The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-09-08
Fearful.
ASSAULT
Theodore Lee Tries 10 Nil
William Mcdonald This
Morning

Theodore Lee, contractor hellev-
~ his wife untrue. HE thought she
had been IN company With another
nan and because of &c tried O. muir
der William Mcdonald IN the Rata
ser BATHS. corner Thir1 avenue and
Ghefry street. az ESQ O'Clock thia
MORNING lie urst hlt Mcdonald Hn
rae head with beer bottle. breaking
i na ueag che neck and leaving a
fanr IaEsed blade e glass. With tbs
ale weapon thc Jealous man lap.
bed his almost unconscious Nicuin
Ms .he neck. Police headquarters
were te.ephoned ard Detective Fhil-
trick and Omcer Carr arrested Lee.
Mcdonald eas sent iu the amhu-
iance 90 the hospital IL = the
opinion 81 Tee police that the assault
IN Mr. Meuanall was entirely IN
Eroyokod.
Story 81 the Crime
The story 81 thc affair. as told by
a. smploye &, Ehe baths. IS rs fal-
lows
SHORTY 6 o'clock MAJ
came in Frea eitcd and wanted
a. rid his VIZ. Hie described her a.
\ woman wita yellow hat and saiI
that she WAS lu the establishment
Nth a strange man.
sfie rushed about like a mad MAJ
mnd called Belle" &c the top & hi8
Noice. Ills cries aud the noise he
made attracted every one tn thh
house while raising this disturb
ance the woman he described had ta-
caped from the place ~ the side
eacr With the iran wish whom she
entered. The anfaged husband walk.
ii az the hail aud when opposite one
- tassa aoafa Dir. Mcdonald. wEa
lad Just finished his bath, came out.
F8e asked the man the cause of tbs
racket and Ia reply Nas hit a terrific
bipw on she head with beer bottle
The BODY 81 the bottle hroke IN
pieces and left a long Jagged neck
Ct glass with this terrible weapon
Mcdonald vas stabbed and cut IN
the neck The wounded man fesi On
the tioor. bleeding profusely. semt-
one telephunad Tor policeman and
h sent Mr Mcdonald to the hospl.
tai"
Ne Nay Receiver
A. the hospital the wounds Of NJ.
Neftouai1 were attended and Il Is
thought that he yin iIve. although
n has suffered a great less ~ blood.
Vie wife q the Injured man was no
tIaed az the family residences. corner
Eleventh avenue ard Alder street.
ard she now 4 az her husbands side.
- "a ~
tiers says his name u Theodore Lee
ard that h i a contractor After he
had been placed In q eel ne wrote q
mote % his wife, on his collar. which
was covered with blood. and at
tempted - send e 20 her BY frustY.
Tho missiTe was turned over 20 Jall-
o. Grant. u rad as follows.
'.Be1l Lee. came 90 police station at
onee. Z am IN trouble. and was
signed Theodore. The note was ad-
dressed . So Third avenue.
lee ralss
In an Interview with chief Suiu-
van today Theodore Lee stated that
during last evening and early this
morning he had been out with Bsils.
fla wife. "A Etfle before O'Clock.
about an hour after returning home
wtth Der this morning" said Lee. 7
missed her. and going cut on ths
street ! saw her 90 across Thirf
avenue with q strange man and en-
ter the Rainier baths. I followed
and tried 70 ind the pair. was a
little under the effects Of liquor and
act MIXED Up On a fight. vas hit
and that Is all 7 know"
Before making this statement q
IRE chief Lee told Sergeant Powers
and Jailor Grant that he had been
hit ard then vent after bis aszall-
ant with the bottle.
Or. Horton. who attended Melon
AID says that the patient viii recov-
er.
Ills wounds are ugly ones and he
VIII Be Scared for iife.s said Or.
Horton
At SO Third avenue M ore could
BE- found who knew anything Of Lee
Or Ms alleged wife Belle. Il vas
utatrd ~ the landlord that the
couple had never roomed there. Tbs
police believe that Lee has given a
fictitious address. as no such name
spreafa IN the city directory. 4
search f. being made FOR the woman.