New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
BEATEN BYA CRUEL HUSBAND
POLICE INDIFFERENCE ALMOST cAoSh'
A DOUBLE MURDER
TIME ENOUGH TO KICK WHEN YOU "Hi "''
A POLICEMAN TELLS \ WOMAN WHO
ASKS FOR PROTECTION.

ASKS FOR PROTECTION.
Tho Indifference OF the police OF the West forN-
sevonth-st station TO the appeal OF "onnd" 'Vs
cling protection from brutal husDahu ''''no''
caused double murder in Forty-siN'h-S'' '"S'
night II did result in Mrs Carrie Hanson thirty
four wears old Of No. 40 West Forty-sNth-st ana
her sister-in-Iaw Mrs. Edth Law, OF No. 42s West
Fortv-ffth-st being 5rutally beaten. and Mrs
Hanson il now i'm Bellevue Hospital, with her race
and scalp gashed in half dozen places and SUI
ferng from serious internal injuries.
Samuel a maii-carrier at Station H. Is inc
assailant and the husband Of one OF the injured
women Six months ago Law brought home fell
,ow-carrer named James Borden 10 board with him.
4 few weeks ago Law began 10 grow jealous oil
the man he had taken in. ard TO remove all cause
for complaint the boarder moved. That ala not
satisfy the husband however He continued his
complaints and his wife found it necessary on
February 20 go to live with her sister. Mrs Han
son For two days she was left alone, and then
the husband also went TO the Hanson home, ana
patched up n truce. All went wei until yesterday
afternoon when Law had work to DO on account
o, the holiday. He at once began to abuse MS VIE
and when she refused fight with him he
wreaked his vengeance on his sisterin-iaws furni-
,ure. smashing chairs and all the dishes on the
table Mrs Law escaped into the street. She met
a policeman and begged him to 20 with her ana
arrest her husband.
ooh. what are you beefn about replied the
bluecoat: you're squeaiin before you're hurt
Wait till YOU git hurt. and that's time enough to
kick" and he turned his back and stroled slowly
away The woman returned to her fiat
I'm going out now" was the cheerful news her
husband gave her. but I'll come back tonight and
Kill you"
As soon as he had gone Mrs Law and her sister
in-lau FASTENED 10 the West Forty-seventh s. STA
ton and told the sergeant in charge OF 'he threat
He informed them at first that he could do moth
ing but later relentod sufficiently TO promise that
he would have Law arrested II the women "ouid
find out where ne was. Failing 10 do this, both
home.
Il was almost 8 o'clock and Mrs. Hanson was
sewing at her machine. and Mrs Law was close
beside her. beginning 20 hope that the threat would
be carried out. when the front door was broken
and # was pain he meant TO carry out his threat
Not finding either woman in the 'front.' room ne VEN
back to the hall and smashed III ne kI.'i IT, W.
Mrs. Law had taken refuge in a bedroom ana MIS-
Hanson kept on with her work al tne lu h, ~,
hoping that Law would 20 when he saw that ms
wife was not in. Instead. with an oath he grabbed
the lamp from the table and brought 1t down on
I'm rong to finish both Of YOU" he said and,
dropping the broken lamp grabbed anGthef BE
place ana seized her husband about the waist. He
had pcnknife in his hand. ana cut her ABOUT me
arms but she hel him while tho other woman
got - the kitchen windo" and shouted ,Murder.'
The blood dripping from her face alarmed ponce
man in the street and he rushed up the stairs 20
The rescue He found Law standing over his wife
with heavy iron poker in his hand. and feHed
him with his club -, -
called from Roosevelt; Hospital TO dress the in
jures of both women ordered Mrs Hansons I'M
liceman insisted that the woman should be hrst
taken to the West Forty-seventh-st station 10
no, keen the husband under arrest II the victim
did not make the complaint. the woman was car
rec 10 'f re. bosDita G law was locked up on
charge Of feonious assault.