| Show DEATH AGAIN CHEATED there are lines of humor and absurdity running through perform ances ancee oft off the stage as well as on A short abort time since the newspaper readers of the world were more or less shocked at reading of the assassination of john W mackay one of the earths colossal millionaires by a crank in san francisco details were in demand and for a short time serious results were expected then the injured man took a turn for the better and to la nearly as good as well but all of the story did not reach us it seems that the doctors in charge admit that their patient had been nearer to death than was waa given out we learn that on wednesday night last he was stricken with acute internal pains while dressing fur for the street his physicians were summoned immediately rod and found him suffering from a foreign substance gin io the vermiform appendix the foreign body was a green pea of this vegetable mackay is very fond and during the time be was in bed suffering from the effects of Ripp eyd bullet he mo ate heartily of them one of the peas became lodged ike as stated and caused the trouble he sank rapidly and several times the doctors doctore tors were on the verge of giving up hope macnays Mac kays rugged constitution however brought him to the convalesce t stage he suffered eufie red excruciating agony and was most of the time under the influence of drugs by his orders the truth was concealed from the public until the news leaked out we are also advised that the assassin walter C rippey im i rapidly recovering from the effects of the wound which he inflicted upon himself on 01 being informed int ormed ned that mackay was in the condition above described he is said to have expressed the greatest sorrow and aad regretted having done the shooting saying ile he must nave have been crazy at the time |
