The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-21

Pretty Mrs. Josephine Lee, of No.
$50 WpSt Third street. yestei day fOl-l
lowed her husband. Frank &, Lee, al
proserou5 butcher OF the Second street
market, to the house No. 226 Orange
street. and after being refused admit
taneo. shp kicked in the door and madcl
herself otherwise Objectionable to tho
inmates of the place. After leaving
tho house she knocked down Miss SUI
san Banner. Is years OF age. whom shel
charges with alternating hcr husbands
affections and who was among the
crowd Which had collected along the
street through her conduct
Mrs. Leo Is the woman who figured
SO prominently in the scandal which
occurred at the East Junction of the
Baltimore and ONO railroad some
iator also prominently appeared. 1t
Viii be remembered that Nj. Lee had
followed his wife TO tho place, when "A
fight ensued, in which tho operator
was badly injured. Leo then udmon.
ishrd his wife to keep away from the
man or he would leave her. since then
they have been living together but
from this episode they appear TO be
not altogether lovely.
For the past six months tho trouble
seems to lave cropped out more forci,
! I &c had bAan informed that her hus.
| band hau been seen In the company OF
+ women other than his wife. aud this
she had seen. Frequently he would
1 leave lis home and remain out late.
/ Yesterday she learned that he had
4 gore to tho baEniO. and Just alter his
4 leaving the homa she dressed and fol-
| lowed. She noticed him enter tie
] house, and nfter waiting on the out,
Fg.,s 4
! the steps ana Knocked OH the door.
She was answered. by Miss Louisa
..ndt rsoH who inquired the object OF
her Sisit. After stating IL and being
lnlCl med that her husband was not IN
nor had he been there she Insisted that
i he was, backing it up with the state
/ iuent that ho was as she had seen him
enter.
Miss Anderson again replied but Mrs.
i Lee said she was going to enter the
i house and take him home. As she
/ closed tho door. Ms. Lee was not
/ going to be bailled in this way, and
with one kick she shattered the door
Another one had tho desired effect.
BY this time the Inmates of the
house had assembled in the hallway.
On tile outside number of people
had also collected, but Mrs. Lee col
tinueu her DOmDurllHR. Iluully she
left tho door, and running down the
street met l6-year old Susan Benner.
who lives with her parents at No. 2Oj
Orange street. With an oath she
charged Susan with keeping ompany
with her husband, and receiving a
negative answer, struck her In the
face terrific blow which knocked her
down. Mrs. Lee then continued Oh
.. down the street ana was arrested on n
charge of dlsorderiy conduct and as
Suult and battery.
In tho Municipal Court this morn.
ing Mrs. Lee stated TINT her husband
went to tho house and hecame intoXi'
Gated on the money which she needet
to support her children. She ahmittaC
going TO the house and breaking II
the door. She also admitted strihin-
, Miss Banner but lot sufficiently har,
! enough to knock ner down. Witness
es coirohorated the staten ents OF tn
prosecuting witnesses and Mrs. Lee
was fined SIP aud costs. which amount
ed TO $1,000. She was led TO the chief
room. and after paying the line DE-
j partsd.