A WELLINGTON SENSATION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2051, 6 November 1919, Page 3

A WELLINGTON SENSATION.

RESTAUR AN T-KE EPER

STABBED

Weilington, Yesl erday

A serious stabbing affray occurred in Quin Street, oil Dixon Street, at about 7.45 o’clock last night, the injured man being William Russell, who conducts the Oxford diningrooms in Dixon Street, and the alleged assailant a Spaniard named Domingo Carlos, a seaman by occupation, but who has been living in Wellington for some time past. The injured man, though fairly seriously injured, is making good progress.

The affray is said to have arisen out of fi request made by Carlos for a meal, and Russell's refusal to provide the meal at so late an hour. Carlos returned, and again demanded a meal, and on being refused a seeond lime became very excited, and, it is said, made use of most objectionable language. Russell then put him off the premises, but he rushed back to the front door, and, it is alleged, deliberately put his fists through the glass panels of the door. He then bolted, but Russell followeel, anti caught up to him in Quin Street, a very dark and narrow thoroughfare. Carlos immediately turned, and, Russell states, lunged at him with a heavy edasp knife, indicting a rather serious wound on the left side of the abdomen, just above the groin. Russell called for help, and, in spite of his wound, succeeded in getting the Spaniard down, and holding him. The calls for help brought the members of Russell’s family and several passers by to the scene, and subsequently Sergeant Edwards and Constable Putt arrived and took the Spaniard into• custody. Carlos was before the Magistrate's Court this morningron charges of causing actyal bodily harm, obscene language, and wilful damage, and was, on the application of SupInspector Emerson, remanded to reappear on Wednesday next. Bail was refused.