St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-22
A wRONGED WIFE.
She Pours Tar and CreOsOte Over
Her Husbands ParamOur.


She Pours Tar and CreOsOte Over
Her Husbands Paramour.
Special to the Globe.
TROY, O., July 21.-This little town en-
joyed quite sensation last Friday night,
one that will be remembered by it's cit-
Zens for some time to come. Last winter
there came here from Lebanon an at
tractlve blonde named Ida Hamilton, an
artist and finisher of portraits. After
working for awhile at the photograph gal
lerieS of Argerbright and Smell, she, about
three months ago, took up her residence
at the restaurant Of SilaS Foster in the
Beal property. Since then she has been
living in quiet, unostentatious way.
Among her admirers was the well known
Theodore Sullivan, Esq, of the firm Of
Sullivan q Earnhart. Mr.. Sullivan is
man of high social standing, brilliant
lawyer, is married and has one child, boy
aged Is. Mrs. Sullivan is handsome and
of strong force of character. Her hus-
bands
LOVE FOR THE OPPOSITE SEX
has given her great deal of trouble, and
several domestic scenes have been the re-
suit. Mrs. Sullivan became aware of the
liaiSon between her husband and Miss
Hamilton. and for few weeks back has
b cen plotting vengeance. She succeeded
in enlisting the sympathies and cooperation
of number of friends and strict
atch has been kept over the neigh
borhood of the Foster restaurant for
several nights. In the meantime
Mr.. Sullivan, all unconscious of his i'm
pending fate, continued to hug his infatu-
alton for the beautiful Ida to his bosom.
Friday night the climax came, and the
Ion rcrfn n fyorr
About II o'clock the wife, who had kept
watch for so many weary nights, and pa
tiently waited for her revenge, was re-
warded by seeing her husband enter side
entrance, pass upstairs and enter the room
occupied by Miss Hamilton. Mrs. Sullivan
and her son Walter, and two other young
men, whose names could not be learned,
but who are suspected of being prominent
clerks in Troy, all being disguised in
monks clothing, Immediately proceeded to
wreak vengeance. A large ladder was Sc
cured and placed against the balcony, and
one Of the party went up to recon-
hotter. He
LOCATED THE PAIR
in the corner room, fronting on Main and
Mulberry streets. This room is reached by
a narrow hall that runs through from the
back porch. Armed with revolvers and
pot of tar the four passed up the ladder and
through the hall to the room. One Of them
knocked at the door and told Miss HamiI-
ton to open it as he had a note for her. She
refused and said she did not accept notes at
that time OF night. The party then burst
in the door without further ceremony and
entered the room. Ida Hamilton was in the
middle of the floor dressed in single gar
ment and Mr.. Sullivan was in the bed.
VyEn Of hold
volvers to the heads of the man
and woman. while Mrs. Sullivan emptied
the pot of liquid tar over the head of the
woman. The tar ran down her person and
completely incased her. The Shiny stuff
spent its force upon her head and in less
than minute the beautiful golden hair
that Miss Ida was wont to be SO proud of
was sticky mass.
THE TAR HAD CREosoTE IN 1T,
aud this getting into the woman'S eyes and
burning her skin, together with the fright,
caused her to scream at the top of her
voice. The noise awakened the entire
neighborhood and it was at first thought
that murder had been committed Dur
ing the confusion that ensued Sullivan
dressed and quickly slipped out of the house
and started up Franklin street. DR..
MearS was called in and assisted in remov-
ing the tar from the person of Miss Hamil-
ton. 1t was impossible to get it her out of
her hair, and it had to be cut Off Lard
was used to soften the tar. and it was then
washed off. Miss Hamilton was called Oh
Saturday by reporter. and threw the
whole blame on Mrs. Sullivan. She said
she never had anything to do with any
other man than Mr.. Sullivan. She pre-
sented pitiable spectacle, and was in
state of prostration that threatened a
serious outcome. 1t seems that in addition
to creosote the tar contained turpentine
The noxious influence of these ingredients
had gone through the woman's system, and
she became violently sick, vomiting up
substance that resembled tar in its appear
ance and consistency. She left Sunday on
he 8 o'clock south-bound train ostensibly
for Dayton.