Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-28
JOSEPH Lapdnt Stabbed
By One Lewis Walker
During a Drunken Row. THE
Wounds Not Serious.
81 60 -tg.- -
Several Others Arrested for Intoxi-
Gallon Officers Kept Busy.

Joseph LaPoint, weaver in the
North Nassalboro mill. claiming his
home to be Winooski. VT. was the vic
tim of a stabbing ARRAY. which took
place just behind the Lockwood store
house on Water street about 100
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. Lewis
Walker. who has done work in this
city, is charged with the deed.
The city at present is filled with en-
p!oyes of the Vassalboro mills, which
for this week arc closed and the rear
of the storehouse on the river bank is
used as retreat. 1t appears that La
Point and ii man named Albert Jarvis,
who also was working at Vassalboro,
We're in that vicinity during the noon
hour. They had liquor in their posses
sion. Shortly after dinner they We're
joined by Walker who was stranger
to them. He drank with them and ac-
cording to Walkers story they desired
him to purchase more liquor. He
claims he refused, and alleges that
Jarvis kicked him in the side. Accord
ing to LaPoint, Walker grappled with
him. They rolled on the ground for a
few minutes, when Walker drew a
Knife andsafter stabbirg LaPoint once
III the arm thrust it into his left side
SHnder, his left ARM inf1icting a cash
oyer 10 inches in length. = n 20
l59 Another wanderer, n%ned PAT Me-
sCaEthy, who is a, cripple. with one leg,
claiming his home to be Portland. saw
Walker draw the knife and with his
crutches made for the scene. He
jumped upon Walker and wrested the
In him dnino Wa liz OF
received a cut on a finger and q small
cash under his right eye.
In thu meantime, the noise was
heard from the street and people hear
ing the shouts, hurried from all direc-
lions. The police were notified and
hurried to the spot. Officer Baxter
went from the City building and Off
GER Gideon Maheu was summoned
from the Plains. The officers were fol-
lowed by d large crowd eager to see
tire excitement. The officers had no
difficulty in placing the men under ar
rest. Jarvis was trying to lead La
Point away when the officers arrived.
but officer Maheu caught them behind
the mill. officer Baxter took Walker.
All We're placed in awagon and hur-
red to the City building. where Jar
Wis and Walker were locked up, while
LaPoiDt was given medical aid DR. j.
e. Poulin, city physician. was sum-
noned. Upon examination it was
found that I4aPoint's wound was not
serious. as the fesh' alone was cut. 1t
was q clean cut. extending around the
side of his body. He is a tieshy man
and mad he been otherwise the knife
III ri
A common iackknife was the weapon.
About Is stitches were used to close
the wound.
LaPoint disclaims the story that
Walker was asked to purchase liquor
and Jarvis denies kicking Walker in
the side. LaPoint stated that he Crap
pleG with Walker and thought the
latter was testing and had little knoWl-
edge that he had drawn knife.
Walker appeared to be half crazed
W 18th liquor and Mccarthy, who is
held as witness, stated that he acted
strangely ell through the few hours
that they We're on the bank. claiming
to be detective. Walker does not
deny etabbinC LaPoint and in going to
the lookup stated that had he had a
g,.n he would have shot him.
The affair caused no end of excite
ment on Main street and the people
nocked to the City building in large
numbers. During this hour five other
men were. locked UP on charge of. in
toxication and disturbance. Several Of
them were taken from the same local.
ity where the stabbing ARRAY ia. took
place and the Jail was filled to its linn
il Nearly all of them came from
North Vassalboro. where they have
been employed.
LaPoint's condition is not serious
and he was held during the night to
appear at the session of the court this
morning. which will be busy one.