Evening journal., 1895-07-17
A GREEN EYED MONSTER
Invades the Home Of a West
Side Saloon-keeper.
Els WIFE OBJBoTs TO HIS ACTIONS

In Consequence of Stories Set Anoat One
Woman Calls ON Another and Draws
Kuife-what the Two Contestants Have
TO Say About It.
Shortly after o'clock last evening
about score Of men who were drinking
in the saloon OF William Il. Brown.
corner Of Pleasant and Jackson streets,
were treated to sensation, which but
Tor than might have, been decidedly
serious
o Mrs. Clayton 7. Harrison. who until
about a week ago resided at No. 1905
Pleasant street, entered the place and
after carefully closing the street door
demanded Of Mrs. Brown, who was tend
ing bar, that she deny certain stories
that had been set shoat by her, respect
ing the good name of Mrs Harrison
Sharp words followed, when Mrs.
Harrison drew knife from the bosom
OF her dress and made q dash for Mrs
Brown, who grabbed 1t with her left
hand. The men In the place interfered
and stopped the fuss.
Mrs. Brown had the middle and third
finger Of her left hand cut but not
seriously. No arrests were made
This morning an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter called on Mrs Brown. She was
attending to the business Of the saloon,
and WAS at first averse to talking. In
answer TO questions she said:
About two weeks ago somewhere 10
the neighborhood of 30 In the morning.
my husband came upstairs, where / WAS
still in bed and asked for some change
wondered at his having TO make change
az that hour and asked him who it
was for. he declined to tell me ct
irst, but on my asking him again sRid il
was for a customer / listened after he
went down, and not hearing the noise OF
any change on the bar, went down 10 my
night dress found my husband and
Mrs. Harrison in the kitchen. and
saw her raise her dress as though
TO put something in her
stocking. / thought It was whiskey
as | had known her to put that there
before Then saw MIR. Brown put his
arm around her and kiss her Then
went in and stopped it. He had been
drinking
Yesterday Mrs Harrison came to the
place and wsat through the back way
into the bar room. l followed her In
and ordered her out. also telling Mr.
Brown to 60 out on the front pavement
and transact any business he might have
with her. She went out In the evening
she came In again closing the street
door after her She asked for Mr..
Brown, and l called him ia. She re-
marked I've got something In my
breasu that will FIX you" and drew a
knife. at the time thought it was a
pistol and grRsped it with my hand,
cutting myself The men III the bar
room separated us and she went out.
That is all there was Of it l don't care
anything about it only don't want auy
such actions around my house
Mrs. Harrison, who is stopping with
her sister, Mrs. James P. Dsvlin, No.
S24 West Fifth street, was then seen
She said:
Last Tuesday week / started for a
visit to my husband and child in Phila
deiphia. left home about 30 | IA sd a
$40 bill, and as l wanted 20 pay bill Of
81 before l went, stopped at Browns
to get it changed
81 went into the kitchen and asked
Brown where Mrs. Brown was. He
said she wasn't up and
turned to 60 saying that l wanted
her to change the bill for me. He said be
1
and went upstairs, returning with It in q
few minutes. AS he gave it to me he
ssid, Count it over and zee II It is all
righ. am not beastly sober this morning
ana may have not got the change right.
| think maybe my wife has given you too
much. I counted it, found it all right
and turned to 20, when he said
something about my looking sweet
enough to kiss, and put his hand on my
shoulder. He didn't kiss me though.
Mrs. Brown came down at that time.
Then left
"Since then she has been circulating
stories about having caught us ia .
compromising situation and other stories
calculated to harm me, and he has not
denied them. Ia fact be has said they
were true. The other day went to see her
to have her deny the stories She hss
up and ordered me out and went
without saying anything.
Last evening | went there prepared
to defend myself There were about
twenty Eve men in ths place. closed
the door and then demanded of both her
ard Mr.. Brown that they deny the
stories She flaw up and started for me
and drew the knife, an ordinary
potato. .peellng knife. She caught hold
Of 1t and cut herself II the men who
were there hadn't interfsred I should
have killed her, and II she hadn't denied
the stories I would have killed her some
time. Both Of them have denied tn,
stories and I am satisfied
"The trouble is the outcome Of jeal
ousy- Mrs Brown is insanely jealous
of her husband and bad an idea that
went to see him I didn't and have never
had any relations with him whatever"
Nighbors Of Mrs Harrison living OF
Pleasant street informed the reporter
that it looked like a case Of jealousy. On
several occasions lately there have beer
scenes between the two women, in which
loud talk Was prominent feature
They know nothing Of the merits OF th'
case hSWever
Removal.