He sent Mcdowell to Belle
vue Hospital where it was said he
had concussion Of the brain, severe
bruises on both shoulders, a fractured
nose, a severe scalp wound and frac-
tured jaw. Johnson was treated for
bruises, and was then taken to the
West Forty-seventh street station,
where he was questioned by Lieut..
Clarence Daily, in command Of the
stations detective bureau.
Johnson told the police that Mcdowell
and two other men attacked him in the
wash room, and that he defended himself
with the wrench. which he snatched from
McDowell's hand. He said that he and
Mrs. Johnson came from Cincinnati to
see the world series baseball games,
and that last night they had dinnes
with Mi. and Mrs. Edward Flanagan In
the dining room of the Bristol. After
dinner, he said, Flanagan went to get
theatre tickets and he went downstairs
to wash his hands.
According to the story told by John.
son. he was bending over the wash basin
when he was struck a heavy blow behind
the right ear. The blow staggered him,
and as he turned he was hit again, above
the nose. Then, Johnson said. he saw
Mcdowell standing behind him and
swinging at him with the monkey
wrench while two other men stood on
the stairs leading from the wash room
to the dining ROOM Johnson, who ~
IIlOIe LIldD SlA IteI ldll anu WclEnS moro
than 200 pounds. grappled with Nc
Dowell and took the wrench away from
him, just as the two men on the stairs
came at him.
johnson told Lieut.. Daily that the men
ran as soon as they saw he had taken
the wrench from Mcdowell, but that
Mcdowell clinched with him. The fight
wagcd all over the wash room, and
finally Johnson beat Mcdowell into un-
consciousness. although suffering Sc
verely from the blows dealt by his as
sailant before he got the wrench. john
son told the police that he had $4,000
In cash In his pockets. and wore a big
diamond ring and diamond pin.
The police ordered Mcdowell put in
the prison ward at the hospital, and he
will be questioned as soon as he regains
consciousness. johnson was not ar
rested and was permitted to go after
he had explained to Lieut. Daily what
had happened. McDowell's name was
learned through letters and papers in
his pockets. but none of them bore an
address. He also had In his pockets
card showing that he had been treated
for the drug habit in Philadelphia about
a year ago, and another card inscribed
Louis Mcdowell, Experimenter Com
pany, 236 Fulton street" Johnson said
that he was stopping at the Hotel Mar
tinique, but 1t was said at the hotel that
no one Of that name was registered
there