The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-03
CAUGHT HER DRINKING.
Why Mr.. Munich Struck His Wife
on the Street.
SIX Arr SIS Last Nigh'-Latest Notes
From the North End.

Maria Munich was found leaning
sorner OF Gladstone avenue shortly after
poclock last evening by Morris B. Rich.
who had just before heard "A woman's
scream and seen man strike her what
appeared to be "a terrific blow in tho side
of the face Tho woman was bleeding
freely from the nose ard just ms Mr.. Rich
reached the spot whore she had been stand
ing she fell in faint AS quickly as
possible Mr.. Rich got word to the Second
police station aud the woman was taken
by officers to the large room of the sta
tion and as her condition appeared serious
she was tenderly laid en- a cot and DIR.
Charles i. Marston summoned. The doc
tor found the woman was In delicate
condition. but that the blow had not
had much effect upon her face, though
from me nervous sh ock yory serious com
pllcations were apt TO arise.
Everything possible was done for the
woman, but she suffered great pain and
Lieutenant Murray summoned the Rhode
Island Hospital ambulance and DIR. Mar
ston made arrangements for the woman s
being taken To the Lying-in Hospital
This morning her condition was re-
ported as very comfortable by the matron
Of that institution.
Just before Mr.. Rich went TO tho
wonan's assistance man ran by him
and said: there's woman been hit over
there" While Officers Hennessey and
Kirby were taking the woman TO the
station the man ran bohind some houses
aud down Hawes street.
Officer Hennessey was sent to the
womau's home A Fletcher street, TO SEQ
II the man had goSe home. The boarder
who was keeping house at the very neat
home OF Mr. Muntch said the man OF tho
house and his wife had gone out for "a
walk u couple of hours before. lnstruc-
tioDs were given Officers Doe ard Irwin to
bring the man in and about III o'clock
trey did so.
Mrs. Munich. when she was In a condi.
tion 10 talk, would only say her husband
struck her. He. however, when arrested
made plain statement. Ii was to the
effect that he and his wife had gone TO
visit friends and the man at the friends
house and himself went out 10 purchase
shoes, and on returning, they found their
wives had been drinking, some OF the
liquor being thrown away on the en-
trance Of the two men.
On the way home Munich demonstrated
with his wife and the liquor she hau
taken set the bitter part OF her tongue
going ard be getting angry, struck her
Muptch seemed 10 he man: and local
reputation bears this ont. of more than
ordinary intelligence and of industrious
habits
He started. when he realized what he
had done, TO the Homeopathic Hospital
whcro the mother of his wife, Mrs
McDermott, Is employed. This he did
according To bis own statement, so that
his wife might have tho aid of her
mother, should there ANYTHING serious
come out OF his regretted and hasty
action.
NORTH END NOTES.
The police Of tho Second station made
but six arrests last night Five of the
persons arrested were classed as suspicious
characters
The Capitol Hills and the Wanskucks
played an interesting ball game at Vans
kuck this afternoon.
A down town resident took exception
To the statement about mortgage on tl q
estates Of parties assessed for the widen
ing of Charles street nude In this column
yesterday. An examination Of the report
uf the commission would convince him
that CT the parties whose names are on
the pages of the commission s report very
large number have mortgage on their
property and % further examination of the
records at the oity hall convince him
that those mortgages were uncomfortably
large.
The present indications are that this
section of the city Will be Just rs noisy as
ever after IL O'clock tomorrow night