Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-20
VERY SERIOUS AFFAIR.
Sunday Afternoon Scut-
ffe at Diamond Hill.
A MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT.
The Assailants Before the Court This
Morning.

The farm OF Patrick Mclaughlin on
Diamond Hill was the scene of a stabbing
affIay yesterday afternoon that is likely
to end In murder. Some men prowling
around attempted to break into what is
known as the red house and were warned
away by men in the employ OF Mr..
Mclaughlin.
They not only refused to go, but be-
came insolent and so Mr.. Mclaughlin,
the proprietor, was sent for, who politely
told the marauders to get OF his land.
They refused, and one at that time
made an attempt to get into the building,
whereupon Mr.. Mclaughlin took hold OF
him and scuffie ensued. A witness of the
AFFAIR said last night that the man who
was engagedin the scuffie with McLaugh-
lin squared of and struck the latter In the
right breast, throwing him to the ground,
another one OF the party supplementing
this by kicking the PROSTATE man.
This witness, Coggeshall by name
picked Mr.. Mclaughlin up, notified the
Cumberland police, and DIR. Hague was
sent for. After some delay the doctor ar
rived and upon examination found that
Mclaughlin had been struck with some
sharp instrument inHicting bad wound
atlthe breast bone and that several blood
vessels had been severed.
The police instituted a. search for the
assailant, and on the way to Mr.. Nc
Laughlin's house met two men in a car
risge. One jumped and ran into the woods,
but the other was captured, and proved to
be Jepson Kelley, q one-armed man, who
works on Albert Peck's place in Cumber-
land.
Kelley volunteered the statement before
the police and several witnesses that II
Mr.. Mclaughlin had been stabbed, 1t was
done by his brother, Isaiah Kelley, who,
ut the time Of the scrimmage, was whit
thing a stick with jack knife.
A description Of the assailant was tele-
phoned from Manville to the Woonsocket
police, and Chief Currier and Officer Gilt
ford, with Sheriff Cook OF Cumberland, In.
stituted search, which was unsuccessful
On their return to Woonsocket from th,
search they again received word that {
man answering the description, nameC
Isaiah Kelly was employed atlthe Highland
House. Kelly was arrested between IL and
IL at the Highland House, which is next
door to the house OF DIR. Hague, which
the officers visited on their search. He
was locked up at the police station in
Woonsocket.
Kelly says he is q years old a Nova
Scotian by birth, is married and has two
children. He says he is not a drinking
man, and is very positive that he had no
intention of stabbbing Mclaughlin and
does not remember of doing 80.
DIR. Hague reports that Mclaughlin is
in a comfortable condition today. The
assailant was arraigned today in the Dis
trict Court Central Falls, and pleaded not
guilty, and was held In the sum of $1,000
for examination one week from today.
His brother Jepson Kelly was also
arrsigned on a charge OF assault. lie
pleaded guilty and was held In the sum OF
$500 for examination next Monday also.
Patrick Deagan who was in company
with the Kelly's was also arraigned on O
charge Of assault and pleaded guilty was
fined go and costs.
The knife with which the assault was
committed is in the possession of Deputy
Sheriff Cook Of Cumberland and Is an or.
dinary two bladed jack knife, covered
with tobacco.