The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-03
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Reynolds Found Probably Guilty OF
Assaulting His Wife.
Fined $40 Also for Striking His Daughter.
Other Court Cases.

In the Sixth District Court this morn
ing Charles Capulun, lad charged
tn stealing a Providence Journal, was
held in s1o0 for trial next Tuesday.
Andrew Murray, boy charged with
firing a pistol in Atwell's avenue was
found not guilty and discharged.
William q. Perkins, who shot his
sister-in-law Margaret Allamby, and is
thought to be insane, had his case con-
tinued for one week because Lawyer T..
ID. Bassett, who had been engaged in the
case, was not in town
Henry q. Reynolds was charged with
an assault on bis wife Judith and
daughter Ethel last Saturday. Mrs.
Reynolds said she was in the bedroom
and her husband came in and struck her
on the shoulder with his fist and then
threw hammer at her, cutting cash in
her head. AS he threw II he said: "Now
I'll do for YOU" Then he struck his
daughter. Mrs. Reynolds then used a
base ball bat in self defence. She struck
her liege lord and he fell, after which
she struck him over the legs. She said
he threatened last Thursday night To
take all their lives. They had been
married 10 years and be has used Der very
badly. at times, she said.
Frederick Reynolds, ~ years old, testi-
fed that he saw his father strike his
mother and sister and he got hit, too.
He said his mother did nothing before
his father struck her His elder brother
went QUE for help, so he didn't get
struck.
DR.. ParnelI Fisher testified to lacerat-
cd wound of the scalp, in which he took
a stitch, on Mrs. Reynolds bead, when
she arrived at the hospital. She was
completely unstrung and it was necessary
for her to remain III the hospital until
Tuesday afternoon. lie did not think
the base ball bat in the woman's hands
could have been swung around TO strike
her head where the wound was.
Ethel Reynolds, the little girl, told q
similar story to that OF her mother and
brother.
She showed where her father hit her
on the head with the hammer.
Lieutenant Lawrence of the Fifth Dis
trlct told of going 20 l22 blackstone street
about IL 40 that night, TO see what the
disturbance was.
Patrolman Keene also told OF going 10
the house. Both the man and woman
bled profuseIy.
The defendant took the stand and tes-
titled that after returning from the
market he went into the children's bed
room, where his wife YVES and told hcI
she had better come into her own bed
ana not have any more IOoling. one
kept swinging the bat in both hands and
struck him with IL. lie denied striking
his wife with the hammer or anything
else. lie also denied hitting his children
A Mr.. Spillane, Who lives in the house
with the Reynolds family told OF hearing
a rumpus upstairs and of caring for Rey'
nolds' wound. Mrs. Reynolds did moi
complain TO him. lie gave Mr.. hey
nolds good character, but he was leC
10 believe that Mrs. Reynolds was The
moro at fault.
She has abused his wife and himself, h'
said.
Dr. Fisher was recalled AMI described
the husbands wound, In which he tool
four or five stitches and Ethel Reynolds
he said, had a large bruise In the bacl
of the head.
Mrs. Alice Spillane corroborated he
husband. Under cross examination sh,
admitted telling en- officer that sh
thought Mr.. Reynolds can;o homo drunI
and caused troable.
For the assault on hie wife Reynold
was beld in 1900 for the Supreme Court
For that on his daughter he was fine,
so and costs. Lawyer Thomas Il. West ap
peared for Reynolds, and Assistant Cit,
Collector Grcenough for the government
Emil Margusus was tined sl5 and eoss
iof "scorchipg."