Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-18

evidently intended to put Mrs. Harrison
out. Mrs Harrison saw Mrs. Brown
coming toward her and she ran her
hand in her clothing and pulled u knife
out, with which she evidently intended
ID resist the effort. Mrs. Brown thought
the knife was a revolver and she
grabbed hold Of it, and as she did badly
cut her hand.
By this time Mr.. Brown had entered
the bar.roon from q rear room, and he
went to where the two women were,
and lie and the other men in the place
interferred and prevented more serious
trouble.
Mrs. Browns wound is not serious,
and she seemed in excellent spirits this
morning when a reporter Of EVERY
EVENING called on her. She states that
she does not intend to prosecute Mrs.
Harrison, but would rather let the mat
ter drop.
1t was learned from neighbors that
the two women have had trouble for
the last two weeks, and the Whole thing
was thought TO be the resultbf jealousy.
Mrs. Brown told the following story to
the reporter:
MRS. BRowN's STORY.
"a week ago yesterday Mrs. Harri-
son came. to our house. Il was early in
the morningeand had mot yet come
down stairs. My husband was down
| stairs, and he came up ID me and asked
| me for change. | asked him what he
| wanted with change that early in tho
morning. He told NE he wanted to
accommodate customer. did not
hear any change on Tie bar after
had given it TO hin ana he had
gone down stairs, sol ! went down
to see what it meant / was in my
night clothing and when | entered the
kitchen ! saw my husband and the
woman standing then. My husband
put, his arms around Mrs. Harrison and
think he kissed herr With that she
left. But before she weht out saw some
thing else that aroused my suspicion.
called my husband u account, but he
tried TO laugh the whole thing off.
Yesterday Mrs. Harrison came into
the house and began 10 talk to my hus-
band. | ordered both of them out and
told themsif they had any business to
transact to go outside and do 1t. Both
went out and Mrs. Harrison said to me
after she was out on the pavement that
she had something in her breast that
would fix me.
Y"She again appeared at the saloon
last evening, and she drew a knife and
made for me after she had closed the
door. thought 1t was pistol she had
in her hand and was going TO Try to pre-
won't her from using II. | caught hold
of it pretty tight and l badly cut my
fingers"
Mrs. Brown further stated that she
intended to allow the matter to end
where 1t is now, as she does not care to
go TO law.
WHAT MRS. HARRISON SAYS.
| Mrs. Harrison was seen by the re.
| porter at the home of her sister, Mrs.
James P. Devhn, No. 1924 West Fifth
| street. She has been living at No. 1905
| Pleasant street, few doors from
Browns saloon, but her husband has
| gone TO weak in Philadelphia, and since
the middle Of last week she has been
staying with her sister. She gave her
| version of the occurrence as follows:
THE whole trouble is that Mrs. Brown
| Is insanely Jealous of her husband. Last
Tuesday morning yesterday weekly
was going to Philadelphia on the boat
to visit my husband and son. had a
$40 bill when left the house, and de-
string to get it changed stopped at Mr..
Browns / saw Mr.. Brown and asked
him If Mrs. Brown was about. He found
that she had not come down stairs and
asked if he could do anything for
me. told him | had $40 bill
and said would like to get
it changed, as was going to Phiia-
delphia on the boat to see my hus-
band and child. He said he would try
TO accommodate me and asked me to
wait In the kitchen until he went up to
his wife to get the change. He came
down stairs and handed me the change,
and counted it and was going out
when he put his arms around me and
said looked sweet enough to kiss. But
he did not kiss me and went out. Mr..
Brown had been drinking. Mrs. Brown
came down stairs and saw what had
happened.
II gave the matter but little thought,
but day or two afterward heard a
story ON the street that Mrs. Brown said
she had caught her husband and me in
compromising position. / went to
see her the other day to get satisfaction,
and she put me out.
n II went TO the saloon last night for
} the purpose of having my character
vindicated. saw crowd of about 90
men in there and entered. AS soon as
had closed the door SO that the talk
would not be heard in the street de-
manded an explanation of Mrs. Brown,
who was behind the bar. She replied thai
she had not circulated the rumors and
came At me to put me out, as sup.
posed. was ready for the attack and
drew pairing knife which l had with
me. She caught hold of it and got cut
Her husband and the other men in thu
| place interfered, OF would have killed
her. l would have killed her the frs
: opportunity | got, anyway, If she hac
! not retracted.
II had also heard that her husband
: acknowledged that the stories were true
: and also demanded an explanation o.
him. He stated that he had said nothing
Of the kind.
/ AFTER the trouble | left the place
, and now that both have made dcnials
Z am satisfied and intend 10 60 no farther.
o Mrs. Harrison said that Mrs. Brow
: has treated her pleasantly until recent.
and she cannot account for the affair II
any way only to attribute 1t TO jealousy
There was considerable excitemen
a while the fuss was going on, and IL wa
Q reported that one woman had kille
8 another. There were no officers nbou
o at the time, and when one made his ap
y pearance things had quieted down. N
further trouble is expected.