The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-13
Mrs. Lee Stabbed in Alb
dOmen this Morning.
Asserts That Wound Was In
flicted by Her Husband.
The Latter Under Arrest--Serious
Result OF a Family Row.

There was a family row at Ia Gray
street at $3.50 this morning which re-
suited in one of the participants being
taken to she Rhode Island Hospital and
the other being locked up charged with
making an assault with dangerous ~ea-
pom, to wit. a carving knife.
The participants were John j. Lee, who
is AT present employed by Browning.
King & Co., as a salesman and his vile
Ellen. Lee is AZ years old aud his wife
10 four years younger.
Last Monday MIR. Lee did net come
from work until late in the evening.
When he did reach nome husband and
wife INDUCED in little talk. Last even
ing Mr.. Lse did not 60 home, so Mrs. Lee
set out to lind him and succe eded In To-
eating him in pool room on Mathswson
street near West Exchange street. Lee,
who did not wsnt to have any row In the
,lsce told his wife he would take the
next car home.
Mrs. Lee and a young woman who ac-
companied her left the saloon and went
home, Mrs. LIE arriving at lO:s5. She
Law down on a lounge in the kitchen and
went to sleep. At IL o'clock Henry, the
| 17-year old son went in, and saw his
mother on the lounge. He saw from her
,osition that she had been drinking, so
| he did not disturb her. Henry went 10
| his room, but before he went to bed MS
| father returned and he too went to bed.
At $3.50 this morning Henry was awak-
ened by hearing bis mother call his name
sayipg she had been stabbed. Henry
answered his mothers call and when he
went into the kitchen he found his
mother standing IN the middle of the
room covered with blood. Just then Mrs.
Lee left the room ana went down the
back stairs and raped on the door OF
Mrs. Houllihan. She succeeded in arous-
| ing tn. neighbor. When Mrs. Houliihan
opened her door, Mrs. Lee said: mrs.
Houllihsn, my hearts blood is coming
out and you won't let me die, will you.
NV husband mas stabbed us with csrv-
ing knife"
Mira Houllihan assisted the injured
woman into her house and found that she
| had wound In the lower right part ol
the abdomen, and was blesding pro-
fusely.
DIR. Farrell was called, and on b arrival
found a wound some three inches In
depth, and about two inches in length.
The doctor ordered Mrs. Lees removal
to the Rhode Island Hospital. Befors
being taken frsm the house she made the
statement that she had teen stabbed by
bor husband, and that he had done II
with a carving knife.
ATS O'Clock Mr.. Les went to the cit,
hall and told the story, which was th'
first intimation the police bad OF TIT
affair. Lee told Chief Baker that Mrs
Lee was to blame for the wound, snc
showed the chief his left hand, which ha'
been cut, as he says, blythe same knit
in the hands Of his wife. He said th
wound was inflicted while he was strug
Cling with bis wife to save himself. A
Mrs. Lee had told quite q different stor
the chief later deemed 1t advisable T.
placed Lee under arrest.
Henry, tie son, says that the row toH
place in the room occupied by mis- father
and that Il is probable that wlen Mrs
} Lee woke, she went to the closet an
took the knife, then went TO the rcor
and regnn TO quarrel, and that when tn
two fell to the fioor his mother receive
Z her wound. The young man also say
i that both father and mother had bee
r drinking some and it war not an unusu'
: th1ng for them to quarrel under simils
conditions.
s The Lees have three children, Henr,
il who is employed by the Postal Tel
d graph Company; q married daughte
/ Maggie Diquar, who lives at 80 Bncol
c street, woonsocket, and Willism, 10 yea
old. There also lives with them job
Flanagan, 10 years old, who is a child
% Mrs. Lees sister.