| Show ln at ET evanston Evan anston slon at about on wednesday evening jim porter made a murderous assault upon a brakeman named I gray in the vicinity of oders saloon on front street evanston it seemed the two men were talking together in the saloon porter being under the influence of liquor and aggressive ive when gray went out of the side walk porter followed him up and knocked him down kicked him in the face and side and finally before the machad man had time to fully get on his feet and as an eye witness told the chieftain reporter teporter was apparently trying to get awa bortei caught him with one hand band and with a knife in the other hand made a slash at hia his victims neck inflicting a ghastly wound but by a fortunate fortunato chance missed the jugular vein by a hairs bairs breadth porter then walked off in the direction of the freight house ie e was quickly followed by officers afi cers dickey and knight annu and citizens and af after ter a brief hunt be avas found arrested and lodged in jail the injured man nian was taken to a room at the evanston Hotel where hc the surgeons examined and dres dressed sed his wound the preliminary trial was set for today to day tuesday before justice E castle |
