Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-03-08
A SERIOUS AFFAIR.
Victim Of the Stabbing
ARRAY Dying.
THE ASSAIlANT ARRAIGNED
His Statement Of the Trouble-The
Case Continued.

is situated over the line In the town OF
police station In this city of the affair
shortly after it took place by Richard
Kane, whose home Is In New Haven,
Conn, and who was one of the men who
saw the stsbbipg.
Chief OF Police Perry Immediately sent
word to Deputy Sheriff Brown OF Attic
boro and then started for the scene with
DIR. Lane Roundsman Vananda and two
officers.
They found man named James Ellis
OF Elizabeth, N. j., lying on the filthy
floor apparently dying.
Around him were some OF his compan-
ions. Deputy Sheriff Brown arrived
about twenty minutes after Chief Perry,
and Ellis was placed In the patrol wagon
and taken to the Attleboro aims no use
where DIR. Holden dressed his wounds.
The physician found a cut on the left
arm, not very serious, but the fatal blade
had been sent home In another place just
over the heart. The knife had struck the
breast bone, glanced and entered between
the ribs, lacerating the lung. All that was
possible was done for the suffering man.
When DR.. Holden visited him again in
the evening he found that the man was
suffering from hemorrhage of the lungs
and was OF the opinion that he could not
live "a hours.
Ellis said his assailant was a fellow
named Frederick Harrington and to n
TRIBUNE man told the following story
He had stopped with a weaver named
Coyne In Woonsocket on Monday might,
and was on his way, walking, to India
Point, yesterday morning, when he met
Harrington about 900 feet from the camp.
Harrington asked him to go to the camp
with him. He found several men In there
and some of them had been drinking.
Suddenly Harrington whipped out II
knife and stabbed him. There had been
no unpleasant words passed between the
two, and he could assign no rea son for the
act.
He was very weak and barely able to
speak. In the meantime officers began
searching for hia asssilant.
Captain Rhodes was sitting In the sta
tion about O'Clock when a man about rs
years OF age, slight OF build with light
brown mustsche and roughly dressed
came In, took of his hat and looked
nervously around.
"Well, my man, what can do for your"
asked the captain.
az think am wanted here" answered
the man.
"What fort" asked the official.
"Well, I'm the unfortunate fellow who
did the cutting" was the reply.
He was searched and placed In a cell.
The Pswtucket officers brought Danie
Lawless, James Ashton, Edward Leonard &c
the station and they together with Rich
ard Kane, the man who notified the police
identified Harrington.
Harrington, Kane, Leonard Ashton and
Lawless were taken to Attleboro last
night at 1910 o'clock by Deputy Sheriff
Brown. Harrington waived requisition
rights. He made a statement OF the at
fair to Chief Perry during the evening
which was written out and signed by
Harrington. In substance 1t Is to the ef
feet that bis home Is on 7th street, North
west, Washington, ID. Z. He has been
roaming around the country eight years.
Ellis Monday.
About noon Ellis was lying In bunk
and Harrington was cutting letters on a
board. Ellis began to torment him about
getting a coat at q mission In Salem, Mass.
Harrington walked to the door, Ellis fol-
lowed and struck at him. Harrington
stabbed him in the arm with the knife.
Ellis went back and then came out and
struck again at Harrington and the latter
stabbed him again, this time In the breast
Ellis went back into the building and
when Harrington went back for his coat
and hat Ellis was lying on the floor look
Ing very pale.
He told the men he was going to give
himself up and did so. He met Ellis In
Salem at a mission and " hen man asked
Harrington IL he would pray for him and
he said yes, Ellis sneered at him and that
brought on the trouble yesterday.
Harrington was arrsigned in the Attic
boro District Court this morning and the
case was continued one week to await the
result OF Ellis's injuries.
This forenoon Chief Perry visited Ellis
at the Attleboro Almshouse and he was
just alive. rhe physicians have no hope
OF his recovery.
still Alive.
James Ellis is still alive at the Attle-
boro Almshouse. DR.. Holden says his
lungs are nearly filled with blood and
death is only a question ofs few hours.
The charge against Harrington Is assault
with intent to kill.
The men, Ashton, Leonard, Kane and
Lawless were charged with being tramps
and their cases were continued one week
so as to hold them as witnesses.
Hts Real Name.
II now trsnspires that the victims name
10 James Igo, and not Ellis, ss he gave II
at first.
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