Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-26
SYRIAN HELD FOR
ATTEMPT TO KILL

ADDlam 6aShdId WHO was Iiidi sc"
with attempt to murder Charlie Cor
ey on last Thursday evening, when
Corey, now a patient at the Sisters
hospital, received injuries from
stabbing ARRAY. was before the Judge
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock ana
given a hearing on this charge.
Probable cause was found and he
was put under $4,000 bail to await tri-
at at Augusta in September.
The court room was filled with
members Of the Syrian element and
the hearing vas in charge of Judge
Pumstead Carroll Perkins was at
torney for the respondent, and Frank
Brown attorney for Corey.
AS the respondent was unable to
converse in the English language it
was necessary to have an interpreter.
and Salem John was sworn in to act
ir this CAPACITY. The first witness on
the stand was Elias John, who stated
that he witnessed the fight between
the two men, which occurred about
$50 Thursday evening. on the rail-
road crossing, near the residence Of
George X. Boutelle. He stated that
he was in company with Charlie
Corey and James Elias. and that the
three men started on a little walk
toward the station, going up the rail-
road track. Elias and John started
or their Journey homeward and Corey
stopped about 10 feet ahead of them
to light 4 cigarette. John testified
thai he saw Bashara jump from the
bushes, and although he heard no
conversation between the two men.
the fight was cimmenced. He said
that he and Elais went to the men
and stopped them from fighting, and
that Bashara started on the run
toward the crossing. John said he
the man was out of sight. He said
that he did not sec the knife in his
hand when the two men were fighting
but that when Rashara started away
that he noticed the knife in his right
hand. He could not tell how large
the knife was saying that he did not
notice He said that Bashara was
into the bushes about 10 fee. away
from Corey when he first noticed
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place about 100 feet from the Front
street crossing He stated that he
saw the wounds on Coreys chest
when he took Bashara away from
him, and said that he noticed that
Corey did not have a knife in his
hand He said that he did not hear
any words before the fight but separ-
Ato6 them H.,
chased Bashara until he was out Of
sight, and could not tell in what d.
rection Bashara went, as it was dark
The next witness was James Elias.
who told similar story to the one
told by John.
The third on the stand was DR.. c.
w. Abbott, who was the physician
called to attend Corey.
Dr. Abbott stated as follows: That
on Thursday evening between $40
and 9, an automobile stopper in front
O. his house, that he heard some one
speak, and that h went out and
found Corey in the back seat of the
auto covered with blood. He thought
that the mans condition was too SER
lous to be treated in the house and
he went into the house and told Mrs
Abbott to telephone the hospital to
have the operating room ready for
the case. He said that Corey did not
seem alarmed and that he was able to
walk into the hospital. He said that
he held one hand on the wound across
MS chest to keep it from bleeding 50
T., ~
ating room where he was given ether
| and DR.. Abbott, assisted by DR. Boyer
performed an operation. He said
that he bled freely and had it not
been that he was a big chested man
he would have died from the injuries
There were five wounds which
were made by knife. said the doc
tor, and one was in his left chest
which was three inches long and so
| deep that you could run the length Of
your finger in the wound. A drain
age tube was inserted in this wound
and five stitches were taken; the sec
ond was one and one half inches
deep. and three stitches were taken;
another wound was on the top of his
skull one and one-half inches long.
and fourth in the back left Of his
neck which was two and one-half
inches long and filed with clotted
blood. This wound was three or four
inches deep. A drainage tube was
placed in this wound, and another on
his left arm. where it was necessary
to take three stitches. The wounds
! In his chest and back Of his head the
| witness considered serious.
Two pocket knives were shown. but
the witness testified that it did not
| seem possible that the wounds could
be made with such small knives. The
knives were found on the respon-
\ dents person, it was testified. The
/ witness said the wounds were made
| downward and inward. The patient
| had temperature Friday, but Satur-
day morning his temperature was
normal, and it is the opinion of the
doctor that the man will recover un-
! less bloodpoisoning sets in.
Bashara was unable to secure
bonds Saturday and was taken to Au-
gusta in the afternoon, where he will
| await the hearing.
Michel Romeo BIais