Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-21
Fatal Assault !
a Quarrel with Terrible Ending.

a Quarrel with u Terrible Ending.
There was very sad occurrence on the
east side of the river in this city, yesterday
forenoon, resulting in the killing of Mr..
Everett Savage by Mr.. Scott Harvey. Has
tening to the scene of this sad affair shortly
after it took place, we gathered the facts in
the case from those who were present and
eyewitness of the entire transaction.
Mr.. Harvey is the owner of little dog, TO
the tail of which some mischievous person or
persons had tied tin dipper, which was fol-
lowed by the usual exhibition of speed on the
part of the cur 1t appeared to Mr.. Harvey
that this must have been done at the stable of
Mr.. +. S. Severance, few rods from Ken
nebec bridge, on the east side, where Mr..
Savage was employed as hostler, and Mr..
Harvey went to the stable very angry, in al
most raying condition, and asked who it
was that did the deed. AT that time there
were three persons in the stable, Savage, a
colored man named Peter Samuel, and Geo.
Bryant. Harvey challenged them to tell him
three of you don't dare to own i'll" Savage
then stepped out and assumed the whole re-
sponsbility, saying, 81 did it myself, and did
it alone Harvey then began to call him
bad names, which need not be repeated here,
doubled up his fists, and showed them into
Savage's face. This engendered quarrel at
once, and as Savage was the most muscular
of the two, and could handle Harvey easily,
the latter received few smart cuffs upon his
ears and some blows about his person.
The quarrel here ended temporarily and
Harvey started off with the intention, as he
said, of calling the police and having justice
done him. He came over to the west side of
the river, but those who saw his movements
say that he went no farther than Williams
block, and returned, making no efforts to get
police officer. Savage went into Sever
ance's house on Cony street. near the stable,
where he boarded, and informed Mr. Sever
ance that Harvey had gone after the police,
and was going to take the law on him, and
made remark something like this: 'I'd
ought to have given him more of cutting
than did,"
After few moments conversation Savage
started to go to his work in the stable, pass
ing out of the house by the back entrance.
This way leads past the house of Mr.. Harvey.
Here Savage again encountered his antago-
mist, who had just returned. On seeing Saw
age, Harvey's anger, which had apparently
embedded hut part;ally Tos roL;pdJad and
rose to a high pitch, and stepping to wood
pile near by his house, seized cord wood
stick, four feet in length and about five
inches in diameter. The men were both quite
mad Savage told Harvey to throw down his
stick of wood and he would meet him. The war
of words was kept up for some time, when
Savage made pass for Harvey, who raised
the stick and dealt him blow that feled him
to the earth as suddenly and effectuaiiy as if
he had been struck with a ten-pound sledge
hammer. He then dropped his stick and
ran into the house, closing the door after him,
but was induced by his wife to 60 out after
while and see how badly the man was injured.
Savage fell about four or five feet from Har-
vey's door.
Savage was unconscious from the moment
he struck, and appeared to be suffering in
tensely. At glance it seemed that his skull
had been fractured, and that an entrance had
been made to the brain. He was taken up
and carried into Severance's house, and DR..
Brickett called, who at once saw that it was
impossible for the man to live but few hours.
His eyes were closed and he lay in an entire
ly unconscious state, while his groaning could
be heard in every part of the house. All that
medical skill could suggest was performed,
but the sufferer breathed his last yesterday
afternoon about half past five o'clock. A
post norton examination will be made of the
body this morning at 10 o'clock.
The deceased was about 20 years Of age
and unmarried. Some five years since he
was employed by Mr.. Severance in his stable,
since which time he has been in California,
and returned about year and half ago,
having had good degree of prosperity, and
purchased farm in China, where his parents
reside and where he has a sister and two broth
ers, Parker and Charles. He was steady,
industrious and honest young man, punctual
in business, and always much liked by those
who have had dealings with him.
Mr.. Scott Harvey, who is now in Jail await
ing examination for this most unfortunate as
sault, is 90 years of age, and has wife but
no children. He is brother of Mr.. William
Harvey, and has resided here year or more,
He is peaceable, law abiding citizen, and
moral and upright man, and is not known to