The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-27
PROSECUTED MRS. SILK.
HER AssAILhNT DIsCHARGED AND
HERSELF ARRESTED.

I. Spite OF Her veheu,ent Assertion that
tho Bullet Mrs. Collins Fired Had Lodged
Deep In Her Spine That Lnay Was Let
90 and She Was Fined for Assnult,
Drunkenness, and breach OF tho resce.
NoRwlLK. Conn. June 20-Justico Barrett OF
south Norwalk. before whom Mrs. Bridget Col
Inns was arraigned to-day. charged by Mrs.
Thomas Silk with assault with intent to kill.
after carefully sitting the evidence In tho case
decided that II was not sufficiently conclusive
10 warrant holding the prisoner for trial before
n higher tribunal. and discharged her. Little
credence was given by tho Justice to tho shoot
ing story 80 lucidly described by Mrs SILK. and
ss her physician failed to obey the subpoena n
capiAs was asked for but was not served the
Doctor being out OF town. Lawyer John J.
walsh represented Mrs. Collins and Joseph A.
Gray appeared for Mrs. Silk
Tho court room was packed with spectators.
Mrs. silk. who professed to DO suffering OK
circulating tortures from the thirty two calibre
bali. which she snid Mrs. Collins had fred
deep into her spine pat in an appearance.
leaning heavily on tho arm OF her husband.
Every stop brought forth . Groan. and she
heapod bitter mniedictions on the head OF her
assaiant
Her version OF the affair was that. while saw
ing wood for her kitchen stove. Mrs. Collius
came along with a big club in one hand and
pistol in the other:
"Sho hurled all kinds OF vile epithets at me-"
said Mrs silk. and when started to run she
followed. swinging the club about over my
head. Occasionally she got near enough to
hit me, and then she brought il down hard on
my legs and back.
"'I'll Ak you. I'll fix you.' she shouted. and
when got hundred feet away from her she
shot mo with her CUP the bullet lodging deep
In my srne. fell in II faint and when re-
covered my husband had me in the house.
was crazy. and tho pain was SO great cried
and Groaned for three days and three nights"
Has tho bali yet tecn removed from your
person. and did 1t hurt when it hit you z" In
CURED Lawyer Walsh sympntheticaly.-
None OF your damn business I'm not
obliged to answer That Let the likes OF you
i cut through me dress. How could be shot
but from this exhibition she was quickly OK.
cused. Mrs; Silk became confused later when
cross-HXamined as to the precise spot In which
the bullet made only a slight abrasion Of he
Mrs. silks twelve-year-cld son Jimmie. tho
lad who clint bed the fence in pursuit Of a stray
hss aqa whe srsss ts shsns of a.
saw his mother throw up her hands and then
fall in q swoon. After this happened he ran
into the house and ibid under q sofa.
When Mrs. Collins took the stand everybody
leaned forward that not word would be lost.
pistol had been shot into the ground.
Did you hit Mrs. Silk with club and chase
her before using tho rcvolverI" wns asked. >,
Indeed. did not that fwhat the devil
would the likes OF me DO doin' with q spalpeen
such as her She commenced swearin and
cussin' me because she said / meddled with
her brats. but did nothtn' of the sort. Then
she picked up big stick from the woodpile
and hade me begono. and then hit me across
the back such n blow that it knocked mo sttH
ran home after the revolver. After fired 1t
in tho ground she said couldn't hit bed bug
with the likes of thnt. You are like potato
bug. she said. I Paris green them md III
Mrs. Collins is much smaller than MIRA Silk.
She testified that her peighbor was, crazy
drunk ut tho time. and pFfaded UP and down
the street all the night swearing aud shouting
At the top Of her lungs:
It's sorry am TINT ever moved to Spring
HILL" she eaiL. "and mar the devil fly away
with mo II live there any more"
Mrs. Blk was frantic when the prisoner was
DISCHARGED and was about to fly at her when
the court Officers interfered. subsequently
Mrs.. Collins swore out warrant for MIRA
Silks arrest, charging her with hreaah of tho
peace. drunkenness. and assault. and before
Justice Alfred l. Austin the prisoner was
found guilty on all three counts and Ened 81
on each. She took an appeal