New Britain herald., 1927-11-25
THANKSGIVING PARTY
 ENDS IN STABBING
Negro Slashed With Own Knife at Bristol
 Celebration
tSpecInl to ths HcraldI

tSpeClaI to tne tcraIGl
 Bristol, Nov. %. - Mckinley
 James, aged 50 years. of 2So Elm
 street, New Britain, is in Bristol hos
 pital with three knife wounds in
 tlictcd during an altercation yester-
 day afternoon at the home of Shade
 Oliver on Andrews street. His
 chances Of recovery. although deem-
 ed slight last night by hospital
 authorities, were considerably
 brighter today. Olden Hargroye Of l31 Sixth street. who admitted, the police say, that he wielded the knife which inflicted the wounds in James back, head and breast, was
 presented before Judge William J.
 Malone in the city court thk morn ing and the case continued until
 Monday, December F. Bonds were
 placed at s2,Oo0. The cases Of AL
 phonse Snowden of 54 Andrews street. Harry Crawley of Broad ''Ni NNL ana VI tth !cl u [ ftN ttj IltI- grove, charged with breach Of the peace. were also continued until De- cember 18th under bonds of Sl0O.
 According 10 the police, James and number of other negroes were attending a Thanksgiving Day party at Divers home and during the course of the day a considerable amount of liquor was consumed. James. according 10 the story Of wit nesscs, became obnoxious. using pro- tane language in the presence of small children. He refused to dcsist and was taken into the next room where the other men tried 10 quiet him. Their efforts were in vain. and that he pulled q penknife from his pocket and attempted to slash Old en Hargrove. The knife caught in Hargrovc's coat sleeve and fell 10 the floor, where one of the party recovered it and apparently handed 1t to Olden. who made immediate use Of it. Following the stahbing, James left the house and walked al most quarter of a mile 10 Emmett street, where he became weakened from loss of blood and slumped 10 the ground.
 He was picked up by two men, whose names were not ascertained, and taken 10 Appell's Gas station T nd tbn 1nlip1 Henry Jeglinski and Officer Fade rrwski went to the scene and took the wounded man 10 the hospital. Inc officers, after being advised by James that he had been stabbed by Andrew Hargrove, went to the liar grove home but Andrew had depart ed for New Britain. They then went to the Oliver home and while there, sergeant Jeglinski noticed that the coat worn by Olden Hargrove was cut. He was taken to police head quarters. together with Alphonso but at first refused 10 talk. Later in the evening. after questioning by Chief Ernest T. Bel don and Detective Sergeant Daniel McGillicuddy, he admitted using tho knlfc i'll sclf-dcfense Prior to his confession. Andrew Hargroyc and Adam Hargrove had been arrested m New Britain and brought back 10 'hls city. 'Peewee' IIargrovc was also arrested in New Britain at ? ) clock this morning.
 Members of the Hargrole family nave come in frequent contact with the police. Andrew. who at first was believed responsible for the stab ping, was implicated in a cutting ar- tar near Lake Compounce several weeks ago. II was shown at that tune. however. that he used q knife In self defense, after he had been at lacked by two men, one from south Ineton and the other from Meridon. He escaped with a Cine.
 olden Hargrove, who is at present charged with breach of the peace and assault with dangerous was before the court as re- gently as November l6, when he was med S3 and costs for breach of the peace. His arrest at that time was about by his attempt to en- ter the plant of the Bristol Brass Corp, after having been denied ad- 
 The fact that the IIargrove family of the parents and Y chill dren, necesstates their occupying two adjoining houses.