Evening journal., 1898-10-29
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
Joseph Russell Committed to
Await Action of Grand Jury.
A CAPITAL OFFENsE CHARGED
HE BlRCKE INTO THE HOUSE OF
MRS. CONNELL WITH THE IN
TENT TO COMMIT MURDER.
OTHER CASES BEFORE JUDGE
BALL THIS MORNING.

IElNI 10 COMMIT MURDER.
OTHER CASES BEFORE JUDGE
BALL THIS MORNING.
Joseph Russell, colored, was held this
morning without bail by Judge Bali on
The charge OF burglary, with the in
tent to commit murder.
AT ihe hearing this morning Russell
was arraigned upon a charge OF assault
and battery with attempt to kin his
wife. but upon hearing the testimony
Eod the witnesses Assistant City SOlici-
tor Cahoon asked that the Indictment
be changed to thu one above-mentiom-
ed, the punishment OF which, il con-
yicted, is death
Dr. LuIkens, of the Homeopathic
Hospital, took the stand and testaded
10 dressing two wounds upon the wo-
man, one On her should abou1 one
and half inches long and an inch ana
a nall deep, uhe other upon her head
about the same length and penetrating
10 the skull, but not cracking 1t.
Neither was necessarily fatal and
might have been inflicted with a sharp
instrument.
Annie Russell took the stand and
testified that she had not been living
with her husband since Wednesday or
last week because he abused her,
threatened 10 shoot her and did not
provide her with clothing. She ha0
obtained a place as a servant in the
house Of Mrs. Sarah S. Conne.i, No. 2lS
Woodlawn avenue and was living
there. Since she had been in Mrs.
ConnelTs employ Joseph had come
there for her and asked her If she
vas coming home, and upon her re-
usal to do SO had said that when ne
was ready he would make her 90.
Tuesday evening last she went TO Rus
sells house to take some things that
belonged there, but being unable to ger
In had come back about 11.30 o'clock
and gone to her room and retired
{ When raps were heard at the front
B. door. Mrs. Connell, who is an inva-
! lid, called to her that she thought thai
that was her CAnnie's) husband ans
She had better go and see what n'
1 wanted. This she refused to do anc
the man departed.
In about five minutes he returned
3 and pounded the door again, but tail
, ing to get in broke it open and came
j up to hyr room. She lighted the ga:
P land he struck her with a stone ham.
G mer he carried once on the shoulder
= and once upon the head. He ther
e dragged her cut Of the room and mad.
Y her accompany him to his residence a
r Third and Webb streets.
e After they reached the house ant
r had entered he locked the door AM
{ commenced beating her, tearing he
= clothing from her person. He the
proce ded to load a musket and said n
Il was going to kill her. 1t was at thi
e time that the officers came up. Office
I scott testified to going TO the hous
It upon information that there was trou
g BE there and finding the door locked
d, he demanded admission, and Russo
st finally let him in. He placed Russo
e under arrest and sent him in in IN
II wagon. The woman was covered wit
IT blood. and almost all the clothing wa
le torn from her He found the ioade
y gun in the corner, the hammer cocE
10 ed. and box containing seven car
" upon the stove. Lying alongside IN
Sc box he found the instrument wit
" which the woman was assaulted.
10 had blood upon it. He heard Russe
~ ~ say b fore he CScott) entered tn
- house. C. you, I'll kill you" II
t. made an examination Of the room ]
N The Connell house and found bloc
in everywhere.
ID James Carmichael testified that 4
10 10 was spending the evening next dot
II to The Connell residence and heai
or lue IdlS at tue uNSl oA NNe N-iA -
,r. occasions at intervals Of about fly
co minutss 6. The second time he went d
al On the porch, and climbing the railas
~ =, found the door Of the Connell hou'
on cpen, the lock having been forced O
an He went in and on going upstairs re
a alagainst RusseA, whose mustacl
no touched his face. Russell said he wan
nu ed his wife, and passed in her rooi
'e from which light was streaming u
M der the door. He saw Russell raj
is. his arm and heard a thud as If a BIC
was struck. Russell had somethii
re- in his hand resembling a stick.
o1i ~ then dragged the woman out Of
an house. He heard the woman callii
Ike murder.
to Russell denied loading the gun
90. his wife's presence. He admitted
ne OFFICER Scott to breaking in the do
he Robert Stewart. an ex-soldier. W
yer held in $500 bail on the charge OF 70