The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-17
SIX cUTs oN HEAD.

SIX CUTS ON HEAD.
DR.. Abbott. who attended Hull. tes-
tilted thag there were six wounds on
Hulrs head three Of which were clean
cut, one inch long.
Robert Shepard testified that he saw
the respondent come out of Hulls yard
and go over to his. Pasqualis, shop.
As the RESPONDENT walked away the
witness heard Pasuuan's say that he
would go and get a knife and fix Hull
Lycurgus Barton. colored boy. en-
ployed by Hull. corroborated the latter
in his version Of the affair.
The police evidence was that Pas
quail went to the station TO make
complaint that Hull had assaulted him,
but added that he had fixed him. At
the same time a Datrolman telephoned
i'm that Hull had been assaulted and
requested that Pasquali should be held
Pasquali was searched and two old
pocket knives were found. on neither of
which was thde any blood. Pasquali
told Sergt. Gilmartin that he went back
the second time to straighten out the
milk bill; that when he put his hand
in his pocket to get his money Hun
again knocked him down. Hull denied
that
PASQUALTS STORY.
PasquaH swore that without any
provocation Hull knocked him down
twice and when he was down the sec
ond time Hull pounded and kicked
him. The respondent said why do
you do this when / have come to pay
bill?" When n was allowed to get
up and he had reached the sidewalk,
Pasquali came TO the conclusion that
il would be best TO return and settle
the bill rather than have any contro-
versy. He went back. pulled out a
~ ,vA FOL I,t1I
TO take out what he thought was due
him
Instead OF taking the money. Hull
picked -sLnne-anl- Threatened
Kill the respondent.
Pasquau picked up a bottle and stood
on the defensive. Hun seized the re-
spondent and when they were clinched.
he, Pasquali, dropped the bottle and
swung hts fist as hard as he could in
self-defense. In the sCrimmage both
men went up against a barn door and
Hull's head struck the edge Of ii. After
he got away from HUI the respondent
went to the Fourth Station to enter a
cOmlaint OF assault. PaSquaii said that
between the first and second scrim-
images ne did not go back to his shoe
makers shop He denied emphatically
that either time he used a knife or that
he had such n knife in his hand.
Henry St. JACQUES saw the Eight.
HUI had Pasuual down, held him by
the throat and punched him. When
Hull let Pasquali up HUI went nto
the barn Pasquali picked up a beer
bottle and Hull sad. "Nou hit with me
with that bottle and I'll kin you Pas
quail walked up and down in the barn
yard. Thinking the fight was over
the witness went away. Pasquali did
not strike Hull neither did he have a
knife in his hand
CAME TO PAY. NOT TO FIGHT.
George II. Mergtt. g. coal Gsalc.
saw part OF the fight PasquIIi was
leaning against a shaft Of the wagon
into which Hull was hltching a horse.
PasqualPs hand was In his pocket
Hull jumped up, Knocked P1squau
down and getting upon him with his
knee upon Pasdualis stomach and
while Pasqualrs head was against
the groun punched pasQuaU in the
eye. Pasquali said IT didn come here
90 nght. I came Co pay a bill" Uull
let pasouali up and the respondent
p cked up beer bottle. As he did
this Bun plcksl up "a Jagged stone and
threatened Co. klll PasquaH The two
men came together ans Taauuali
seized Huu ~ The fale causing IL 10
bleed. Then pasquaH laft the yard
walking towata his pasquaIs shop
and Hull sem a boy out Tor "a police
officer Pasqu1l cid not draw a knife
What happened after this Mr. Merritt
could not say. for h. drove on.
Emanuci p'Alvia. br1hor-ln-law ~
the respcudcrt, saw the Gght. After