Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-31
SERIOUS CUTTING AFFRAY
AsssiIant says His Mind IL Blank. Hut He
10 Bound Over.

Asssiiant nays His Mind IL Blank. Hut He
10 Bound Over.
A very peculiar cutting ARRAY occurred
between and 10 o'clock Saturday night
which came very near ending fatally, and
the result may yet be serious, although
the injured man is In comfortable con-
dition.
The police were not apprised of the af-
fair until after midnight, and have been
engaged ever since In unraveling the diff
ferent phases of the case.
The result of the work OF the officers 80
far Is very good, for the man that did the
cutting was behind the bars before
O'Clock Sunday morning and several i'm
portsnt witnesses were secured yesterday.
1t seems that Olaf Hagstrom, a swede,
and Joseph Lebri. a Frenchman, got into
some difficulty, and resulted In Lebri get
ting two long deep cuts on the neck and
another across the face made by knife
or razor In the hands OF Hagstrom.
These men are employed on the Grove
street sewer. Lebri boards at Woodlawn
and Hagstrom at the house OF Ole Ander-
Saturday evening the men met at Gen.
tral Falls and drank to such an extent
that both became intoxicated and quarrel
some. Neither one Of the men can SPEAK
English and how the Swede could make
the Frenchman understand, or vice versa,
Is a mystery. When they started for
Pawtucket Hagstrom was hardly able to
walk.
Lebri offered to take him home and did
so. They arrived at Anderson's house
shortly after 8 O'Clock and both went into
the kitchen. Then, according to Iebri's
story, Hagstrom suddenly turned with
out any warning or provocation and cut
him with knife or a razor.
Hagstrom says he remembers nothing
about 1t, but says Lebri struck him while
they were In the yard.
He said that II Lebri was cut he must
have done 1t, but says Saturday night Is a
blank to him.
There are blood stains In Anderson's q
kitchen and on the steps.
Lebri went to DIR. Beaudry's Office and
had his wounds dressed.
He was weak from loss of blood, but he
started for Il he station. He was met by OFF,
Ger Black, who took him to Officer Roch-
ford, to whom Lebri told the details OF
the affair.
Lebri was confused and hardly knew the
place where he had left Hagstrom, but
after over an hours search by Rounds
man Sweet and Officers White and Roch-
ford the place was located.
Anderson was awakened, but claimed TO
know nothing of the affair. Lebri said
he could identify Hagstrom so a search
was made and Hagstrom was found asleep
in an attic room. He was arrested and
locked up at the station.
Yesterday morning he was arraigned on
a charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon and through an interpreter said
that he knew nothing of the affair. A
rtea OF not guilty was entered and he was
held In the sum OF $500 for trial his morn
ing.
II Inflammation does not set In Will re-
cover.
This morning In the court the case of
Hagstrom was called. James L.'Jenks ap-
peared as City,Solicitor but Hagstrom IN had
no counsel.
The court requested Richard Martin,
Esq, to appear for him and after Mr..
Martin heard Hagstrom's story he ad-
vised him to admit sufficient evidence
to corrsict.
Hagstrom was then bound over in the
sum of $500.