The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-04
ACID FOR HER HUSBAND.
THE WIFE SAYS HE MADE HER GO
ON THE STREET TO GET MONEY

Young M~s. Phiiiips Follows Her Husband
10 n saloon, Pushes Through Crowd OF
I.ouneers. and Throws Carbol'c Acid In
His Fsce-Her Story OF HE Crueitr
Atall. we'll. dressed man walked into Ivan
Princes little saloon on tlte corner OF Chrystie
and Stanton streets about 1880 yesterday al
ternoon. and pushed his way lmpatenty
through the half dozen idlers to tho bar lie
came In through the Chrystie street door he
seemed nervous and irritated. AS he was ask
Ing for drink small. dark and
quite pretty woman. also well dressed. en-
tered the saloon by the Stanton street door.
She walked quickly toward the stranger at tho
bar and called some name He turned
sharply ut the sound Of her voice. and as no
faced the woman she lifted her hand from her
side aud. with quick motion. threw some lia-
uid from small teacup full In the mans face.
Part OF the liquid also went over the coat OF
one OF the loungers at the bar. The man
scrcame ed in agony. and. clutchinR at his face
and head with his hands. rushed into the
street. shouting. MY God! I'm blinded. I'm
killed." Tho woman walked quietly out OF
the saloon and disappeared. for tho crowd
followed the man. who was running wildly
down the street.
Some one stopped the man. saw that his face
and clothes were burned and covered with
reddish liquid. and took him to tho drug store
at tho corner OF Forsyth and Stanton streets.
Tho druggist told the man he could do moth
81 stanton street. The Doctor found tho mans
face. head. and neck horribly burned with car
left side OF his Rond and had burned him terri
bly,, The doctor banlaged the man as best he
AT" he ws h" ned SO
also his derby hat. The police were informed
Of the matter and saw the man before he was
tpt. NJ, tlnp tnlt hay ~
who threw the acid. 49,
The man vas lsHac rhiirs and the I've woman nI
gone home. where tho detectives arrested her
an N hour or two later Both were taken to the
EldridEe street station, and the woman was
held Tor examination to-day.
quito pretty. and was smartIy, dressed. Ths
educated. Tho stories told by them do not
agree. The woman says she and the man
She says he has driven her out and forced
her to earn money on the streets, and
not satisfy his demands for money. She has
lived at various places In the city. PRINCIPALLY
en M sRa has
Would 60 away for Week or more 1Se at lime.
they went toGe theE and rented rooms at 1915
Chryste street. The man denies that he vas
renting tho rooms. but the man and woman
VIII? run the house say shy he he was with his wife.
the rooms in advance.
The woman SAYS that yesterday morn
ing her husband came to her at 1861.
Chrystie street and demanded money. She
had none. When she toll him this he cursed
Then he went out. She was so anCored by his
brutal treatment that she took up cup Of
carbolic acid that she had used for a week or
the street and to the saloon. Tho woman
seemed much frightened at her act, She per-
husband. and impored him to tell the truth.
The man says he and the woman have only
henn married two years Some time ago. he
declares. h. found his wife was unfaithful. and
he has brought a suit FOR divorce against her.
which is now pending: He says she pawned
him. He met her on Tuesday and told her to
keep away from him. She replied that she
would kill him. or blind him. He says he went
to her yesterday to get tho pawn tickets.