Telegram-herald., 1888-06-04
TURNED A DEAF EAR
REVENGE or AN OUTRAGED HUSBAND

6ssrxs nsrr.y. q Chicago Drsm~sr. Die
nx4rsa fsr Life by Gssrxs Bell. the
hzss~na Of His Gaiffy f.r@mouF-
a Gss1ins Chicago ssssstiea-
CHcAso. June s.-fssterdsy afternoon.
While George II. Murray wss writing noss
At the cigar stand in the Adams kxpress
building. George T. Bell walked quietly up
behind him and with q razor sliced OF his
lsff ear. pocketsd it and quickly left the
place. Murray put . handkerchief 10 his
ear and without a word walked % the Hotel
Grace and summoned DR.. w. I. Smith.
TIE cause OF the assault Is supposed 10 have
been an undue intimacy Of Murray with the
domestic affairs Of Bell Murray liza trav-
cling salesman for an Eastern house. Bell
il city dFumner for lithograph hrm. and
lives al l. SiS Bowsn-aye. de was sought
for high aud low last night by the police
and ffiends of Murrsy-tne former anxious
10 bring him 70 justice and the latter 10 get
the ear. the physicians expressing eonn-
depce in being able 10 heal it 10 the stump
II found within . few hours.
Murray IL still confined 70 his room In
the Grace Hotel. He is o tall, handsome
man. with . smooth, insinuating voice and
. face that would be a model Tor bearded
Apollo. But his handsome features are
framed in with thick linen bantlage, and
are st int ervais distorted either with phys
zeal pain or the mental anguish attendant
on the reflection that they will always
henceforward be = mutilated syesede 10 old
4 admirers.
Murray's misfortune, as above said. is all
on account of q woman, and George ii.
Bell Is o fugitive from justice for trying 20
yindieate his wifss honor. The story OF
the affair was told Thursday by an old
| friend of Bell, who has known him and bis
| vile for years and is cognlzant OF all The
| events which led 10 yesterdays affair.
BELL. he said, lis agent for tho Russell
| h Morgan Printing Company. of Clncin-
natl, and does q good business. He is in
fair circumstances. and about three years
ago was married to a Chicago yolLg lady,
| with whom he has until lately Lived most
happily at their home in Hyde Park. Prior
TO their marriage Mrs. Bell knew George
Murray and used to accompany him occs-
| sionally to places of amusement. He was
| q very handsome fellow, regular masher,
| aud though he showed attentions TO Mrs.
Bell there was nothing more between them
than q mere friendship. Then Murray went
| 10 Dubuque, Ia, and married q Miss Mel
Il
| wholesale grocer in that city. Soon after
this Bell was married.
Murray was travelling for the Warner
| Corset Company, OF Chicago, and, though
he made his home IN Dubuque, he came 10
| this city about twice year. Here he re-
| newed bis acquaintance with Mrs Bell and
used his influence as an old friend to re-
establish the intimacy which once existed
between them. After that il was the old
ITA xoo1f n. NJ toll hon
ever he came to town. and by degrees and
judicious hattsry led her to be false to her
husband. Bell knew nothing of their
meetings. He had never even seen Murray
and never suspected but that his wife was
true to him.
IL was only a short time ago that he
grew suspicious aud, once suspicious. be
soon found conclusive evidence OF his wife 5
| guilt. What that evidence was i can not
say now, but it left no doubt in his mind.
In many similar cases husbands have shot
their wlfes' betrsyers. but Bell decided TO
take more terrible revenge He saw how
vain Murray was Of his good looks, and
resolved that the handsome face would
never lead another woman astray.
THAT was how it came about. Murray
ruined Bells home and STEPPED husband,
wife and little baby in disgrace. Bell
| spoiled the beauty of Murrays face. Did
he do wrong? Well, think it was fitting
/ revenge"
Bell has made no effort TO escape. but is
| stopping at the house of friend. No effort
| has yet been made to arrest him, as the
| police do not desire to take such action until
| Murray swears out q warrant. This the
gentleman with the bandsged head seems
| very averse to doing. He was spoken to on
the subject today.
What is there In the story that you
ruined Mrs. Bell?"
les lie."
"You have had nothing to.do with her?''
| "Only a. friend. / have known her ever
since childhood"
"Hsve you never taken her ont since her
marriage
"Yes. have; but nothing wrong has ever
| occurred"
"Of course you will have Bell arrested7"
Il have nothing to say about that | want
the whole thing dropped right here. The
man Is crazy"
Have you reason for thinking thst?"
He is one of those jealous cranks. that:
all. want the whole matter dropped, and
don't want to talk about it,"
IL is not at ell likely that he does. In the
| meantime the missing ear has not been
heard from, although Bell has been ar
rested and held 70 bail as related in the
TELEsRAH HEEALD yesterday, but ss Swift
said:
They never would hear,
4 Nor turn . deaf ear
To mater they had no concern in