Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-22
STABBED BY A NEGRO.
kennebunk Man Has Very Nice Ex-
perience at Boston.


a negro is alleged to have stabbed Il
white man in the South End, yesterday
morning Just before 10 o'clock. For
quarter of an hour thereafter there
was great excitement, and it all oc-
CURED within 100 yards of the East
Dcdham street station.
A man, hatlcss and coatless. rushed
into the police station, closely followed
by three boys and a woman, all out of
breath, and told Sergt. Driscoll and
Clerk Jones that a negro had just
wounded 4 young man, and that if the
police were not sent out post haste the
aSsalant would get away. Patr )lman
Brauer and Curran hurried along East
Dcdhain street to head off the fleeing
assailant
The stabbing occurred outside of the
st. James livery stables on Washing
ton street, and was witnessed by at
least half a dozen persons. The negro,
who gave his name as George Josephs.
was with Frank G. Densmorc, Friday
night and yesterday morning. They
visited a number of saloons in the
South End, where Densmore bought
drinks.
lPtDSiIlp1t, wiz StiyS ne Is iiit sui VI
Ellis F. Dcnsmore, u painter of Kcnnc-
bunk, Me-. came TO Boston, Friday. to
have good time. he says. He asserts
that he had $45 in his pockets and
spent all but $40 in company with two
other men and Josephs.
Joscphs. it is alleged. promised Dcns-
more. when they parted at u late hour
Friday night. that he would see him
in the morning, and together they
would go around and take in more of
the sights.
Densmorc, according to his story,
woke up, yesterday morning, with a
very bad headache and he WAS sick.
JosephS was on hand to meet him. and
when the latter came from his room at
| the South End at $50 he put his hand
i'll his pocket and discovered that all of
his money save $40 was gone.
Suddenly. Densmore decided that the
best place for him was ut his OWE
home, ard when he told Josephs that
| he thought he would get train for
| Kennebunk it did not please the col
ored man.
you're not going home today?" said
| Josephs. "ATe have not seen half the
| city yet" Densmore was determined
| to return.
The electric cars to the northern de-
pot were not to the liking of the visitor
| from Maine, and he walked along until
| he came to St. James livery stables
| He extended his hand to Josephs and
| told him that he was going to get a
| carriage to take him to the depot, as he
was very sick.
Josephs tried to prevail on him not
! to go, and Hensmore said he must. An
| argument ensled and Densmore went
| into the stable followed by JOsephs
| Densmorc engaged a coupe to take him
| to the depot. He was asked if the col
orcd man was going with nm ano
Dcnsmore said he was not.
| Il think" Densmore is reported to
| have said, that this fellow is trying
to get my money and l am afraid OF
him" Joscphs insisted OH getting into
| the carriage with Densmore, but c. l.
| Melville and Abraham Frank, the for
mer the proprietor and the latter sta
| blehand said that he could not do SO
| as Densmore did not want him.
| All walked out OF the stable, ant
| when the door of the coupe was open
! ed for Densmore to enter, Josephs made
an attempt to follow, but Melville ans
Frank prevented him. The window OF
the door was down, and quick as
flash Josephs pulled from his real
! trousers pocket Il knife, making three
attempts to stab Densmorc. The lat
ter fell inside the carriage ana tha
saved him. Melville tried to push the
Inegro away. and he had a narrow cS-
cape from being wounded.
Josephs was strong and managed Il
| push both Melville and Frank one SIG"
| Then he made for the vehicle again
mounted the step, and is alleged TO nave
| plunged the knife into the right arm o
| Densmore, inflicting wound nearly
three inches deep and more than ar
inch long. Dcnsmore fell again, ant
the negro took to his heels. running
along Maiden street. A crowd follow
ed, but he had the knife, with the blade
opened, and threatened tC stab the hrs
one who tried to lay hands on him.
While he ran along, the crowd all the
while became greater, but all seemed
afraid TO approach the fugitive. Pa
trolmcn Brauer and Curran came IRON
n side street, grabbed the man tool
him to the station, crowd OF more
than 300 following.
Josephs was searched, but no khlf'
WAS found on him. From a window.
woman saw him throw something int
a mud puddle, and two boys searched
for it. They found Il knife, with tn
blade opcn, and Michael Mclaughlin
took it to the station and gave it t.
Scrgt. Driscoll.
At first Josephs said he never saw tn
knife. and that it did not belong to him
but before he was sent to cell he al
mittcd that the knife was his, but III
denied that he had stabbed DenSmore
Melville and Frank were summoned
as were two boys, and the poSitlvel.
identified Joscphs as the man they saw
stab Densmore.
81 never stabbed no man in my lie,
cried Josephs.
To the police Mr.. Melville stated tina
he had heard Josephs say to Densmor
half u dozen times. You must give m
that s1O." In the guardroom OF the sta
ton Densmore remarked that Joscph
wanted him to give him the $40.
Densmore says that he intended t
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