The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-09
AGED WOMAN
HURLED ACID.
Mrs. Hayden Attempts to De-
stroy Mrs. Murphy's Beauty.
SAID SHE HARBOREO SON-IN-LAW
Charge Was Denied, But the Excited Woman
Threw tho Acid, Which inflicted But
Little Injury.
SAID SHE HARBOREO SON-IN-LAW

New York, Aug s.--Mrs. Ruth Murphy,
a handsome woman, whose husband Is
bookkeeper employed I'm the asylum for
the insane on Wards Island. and who.
together with him, boards with her
brother-in-law. William Manning. and his
wife, at No. 5l5 East Eighty-hrst street
narrowly escaped being badly disfgured
by carbolic acid at the hands OF Mrs.
Catherine Hayden, OF No 800 East Thir-
ty-fifth street. late last night
Mrs. Hayden, who is an elderly woman.
is missing from her home, where she
lives with her daughter and her son-in-
law. Michael Joseph Caulfeld.
The Mannlngs and the Haydens knew
each other in Ireland several years ago,
while Nicholas Caulheld. brother OF Mi
chael Joseph, lived for a time with ths
Haydens I'm Canada. Nicholas IL engaged
TO Mrs. Murphy's sister and frequently
calls at the Manning home.
DOOR SUDDENLY THROWN OPEN.
He was visiting his future wife yester-
day afternoon when one OF the doors OF
the apartment was suddenly thrown Wig
lently open, and Mrs. Hayden appeared
on the scene
She was In state OF great excitement
and announced that she was In search OF
Michael Joseph Caulheld. who. she ds-
clared had come there 10 call on Mrs.
Murphy.
4,icholas Caulield, Mrs. Murphy. Miss
Manning and Mrs. Manning tried 10 quiet
her. but she refused 20 listen, and reiter-
ated that her son-in-law was in hiding
somewhere on the premises, and that
Mrs. Murphy was particularly anxious
that Mrs. Hayden should not see him.
Mrs Murphy denied that she had seen
the man for several days. but Mrs. Hay
den, who by this time had worked her.
self into state OF frenzy, suddenly
drew bottle from the folds OF her dress
and shouting. '1ll spoil your beauty
attempted TO throw the contents into Mrs.
Murphy's face
Nicholas CaulheId. who had in the
meantime faced the excited woman and
pushed Mrs. Murphy behind him. at
tempted to force Mrs Hayden out OF the
room.
She was too quick for him, however,
and before he could prevent her had
thrown part OF the contents OF the bottle
al Mrs. Murphy. who was looking over
Nicholas shoulder. Mrs Murphy and
Caulheld both lodged. but part Of the
fluid fell on Mrs. Murphy's face and neck
and on the mans face. They screamed
with pain. and neighbors ran 20 the
apartment. but were afraid to enter.
REPORTED CASE TO THE POLICE.
Mrs. Hayden then went out in the
street Mrs. Murphy and Caulheld had
their injuries attended 20 at a drug store.
When Mr. Manning reached home at ten
o clock he reported the case at once TO
the Eighty eighth street police station.
Detectives Callahan and Smith went "a
Mrs. Haydens home. but she had disap-
peared. When she is found she will be ar
rested, and charged with felonious as
sault
When Mrs Michael Joseph Caulheld
and her husband were seen "a No. 30
East Thirty street they refused to
discuss the row, except 10 say that there
was no cause for Mrs Hayden's visit 20
the Manning fiat. They said she had
gone 10 Jersey. and Il was not known
when she would return.