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A MuRDERous ASSAULT.
cIubbed and Stabbed With a Pitch
fork-Victin in Dangerous condi-

CIubbed and Stabbed With a Pitch
fork-Victlm in Dangerous condi-
ton.
Last Monday evening, at about seven
O'Clock, James Sullivan, known as Red
Jim, was assaulted and nearly killed
near his home on Murray Hill, in the
west part of Arlington, by two brothers,
John and Michael Powers. Sullivan had
been in Cambridge during the day and
was driving home. AS he Apr ,ached
the home of the Powers, he noticed one
of the brothers on eaglrs side of the road.
Arriving abreast of them,he was, With.
out warning, struck savage blow on
the right arm with heavy pitchfork,
breaking the arm. Another blow fol-
lowed, knocking Sullivan from the seat.
He was then dragged from his wagon to
the ground, where he was kicked,
pounded and stabbed time and again
with the pitchfork. After completing
their murderOus task, one of the assail-
ants went to Sullivan's home and in
formed his wife that she would find her
husband down the road i'll IA drunken
condition. Hurryng to the scene, she
found him lying insensible in the road.
She requested help from the Powers in
getting her husband home, but they
would extend no aid whatever. She was
compelled to go to another neighbours,
where assistance was ObtalEed and the
wounded man conveyed to his home
He has since been in critical condition
and Wednesday a council of physicians
was held. If he RECEIVERS, it will prob.
ably be several days days before he will
be out of danger.
Yesterday, Sheriff Wilson telegraphed
for States Attorney Bates, who went to
Arlington and took Sullivan's ante
mortem statement. The two Powers
brothers have been arrested, and this
afternoon we've brought here and lodged
in Jail. Bail has been fixed at $1,000
EACH The hearing will occur week
from to- morrow, the 18th.
Sullivan presents pitiable condition.
His face is badly battered, his right arm
is broken and body much bruised. In
the leg and groin and in tile back + the
neck are deep wounds caused by Il G
Stabs from the pitChfork rhls instr
meDt was heavy and the tines long and
stout Nevertheless, one of the tines
was broken and the handle cracked.
This assault is the elimination of
ieud of many va 5 standing. There
two suits, now pending in the courts,
one brought by Sullivan and the other
by the Powers, and other Suits have in
times past been fought. Bad blood has
been engendered and threats of personal
violence have been numerous. The
Powers have threatened to break every
bone in Sulivan's BODY, and evidently
attempted to carry out this purpose
Monday evening. w.
The Powers claim that Sullivan was in
a drunken condition at the time of the
assault; that he had several stones in his
wagon, and attempted to use them. Sui
livan says that while in Cambridge he
drank four glasses of whiskey, but at in
tervals of an hour or more. and that he
had felt no intoxicating eff, cts whatever.
Tue neighbOrs who assisted III removing
him to his home say that there was no.
thing at the time t. indicate that he had
been drinking. There are now some
stones in the vicinity of the accident
which the Powers claim were in Sulli-
vans wagon.