The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-15
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GronhoIdt Found Probably Guilty
and Bound Over TO The
Grand Jury.

Gottfried Gronholdt was tried in the
Sixth District court today for an assault
with a knife upon George Jacobson, cap
tain of the barge Pendleton.
He was adJudged probably guilty and
was held for the grand jury in 500.
The case was a somewhat hszy one,
there being no witnesses of the affair
save the principals. and both had been
drinking freely.
Jacobson testified that last Wednes-
day night hs left the cabin to go for
ward, when he was followed by Gron-
holdt who sta bbed him in the small OF
the back After the attack he said that
he pushed Gronhodt aside. told him to
60 to bed, and then went to his own
cabin, where he dressed his wound. y
At the time of the cutting the Pendle-
ton was anchored on the east side of the
channel and opposite Harbor Junction.
The following morning the captain
made Gronholdt sign the ships articles
and paying him off for that day, made
him give up his knife and then told him
to take his bag and go ashore.
DR.. VIM. +. Kenney described the
wound. which. he said, had now nearly
healed. 1t vas incised, half an inch wide,
but how deep, he could not say. as he
did not think IL necessary to use a probe.
Martin Hanson, the cook, saw the cap
tain and Gronholdt leave the cabin that
night. ,8ronholdt being In the rear. Both
men had, he said, been drinking, but
they were alone on the deck and he
couldn't tell what was done there by
either of them.
Walter Wogh, a deckhand testified that
on the following day Gronholdt said to
him that possibly he could have cut the
captain, but he couldn't remember that
he had done so. He told Gronholdt that
the best thing he could do would be to
go ashore and get clear OF the whole af-
fair.
In response to questions put TO him by
Gronholdt Wogh said that Capt. Jacob
son got Gronholdt to the cabin and there
made him sign the ships articles to
prove that he had been paid in full for
his services.
shoot Gronholdt made him put his knife
on the table. This the accused did. Then
the captain raised his rife and told Gron-
holdt that II he didn't go out of the
cabin he would shoot him.
Patrolman Alfreds told of his arrest
of Gronholdt and described the latter's
knife. 1t was an ordinary. medium sized
pOCket knlfe, the large Didue OF WHICH
was broken off one-third it's length.
Gronholdt told him that IL he, Gronholdt,
had cut the captain he. Gronholdt didn't
knowoft.
Gronholdt testified that that evening
Capt. Jacobson came to him and coaxed
him to go ashore.
He declined TO 60. but the captain in
sisted pulling him by the arm and say
ing: 'I want you to 60 with me; you
must do So"
They went ashore. visited a saloon and
had several drinks. When they returned
to the barge, he, Gronholdt, wanted to
go to bed, but the captain said: mo;
you have got TO sit UP and help me drink
this bottle OF gin
From conversation they passed TO tests
OF strength. first hooking fingers and
pulling. Then they clasped hands TO see
which could make the other give In by
bending the others hand back.
In these feats he beat the captain, and
so badly that Jacobson got angry and
told him to 60 ashore. which Gronholdt
said he would do
Jacobson then said: "I want to see you
on the deck" and as the captain led the
way ne followed him. After he started
for the deck he had no recollection of
what took place, until the next morning,
when the captain, at the point of his
gun, compelled him to sign the ships
articles thus securing his. Gronholdts,
discharge, and to give up his pocket
knife