The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-26

Miss Margaret O'Malley, a domestic
servant employed at the store OF Thom-
as Hart at Mayfield, was brutally as
saulted yesterday morning by Martin
Murphy and has since been In seri-
Gus condition as a result of the severe
beating and kicking she received at
the hands Of her assailant. Miss OMal-
ley has been in the employ of Mr.. and
Mrs Hart for a long time, but Murphy.
whose home is in Carbondale, was
hired about n month ago TO assist In
the store. A week ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Hart left on a visit to the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition. leaving the business in
charge of Murphy, who with Miss
OMalley and the children slept in the
house. on Saturday Murphy acted in
IA very strange manner and during the
evening pointed revolver several
times at the teamster employed at the
store. He. however, appeared to at
tend to his duties satisfactorily and
at the time Miss O'Malley retired to
bed he was out of doors. She does not
remember hearing him enter the house,
hut was awoke about 4 o'clock yester-
day morning by his breaking in the
doorof her chamber and dragging her
out of bed. He insisted he had heard
the voices Of some men in her room
and demanded to know their names.
AS n matter Of fact the only occupants
of the room were the two little Hart
children and Miss OMalley. In spite
of her screams and appeals he beat
her with his hands and kicked her with
his feet until she was nearly uncon-
scious and then pulled her feet first
down the stairs. and pulling a revolver
from his pocket, threatened to shoot
her. Leaving her a moment to go into
| the store. she had strength enough to
escape and she ran to the next house
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew
Fitzsimmons, where she remained until
8 O'Clock in the morning, when she was
taken to the home Of her sister, Mrs.
Alexander Bruce, of South Main street,
| Jermyn. DIR. jackson. of Mayfield. was
| called to attend her and he found her
condition quite serious. Her face was
| swollen so badly that her features were
| almost unrecognizable and her eyes al
| most shut. While none of her bones
are broken, her body and limbs are
| covered with bruises and contusions.
Shortly after her arrival at her sisters.
| Mr.. Bruce had a warrant sworn out on
| the charge of assault and battery with
attempt to kill, and the warrant was
placed in the hands of Chief of Police
Mckinley, who found Murphy at the
| home of his mother in Carbondale.
where he was arrested and placed in
| the city lookup. From the evidence Of
| those who saw the man and from his
actions after his arrest there seems lit
tie doubt but that Murphy Is insane. II
is reported he has previously in former
situations exhibited signs of insanity
and his friends are unable to offer any
further explanation of his assault on
the young lady. In response to a
telegram sent yesterday morning Mr.
and Mrs. Hart arrived home last even
ing.
| The Mayneld school board met or
Saturday afternoon for the purpose OF
assigning the teachers to their rooms
and fixing their salaries. which resulted
as follows: Principal. Professor Krise
$50; vice principal. Miss Eva Kilker
S45: room No. 6. Miss Louisa Walsh
$500; room No. 5. Miss Amy Williams
$3.50; room No. d. Miss Annie Nc,
Carthy. s3I;50: room No. 3, Miss Eva
Quinn, $50; room No. =. Miss Annie
Kilkor, $50; room No /, Miss Martha
Walsh and Miss Nellie Boundy. $50
The salary of Janitor Eastake wa!
fixed at $50 and the remuneration o
the secretary, John Culey, at $75 pc,
year.
| Claude StoCker is home from tn,
summer term at Lehigh university.
Mrs. w. NJ. Davis is confined To he,
home on North Main street by illness
Mrs. NJ. j. Shields and Miss Mar
garet Thompson will leave today 70
the Buffalo exposition.
Miss Mamie Wint, of Wilkes Barre
is visiting friends here.
James Nicholson, sr., of South Mail
street, is seriously i'll.
Miss Grace Townsend, of Carbondale
is visiting in Jermyn.
Harry Griffths, of Montrose, a forme
Jermyn resident, is here after twelv
years absence and is the guest of MI
and Mrs. Willard r. Dodson, of Secon,
street.