The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-16
HA7CHHq and GUN.
How DR.. Newell Of Pavonia
Avenue, Entertained His
Wife's Callers.
LOADED WITH QUININE.
Marital Discipline on the Old Eng
lish PIan-Bloodshed Pre-
vented by the Police.

DR.. William A. Newell. a prominent
physician of the Heights, created conster-
nation in his ncighborhood last night by
his brutal treatment Of his wife. Mrs.
Jennie Newell.
Mrs. Newell is universally respected for
her charities in this city. Until lately
she kept dispensary on Oakland ave-
nue., for the benefit of the poorer residents
of that section. She and DIR. Newell have
had trouble before.
The couple live at No. o0f Palisade ave
nue., one OF the best residence quarters OF
the city. Newell had been act
ing very strangely for some
time yesterday. His wife was
entertaining DR.. and Mrs. Deedy Of New
York, and Newell expressed his dislike
for the visitors very freely. Mrs. Newell
said he had been drinking, but ne says he
had been taking uuinine.
DISTURBANCE no 1.
Early in the evening there was some
disturbance at the house Mrs. Newell
attempted to scold her little nine-year-
old son and the Doctor very promptly
slapped her face. She defended herself
as best she could, but did not escape from
her husband until she had received sew
eral blows. This all occurred in the pres
ence of Mrs. Neweil's guests, and morti-
fed her beyond expression
TO ENTERTAIN THE VISITORS.
To get away from her husband and to
protect herself and guests Mrs. Newell
went to herroom with them and with her
son. She had been there some time
when 1t suddenly became evident to the
doctor that he was not doing
his duty as host and
that be was omitting-to entertain the visi-
tors. To make up for his breach OF polite
ness, he softly descended to the basement
and procured sharp and shining hat
chet. He then reascended to the door of
Mrs. Newell's room and began choDping
at the woodwork. crying at the same
time, let me in, or III kill you"
Newill was rapidly demolishiDg the
door when DR.. Deedy came out and at
tempted to quiet his professional brother.
Both men descended to the kitchen,
and DR.. Newell picked up a knife as
II to dissect DR.. Deedy. Once again
he was auieted and DR.. Deedy
wife. They had not been in conversa-
tion long when Newell again becoming
certain that he was lacking in his duty as q
host, went upstairs, and taxing loaded
pistol from drawer, again went to the
door of his wife's room.
A PAROxYsM OF RAGE.
When he found it locked he went into a
paroxysm of rage. pulled out the pistol,
hammered and knocked on the door and
shouted out that he would kill Mrs.
Newell if she kept the door locked. Mrs.
Newell, having had some past experience
with the doctor, was afraid she would be
killed and declined to open it.
Newell out in the hall shrieked and
raved like drunken man. The servant
girl, who is only known by the name Of
Mary, was on the stairs while Newell was
doing his little speciality in two acts and
an axe, and she was so frightened at the
sight of the loaded pistol that she nearly
fell down stairs In her eagerness TO escape.
She bolted out of the house and did not
return until this morning
POLICE INTERVENTION
Policemen Lomacken was patrolling
Palisade avenue just when Newelrs
heard feminine shrieks and that a MUIR
der was In progress, he rushed into the
house. and, seeing Newell with his little
gun. he calmly placed him under arrest
The doctor passed the night in the police
Station
A SAD SCENE IN COURT
This morning he was arraigned before
Justice Davis. His wife, dressed very
modestly and appearing deeply panied at
the circumstances which compelled her
attendance at. police court took her
place in the witness chair and told her
the facts given, Mrs. Newell said that she
had before had trouble with DIR. Newell,
but preferred to bear it in silence,
Newell said it was all mistake. His
version of the affair was that last night
his wife took the boy to her room and he,
moved with strange mixture of parental
tenderness aud professionalism, wanted
to give his boy, who was sick, some
physic and put him to bed. He did not
strike his wife, and took the pistol be-
cause he thought a lower window was
open and he remembered that many
burglaries had been done in his neighbor-
hood of late.
He had not been drinking, he said, but
had taken large doses of Quinine. which
made him shaky. He admitted that he
did not like his visitors, but he denied
using any violence to obtain an entrance
to Mrs. NewelPs ROOM
Jnstice Davis said that he would hold
Newell in $500 bail for further examine
tion. Mr.. Lahey the grocer became
bondsman and Newell weLt out of court.
When Mrs Newell left, the doctor
called her, but she went right on out. He
obtained permission to follow, and held
short conversation with her.
He appeared much chagrined when in
court this morning. DR.. Newell is re-
membered as the man VINO got up a
hydrophobia excitement in this city some
wears QgO.