The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-05
SLASHED WITH A RAZOR
Henry Monahan Terribly Cut by
"Biba" Smith at WoodviIe Yesterday
CUT FROM EAR TO EAR.
A Horse Trader Assaulted by . Notori-
Gus Woman - After Being Cut He
Drives Two Miles to His Home-His
Assailant Pleads Guilty.

Soon after o'clock yesterday afternoon
Harry Monahan, about 35 years of age,
was assaulted aud badly cut with razor.
The deed was committed by womao
named Abby Smith, better known as
"Biba" Smith, who was arrested shortly
afterward and was arraigned in the Sixth
District COURT this morning.
She pleaded guilty to the charge of as
sault with q dangerous weapon and was
bound over In 81, 500 bonds to the Septem-
Der term of the Court of Common Pleas.
Early yesterday afternoon. Mona han,
who is horse trader, went to the house
occupied by Abby Smith at the corner of
Admiral and Swan avenues. He had a
business engagement winh Albert Smith,
who lives there, but was informed by the
woman that he was not at home.
Monahan went into the house and sat
down for few moments and becoming
thirsty sent out for pail of beer. This
woman.
AS Monahan entered the house he mo-
ticed "a razor lying on the table, and with
sense of instructive danger, quietly took
advantage Of the temporary absence from
the room Of the hostess, aud put the
After finishing the "growler'' of beer
the man started to go, but just then
"Biba" noticed, for the first time, that
the razor was missing. She accused
Monahan OF attempting to stsal tit, and
together with her nephew, Timothy Ives,
IA years of age, compelled him to give 1t
up.
Monahan was then ordered from the
house. Mrs. Cahoone, who occupied the
other part of the house, came in at this
juncture aud raised her voice i'm the gen
eral uproar. Monahan got as far as the
steps aud stopped.
behind him was Abby Smith who was
along" She claims that Monahan made
a kick at her aud as he aid so she slashed
at him with the razor crtching him di-
rectly beneath the chin and cutting
deep cash In his neck extending from ear
to ear.
Terrified by her act the woman hastily
closed the door and ran up stairs to her
room where she was found later by Capt.
Stevens and Lieut.. Dairy of Station 2.
The woman was ARRESTED and was
brought to the Central Station.
Monahan after receiving the cut got
into his wagon and drove to his house, u
distance of TIVE miles, on Mineral Spring
avenue in North Providence On his ar
rival at his house he was unconscious aud
had to be removed from the wagon by his
wife.
The mans clothing and the entire floor
of the wagon were saturated with blood.
DIR. Brown was called and found him to
be In an exceedingly precarious condi-
tion. Eighteen stitches were necessary to
close up the CHASTITY wound. Three ar
teries had been severed and the windpipe
was also cut.
At q late hour last night 1t was not
thought possible for the man to survive
his injuries, but this morning he was
somewhat better.
DIR. Brown who attended tho man cut
by razor last night called at the News
Office to-day and stated that at o A. M.
the respiration of the wounded man was
81, his pulse was 75. He was very COM
Portable and NAV live.
The woman "Biba" Smith is considered
as hard case by the police.