Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
PUTNAM. CONN., FRIDAY, JUNE 90 1917
ONE MAN STABBED
Another at Hospital with Broken Nose
and Possibly Fractured Skull
One a Victim of Bar Room Row, Other
Assaulted in Bunk House

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alt would have been flowers for
mine" said John Deveny, bar tender
at Hotel Chiekefing, in the city court,
Saturday morning, "if that man.
knife had net shut up when he stabbed
me in the back Deveny said he had
been bsndaged up by DIR. Russell after
the affair and had not been able TO
sleep all night. "And that man there, y
pointing 10 man in the court room
among the spectators, twas as much
to blame, il not more, than the man
that stabbed me. Ii he had not come
around back of the bar and chased me
with an upiifted glass | would not
have run into the other mans arms
and been stabbed.
AT this testimony Captain Ryan
quietly left the court room through
the cell room. The man Deveny poin-
ted out was just about to leave when
the captain came through the door at
the rear of the court room and placed
him under arrest.
Saturdays session was the first for
over week and business started with
a rush, seven cases being disposed of +,
two of which were of more than ordi
nary seriousness.
Stabbing Affair in Bar Room
Augustin Mussa, was arraigned on a
charge of intoxication and assault on
John Deveny. Deveny told the court
that he returned To work Friday even
ing about 8 O'Clock and found mum
proprietor, Mr.. Lncy, refused to sell
the men any more liquor and this
made them more noisy. Everything
was all right until Mussa reached over
the bar to hit one of the bar tenders.
Deveny pushed him back. With that
John Faimengo, the man Deveny
pointed out in the court room, started
around the bar with glass uplifted
threatening him. Deveny said the
man was much larger than he was so
he ran around the bar. As he came
out from behind he ran right into
NJ ussa's arms. Mussa had knife in
his hand and Deveny grabbed him
around the arms as we'll as he could.
This fact and the fact that the knife
closed up when he plunged 1t into his
back, the witness thought was all that
saved his life. 81 didn't have chance
between them,n said Deveny.
"His intention was to do for me and
he would have done 1t 100 If the knife
had not closed up on him. My back is
done up in bandage now and | did
not sleep all night.
Mussa was told TO open his hand
and 1t disclosed an .ugly cut where the
knife blade had closed.
Mussa admitted he was drunk but
said he didn't remember about the as.
sault. A sentence of 80 days In jail
and costs WAS imposed on the intoxi-
assault Mussu was bound over TO the
term OF the superior court.
A bend of $500 WAS ordered but was
not furnished.
When tsimengo was arraigned on
charges of intoxication .end assault on
Deveny, he said he wasn't drunk, but
admitted chasing him with glass,
but said he didn't strike him. lie
the trouble started because
short change was given.
A fine of - and costs was imposed
for intoxication and $50 fine for assault,
which was paid.
Row al Railroad Bunk House
Edward King, employed in the rail
road gang, and Daniel Mclaughlin,
fellow enploye, had row Friday
night that landed Mclaughlin in the
Day Kimbal hospital with broken
nose, badly cut and bruised face and
possibly fractured skull. King was
with drunkenness and assault
and plead not guilty.
John DIN, another of the gang, testi-
fled that he heard a noise downstairs
and saw the two men fighting. He
said King slapped Mclaughlin In the
face and Mclaughlin fell down. King
then began kicking him. Mclaughlin
did not get up.
James Nichols said he heard trouble
at the bunk house all of the evening.
He saw Mclaughlin with his fist
raised as If TO strike some one. lie
was looking through the window but
couldn't see the other man. King
came out with his face covered with
blood and wanted some water TO wash
the blood off. King said, "I'll get this
fellow Witness said, "Were you
asleep when he hit your" and King
said, nYes.n Later he saw MeLaugh-
lin lying on the floor with blood ilo@-
ing from cuts on the head and lip.
Prosecuting Attorney johnson said
he had been at the hospital 70 see SIC.
Laughlin and found him in bed with
his head covered with bandages. lie
was told that the mans nose was
broken and face badly battered up and
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