Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
MADE FRANTIC BYTRoUBLE
9wrsck of Things in a Room Occupied @by Her Husband and Louise LapaIme.

The Wife of George R. Thomas Makes; a Ewrsck of Things in a Room Occupied Eby Her Husband and Louise LapaIme. wThe Catharine Thomas vs George R. Thomas ys Louise Lapalme case took A serious turn last night and although Mrs Thomas is a victim of the law, she has more sympathy this tune than either her husband or his alleged paramour. q Ever since the disclosures were made which cost George R. Thomas his position as police officer. Mrs Thomas has insisted that her husband and Mrs Lapalme have been living together as man and wife. She claims the police have not endeavored to entrap their ex-comrade, but have over looked her demands for an investigation. She has been receiving only S3 A week from her husband and this small pittance and this knowledge which she claimed to have Of her husbands conduct incensed the woman beyond reason.
 Last night about s o'clock Mrs Thomas went to the furnished room in Doherty's block on East Main street occupied by Mrs La- palme. At this point she tells two oiffer- ent stories. One is to the effect that she walked into the room and found George R. Thomas and Mrs Lapalme in very i'm
  rapped on the door. which was opened by Mrs Lapalme. When she entered, she found her husband lying on the bed. This sight and the knowledge that many of her own household goods weEe in the room, enraged the woman to madness. She seized Mrs Lapalme and began to give her sound thrashing. She dragged her by the hair around the room until Thomas inteIfered. At this point, Mrs Thomas says, her husband choked her, knocked her down and kicked her and then made his escape. Mrs Lapalme flew into the hallway and her screams for help soon at tracted crowd of several hundred people in front of the building. They crowd saw sight which they will not soon forget An angry. almost insane woman. appeared at the front window and began hurling the furnishings of the room to the street be. low. She screamed in her frenzy.
 Officer Healey arrived on the scene and stopped Mrs Thomas in her work of demolition. She told the officer that every article she had destroyed was her own property. brought to this room by her hus- band. She went quietly with the officer, but as she passed Mrs Lapalme on the stairs tried again to attack her. She said if she had q knife she would kill her The room after her exit presented sorry sight. It looked as if a tornado had been playing hide and Seek with the furnish ings. Thomas led Mrs Lapalme back into the room after the officer had taken Mrs Thomas away. When she arrived at the station she again averred that she would kill her husband and Mrs Lapalme if she had weapon. She broke down finally and wept and spoke of the cause of her escapade. She was bailed out by Mrs Holmes, her employer.
 Later in the night Thomas went to the station and tried to prefer a further charge agains. his wife of injury to private prop erty and assault.
 This morning Thomas lost many friends by his bold effrontery and hardened nerve. He escorted Mrs Lapalme through the crowds in the City hall to her seat in the court room. He sat behind her when court opened, and when Attorney Cole asked for a2 adjournment he smiled a sar- donic smile. Mrs Thomas sat in the same row with Mrs Lapalme and presented a sad spectacle. Judge Root sad he could not very well sit on the case, as he was at one time interested in the case. When Attorney Cole asked what the charge was and heard, For breach of the peace and assault on Louise Lap4lme" he said in a sarcastic tone he thought it was for break Ing up house Keeping. The case was ad- journed until tomorrow morning.
 Before court could adjourn. before the judge had left the bench. before even a spectator had moved Thomas showed his supreme nerve in presence of all, by touch- ing Mrs Lapalme on the shoulder. few words to her and then arising and escortinG her out of the court room. while even old court attendants looked on in amazemeDt. There was no blush on either face as they left the room, | and Mrs Lapalme looked, as she had done all through the session. as brazen a piece | of femininity as ever faced judge Even | Thomas old comrades commented on this