The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-29
THE GREENFIELD MONSTER.
A Newark Sensation - Desperate Domestic
RencOntre - Jealousy, OOcoanuts, Broken
Pitchers, and Smashed Heads.

A Newark Sensation Desperate Domestic
RencOntre - Jealousy, OOcoanuts, Broken
Pitchers, and Smas shed Heads.
The city of Newark, N. j., is fast increasing
in fame for the number and extraordinary char
acter of its cases of marital troubles difficulties
and nfelicities. The sort of fame 1t is acquiring
is, unhappilv, none of the most enviabe. 1t
now has an exceedingly sensational case in
peint, the principal figurists in the matter being
Mr.. Samuel E. Smith, well-to-do coal merchant
of Plane street, his wife, her female FRIEND and
his clerk.
1t appears that for some weeks past he and
his wife have not dwelt together. in consequence,
it is alleged, of some difference of opinion be-
tween them regarding buxom German hired
girl. On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Smith was
out walking, and in the course of her promenade
dropped into the confectionery store No. 214
Plane street. She was observed and followed
by her husband, who forbade the propretress
from holding any intercourse with her whatever.
This led to q war of words, in which, however,
the woman seemed to have the best of the battle.
Smith lost his temper entirely, as is asserted by
eye witnesses, and applied his foot to his wife.
EXasperated beyond endurance the woman
seized large cocoanut and hurled it at her hus-
bands head with wondrous true aim. He then
retreated, as another missile of the same kind
came shooting after him. He was followed by
Mrs. Smith, whose dander' was now thoroughly
aroused. In he dashed into his coalyard Office,
and she after him. Then the conflict was again
renewed by her with increased vigor she hurl-
ing weights at him in dangerous manner. She
was again getting the best of him, when his
clerk came in, and together the two men tried
to secure the infuriated woman but found it
next to impossible Finally, seizing large
pitcher, she smashed it into pieces over her hus-
bands head inflicting terrible cuts and bruises.
At this juncture there appeared on the exciting
scene a widowed sister of Mrs. Smith, who
sprang to the rescue of her relative from the
clutches of the clerk.
The latter was speedily prostrated, having
been rendered insensible by two powerful blows
from some hard instrument-some say an iron
bar others o Chilly" This brought the battle to
q close, and the women retired from the field
fully satisfied that they had got their rights,
though the tattered condition of their garments
rendered it necessary that they should reach
their homes with all possible despatch. Mr.
Smith was SO seriously injured that he was
unable to leave his bed all day yesterday, while
the clerk, though able to be about has found it
necessary to wear an extraordinarily large
chapeau, so swollen is his Uranium.
The principal part of the contest was wit
messed by large crowd of persons and the oc-
currence has since been the staple topic of dis
cussion in private circles. Every effort was
made to suppress the matter; and one news
paper man was threatened with the contents of
a revolver should he attempt to publish any
thing about the matter. Mrs, Smith states that
about six weeks ago, after bearing heap of
neglect and abuse from her husband, she was
compelled, in defense of her rights as wife,
to turn the young girl alluded to out of doors.
Her husband took the girls part, however. 1t
looks as though the end was not yet.