Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-24
MAIN ST. GROCERY SCENE
THIS MORNING OF
y CUTTING AFFRAY
WRANCLE OVER RENT.
MANAGER OF CONSUMERS GRO.
Gerry WOUNDED BY JOHN Nc.
BRIDE, WHO OWNS HOUSE
OCCUPIED BY FORMER - AS.
SAlLANT ARRESTED.

A quarrel starting over a house oc.
Cupied by J. O. Woerncr. manager of
the Consumers grocery this morn.
ing at $50 O'Clock terminated in an
attack upon Mr. Wocrncr by John
Mcbride, the landlord who drew =
large knife and plunged II into
Noernor's right arm, cutting two
long slashes, one above and one h..
low the elbow and resulted in Me
Brides arrest by the police on tine
charge of assault with a deadly wea.
pom.
The stabbing, which occurred i'm
the Consumers store on Main street
was Witnessed by several customers
VINO were in the building at theI
uine' one Of them having warned
Woerner to watch out" when ne saw Il
Mcbride draw his knife and get
,eaoy to sink II into its victims
back
Cuts Long Cash In Arm
Inc warning was sufficient 10 cause
MI. Woerncr to turn suddenly to-
ward his adversary with a result theI
KNIFE sunk into his upper right arm. |
and coursng downward. missed the
elnow and left a long gaping wound /
on the forearm. The slash. il is cs.
hmated, was fully ten inches in
length, and required several stitches
10 close up when Mr.. Wocrnor was
faken to the hospital for treatment
Mcbride, after njuring the store
manager ran out of the back door
of the store and sped toward his
homo ut 90l West Main street, whcrc
he was taken in custody short
time later by Chief Ben Ford and
Patrolman Jesse Holmes. He offered
no resistance, accompanying the of
hcers to the jail where he was locked
up pending a hearing on the charge
OF assault with a deadly weapon.
The stabbing affray had its incep.
ton in a dispute between Mr.. Woer-
ner. the tenant of a house owned by
Mcbride, and the landlord. who
sought to regain possession of the,
residence. The argument ran the
2amut from paying rents to getting
out OF the house under penalty of
having to pay a daily tribute for the
privilege of occupying the dwelling.
AS the debate grew in intensity Nc
BRIDE, 1t was noted, was laboring un-
der intense anger So heated was
ne that he threatened to attack Wocr-
ner with his fists, but because of his
age was warned by Woerncr not to
make any attempt at doing him any :
Dodlly harm undCr the pain of being
to the street, in spite of his
advanced years.
Knife Aimed at Back.
After telling the landlord not to
cause any more disturbance and to
leave at once, WOcrner it is said
by spectators, turned away from the
older man and started to walk to- b
ward the back of the store It was g
then that one of the customers saw v
Mcbride, his face white with rage, t
reach into his pocket and draw the I
knife. He cried at Woerncr to look 4
out just as the knife came down. The a
blow, which was intended to land in o
Woerner's back, caught him on the l
arm as ne swung around, leaving a
vicious wound in the muscles above ;
and below the elbow. &
Woerner, who remained cool and e
during the whole disturb. /
'nce. and even after he had been G.
FOUNDED, was taken to the hospital s.
"a have the large gashes dressed Il
md his arm bandaged. a
Mcbride, fully realizing what he v,
1ad done, went home only to be u
,laced under arrest a few minutes II
ater. "