Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-16

NeGraw's Assault en- Col. Wood
barry.

Municipal court was packed yesterday
.orping; and there seemed to be deep feel
8, Of indignation among the spectators
.-.;nst the prisoner. McGraw was arraipned
:, 4bree counts For assault and battery ON
Han. Eben Woodbury. for assault upon Mai.
CHARLES d. House, and for drunkenness. He
,,le,d not guilty, waived examination, and
inaee True imposed fine of $40 and costs.
uon. Hiram Knowlton of Portland, men,
~, of the Valuation Commission, and coun
=. for the plaintiffs, begged his Honor to re-
consider his judgment, and to reflect upon
,be aggravated nature of the offence. Mr..
Woodbury., upon whom the principal attack
,as made, is prominent citizen of Houlton,
Who has been selected from his knowledge of
property and thorough acquaintance with af-
Airs. to represent Aroostook county on the
Commission. He is gentleman past sixty
Gears of age. year agohe sustained a fear
mi fall in house which he was building in
Houlton. from the effects of which he has not
recovered, and is now in feeble health. Mr..
Woodbury. sworn. He testified that on
the evening in question he had an engage
ment at the State House, and after supper he
started from the hotel to attend to his duties.
Near Dr. Wilder's residence he heard the cry
Of s.murdeT" ring out on the air. A horse
attached to a sleigh came galloping down
State street without driver. Opposite Mr..
Blane's residence one of the robes fell from
the sleigh, and Mr.. Woodbury. was standing
near it when some fellows drove up. One of
them said evil you hand me that robe.
Captain:' He complied with their request.
Soon McGraw came along, and witness pleas
antly asked: WAS that your horse:''
ayes" replied the young ruffian, land it is
none of yoar Cd id business. or
any other mans" Mr.. Woodbury. saw that
the fellow was intoxicated, and. desiring to
ed down toward the capitol. Just as he was
going up the stone steps, Mct;raw, who had
dogged his footsteps, struck him a fearful
blow on the head with his clenched fist, ex-
claiming You republican
son of -. I'll kill you The
blow staggered the witness, and lie
teeled up against stone post. Mciraw
then repeated his blasphemous imprecations.
Major House, who was near, demonstrated
with the young desperate. McGraw then
called the Major "a black republican son of
-" and threatened to kill him. He
was about to repeat his attack on Mr.. Wood
bury, when the Major grappled with him.
Mr.. Breen one of the watchmen at the
State House, now appeared on the scene, and
Mctiraw took to his heels, holly pursued by
Breen. He caught the rough near the Au-
gusta House, and assisted by officer Carter,
got the fellow to the lookup after several Sc
we're struggles. Mr.. Woodbury. was so bad
" injured by the onset, that he could not at
tend to business, and the Commission were
obliged to suspend work for the evening.
|, is not unlikely that, with his badly shat
tered health. serious, if not fatal conse-
quences may ensue from the effects Of the
assault. Judge True, after hearing this testi-
mony, put the prisoner under $1,000 bonds on
this count for appearance at the March term
of court.
On the second warrant, for assault on
Major House. he was fined so and costs,
and one month in Jail. On the third
count for drunkenness he was sentenced to
thirty days in Jail.
When Tom McGraw is sober. he is not q
bad fellow by any means; but few glasses
of liquor seem to put the devil into him, and
in that condition he is dangerous man.
The community wonders why he always es-
capes so easily. Last spring he broke away
from officer Carter, while being taken to Jail,
and was allowed to 90 unpublished. A few
months later he made felonious assault upon
officer Thorndike for which he was nominally
sentenced TO pay a fine of $50 and costs. He
was given ten days to raise the money, but
has paid but $40 on this fine up to date Now
he makes murderous attack upon two
gentlemen in feeble hcalth-one of them suf-
fering from wounds received in the service
and we fear that will be the last we shall
hear of the case. He seems to be priv
LEGGED character. An outraged community now
demands that he shall suffer the full penalty
of the law, and expiate his misconduct in
State Prison.
For THE LADIEs.-Velvet mice are set
on Tam O. Shanter hats. Champagne red
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