Evening journal., 1898-03-14
LOVE WAS MISPLACED
Brawl Between Husband and
Wife Ends Seriously.
HUSBAND SAYS WIFE WAS UNTRUE

HUSBAND SAYS WIFE WAS UNTRUE
HE UFBRAIDED HER AND AS
sAUUTED HER. WHEN HE WAS
STRUCK DOWN, TIE SAYS, WITH
A SHOVEL AND "A BUTCHER
KNIFE-IHAvE LIVED UNHAPPY
FOR YEARS.
The sleepy old neighborhood OF Tay-
lor and Kirkwood streets came near
| being the scene Of a murder yesterday
morning. "a wifes alleged inhdellty, a
drunken and irate husband were the
| causes.
In the house at the southeast corner
| OF Taylor and KirkwOod streets live
| Alexander Irwin, with his wife and two
children, aged and years. They
were married in the face of parental
opposition, and the ill-omen which
generally follows such nuptials has
befallen Mrs. Irwin, because, as she
says, she disobeyed her mother, who
looked with disfavor on her mar
riage to Irwin.
Mrs. Irwin. before her marriage, was
a domestic in l1ugene DuPOnt's family.
II is said THAT they, too, demonstrated
against the marriage, as Twins bad
habits were known far and wide on
the banks of old Brandywne. They
were married, Notwithstanding.
Irwin held a paying situation in the
immense powder works OF the Du-
Points, but through drink he lost IT,
Then came children. Tine family drift
ed here and there until Mrs. Irwin.
| fnrpcl htr huparar aftH 1ataoIad rrtda
sold part OF the household furniture.
Her husband, she says, went from bad
10 worse. He could not secure work
anywhere. No one wanted him, and
Mrs. Irwin sold more OF the furniture.
Then came help. Irwin secured em-
plOyment at Blumenthals, whore he
. made 50 a week.
: Irwin took 30 drinking heavily, and
. at payday he had no money for his
y wife or little ones. Mrs. Irwin then ap-
,, pealed TO Eugene DUPONT, and he went
to her assistance. She now gets q
, check every month from the head oil
y the great gunpowder making firm. Mrs
willard Salisbury also assisted her
j, Yesterday morning, when the churcl
bells were summoning the faithful Z,
worship, Mrs. irwin unncticcd and un
seen went TO her home and knocke,
on the door. Her request for entranc
was answered with oaths. She was ad
mltted, however. Irwin left the house
ID and when ne returned he was intoxi
Gated. Instead OF entering the home b.
the door, he climbed over the kitche
n roof forced open a window and enter
ed. His wife was sitting In the dtche
" engaged In conversation with Con
T. nelius Lyons. There was an argumen
L. oh D,
rushed at his wife. Lyons grabbed il
win. The men struggled and Irvi
h | broke away and struck his wife. ]
be the melee chairs, lamps and dish'
as were upset Mrs irwin picked up
ma shovel and butcher-lnife 30 defer
I'M herself, but these she AYERS were M
ed used. The noise OF the fracas soon a
III tractod a crowd. and then the police a
he rived When Irwin was led down q
r. steps Of the house he presented sicl
ening sight. lie was covered viii
X blood from head to foot. His hes
TO was cut I'M several places, and bio,
ar flowed freely from the wounds.
C. An Evening Journal man called
al the house this morning. He was a
mt mitted by Mrs. Irwin. who Is a perfe
n specimen OF Irish wOmanhood III
to stairs still showed signs OF the stru'
-et gle, being covered with blood. Tl
ID. rooms were uncarpeted. and a Coz
Nm stove, table and few dishes were Q
,ss that the room contained.
re The youngest child played arouI
-as the room, paying no attention to
Is mother, who sat with bowed head. 81
he cried piteously. She said that lrv
ed was a bad man. When asked as TO d
he truth OF Twins statement that she "
me untrue to him, she said that Il was
lew lie. ION Saturday night ] returns
home, and ne would not let me in, s.
m said. I then went to Mrs. Edwa
he D0ugherty's home on Church sire
ler where ] stayed for the night" N
ne children will be placed In home.
win was taken 10 the Delaware He
she pital He says that his wife assault
MT him with a shovel and a butcher-kni
to She denies It.