Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-13

A Woman BADLY Cut with Carving Kniss
by Her Husband.

by Her Husband.
HER LITTLE sox TRIES HARp TO DEFEND HIS
norHEn-rKx INJURED WOMAN TAKEN TO
PROVIDENCE HosPrrAL-TnE MAN FINALLY An
REsrED-EER WOUNDS vERY skniops
This morning shortly before O'Clock the
people living on Fenton street northeast we're
startled by loud screams Of murder" and
police" and upon going 10 their front win
dows many could see the form Of q woman
lying In the muddy street. while man could be
seen moving along the narrow Sidewalk. going
in the direction of North Capitol street
Bending over the woman was q small boy.
whose piteous cries Of oh. he's killed my
mother" could be heard from one end 20 the
other of the street, which lie only one square
long.
A policemans whistle was blown. and
the residents. thinking an officer would soon
respond. thought they would let the woman
alone until the blue-coated guardian arrived.
THE DisrRKss CALL NOT ANSWERED.
The distress call was not answered very
promptly, and citizens then went 10 the relief
OF the woman. whom they found in q condition
that from all appearances would soon end in
death. The woman was Mrs. Louisa Farrell
and the boy was her twelve-year-old son. The
man who had disappeared was her husband.
He was stepfather Of the boy, whose name is
Frank Golden.
Such was the result Of murderous assault
committed by the husband. Mrs Farrelrs
chest and stomach had been stabbed and cut
IN frightful manner and she was fast bleeding
TO death in the street. where the black mud il
nearly SIX inches deep. She was carried into a
neighbor house, where she was cared for
until the arrival Of DIR. Roy.
PROBABLY FATALLY WOUNDED.
Apoliceman arrived at the house soon after
ward and the badly wounded woman was re-
moved TO Providence Hospital. where she was
found to be injured seriously and probably
fatally.
The murderous assault which was terribly
bloody one, was remarkable for the part the
youthful son of Mrs. Farrell took in il. He il
AN unusually intelligent child for his
age, and although he witnessed the whole
affair and tried to save his mothers
NE ne withstood murderous attack
made upon himself and escaped with but few
injuries, and they were made with the weapon
that so badly injured his mother. 1t was
sharp carving knife with a blade nearly eight
inches long,
Farrell, who gives England as his birth
place, is thirty-four years old. He has red hair
and Is partially paralyzed, only having. good
use OF his left hand. In the absence Of the use
Of his right hand he frequently uses his teeth.
His pension as a soldier is s72 per month.
THE DEADLY ASSAULT.
Mrs. Farrell is somewhat older than her hus-
band and was a widow when he married her.
The would be murderer was away from home
most of the day yesterday. and when he re-
turned he was much the worse for Honor. IL
was late when he returned home and started to
quarrel with his wife about family affairs which
related only to themselves They had quarreled
min nfa krlax, 49,, l.
put on his clothes and went in the room to act
as peacemaker. but the intoxicated prisoner
had begun his deadly assault, and would have
taken his wife's life had not the boy pulled him
away from her.
DON'T KILL MAMMA.
Again the man crszed with liquor started for
his wife, but the boy pulled him over q stool
on the floor. crying, Don't kill mamma"
While Frank had him in this position his mother
went down stairs 70 leave the house and her
husband getting away from his stepson started
in pursuit Of her. He still held the carver in
his left hand and reaching the top Of the steps he
made leap and landed on the first floor RICH I.
behind his wife. Frank soon at his heels
and again he succeeded in preventing further
injury to his mother.
The latter then passed through the dining
room and parlor and went out the front door.
Farrell then turned upon the boy with the
carver and pursued him up the steps. The
little fellow went out the second-story window
hanging to the window sill with one hand while
he held the window with the other. His step
father stood inside the window with the knife
in his hand and his teeth closed on the window
sash
His strength was too much for the bow, who
released his hold and dropped 10 the porch be-
low. As he did so his stepfather made lunge
at him with the knife, but fortunately it did
not cut him.
Frank then walked through the mud to where
his mother lay bleeding and remained at her
side until she was moved by her neighbor.
FARRELL ESCAPES, BUT Is CAPTURED.
In the meantime Farrell came out of the
house in his stocking feet and escaped.
When the police arrived and learned what
had taken place a telephone message giving the
mans description was sent to all the police pre-
cincts.
Shortly before daybreak Policemen Jennings
and kilfoil Of the second precinct learned that
Farrell had gone in the direction of the Sol
diers' Home and they went that way in search
of him.
He was found in a house on the 18th street
road, just north Of Florida avenue. The Off
GERS placed him under arrest and took him to
the second precinct station. The prisoner
was still in his stocking feet and had on his
undershirt, trousers and coat. His clothing
were all covered with blood and his hand was
badly cut.
THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD JOKE
He cannot speak many words on account Of
being paralyzed, but when seen by q STAR re-
porter he laughed about what had happened
and seemed to think that it was a Joke
This morning the boy carried some bedding
to the station for his stepfather and also took
him something to eat.
The prisoner is held at the station TO await
the result Of his wife's injuries.
At noon today she was reported a. being
very low, with chances of recovery decidedly
against her.
Mrs. Farrell was no better this afternoon.
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-.
Measures Considered and Acted Upon by
the Senate Committee Today.
The Senate District committee held its regu-