The morning call., 1892-07-21
SLASHBD With A RAZOR.
Patrick Collins Tries to Murder
His Wife.
The Climax Of Seven Years OF Brutality and
Eeglsct-The Woman's Fearful
Struggle.

That Mrs. Patrick Collins is not on slab
in the Morgue is no fault of her husband.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Collins, who re-
sides at 80 Tehama street, aud who takes In
washing, scrubs steps or does any other
kind Of work she can get to do to support
herself and two children, got up out Of bed
70 20 TO her work, when her husband,
Patrick Collins, known to the police as a
citv-front rounder, and who only returned
to his home on Saturday last after an alb
sence OF over two months, demanded that
she take to her work with her the youngest
of the two children.
Mrs. Collins explained that she could not
do as he desired, but. as has been her Gus
tom, would leave the child with a neighbOr.
Collins insisted upon the woman taking
the child with her and got up and hastily
dressed himself. his wife still being in her
night dress. When Mrs. Collins again re-
fused to take the child with her the brutal
husband yelled, "Pll show you who is boss
10 this house." aud rushing to a closet, Sc
cured his razor and attacked his wife.
Collins Is powerful man and his wife,
although a strong woman, was unable to
keep him from her or to escape him. and
was almost helpless once in his clutches.
TRIED TO CUT HEB THROAT.
Pulling the woman's head back Collins
deliberately tried to cut her throat infict-
Ing two painful cuts, but fortunately the
razor did not produce any fatal wounds.
The woman screamed and struggled to
escape, Collins all the time slashing at her.
He cut her across the head in four or FIVE
places, slashed her across the wrist and
drew the razor through the poor wOman's
hand when she seized ii, almost seVering the
fingers.
With strength born of despair and fright
Mrs. Collins finally broke loose from the
murderous fellow, and rushing 10 window
Jumped out into the yard.
With her nightdress saturated with blood
that was pouring down over her face and
breast from the wounds in her head Mrs.
Collins staggered into neighb0ring house
and begged for protection. Friends at once
conveyed her to the drugstore at 430 How
ard street, where she was given the best
care possible.
Other neighbors had, In the meantime,
gone to find Collins, but the cowardly
wretch had fed and could not be found.
As soon as she was strong enough, Mrs.
Collins went TO the Receiving Hospital,
where her wounds were stitched up and her
throat dressed. The cuts were ali found to
be superficial, but the woman lost so much
blood during the struggle with her husband
that she was very weak.
MRS COLLINS STORY.
To CALL reporter Mrs. Collins told a
story OF brutality. neglect and abuse upon
the part of the man who tried to murder her
extending over seven long years.
almost from the day Of our marriage
my husband has beaten and abused me- lie
has never done a stroke of work and has
compelled me to support him.
when my children were born, one six
years ago aud the other three years ago. /
would have starved but for my kind hearted
neigh bors.
II have worked increasingly, and my re-
ward has been kicks. blows and curses, and
now this attack. Why, look at my nose.
He broke it one day with his fist.
Two months ago my husband dfsap-
peared and / heard nothing from him until
Saturday night, when he came home drunk.
He took what money had and continued
his spree.
Last night be abused me and this morn
ing insisted upon my taking my little girl
10 my work with me. tried to tell him [
could not and that the child would be better
of with the lady generally leave her with
when 90 out, but he WAS ugly and getting
his razor began cutting me. / am going TO
have him punished for his assault. If
don't he will kill me yet"
Mrs. Collins before leaving the prison
swore out warrant for her husbands ar
rest on the charge Of assault TO murder. but
the police have been unable to find the man.
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imprisonment for Debt.