The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-26
One Victim Of Cutting ARRAY in
Serious Condition.
Four Men Are Under
Arrest.
Drunken Row on India Street
Sunday Morning.

Yesterday the police authorities scent
much Of the day in learning more partic-
ulars OF the exciting affair that TOOK
place near the corner of Fore and India
street., shortly before O'Clock yesterday
morning. They found out that In addi-
ton to Martin Oleson and his brother
Olaf Oieson and John Hudner, who were
taken to the station badly cut up, there
were two other men who had been en-
gagged in the row. These two men are
Thomas Oleson, q brother OF Martin and
oIaf, and Melvin p. Stinson. The lsttsr,
with Hudnsr lie one OF the sailors on the
revenue cutter Woodbury., and Thomas
Olsson, with his brothers, was long
shoreman. Stinson was found aboard the
cutter yesterday forenoon by Onioers
Frank and Greeley, and after being placed
under arrest was taken to the poll CO sta
ton. Thomas Oieson was found In q
house at the corner Of Fore and Hancock
streets by Officers Massnre and Thrasher,
and taken to the station. he had man
aged to escape the police at the time OF
the row. and went to this house, where
friend lives. He remained In thi house
until yesterday forenoon.
Stinson has no outs on his body, but Is
somewhat banged up AZ result OF the
excitement. Thomas OIeeon has cut In
the back between the shoulders, one on
the hip and one on the head, none OF
which, however, are regarded as danger
Gus. Thomas Oleson, Stinson and Hud-
ner were taken to the jail yesterday morn
ing. Olaf OIeson, who has q cut In the
muscles of his body near the right arm,
a cut in the short rin in the breast, ana
cash on the back OF the head, was taken
to the Maine General Hospital yesterday
forenoon. Martin, as was stated yester-
day, has cut about four inches deep
near the shoulder blade, and another cut
on the head. Martins condition Is dan
gerous. The physicians at the hospital
last evening stated that ne had rested
fairly well all day, but they say that his
wounds are very critical and that 1t will
be day or two before they will be able to
state what his chances for recovery are
Beside ths cut on his left wrist, Hud-
ner also has q small cut on his left leg.
Only one side OF the case was heard yes
terdsy, this being this story that the sail
ors told the police. Hndner and Stinson
say that bstween and 3 o'oloak ysstsr-
day morning, they were walking along
Fore street, near India, and that the
three Oieson brothers were walking along
on the opposite side OF the street. The
sailors say that everything was going
along all right until one Of the Olsson
men, seeing the men from the cutter.
sang out, "Ob, there go the men from
the Woodbury.. Thoss fellows from the
Woodbury. were never any good anyway"
The sailors also add that the OIeson
brothers made other remarks redsch ng
on the cutters crew. Then the sailors
crossed the street to see who had been
making this cheap kind of talk. This
started the row which followed, with
such disastrous consequences. Ali OF the
participants in the affair. the police say,
had been drinking pretty freely In oele-
bration of Christmas eve.
All OF the five msn have been searched
By the officers. In the clothes of Hudner
yesterday was found a knife on which
there was considerable blood. Olaf Ole.
son, who was able to talk in a somewhat
incoherent manner, while the wound in
his head was being sewed up by City
Physician Leighton yesterday morning,
took special pains TO deny that he or his
brothers had used any knife in the row.
He pulled out a rusty knife from his
pocket and showed 1t TO the officers, say
ing that It had not bsen used In the
scuffls.
The case viii probably come up at this
mornings session of the municipal
court, but an adjournment will undoubt-
edIy be taken for several days until some
thing definite can be learned as to the
condition of Martin Oleson and Olaf