Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-14
USED A KNIFE.
Assault With Intent 70 Murder
Case Near Togus.
VIM. Henry Admits Knitting VIM
Casey-PIeads Self-Oefence.
Casey Has Two Bad Cuts, but Will
Recover.

cality around Togus, Which has per-
haps been the scene of the commission
of more crime, Of a greater or less mag
nitude, than any other section of Ken
nebec county, has again forced itself
within the radius of the public vision,
through the agency of n combination
of an ugly temper and ToOr rum, and
1t was only by a narrow margin that
the county escaped having murder
trial on the docket at the September
term of court.
AS q result of the trouble, William
G. Casey, who lives on the Mud Mills
road, is in bed with two gashes In his
breast, and one William Henry of Chel-
sea, who did the cutting, is in Kenne-
bee Jail, awaiting the next sitting of
the grand jury.
Henry was arrested, Monday fore
noon, on a warrant sworn out by Annie
Noble Of Chelsea, charging him with
an assault with intent to kill and muir
der Casey. Before the municipal court
in the afternoon Henry admitted doing
the cutting, but pleaded self-defence
and waived hearing, whereupon the
court imposed n bond of $1,000 for APP
pearance at the September term of
foul L, Dul IftiiiiiSo W oN>NAN Viz 'N''~'
Henry was committed.
The story Cs the affair, rs told by
Casey. the wounded man, to City Mar
shall Breen, Is that Henry came to his
house. last Friday night. July 10, at
about 0 o'clock and wanted some rum.
That Henry was drunk. but wanted
more, and that he (Casey) told Henry
that he did not have any rum, where
ii. "a inf n
the house, while Casey tried equally
hard to keep him outside.
This took place in the doorway OF
little shed close to the house, and at
Tho time of the trouble there were In
the house the woman. Annie Noble, anu
n man named Fred Stevens. Upon be-
ing refused admission to the mouse,
Henry drew a jack-kni'e and made
three lunges al Casey, the first OF when
cut the strap of his susI' lenders, While
the other two punCtured the lett slce,
below the heart, making deep gasheS
from which the man suffered a loss
of much blood.
stevens and the Noble woman at
once took the wounded man to the hos
pital at the National Home, where his
wounds were dressed by DR.. kimball.
Tho cuts penetrated the skin and sub
cutancous Tissues but did not touch
the lung. Th" larger one was three
inches in length, and the smaller, one
inch. and number OF stitches were
required to close them.
After having his wounds dressed,
Casey was removed to the home OF MIS-.
Noble, on the Thomaston road. where
he now is. TIe is reported to be DONG
we'll. and unless some unforeseen com
plications materinlizc, no serious re-
suits are apprehended.
Henry was captured, Monday fore
moon. by City Marshal lireen and Oh
ficer George Fletcher, In the town OF
Whitefleld. where he was ut work l"r
VIM. O'Neil. The two officers started
out early In the morning. ANA after
some inquiry ascertained that Henry
w,s working at Whiteiield. As the
town Is in Lincoln county. the Augusta
officers were out of their jurisdiction,
hut the difficulty was overcome by their
securing the assistance of Deputy Shcf-
if James Doyle.
With Sheriff Doyle the officers went
to the farm of Mr.. Mcneil. and found
Henry ut work in a cornheld. oheflil
Doyle made the arrest, ana then turned
tho prisoner over to the officers. Henry
made no resistance and accompanied
Marshal Hreen and officer Fletcher
barx To Augusta without offering any
trouble whatever. ON the way lhpS
stopped ut the Noble house where casey
is and Henry was fully identlled by
the wounded man.
The knife with which the cutting
was done is an ordinary pocket KNIFE
with a buck horn handle, and the large
blade. which was the one used, Is ABOUT
two and one-half inches long.
Casey's clothing which was worn
Friday night, was also brought IN. Inc
vest shirt and undershirt, were all
rashed where the knife tore through
them and were soaked with blood. ana
the PANTS and drawers were also STAN
81, IN a way that would indicate that the
loss Of blood must have been great.
In his story to Marshal Breen! Henry
a,,d that he drank some rum ~ Gar
diner Friday. and then came to Au-
pusfa but did not get anything more
~ drink until he got some hayseed beer,
at Togus, and that the latter beverage
working with the rum. got him drunk