The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-08
A PROBABLE MURDER.
James Ellis Stabbed at the "Dago"
Camp, Near Pawtucket.
HIS ASSAlLANT SURRENDERS.
He r. Frederick Harrington OF Washing
ton, -. e., and says Ellis Twitted Him
About n (" Mission" Coat He Had On
Ellis I'm "a Prccarious Condition.

Yesterday afternoon Richard Kane, a
tramp, reported AT the police station at
Pawtucket that stabblng affray had
tax place in the locality known as the
"Dago" camp, situated just over the
line in Attleboro. Chief OF Police Perry
found that maa named James Ellis,
belonging in FL zabetb. n. j.. had been
stabbed, perhaps fatally. Dy another man
named Frederick Harrington. DIR. Lane
OF Pawtucket accompanied the CHIEF, and
did not think that Ellis could survive the
wound, which WAS ia the breast.
Deputy Sheriff Brown OF Attletoro
took Ellis TO the Attleboro Aims
house, where DIR. Holden made a
more thorough investigation of his in
jures. He found that the wound in the
breast had probably penetrated the lung,
the blade OF tue knife gancing from the
breast bone and entering between the
lung ana the ribs.
The story OF the affair as related by
Ellis was To the effect that he met Ha =
rington Yesterday, about 300 feet from
the camp, which has DeeI used for some
time as n rand,zyous for tramps. Har-
rinRton asked him TO accompany him TO
the C ,np, which lie did. Several other
men were there, some OF whom appeared
To have been drink ng.
Without any provocation Harrington
suddenly whipped out "A knife and
stabbed him twice. once in the left arm
and again in the breast. Ellis averrs d
that there had been DO unpleasant words
between them, AMI he could assign no
,eason for the act. Ellis said he was on
his way TO India Point. having stopped
with a weaver named Coyne in Woon-
socket Monday night. He worked on the
farm Of William Waldron of MicAlo-d
until reCently
Hemorrhage set in late last evening.
and DE-. Holden expressed the belief that
he would MT live twenty-fo hours.
Harrington surrenders Himself
Frederick Harrington, the man who d i'd
the cutting, delivered himself up 10 the
PawtucAet police about O'clock last
evening. His story varies considerably y
from that told by Ellis. lie says he had
been AT the settlement" since Saturday,
and Ellis came tnere Monday, remaining
over night. Yesterday afternoon Har-
rington Says he was sitting on a board.
cutting letters in it with a JACK knife,
when Ellis said there was so netning he
didn't like about a coat he lad OH.
In explanation OF this harrington
stated that he met Ellis once beior. in a
mission in Salem, where man prayed
for him witt his (HarrIngt ms permis-
sion. At this Ellis took occasion TO
+. sneeT, Wnlcu leu harrington 10 say tnat
he wished he had the moral courage to
be "A CHRISTIAN" AT this mission they
gave Harrington q coat, aud it was Ellis's
alluslon to this coat aud the attendant
circumstances which Harrington did not
like. Harrington went out OF the snanty
and stood near the door. Ellis, he says,
then followed him out aud attempted to
strike him, whereupou he slashed at him
with the knife, striking MIN in the arm.
Ellis went back into the sOa1ty, butts OF
returned and again attempted to strike
Harrington, wnen the latter struck AT
him again with the knife. Ellis went
lack Into the building aud Harrington
started to walk away, but soon returned
aud saw two men bending oyer Ellis. lie
told them he was going TO give him
self up.
Deputy Sheriff Brown took Harring-
ton to Attleboro, together with James
Ashton, Daniel Lawless, Edward Leon
ard and Richard Kane, Jramps who saw
the affair. as witne 'ses.
Harrington was arraigned this morn.
ing ia The Attleboro court and put under
81 1000 ,onds. The case was Continued
ole week TO await developments.
The other four tramps were held under
500 boLds each as witnesses
His Name is Igo.
Chief Perry went TO Attleboro thi.
morning and visited the wounded man
The Initials -. l." were found tattooed
on his arm. aud he admitted that hi:
name Is James lgo. uot ia mes Ellis.