The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-05
USED A
HATCHET
ON WIFE.
TsIIa Held for Grand Jury on
Charge Of Assault with
Intent TO XIII.

Michael Telia was tried ia the Sixth
District court today. upon the charge OF
making violent assault upon his wife,
Concetta, with a hstchet.
This affair occurred At g sutton street,
last week Tuesday.
Tela, according TO the evidence OF Con-
cetta. his wife. came home drunk and
creating a disturbance was induced to go
out.
Teila went 20 a barroom, completed
his load OF liquor and returning TO his
tenement. forced open the door. and. en-
tering his wifes room. with a hatchet
upiifted, said that he was going 10 Kill
his wife and daughter
They objected 10 being thus summarily
disposed of. and Mrs. Tella calling 10
her son. the three fell upon Tella and
disarmed him.
Mrs. Tells explained that the escape
of the household from death was that,
knowing Tella thoroughly she nstinc-
lively called for help and jumped upon
her husband. That was, she said, the
safer course 20 pursue There was no
way of escape open TO her and she made
a dash for Tella before the latter could
get to the bedside and carry out his
threat.
Tella's son said that when he was
awakened by his mothers cries. he found
his father facing Mrs. Tella and her
daughter. Tella. senior, had his hand
uplifted. and in IL was a hatchet. At
the same time the respondent was swear
ing at the women. The yunog man fur
ther explained that he jumped upon
Tella's back and pulled him over and
down 20 the floor. As he was thus hold
III IL
the hatchet away from the infuriated
man.
Five years ago Tella, so his son said,
was sentenced 10 prison for IN months
for assaulting Mrs. Tella. That affair was
a serious one. Tella had stabbed his wife
five times i'm the back. and with the last
OF these wounds he left the knife stick
ing I'm the cut
Tella's son said that at o'clock of the
day of this last assault, Tella raised
chair against his wife, and the latter, TO
protect herself, seized and elevated a
pitcher. The SON said that he jumped in
between them and that Mrs. Teil1 then
pushed Tella down stairs. This was what
caused Tella 10 get u more pronounced
load OF liquor aboard.
Jennie Tella said that when she saw
her father coming with the upliftcd
hstchet she ran and seized him about
the body and called 10 her brother. and
by their combined efforts they overpow-
cred and disarmcd her father.
Patrolman Johnson who was called in,
heard Tella say, after his wife had ac-
cused him OF attempting to kill her with
the hatchet, that he. Tella. would give SIS
To get at his wife for five miisItes.
Johnson said that he found. at the time
of the arrest pair OF shears which
Tella had taken apart and converted in
To two stillettoes by grinding them down
10 sharp points.
This pstrolman was first called into the
house at $50 that evening. and then told
Tella that he. Tella knew that a sentence
was hanging over him and that he TeIla,
knew what would follow III he was ar
rested.
When Tella was placed under arrest he
told johnson that he didn't care IL he did
go 10 Jail.
Tella said that he was locked out of his
house. and that he went to the cellar and
procured the hatchet for no other purpose
than TO pry open the door.
Tella, according TO his story was a do
nestle martyr. His children were accus-
toned to hold him down while his wife
banged him over the head and back with
fire shovel.
Tella said that he was afraid of his
wife His fear was that when he was
asleep she would put a knife into his
throat
Tella's son was recalled and said that
at the time OF the first assault. aud after
Tella had tried 10 throw his wife down
stairs and was himself elected. Tella came
back and seized his wife by the hair, and
TO protect herself she seized and used the
kitchen stove shovel.
TelIa was adjudged probably guilty and
WAS held for the grand jury in 500.