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Show NEAIILY iXtUUU T() DKATII. treated by the t ity Marshal. JACKSONVILLE. Fa JU1U, on tek Mctiai,l of "thislity evening at the bauds of Steve VWms e;ty marshal, from the effects of 'ffi doubtful. Wiggins called at McQuaid's resulonco this ufernoon, and asked hint Tipny h,m aboul lw Wwka Z tW8pwl a '0,',iou Stiite di io Wl".l-' was Sllid 10 bc ,n bad con-i con-i VP . , ,,,a'01' ''ousuntod, and both Stan,., p Slal0 w, jns left his saddlu horse hiu-lu-l to a tree opposite McQuaid's residence, ami when about half a block up State street m exclaimed to the mayor: "See dirt" iU!lk1' yuu'vo bLua doig "ie MeQuaid w as about to reply that he uidu tallow any man to talk to him that way. but had only spoken one or two words when Wiggins pulled oul his club and with au oath cried, "butyou'll never do it any more," and struck' Me Quaul four or live heavy blows over l he head and face. The Mayor dropped to tho pavement senseless, with blood spurting from his scalp. Wiggins ran around the corner, mounted his horse and galloped away. MeQituid was .stunned and partially unconscious for n minute, then regained his feet and was able to walk to his house, his path being marked by blood, lie now lies in bed in a very weak condition. Tlio physician says that tho skull is not fractured, frac-tured, but fears are entertained nf i-nn. Mission of the brain. The top and right side of his head is badly cut, right cheek bruised and badly swollen, and bis right arm is helpless. Wiggins lashed his horse into breakneck break-neck sliced until he reached McGirt's creek, wherj the J. T. & K. W. railway rail-way crosses it There he turned over his badge to his nephew, Charlie Biggs, and sent him back with it to Chief of Police Phillips on his horse. It is sun-posed sun-posed that he then boarded the southbound south-bound train. Ho will probably bc arrested ar-rested in some south Florida town, as telegrams have been sent in all directions. direc-tions. Charges of official laxity and of dishonesty bad been preferred' against Wiggins. Ho had suspicions that the mayor was responsible for this and inado threats iu the morning to "do him up." Mctjuaid had uot heard of the threats and suspected nothing. There is great excitement here, and threats oviolcnce to Wiggins should he bo caught. Mayor MeQuaid is oue of the epidemic heroes, and is very popular here. He was at the bead of the auxil-liary auxil-liary i Sanitary association nfter the death of Col. Daniels in September, 1888. |