The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-12
STRUCK A WOMAN
AND MADE A Scene,
James GiImartin Created Excite
ment at Eighth and Olive Streets
Trouble Renewed.

James Gilmartin. Deputy State Grain In
! spector. caused considerable excitement on
olive street. opposite the Post Cihce- short
Is before 10 O'Clock last night By turning
suddenly upon 4 woman with whom hs
was walking and striking her repeatedly
in the face with his fist. causing tie blood
to flow freely from her nose.
When she was taken to Nays drug store
al Eighth and Pine streets to have her IN
Ju1ics dressed. she declared that she was
G;lmartin's wife, and he corroborated her
statement Gilmartin is not a married man.
and investigation developed that the woman
was Cora Hewlett. who figured in sensa-
tional episode sour years ago. when she
tried to fix the paren.ase OF her child upon
a prominent racing official who vas In st.
Louis at that time
The assault on olive street aroused the
Indignation. OF several men who were pass
ing and a crowd gathered. which threatened
TO handle Gil;naEJa roughly. One old.
gray-haired nl.n went so far as 20 strike
Al him At this junctUre Officer havaDaugn
appeared upon the scene He promptly dis
persed the crowd ami led the couple 10
Nays drug store.
There peculiar scene was enacted TIE
woman maintained that she had been acci-
Gentaily injured. while GiinIRrtin claimed
that he had struck her. lie explained that
he had only chastised her with ths back OF
his hand. lie pulled d roll of bills from
his pocket and offered TO pay for q doctor
ana anything else that was needed. also 10
bus cigars Tor every one II the store
The NOrian became hystsrlcal- between
her sobs. she addressed GlimarJin. saying:
'-Dh, jim, how could you treat me TINS
way? Take me home 10 my pocr little
ci lid.' The man tried To console ner, but
his efforts we.e met with new outbursts OF
weeping. " hen the blood had been washed
from :ne woman 5 face and sticking plaster
cheek. tie couple ieLt the drug store and
started west on Pine street. with a man
Y lao had joined them.
lie t0uk l.ilInart!n into a saloon at the
corner OF Ninth and Pine streets, and tho
woman, be ns lett alone, walked over to
OiiVe strest and stood on the corner, as II
waiting for q car.
Presently u stranger passed along and
tried 10 engage Eer IN conversation she re-
seHted this advance and bsckoned her two
companions. who, i'll the meantime, had
lett the saloon and followed her as far as
the south side OF Olive street
They crossed the street and the stranger
moved slowly On. Then Giimartin grabbed
her by the arm. and IN an angry voice said.
Give NE the dollar back which paid that
druggist 10 TX Up your face.
The woman held out a silver dollar which
he grabbed and pocketed. then seized her
walk. The stranger Witnessed this act.
and. walking back. demanded what he
meant BIZ treating woman in that man
ner. For answer Gilhlartin struck him in
the jaw struggle followed between the
two men. but they were separated by the
wernan and the third man.
Then Giimartin and the Hewlett woman
walked away in opposite directions, leaving
the stranger and peacemaker arguing on
the corner. \ policeman who happened
along placed these two under arrest and
took them to the Four Courts. where the
stranger told the sergeant that another man
had struck him and that ne would not
prosecute.
The Hewlett woman lives IN a IA. at No.
III South Ewing avenue. She Is known In
the neighboThood as Mrs. Carter. Her e.
year-oid daughter lives with her.
Nine years ago Billy Hennessy. q poll
tcian. and a man known as Mick McGov-
ern engaged In j terrific fist fight at Eighth
and Olive streets over the Hewlett woman.
They fought until both were too weak to
stand up. and then continued their struggle
in the gutter
HenUessy died three years ago.