Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-20
b 00D At CARS0N'S.
Joseph Ellis Appears in Town
Badly Wounded.
He Says a Togus Crowd Cut and
CIubbed Him.
Or. 1us'l Says that There Nay b Septic
Poison.

is at his home, in court running from
Capitol street. in condition which is
very discouraging to himself and his
friends.
His head. neck, one shoulder and arm
arc nearly covered with wounds made
by knife, clubs and some implement
or weapon the nature of which is not
known.
Late in the afternoon, Thursday, his
temperature was increasing and had
reached 1929. DIR. James E. Tuell, who
has charge of the case says that there
is every indication of septic poison.
DR.. Tuell was not called until Thursday
morning while the man received his in
juries Wednesday afternoon. This of
course makes the mans chances smaller
as the poison had a good time to get
into his blood
A Journal reporter called on Mr..
Ellis last evening and asked him for
his story of the manner in which he re-
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stances of the big fight which accord
ing to rumor had taken place.
Mr.. Ellis seemed to be in full con-
troll of his senses and talked very ra-
tionally Of the hard struggle he had
been through. He said:
David Knox, Judge" Erskins and
myself went out Togus way, Wednes-
day to look at farm. Mr.. Knox, my
cousin who is visiting me, wished to
see it. On our way back we stopped at
the Carson place and we had not been
there but few minutes when some of
the men from the Soldiers Home, who
We're about the place, insisted that I
should buy drinks for the crowd. l re-
fused to do so and they made some
threatening talk. made some answers
and we went out seeing that they meant
mischief.
I'VE started for our home and one of
them came out of the place followed by
several others.
1.-The leader had a big knife and
started for my horse saying that he
was going to cut the animals throat.
l interfered of course and he slashed at
me with the knife. Then the row be-
gan. The crowd came at me and my
companions. Some of them had clubs
| and it seemed to me that they were
| trying to Guido each other pounding
and cutting at me, but as Mr.. Knox has
some wounds some of them of course
were at him.
! Il defended my ribs and the rest of
my body the best 1 could but they got
in their work on my arm and head. 1
have eight wounds on my head and
three on my left arm. One of those on
my head is a knife wound and the
| others were made with cordwOod sticks.
Those on my arm were made with the
knife"
How did you succeed in getting away
from them?"
|
crowd. They helped the men. l was
fighting every one within reach and
knocked one of the women down and
got her club. At the same time man.
aged to clear myself of the mob and
turned on them with the club. I real
lied that good fight was my only
salvation and went in with the club.
made them retreat to the house and
lock the door,"
do you know any of those who as
| saulted your"
mo; but ] could identify them if l
saw them l should certainly recog-
nize the man who used the knife. Tive
of the women were Rose Carson and
| Mrs. George Carson, wife of young
George Carson. The other woman
lives near there and she came over and
joined in the fight"
Mr.. Knox received cut on one of his
of his assailants, and replied:
mo, I do not know them, but ]
could identify some of them
Mr.. Knox brought Mr.. Ellis to Au-
gusta, and when Mrs. Ellis and one of
her neighbors who was called, saw him,
they thought he had broken his. arm.
They learned later that he was injured
in several places, but did not call a
physician until Thursday morning.
DIR. Tuell was interviewed on the ma
ture of the mans wounds, and the first
result was Inflammation, showing that
there are several besides those on the
mans arm and head. DR.. Tuelf said
in substance:
THE principal wound on his arm ex-
tends from the point of the shoulder to
the elbow, and the knife went 70 the
bone. The bone was found to be ex-
posed when the wound was examined.
Right alongside of this wound was an
other on aiphth of an inch deep. and il