Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-07-14
WOMEN'S WORDS
Lead to a Serious Assault,
Friday, in Arcade Block.
Mrs. VIM. Cufhn the injured Party,
Having Wrist and Thigh Broken.
Mrs. Mary Cos9rovs the AssaiIant-W Be
Arraigned. This Morning.

A quarrel between Mary Cosgrove
and Mrs. William Cufiin. that may have
fatal termination for the latter. oc-
Chapel street. yesterday noon. The in
jured woman is now confined to the
Augusta City hospital. that she may
have the best of treatment.
The trouble really began month
ago. Mrs. Cosgrove is pensoner and
at that time the two We're on appar-
emily friendly terms. During the win
ter. Mrs. Cuffin was injured by falling.
and some conversation resulted be
tween the two women about Mrs Cos
grove letting Mrs. Cufiin have a part of
the pension money with which to pay
doctors bills.
The neighbors know but little of the
trouble that happened. yesterday. The
injured womans husband, William
Cuffin, gives this version of the story.
as he says was told him by his wife:
Over month ago. there was an evi-
dence of hard feeling between the two
women. Each used to call frequently
on the other but finally there We're such
strained relations. owing to the pension
!.
Cosgrove to remain away from the
house.
In spite of the orders, Mrs. Cosgrove
called at the house. yesterday noon,
and the two apparently began to talk
over matters. Mrs. Cuifin was at work
up stairs arranging papers and words
followed the discussion about the old
topic. the pension money.
Later. the two started down stairs.
which are very steep. Mrs. Cuffin went
down first. with Mrs. Cosgrove close
behind her. When Mrs. Cufiin was on
the fifth stair from the bottom she
turned around and is reported to have
said to Mrs. Cuffin:
You lied to me about that pension
money"
Don't you call me liar" Mrs. Cos
grove is said to haven retorted, and on
that she is said to have brought the
parasol down with a resounding thud
on the head and shoulders of Mrs.
Cuffin. who was ahead of her. follow
ing with blow with her hand and at
the same time pushing Mrs. Cuffin
down the stairs.
Mrs. Cosgrove is a very heavy wo-
man. while Mrs. Cuffin is a slight wo-
man Of perhaps 125 pounds. The force
Of the push and the preceding blows
landed Mrs. Cufiin in the corner at the
foot of the stairs. She struck heavily,
and as she is a woman 6a years old,
she was badly injured by the fall.
AS soon as she struck in the corner
Mrs. Cutlin began to scream and cry:
You have killed me-"
II haven't killed you. but ! will"
Mrs. Cosgrove is reported to have said,
and at that she again struck Mrs.
Cufiin with the parasol, it is said. and
pushed her into the living room and
kitchen through the doorway. ~
Tie above is the story of the affair
as told by Cuffin, which, he says, he,
gained from his wife.
AS soon as the cries for help were
heard, the employees at the publishing
house of Vickery & Hill. across the
way, rushed across the street to give
assistance. 1t was soon seen how bad
ly the woman was injured and DR..
Burt Andrews was summoned. ON
making an examination he found that
one thigh and one wrist was broken.
The injury to the thigh was the most
serious as that was close to the ball
and socket joint. In a younger woman
il might not be considered so serious,
but with a woman of that age the in
jury is so dangerous that there is a
possibility of a fatal termination. ~
The injuries were attended to and