Evening star., 1896-04-01
FAMILY TROUBLES,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fahey Testify In an As
sault Case.


sault Case.
Spectators in Judge Milier's court today
were treated to some sensational testi-
mony in an assault case. A refined young
woman. who was well dressed, figured in
the case. She is Mrs Kate Fahey, daugh-
ter OF ex-Paymaster White. who was de-
tailed at the arsenal here for a number of
years, and her husband, Daniel Fahey
who says he Is a real estate dealer with
out much business, figured in the case as
complainant.
He charged his brother-in-law, Joseph
White, and an ex-boarder named Frank
Brassell with having assaulted him. The
affair happened at the home Of the Faheys,
No. IL New York avenue, on the 9th of
January, but Fahey did not file this charge
of assault until after his wife had insti-
tuted suit for divorce on the ground of
Lawyer Fulton represented White and
Brasseli' and he claimed that Fahey had
brought the charge of assault in order to
get evidence in the divorce case
Six months ago Brassell met Fahey in a
dining room, and it was through him that
the former went to the house to board.
Mrs. Fahey and the boarder enjoyed games
OF cards together The husband was al
ways present .<and. although he did not
take part In the games. he enjoyed them.
On the night in question Fahey told
Judge Miller, Brsssell came home drunk
parity recovered from the effects of LIQUOR
there was the usual game of cards. When
tnis was finished and the hoarder started
70 mis- own room, he picked up a picture
Fahev to complain.
Brassell went in his room, and he claims
that few minutes later he heard Mrs
Fahey fall, and he also heard her refer to
ner husband as brute She said that her
husband had knocked her down, but the
husband denied it.
This closed the first scene of the two-a ct
happening, end Brassell went off and re-
! terned with Joe White, who is Mrs. Fa-
hey's brother. When they returned to the
house, about II o'clock, the second scene
was enacted.
Mrs. Fahey repeated her charge against
Iier husband, and her brother said he would
take her home with him. Then there was
nght, and the husband was worsted. He
canned that he was the first one attacked.
him. "7"1''s
Fahey on the witness stand made seri
Gus charge against his wife, but when cross
examined 1T proved that he had only mag
ined that the charge was true. He denied
that ne mad struck his wife, and charged
that all his trouble was the result of hav-
ing the boarder in the family
Mr. Brassell proved an interesting wit
ness IN the case. He denied the statements
made ma by Fahey against his wife, and told
the woman from q wife beater
Were you and Mr.. Fahey good friends
a., a., the ae time you lived at his house?" coun-
We certainly were,s' he' answered. $50
much so that Mr.. fahey borrowed nv
money on every possible occasion"
..A1ne And how much does he owe you now:''
Not a five-cent pieceiFI suppose if I
were to make out an account it would
show an indebtedness of between s25 and
SSo, but, as l said before,she doesn't owe
me a cent
Defendant said he went Tor Mrs. Fahey's
| brother, as he wanted to protect her.
The brother told of the meeting when he
Fab Fahey was the first. one in the party to
Mrs Fahey went on the stand and re-
lated her version Of the affair.". She con-
| tradicted the statements of her husband.
and said that he assaulted her on the
night of the trouble, as was related by the
boarder. She left the house with her
| brother, and. did not return
Counsel for the defendants said he con-
sidered this the meanest and most infa-
| nous case he had ever heard, and asked
| for an acQuitta1.
Judge Miller referred to the evidence IND
dismissed the case.