The San Francisco call., 1899-12-09
ACCUSES HER
EMPLOYER OF
BEATING HER
Aged Mrs. Caelif in a
Serious Condition.
HER LIFE IN The BALANCE
CHARGES MRS. GALLAGHER
WITH AsSAULTING HER.
HER LIFE IN THE BALANCE

Mrs Caelif, an elderly woman, lies in
a precarious condition at ST. Mary's Hos
pital. the result. she says. Of being beaten
by Mrs. Gallagher, the wife Of Attorney
Walter Gallagher. Assistant District At
torney Solomon has interested himself in
the case. and IT is not unlikely that Mrs.
Gallagher will have TO answer for the
seemingly unprovoked assault.
According TO Mrs. Caelif's statement,
which is in the hands of the police. she
advertised for position in some respect
able family. expecting 10 do light house
work for her board. Mrs. Gallagher an
swered the advertisement, and after a
short conversation with her alleged
victim. she readily consented 10 employ
her. Only few days later. Mrs. Caelif
alleges. Mrs. Gallagher rushed into the
room occupied by the old woman, and af-
ter declaring her intention Of mailing the
windows and doors so as TO prevent her
husband from entering, produced a
hammer and a paper of tacks. Mrs.
Caelif tried TO dissuade her from her pur-
pose, when the infuriated woman seized
her by the hair and dragged her out Of
bed. Mrs. Caelif says that she suddenly
became unconscious. and when she awak-
ened some time afterward she found her
face and hands bathed in blood that
Her thigh was broken, presumably from
falling 10 the floor. and unable to move,
she screamed for help.
A young man who was in the house at
the time went 10 her assistance and after
considerable trouble placed her back in
bed. He then washed the blood off her
face and hands and promised to see that
she was not further nolested by Mrs.
Gallagher.
A few minutes later Mrs. Gallagher
again entered the room, so Mrs. Caelif
alleges, and seiZing her helpless victim
started 10 assault her with her fists. After
beating her into state bordering on In
sensibility Mrs. Gallagher left the room
and went 10 her own apartments.
The following day Mrs. Caelif managed
TO get a letter TO Mrs. ]. j. Woolner Of
l4l Hancock street, in which she told her
OF the assault committed on her by her
employer and legged her~to call on her.
After visiting the bedside of the unfortu-
nate woman and learning that her con-
dition was serious Mrs. Woolner had her
removed to St. Mary's Hospital. Subse-
quently Mrs. Woolner had her brother go
to police headquarters and report the oc-
currence to Cinef Lees: The latter sent
Sergeant Colby and Policeman Heyneman
to the hospital 10 get a statement from
Mrs Caelif. After she had told how Mrs
Gallagher had assaulted hershe was asked
IL she wanted her arrested. The injured
woman replied in the negative. but asked
that she be compelled TO pay her eN-
penses in the hospital. Mrs. Gallagher's
CaeIif until she recovered. but he has
thus far signally failed TO keep his
promise. -
from the effects OF the beating which she
claims she received at the hands OF Mrs
Gallagher, and on account of her ad-
vanced years II is doubtful IL she ever
RECEIVERS.
When seen last night Mrs. Gallagher at
first denied that she knew Mrs. Caelif
but finally admitted that she had at one
time employed a woman answering her
description as a servant. She emphati-
cally denied that she had assaulted her
and referred the reporter to her husband
for corroboration.
Assistant District Attorney Salomon in
tends in the next few days TO call the at
tention OF tne Graha jury 20 the assault
Gallagher indicted.