Evening journal., 1892-06-22
ASSAULTED WITH AN AXE
Sad Ending Of Quarrel in a
Prominent Family.
WoUNDED eIRI sTILI IN DANeER.


Hot words over a small Disagreement
in the satteraeld Family Brings About
Fiendish Assault-rwo Boys Nearly
Drowned Presbyterians to can a
Pastor.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NFw CASTLE June - Tho city was
greatly stirred ND last night with the
alarm that an awful tragedy had taken
place in the southern part of the city
The alarm was not greatly exaggerated,
as IN the home Of a well-known family a
Young woman was lying in a semi con
scious condition with n hatchet wound in
her head II was the home of William
II Sattcrficld. q young man who removed
here some time ago from Maryland.
Early ina the evening Miss Bertha Sat
terrified. his sister. a pretty and attractive
uirl. returned from her work in the New
Castle Woolcn Mills weary with the
days confinement and labor Satter
field wife had just returned from a long
visit to country friends She having been
ill for a long time and had gone there to
recupcrate After the family had cnten
supper. Mrs Sattorfeld told her sister
in-law. Miss Bertha that She wanted her
TO wash the dishes. This the girl refused
to do. saying that she would take the
baby cut for an airing but was too tired
to bend over a dish-pan.
This seemed TO infuriate the wife and
hot words cnsued Miss Bertha told her
sister-in-law that she did not intend 20
pay her board and then have TO work
every evening. This was too much for
Mrs Satterfeld. and, seizing a hatchet
she drove the blunt end against theyoung
womans head with the strength of a
savage The girl fell Go the floor un-
conscious. and Sattcrheld, who had just
entered the room. started for n doctor
The Young woman was picked up by
neichhors and restored to consciousness.
Meantime. Mrs Saltorhcld, recovering
from her madness. had retired TO her
room. almost overcome with fright and
Qricf. AS soon rs Miss Satterfcld reeoy
cred. She begged that. even IL she died,
no action he taken against her sister-in-
law She declared that IL She recovered
she would not appear against her l'a.
trolmen Morgan and Tobin. who were on
the scene. were therefore told that Their
service we're not needed
Dr. Stewart. who had been summoned.
dressed the wound which was directly
over the left eye Ilo said that. had it
been one inch lower, instant death would
have resulted. but that the only danger
now IS In brain fever or inflammation set
ting in.
Nearly Drowned in tho delaware.
Joseph Stack. a young man living on
Union street, was nearly drowned in Oh,
river oT This city last evening Tie wa.
swimming in large crowd of boys ant
men who had gone I'M OF the Cape MAY
wharf A skin containing n party O
his friends passed 10y and Stack siarte,
TO swim after &C. just as he wal
about 10 reach for the gunwale th'
swift current caught him and nc wal
carried hy Presently the crowd %
swimmers were mortified TO hear hin
scream for help. He had been scize,
with cramps and was going down fo
the second time. Ropes were quicbl,
thrown to him and he seized one o
these in a death grasp. He was thei
pulled into tho skin and resusciiated
layarl, the son. of john Nomine th
shoe merchants also had a marrow cscap
in The river yesterday. While standing
along the Battery Park wall ho tried q
hii a floating object with stones whel
he lost his balance He was haule
ashore wet and crying.