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BA I H, IVM’LAUGHLIN HELDFOR THE OCTOBERTERM OF COURTa Man Charged WithAssault on Childrenin Arrowsicit* Fridiiy afternoon in the municipal 1- court Thomas McLaughlin, the respond’ i- ent in the assault and battery case de-1- scribed in the story appetidedw, was sir* »n raigned before Judge John J. Keegan, f- Hearing was waived, probable cause^ found and he was bound over to Octo-J- her term of Supreme court in the sum ie of Henry C. Carlton intends toappear before the grand jury in October in an effort to have him indicted also for ib assault and battery with intent to kill y as he feels that live years, the penalty ie possible on the assault and battery o charge, is not enough.ie McLaughlin said in court lie liad been it drunk a month ami the last place he re-ie membered being in was lliddeford. Tne girl, trembling, was led before him andis hr said he had no recollection of hittingh her but if slie said he did it must be so.\lt;Ml‘ii HAND TO HAND BATTLEidleatBee,liemat»*♦*♦***♦**♦♦♦*********♦*♦*♦****tisi•ff Thomas McLaughlin, 4i\, iu the navyie II years, and since employed on farms ie , and various occupations, is in a steel cell i-j at the police station awaiting trial mi »e the charge of assault and battery on Cer-\v j trude Carlton, 1*J, and her brother Lore I land, three and a half, children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry lt;\ Carlton, Arrowsic. The crime was committed Thursday wion and was one of the most brutal to occur in the county for a long time. Denatured alcohol, seems responsible in part for the deed. McLaughlin was captured by the father of the children in a hand-to-hand encounter, in a dark chamber of the home of Mathew Winn, Ar- P rowsie. in which the man fought desper- • P ntely, using a razor in the attack, slash-, sl ing Carlton’s right forearm badly and a once succeeding in drawing the razor n across his throat hut strength of Mr. (s Carlton prevented it inflicting a fatal P blow. Mr. Carlton got hold of the hand in which McLaughlin held the razor and ! f jabbed it into a chimney, which went up j v through the chamber, and the razor I s broke, cutting McLaughlin's hand as it,0did so.Then Mr. Carlton picked up McLaugh- jJ1i tin and threw him through a second story window to the ground outside. Here he was overpowered and hound with rope by 1 1 (»uy H. Crosby, Charles Crosby and Ibra K. Lnwreuce who had accompanied Carlton to the house.The attack on the two children hap- j *o-e-n-e-!VVlienoftod-T.n-ofliea-in-hI'*iVI Isanhe*sts.at\\i ; pened at noon Thursday but owing to the | ‘distance the authorities did not learn of 1 it.until late in the afternoon when Mr.;1 Carlton came to Lath and told his story •' to Judge John J. Keegan. i1Thursday, just before noon. Mrs. Carl- ‘ton sent tin* girl to the main road, to mail ;° a letter. tJcrtrude took along 1km* little 1 brother Roland ami they went down the *I *driveway hand iu hand. Ahead of them 1were their brother Howard, aged nimdeaeIV-w j » , •111 land Luring Clark, aged If) who were oiltoionheofre-se •’their way blueberry ing. ^0,1 j About DO yards from the main high-!* x_ ; way the boys ahead met McLaughlin and he passed them with a nod. When he came to the girl and little boy lie spoke and passed on. Then it is claimed Ik* 1 turned around and came up to them, tak- t 1 ing a hand of each and pulled them intoj* he , |hushes, saying he wanted to get out |( of the way of an automobile which was I-m- I chasing him.
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Bath Independent
Bath, Maine, US
Thu, Aug 17, 1922
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