The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-24
n. j. CARR ATAcks FELLOW
PRISONER WlTH RAZOR
MARKED HIN FOR LIFE
indian Who 10 serving s~sntsnes for
Assault Receives Deep Cuts Abost
Head and Face and Nearly Dies
From Loss 81 Bleed.

- I'LL H,R." .W 1919 n
Albert Kennedy. an Indian, who is
serving a sentence Of six months in
the county Jail for assault. narrowly
escaped death 1t the hands Of r. j..
Carr, also q prisoner, when the latter.
armed with . razor, made . murder.
ous assault on him yesterday morn
ing during the breakfast hour. The
Indian nearly died from loss Of blood
before he could be given medical 1T
tention, and ID suffering from several
deep gashes IN his head. face and
body.
It seems that Kennedy and another
Indian, Austin Stray Cali, ere kept
in the same cell with four. white men.
Of whom Carr was one The indians
have been complaining frequently Of
late to Deputy Sheriff Aatlock that
Carr is abusive and overbearing. and
have asked MI. Metlock to move them
to another cell.
It IL believed that the light b.
tween. the two men was the cu}mins-
ton Of q quarrel Of several days
standing, which was started b.
Carr,s overbearine attitude toward,
the indians. NJ
Cook Calls Deputy.
Deputy Sheriff Matlock was sitting
ii the :ail once when no was up
prised OF the fact that the prisoners
were fghtlng BY chs cook ct the JAIL.
who care ru. r...s VITO the once acd
said that the prisoners were mix
ing II" among themselves.
He hurried to the scene Of the
trouble and found Carr cutting Ken
needy with a razor. The deputy die
armed Carr and gave his attention to
Kennedy, whose clothing was cut IN
a half dozen places and blood wa
spurting IN streams from wounds on
his head and body.
County Physician CLARK was ssa$
for and he took . number Of stitches
In Kennedy's side and head 70
staunch the flow Of blood.
Deep cvs In olds.
Kennedy's face VS. cut inta mum
Der Of places. Ono cut extends from
his forehead to his right ear. aal
another cut ii HE side laid open the
flesh over his ribs for Q distance Of
at least eight inehes.
Carr came into possession Of the
razor through the custom Of the sher.
irs once Of allowing prisoners to
have q razor to shave with.
Kennedy Ii serving ! sentence foF
assaulting an old man named Smith
several months ago. The assault was
committed near Laurel. and Kennedy
was found guilty and sentenced dur
ing the January term Of the district
court. The Indian speaks fairly good
English and e Is said IL not Of Z
~quarrelsome disposition. but was
drunk when he committed the assault
for which he was sent to jail.
Carr May Go to Pen.
Carr is serving a 30 day sentence
imposed by Justice Mann for steal
ing a trunk and some baggage from
the Northern Pacific depot some
time ago. It Is said that his reputa
ton is not the best IN the world, and
that his past will not bear inspection
with credit to him.
AS q result OF his assault On the
Indian yesterday It is not improbable
that he will spend some time In the
state pentitentiary. as h.
himself liable to q charge Of assault
In the first degree. the minimum
sentence for which Is five years II
the state penitentlary.
Unless unforeseen complications
arise Kennedy will recover nicely
but he viii always carry with hin
several deep scars about his head and
face as marks Of Cars malice.