, 1880-12-20

A ut.uTAL VILLAIN.

a ltltuIAA tll1l4AlNt
In mn Armory colt lust ntuht Iny grovcling A
1TGrcnics hotli III form Rnd power whom nlcoho1
had 80 lcfnrtnot1 antl distorted tint lila co,intc-
tnnco no longer boro my scmbance TO civilized
humanity. When spoken to ho simply rntscl
himself on his flntinchcs, and grin spread over
bis face which naio him loOk like BD1no hideous
Hnrgoyle. There WIS not arark OF intelligence.
n'( wnB drunkenness md low. brutal passion. In
answer TO u question tho turnkey said hts namo
was John Grlltln. Tho fury behind the bars mp
pchred to rccoynizo tho nan,e, for hn gruwled
and then believed forth Ills disapprob0taon.
Tic sight wns too rcpnIsivc, and tho reporter
quickly left tho corridors Of tho lookup for tie
thinner. cooler, and moro refreshing air Tn the
floor above.
"1fu Is II chronic wifc-bcntor," said tho po-
licentan IN charge. :" lIo wis here about ycnr
ago, fur imving scaldctt Ills w'fo badly uout tho
artns, mil during Instrumentation ho atten,ptod
to destroy hinisctt by hAnginx ind IN other
ways. Inn OF, The lodkout fur him to-.n'ght. for
escnnF hn uro Scs T. hs wss M ss
hnrtl-wnrktnR woman. and tlon lovingly bit a
piece out Ut her Iowcr lip. Hos bnd one, ho
In n two-story fr1n,o tenoncnt Mt No. ~
Sherman & strGSt % t!u % Reporter found TIC wife M
dcsp1cahly i,ih,Riaf nln,lncr In which she llas
fur o!oyon ,years Of lnnrricd lite been
eeay!ngs aud doiags. and tl,o %nly wondor way
thAt she hid survived It all. Whun sober, hor
sono, raiIroai freight. .houso. The. ntnount
port, oven. .thnigh hs wns frugal mid soGof. in
stcnd Of pro!lignto md uesottcd: She wns
therefore compelled 10 contribute to tho family
wns Inst pn!d uno ll,oitfls wnEcs % tho 10th III.
stunt, nnd evGr stnee TINT time hu has boon
U1l(nt kN}nrvrla Yhhn In htSt1n II tp
iasS away q 1 .he i%sna'"es SoSse Il so!o
tlons Mrs. Griffin won't before Justice wnIluco
lust Friday With the Intention Of swcnrlnB out q
nsft s I1r III Ut to Jastcs WIS 1Isy
until Monday. Lust evening shortly nftUr +
ceoek he ,e ee @ honlo :o to her yery drunk. ",,d
wropr. llo brought with him peace offerings Of
sss & i: III t. I'll Ss ;sSs SsSsss%s $s
completely lit tho sight, Tho necossar!es Of lilo
w.ero what shc ucedcd. nud won'an-liko she
r md try garry 70 co ,ht Tho RrSccr 10
Eiva hsr s.a1lles instes!. grIiIa saun.el
hsr. AMI ilnnlly assaulted her IN h!s rago be-
her. She realstetl his blowH ns we'll Us sho w,ls
ab!e bur 30 tlnaliy eaught her BY tho arms and.
il q Kills her, hut, Inste.l, ho ylc!ousy set his
Frp xssn sa1 Iii tho plssa Snnxs sHsYs ooss &c
uJ " n1utiA Eu1 o4VhE 4LuN1 Hill uA1 TAH W
shut herself ltltp II closet hut he ptrsueh amt
broke big brnwH pitcher over her t!end. lnilitt-
ICY to nE scat Wounds . whict 6ea Efof'so;
.ho thnu caught hor sy ollo arm, aud, with tho
brokon hn!dfo nn1 rGn.nHnt or tho pitcllor,
nrn, In several plnccs. Milking Que
hcspcrltu Struggle iur life. sh0 aRnttl
Eut MWay fipnl h1In, ul'd by IL russ sncocetsGl
next In ulhknK fltr cscnpo tu the street, nnd
thencc MI bloody ia stle wls, to tho l0,Iso Of u
netghbor. The i,ollco wtr1 n0tietl, md urI.Itn
WIS hOrn8 or, foImtng und suortlng with rnyc,
tu tho ArnOry.
4 doctor who stitched up and dressed Mrs.
uritlln's wounds thought they would not provo
ircsrlely painful, and would taKu n long time to
henl. Tho poor woman beara other ninrkH md
tCgtgU to-.