The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
stabbing ARRAY, AS
saults and Fire at
w ebster.
THE JUDGE.
Sensational Developments
in Court Cases-Sore
Heads and Losses.

| Webster, April 22.-This town is full
of sensations, the latest occurring this
noon in the form of a stabbing ARRAY
There were two sensational assault
cases tried in court, this morning, and
the principals were women. This after
noon a $500 fire further increased ex-
citement.
Peter Leonewiez and Joseph Davit,
two Poles, employed in the gig room
at the South Village mills, engaged in
warm argument, which ended in a
scrap.
officer Henry C. King, who is en-
ployed in the mill, was called to quell
the disturbance, but before he appeared
Dayit had received a serious wound.
The officer arrested Deonewiez ana ne
will be brought before the district court
next Tuesday and charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon. The otncer
has the weapon that was used, III MS
possession.
From the story told by the prisoner,
he had some words with Davir and
struck him in the face with the end OF
a closed knife. He says that Davit
threw a heavy wooden bar at him, but
did not strike him.
The officers and DR.. Fred A. Brown
especially, say that the knife was not
closed but that it was the blade that
pierced the mans cheek. A fearful sash
was made, which penetrated INTO the
mouth. The face is fearfully swollen,
and yehen the reporter saw him he was
covered with blood, and the wound was
bleeding freely.
Davit. the wounded man, is married
and lives in a tenement house il the
rear of the Boston Store with MS ram
ilv. The arrested man is rs years old
and unmarried. He lives in South VII
lage. -.
The arrested man cried like baby
when locked in the cell.
He will be arraigned before Justlce
Clarke next Tuesday
True to the old-time adage, Three
fires always in succession" an alarm
from box q called the fire department
to a three-tenement dwelling house IN
Perryville, Dudley a tritle past
O'Clock this afternoon. The depart
ment had a two-mile run, but made
exceedingly quick time. The steamer
and hook and ladder companies re-
snonded The dwelling house, which
is situated near the stocking mill, a
long distance from fire headquarters,
which was formerly used as slaugh-
fer house is owned by Josiah Perry OF
PerrvviIle. The house is occupied by
G. A. Deon. Frederick Miller and Ru-
dolph Miller and families, all of whom
are employed in the stocking mill close
by. The house was nearly burned to
the ground, and a shed adjacent was
connnletelv Quilted. The loss is esti-
mated at about S14O0, which is covered
nv insurance through Waldo johnson
& Sons agency.
The fire was due to burning grass IN
the rear of the house. WoodSned
caught from the blazing grass and the
house in turn from the shed. Two
other houses near by narrowly escaped
being destroyed, but wet plankets
ulaced on the roofs protected them
against the flames.
The alarm was sent to Webster from
the mill Office by telephone, and a box
was pulled in. A small duck pond
near the house was nearly drained by
the putting steamer.
with the exception Of the house and
shed the loss is small, as the three
families succeeded in getting out all
Of their furniture.
D. A. Stead. employed in the ada
cent mill. had a narrow escape from
having his head taken on.
Mr.. Stead was managing f1re eX-
tinguisher. called usually chemical,
when it exploded. one end blowing out,
and the main part of the extinguisher
hving away several yards into the
burning building, with loud report.
The machine passed with lightning
snaed within an inch of his head. AS it
tore itself away from him his hands
were cut in several places, as he vainly
ATTEMPTED to intercept its sudden
flight. The chemical belonged to the
The department worked for some two