Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-12
SHOOTING AFfRAy BETWEEN WOMEN.
An Injured Wife Seeks Vengeance
Upon the FavOrite Of Her FaitIiless
Husband. taN E&
rs. F. Bulletin, March 9th.

Much commOtion was caused on
Kearney street about 10 O'Clock this
forenoon by a desperate, encounter
which occurred in the 1odging-house
at No. 1923, the participants being Mrs.
Bonnet, wife of b. Bonnet, asphaltum
worker and brick-maker at No. 402
Montgomery street, and a woman
known as Kate Crowley. AS might be
inferred without further explanation,
the difficulty had reference to Mr..
Bonnet's disregard of the marriage
vows. and was one of those episodes
liable to occur at any time IN an un-
wholesome social atmosphere. The
encounter was fierce, and by an unac-
cOuntable chance was unattended with
fatal consequences. The woman Kate
Crowley occupied apartments in the
lodging house mentioned, where she
was maintained, as presumed, by Mr..
Bonnet She was engaged in ironing
this forenoon, when her peaceful do
mestic duties were suddenly inter-
rupted by the entrance of Mrs. Bonnet.
This lady was attended by a sympa-
thetic friend named Mrs. Rhoda, wife
of a citizen engaged in the retail liquor
traffic somewhere on the city front.
AS soon as Mrs. Bonnet entered the
apartments and perceived the object
of her hatred, she leveled four-bar-
relied Sharp's shooter and opened a
brisk fire at short range, but with very
erratic aim. The third shot, however,
took effect in slight degree, blowing
a furrow of several inches along Miss
Crowley's scalp, about on line where
that lady was accustomed TO part her
hair ordinarily. A fourth shot was
prevented by clinch, and the fight
was continued desperately at close
quarters, until the uproar attracted
persons who separated the contestants.
Kate Crowley succeededin in throwing
Mrs. Bonnet to the floor after the third
shot, and wrenching the pistol from
her hand she commenced beating her
over the head. Mrs. Bonnet mean
time was active, and laying hold of o
warm fiat-iron she dealt her antaGon-
ist number of heavy blows across the
back and shoulders. Had not inter-
ference occurred at this juncture, there
can be no doubt the encounter would
have reached a tragic termination.
Mrs. Bonnet was arrested and taken to
the City Prison, and Kate Crowley
was deposited in her bed for surgical
attendance. The wound she received
was repaired with few cross stitches
and her injuries were. found not to be
of o serious character. asN
THE STORY OF HER WRONGS.
After being lodged in the prison,
Mrs. Bonnet became quite calm, and
conversed freely regarding the affray
and the circumstances by which it
was instigated, seeming to experience
regret that she had failed in accom-
plishing her purpose. About six years
ago the woman, Kate Crowley, was
employed by Mrs, Bonnet as a SER
want. She remained in the family
nearly two years, when evidence came
to the knowledge of Mrs. Bonnet
which caused her dismissal. This
measure, however, did not succeed in
breaking up the unhallowed associa-
tion which had been formed; for not
| long subsequently Mrs. Bonnet dis
covered that her husband was main
tanning the woman Crowley at sepa-
rate establishment in the city. The
distressed wife disturbed their rela-
tions at different times, and caused the
removal of their quarters from place
to place. A year ago Mrs. Bonnet
encountered the destroyer of her peace
at funeral at Lone Mountain and
the two engaged in a desperate COM
bat, in which Kate Crowley was more
or less damaged by loss OF hair and
contusions.
Mrs. Bonnet further declares that
latterly herself and three children
have been left with barely the neces-
saries of life, while her husband has
maintained his favorite in Luxurious
quarters and provided for her a life Of
ease. Before the advent of Kate
Crowley, the relations of the family
had always been happy and their cir
cumstance comfortable. The woman
Crowley, on being visited by re-
porter regarding her version of the
difficulty, was disposed to be reti
cent.