The evening times., 1896-10-16

| Lima, Ohio, Oct. 16.-Thin partitions in
| flat building and the disturbing of the
| slumbers of one family by noise made by
another were the pr,me cause of a horrible
tragedy, which may end in murder. A
woman who had been suddenly awakened
| from sweet dreams, or possibly just the
opposite, demonstrated, with the usual re-
suit of u quarrel.
To appease her wounded feelings, the
sleepy woman then sougnt TO Kill her neigh
bOr with a butchers cIeaver, and that she
did not succeed was due simply to the su-
perior strength of her noisy victim.
The victim was Mrs. +. S. Scanlon a
widow, who lives with her eighteen year
old daughter in a suit Of rooms in the Com
mefcial Block, and who supports herself by
dressmaSlnG Her assailant was Mrs. Laura
ChIpman, wife OF {. Chapman, a SALOON
keeper, who lives in adjoining apartments.
There is only thin PARTITION separating
the apartments, and the trouble which .e-
suited IN hntchery originated at night
BLOODY WORK BEGUN.
Chipman was away from home. Mrs
Chapman was entertaining some other
women III her roons, and Mrs. Scanlon
claims that they made such n racket that
herself and her daughter We're unable to
sleep, andIitl she goeup drequestcdtncIu
not to make so much noise, as their slun-
ber was disturbed. At this iuncturc the
stories of the two women differ, both claim
ing the other called her cpitEeis
however that may he, MIS- Chipman felt
called upon to not let the alleged insult go
unnuticed, and after waiting until almost
noon she went To meat market near by
borrowed the largest cleaver in the estab-
lishment and returned to the block. She
visited Mrs. .Scanlun'sroo atonce knocked
At the door, raised the terrible weapon above
her head and awaited the response Mrs.
scanlon, who was engaged in ironing al
the time, left her work and opened the door.
when Mrs. Chipman began the bloody work
by rainln" blows on the surprised wuman's
head and neck.
The first blow cut Mrs. Scanlon's right
ear in two, and left a cash the length OF the
sharp-edged blade, commencing above her
ear and reaching down the right side Of
her head audncck and below the collar bone
Again the horrible weapon was raised and
again it descended upon Mrs. Scanlon's
head. and she only saved her life by push
ing her vicious anita gonist back far enough
that only the blunt end of the cleaver struck
her above the left eye and above the left
cheek bone.
BATTLE FOR THE CLEAvER.
The two women finally clinched Then Il
battle for the possession Of the clcaver be
gan. Mrs. ScanlOn being the taller and
heavier Of the two, managed to force her
antagonist backward. They swayed to anu
fro through the hallway, each clineing
desperately to the cleaver. for fear the
other would get possession OF il and strike
a fatal blow. Gradually Mrs. Chipman was
forced backward until she was within a
few feet Of the stairway descending to
Main street.
With mighty effort Mrs. scanlon, blinded
with the blood that was streaming from
the wounds in her face and head, and
the weapon from the wonlan's hands, and
became master of the situation. After
being disarmed Mrs. Chapman hastened
away, and Mrs. Scanlon tainted from loss
of blood and fell in the hallway, where per-
sons who heard her screams found her