The daily sentinel., 1900-02-06
BRUTAL ATTACK.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Sullivan Beat
Mrs. Sarah Gleason, Aged
SO, Almost Insensible.

Man was ashamed of his species last
night when it became generally known
on the streets that one bearing the name
of man had assisted in an assault upon
an unprotected woman OF sixty three in
her own home.
An attack, the most brutal and unpro-
voked that has been recorded in this
city in long time, was made upon Mrs.
Sarah A Gleason last night between
the hours OF and o'clock, by Nh and
Mrs. John Sullivan, the former well
known engineer on the Rio Grande Wes-
tern railway.
Between the hours mentioned accord
ing to the sto.y of Mrs. Gleason, man
came to the door of the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Maude Chapman, who is
now absent, and rang the bell. Mrs.
Gleason went to the door and she was
accosted by man, who startled her by
asking her what she had been saying
about his wife. Mrs. Gleason responded
that she did not know him or his wife,
and asked who he was. He said that he
was the husband of Mrs. Mary Sullivan,
and that he had come to ask her few
things.
Mrs. Gleason, believing from the tone
OF the mans voice that he was bent on
having trouble, started to close the door
in Sullivan's face, but he quickly stuck
his foot out and of course Mrs. Gleason
could not close the door.
at ence when he found out that he
had the door so it could not be closed,
and the woman at his mercy, he called
to his wife, who seemed to have been
hiding around the yard, and she came
quickly forward upon the porch. At
once and with the ferocity of a cat she
grabbed Mrs Gleason by the hair and
dragged her to the porch. Here Mrs.
Gleason became semi conscious, and has
a disconnected idea of events.
A young girl who lived With the fam
lily, Anna Lutz, hearing the cries OF Mrs.
Gleason, VINO was being boaten on the
porch, attempted to go to her assistancs,
but was held by back by Sullivan, who
kept saying to his wife "Give it to her
while you've got her. +"
Mrs. Gleason was knocked down, but
by whom she is unable to say. She was
badly bruised in the fall and she has
heavy bruise on her side, which was ex-
posed to the infuriated people. She be-
lieves she was kicked as she lay pros
trate.
When Sullivan and his wife had done
all the damage they could, the girl,
Anna Lutz, rushed down town and gave
the alarm and the house was soon filled
with excited people, who expressed their
disg ust and horror at the attack.
A physician was called, Dr. Ingersoll,
and he gave what attention he could to
the wounded old lady. She was resting
easily when she retired but was TERRIBLY
shocked and in a highly nervous oondi-
ton.
After the attack Sullivan went before
Judge Sweeney and gave bond for his ap
peaiance, but before the warrant was
sworn out, he endeavored to pay fine
to both Justice Sweeney and Justice
Mann, but each refused to accept.
There was a cause for the attack, SO it
is said over some action taken at tine re-
Gently organized lodge of Maecabees,
wherein the name OF Mrs. Sullivan was
proposed and some trouble originated
relating to same.
Whatever the provocation it would
never justify such a bold and brutal at
tack and no one who heard Of it today
but has condemned it unstintedly and in
tho most severe manner. That man
snould so far lower himself as to attack
a woman, young or old, is brutality sum
cient to condemn him before ali men.
The case was called for trial this morn
ing and was still in session this after
noon. The defense is represented by
Henry w. Ross and the prosecution by
City Attorney Carnahan.