The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-04
JEALOUS WIDOW'SVICTIM
SHE HIRES a THUG TO ASSAULT
A WEALTHY CHICAGO MAN.
He Nearly Kills Joseph Fish-Vitriol
in Bis Pocket That the Widow
Had Bought-She Can't Be Found at

in Bis Pocket That the Widow
Had Bought-She Can't Be Found at
Home.
From the Net0 York Sun.
CHICAGO, June AT noon on last Sat-
urday Joseph Fish, the wealthy merchant
of the firm of Joseph Fish g. Co.. was at
tackled by a thug on Wabash avenue, in the
business heart of the city. He was knocked
insensible with brass knuckles. and then his
assailant kicked him horribly about the
face and head. For time his life was de-
SPARED of, but he is now improving.
1t is now known that jerry TrumbIy, the
assailant, was a mere tool in the pay Of a
woman. a wealthy and handsome widow,
who was desperately in love with Fish. The
latter had paid her considerable attention.
Fish refused to marry his charmer. aud be-
came engaged to the daughter Of wealthy
Hebrew manufacturer. The widow threat
ened revenge, and declared that she would
so spoil Fish's handsome face that no one
would marry him.
In the thugs pocket was found bottle of
vitrol. The acid had been purchased by the
widow, and the brute had been instructed
to dash the fiery stuff into Fish's face. He
was prize fighter, and when the moment
of action came he resorted to his natural
weapons, which were reinforced by big
brass knuckles. What the knuckles failed
to accomplish he finished with his hob
nailed shoes.
The woman in the case is a blonde with
handsome eyes, and has a dashing air that
would attract attention anywhere. Fish
stopped going with her about year ago.
She came to the store after that quite fire.
quently, and seemed to be anxious to re-
x,avr- has-F rio ,I=kS a..
want her to come to the place finally, and
there was evidently a great ill-feehng on
her part. Mr.. futile, Mr.. Fish's partner,
said
II don't know her name. She had sew
eral aliases; she was not a woman that Mr..
Fish would think Of marrying. We are
| satisfied that to get revenge on him she hired
this man Trumbly to disfgure Fish for life.
She was the one that selected vitriol as
means. He had the bottle all right, but did
not have time to use its content6.n
A call at the widows house on the South
Side revealed the fact that she has myste-
| riously left the city since last Monday with
| out telling the servants where she was going
or how long she would be gone. Here it
was also learned that she had latel y dropped
the name by which she is known to her
friends and which is printed in the direc-
| tory and is known to the servants as the
wife OF a prominent real estate man. Not
servant in the house had been in her
employ long enough TO tell when her
second marriage took place, or much about
their employers habits. The residence is
one Of the finest on the South Side, every
thing about it indicating wealth. Converts
ton with the servants developed the fact
that while the woman moved in the upper
class and spent great deal of money she
was in the habit Of receiving gentlemen In
the absence of the other members of the
family. and spent much of her time out
driving. To the servants she was known by
her second husbands name, but most of the
ceased husband.
Trumbly is weakening, and it is expected
that he will confess before long and clear
| up the mystery that hangs over the case.
Fish's friends declare that he will prosecute
the woman to the bitter end as soon as he is
able to appear in court.