The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-03
Clarence S. Cook Says StahbIng Of Victim
Was Without PrMucatIon
SMITH HAD A KNIFE IN HIS SLEEVE.
Miss idiIe Rounds Declared That Earlier in tie
Day Smith Hal Threatened TO Fix Her Before
kghi-A SOu o. Seli-Dsisnoa.

When Brinton + unds was cut 10
death with a knife last week on the
Thornton farm in South Foster, il was
charged that Jarvis Smith was the
person responsible. Yesterday Coroner
Cameron began an official investigation
OF the killing.
Two autopsies have already been
held, one by Special Medical Examiner
Perkins OF Providence. who was sent
by Attorney General Tanner, and the
other by Medical Examiner Arnold of
Foster
There were numerous witnesses eX-
amined yesterday. but the most inn
pOrtant in the whole case is Clarence
s. Cook, the bicycle riding companion
of Rounds on the day he was stabbed.
Cook said he was an eyewitness of
the tragedy
COOKS STATEMENT.
He testified i'm substance: "On the
day of the stabbing Brinton Rounds
and T went 20 the house where the
trouble occurred on our wheels We
passed Smith. My sister told US what
Smith had said TO us. and asked US
both 10 stay and we took our wheels
across the road and waited for Smith.
When he came he looked into some OF
the windows of the house, the west
part. lie had come out of the entry.
Then Rounds and | came up To him and
he asked if Patia had gone away l told
him / guessed she had. Then told IN
he hadn't any right around here.
"Brinton Rounds said TO him: What
night have you got 30 prowl around
here and peek into windows, soaring
folks half TO death?'
smith said: IN show you what
-ilsAt-4-te got. Then Smith drew II
knife and stabbed Rounds in the abdo-
men. As near as | could tell Smith
had The knife up his sleeve.
Rounds said as he staggered back:
Hes killed me- He walked alone tn
the door and | helped him into the
house and on to the bed. Smith stabbed
Rounds and then walked right away
with the knife in his hand. ! saw him
have the knife as he was on the road.
l went after a doctor fnr Rounds
TIL FIX YOU"
Addie Y. Rounds, 70 years old. daugh-
ter OF Mrs. PaItia Rounds. who occu-
pied the house in the yard OF which
Brinton Rounds received his wound.
said:
when was coming from my
mothers house on the day i'm question
I saw Smith coming out Of my door
yard. Passing me he turned and hand
ed me the door key. saying that he
ought not tp give it to me. but he
would ! told him 10 keep away from
MY Uf9Te. aUd h. told me not to be
saucy. for. said he, IN fix you before
night
"Printon ana Clarence 8. Cook came
along and ] asked them 30 protect me
I went In and locked the doors and
soon after Smith returned | saw my
brother leading Brnton Rounds into
the house and the latter said he had
been cut. Smith went away along the
road
SELF Defence
Frank Hamilton. who had a conver-
sation with Jarvis Smith on October
81. testified that Smith iold lam he hal
got into trouble and must get away
He said ne had cut'somebodv. but had
done Il in self-defence. Witness adj
vised him not 10 gu away, and Smith
changed his mind and didn't leave.
smith told Hamiltuu. according to
the testimony thai ha had cut the same
one who had given him his black eve.
LEROY X " Dkps. who saw Rounds
the night after he was stabbed. tes-
tifed rs follows: Pounds and Cook
met Smith. who said be was going
after his paper ana would return. They
hi1 heir wheels nu1 wait "a until
Sn,fth came hack Returning Smith en-
tered the house came ont and met
Rounds ~ the c-~rHr ~ the house.
After o few words smith stabbed
Rounds The wounded man said he
didn't strike Smith or have any wean-
cps Bounds thoueht smith took his
knife from an inside breast pocket"
c~,ith is n ,,y bsi1 ,p thp charge ~