The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-23
AN ATTEMPTED MURDER.
A North End Woman Tries to Kill
a Neighbor with a Hatchet.
Only Prevented by Arrival OF Stall
wart Young sian--victim Badly
Gashcd, but VIII Recovcr-Locals.
THE NEWS BUREAU,
NORTH END. 428 BRANCH AVENUE.

NORTH END. as BRANCH AyENuK,
Telephone 90l-A
There was an attempt at murder on
Hawes court, between and o'clock yes
terday afternoon. The trouble grew out
OF missing pair OF shoes and the
refusal OF ag lass of beer. A Mrs. Kearns,
who lives at IL Hawes court, went TO make
friendly call on Mrs. Murphy,
bourhs hswes coar. osir Of she shoes' ssa nsds and
hada few cents left with which to buy
the beer. She laid her shoes down on
Mrs. Murphy's kitchen table, and over
friendly glass OF foaming ale
gossiped about their neighbors. This
two women kept on talking and
drinking until nearly 9 O'clock,
when Mrs. Murphy said she would have
TO get her husbands supper ready. Mrs.
Kearns took the hint and departed leaving
her shoes behind her. Next morning she
called on Mrs. Murphy, for her shoes, but
they had been misaid. She departed
afternoon Mrs. Murphy came across
the shoes lying in closet where probably
one OF the children had thrown them not
knowing whose they were. SO she
brought them over to Mrs. Kearn's house
and gave them TO her. Now Mrs.
Mrs. Greeshen, alias Annie Halliday,
were seated at the table drinking beer.
AS Mrs. Murphy arose TO depart Mrs.
Greeshen asked IL she would
not have glass of beer, but Mrs. Murphy
declined, saying she did not feel like
Greeshen jumped up from the table and
hit her heavy blow over the head
and then catching her by the hair began to
bang her head against the wall of the
room.
She screamed murder, which fright
ened the woman SO that she
let go and Mrs. Murphy took her depart
ure promising TO tell her ashland. Shortly
after this she had occasion to go to
the we'll in front of her house
for pail of water and on her return sbe
found Mrs. Kearns and the GRESHAM
woman ,"I waiting ior her with with large large
poured all over her, drenching her to the
skin. Then ensued rough and tumble
fight. Mrs. Murphy is a woman about AZ
years old and is very robust. She seemed
TO be getting the best OF the fight, when
the Gresham woman went for hatchet
and hit Mrs. Murphy back OF the
left ear, which knocked her senseless.
As she was falling she hit her two more
blows, one on the wrist, cutting
q severe cash which bled profusely,
and another beneath the ribs. She then
attempted to finish her work when she
was seized from behind by q young
y
who took the hatchet away from her.
Officers from the Central Station were no.
titled and arrested Mrs. Greesben and
took her and the hatchet to the station.
Early this morning Mr.. Greeshen, the hus-
band OF the woman, called on Mrs.
Murphy and asked her to go away for
a few days and he would pay her expenses
but she refused.
Mrs. Gresham was arraignedIin the
Sixth District Court this morning and
was bound over in $500 surety for trial be-
fore the grand jury.
New Republican Club.
Tomorrow evening there will be meet
ing in Alfredian Hall for the purpose of
forming 3rd Ward Republican Club.
Thomas Risen, George w. Brown and
William Birtwell have been working
hard all the week soliciting names
for that purpose and they have
secured sssn very o ns%ss The hsSns sSops
mentioned gentlemen are members OF the
ward committee. They have engaged a
number Of prominent speakers, and it is
expected Governor Brown will be present.
The Charles r. Crisp club are making
arrangements to hold mass meeting on
next Friday enening, in Carroll Street
Hall. Hon. David s. Baker, Augustus
Miller and George J. West will be present.
Councilman Darcy OF the Tenth ward will
preside.
The Russian Congregation of Israel gave
their second grand masquerade ball in
Dimond Hall last evening. There was a
large attendance present from Boston and
New York.
Three boys were run away with In
an express wagon yesterday and thrown
out. One named White was thrown
against a telegraph pole and knocked
senseless in front of the horse-car barn on
Branch avenue. Mounted Officer Me-
Kenzie tried to overtake the runaway, but
could not.