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Show MEXICAN ATTACKS OFFICEIJJH KNIFE Louis Reis, a Mexican who la thought to be slightly demented, attacked at-tacked Officer John "Murphy with a knife at the entrance to Electric alley yesterday afternoon, but the patrolman patrol-man succeeded In disarming the for olgncr beforo tho man had a chanqa to use the weapon. Rols was locked up at the oity Jail on a charge of assault as-sault with a deadly weapon. There is said to have been no provocation whatever for the attaok. Officer Murphy, shortly after going on duty at 3 o'olook, notioed the man loitering about the alley. He was thore half an hour afterword and tho officer npproached him as he wcb standing near one of the entrances. Without waiting to see what was going to happen to him, Rels displayed dis-played a long knife, which ho Is thought to have been holding In his hand, and mado a slash at the officer. Murphy escaped the blade and with his club knocked the weapon from the man's hand. He then marched Rels to police headquarters. The Mexican has been In this city for the past week or more. He was arraigned a few days ago on a vagrancy va-grancy charge and explained, through an intorprcter, that ho had been cm- I ployed on railroad construction work and wanted to stay In town until work opened up again. He was released from .custody. The officers noticed that he was of a moroae, sullen, dls- . nositlon and claimed that ho could SSeratond very little Engliob. |