Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-07-22
A mUnDEROUs ASSAULT.

James Marley Attacks His sister with
an Axe-A Terrible Gash-He Surren-
ders at the Police Omco-Thc Victim
Will Probably Recover.
James Marley rushed into the police office
at ten minutes before O'Clock yesterday |
morning and exclaimed to Sergeant Driscoli'
who was in charge. 81 have killed woman
on Bristol street; lock me upl" he was
much excited and the sergeant saw that he
had been drinking. The man volunteered
no further information about the assault and
the sergeant accommodatingly locked him
up and then hurried Officer Tighe with the
wagon to investigate the case.
The story as finally unravelled was this:
James Marley is about thirty-fve years old
and is half brother of woman named Esther
Lyman, living in house In the rear OF W
Bristol street. Both are white, but Mrs.
Lyman's husband Is an old colored man
known as Bill Lyman or cred Bill" ct one
time an expressman In this city, but later
finding business In cleaning up cuspadores
and doing similar work In saloons. He has
not lived with his wife for some time. Mrs.
Lyman has son eighteen years old 5y her
first husband by the name of William O.
Winslew and another thirteen years old known
as Henry Lyman. The house occupied by
Mrs. Lyman Is one-story structure,
arranged for two families. On one side lives
family named johnson, while the other
side Is occupied by the Lyman family.
Saturday night just before midnight, when
Mrs. Lyman was in the apartments OF the
johnson family, Marley came into the house.
He wanted his half sister to board him, but
she being aware of the fact that Morley was
- nd had N Of navinU hia
board, refused to do 80. Some warm words
followed. When the father of the two dis
putants died he left about 5000, it is said,
which was divided equally between Marley
and Mrs. Lyman. The former soon squan-
dered his, but Mrs. Lyman had saved hers
board him Marley demanded money of his
sister. She refused to give him any and he
struck her over the left eye and again in the
face and kicked her. This occurred at the
johnson house.
Marley left the house and went towards
Mrs. Lyman's rooms. Thinking that he was
bent on getting the money, she got ahead of
him and locked her door, staying outside the
house herself The younger boy started out
to find policeman but was not successful.
Meantime Marley had gone to y house that is
| in process of erection near by in company
with the older boy. What the two did there
| Ia not known. The younger man secreted
himself near by and awaited Developments.
When Marley returned he found Mrs. Lyman
sitting in an opening in the fence. He told
her, the boy says, that he was going into the
house, II he had to break the door down.
Mrs. Lyman thought otherwise evidently, for
l the boy saw a blow struck but could
not tell what the instrument was. His
mother fell backward. A noise made by the
boy attracted his uncles attention and the
latter pursued the boy. Down Ashmun
street and up Webster street the boy claims
he was chased. Eludipg his pursuer on
| Webster street, he returned by another route
to the house and found that his brother had
arrived before him. They lifted up theil
| mother and carried her into the house. DR.
Converse was summoned. Meantime Marley
gave himself up. He had on nc
shoes, hat or coat. Doctor Con
verse found wound two and half inches
long little to the left of the crown of the
head DR.. White, the medical examiner, wal
notified, and he went up prepared to take al
/ ante-mortem statement. The woman had re
| covered consciousness and was sitting up
She said Marley had hit her with an axe. Tn,
axe, sort of large Ratchet, was found, tn
blade of which was about one quarter of al
inch thick being covered with blood.
Mrs. Lyman is at home and doing as vel
as could be expected. Unless inflammation
sets in she will recover. Marley will sppes
before Judge Pickett this morning.