The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-07
Woman In Orange Found
Feeding Her Baby With
Carbolic Acid.
HUSBAND RESTRAINED HER
SHE DECLARES HER ACT WAS
THE RESULT OF DESPAIR OK
ACCOUNT OF HIS CHARGE OF
UNFAITHFULNESs.
Special to THE Jersey city News..o

Special to THE Jersey City News.'o
NEW ARK, Nov. Z, 1905. -Brooding
over the fancied inidelity of her hus-
band, Mrs. Lima Sawicky, an Austrian,
twenty -four years old, yesterday after
months sold infant Marie, by feeding it a
mixture of scalding water and carbolic
acid. That the little one escaped death
was due to the presence of mind and
quick action of the woman's husband,
Peter Sawicky, and friend who was
visiting them. Both were burned by the
acid in the struggle with the woman.
The child rs in the Orange Memorial Hos
pital suffering from acid burns about the
lips and tongue. The injuries are not
dangerous.
The Sawicks We're married about four
years ago. The husband is a Pole.
Lately they have been living at 76 Ire
mont avenue. Several years ago the
woman spent FIVE months in the Essex
County Hospital for the Insane. but was
discharged cured About three weeks
ago the husband appeared before Police
Justice R@a~ of Orange, and asked
T. to restrain his wife
uch a violent manner.
II, 49,, ,..at he believed his life was
endangered, his wife having attacked
him and cut his forehead in three places.
The justice advised him to go home and
live at peace WITH his wife. The atten-
tion of the Children's Aid and Protective
Society of the Oranges was called to the
children. and Agent A. w. Abbott has
them under his supervision.
Roundsman Thomas NJ. Ryan was at
Scotland street and fremont avenue, Or
ange, about $40 o'clock yesterday after
noon, when an excited man ran up and
told him that murder was being COM
mitted at T6 fremont avenue. Ryan
hastened to the house and found the wo-
mans husband trying to quiet her. There
was an over -powering odor of carbolic
acid in the house and the infant was
lying on couch screaming. Ryan
learned what had happened. He sent in
call for the Record ambulance and re
turned to the house He asked Mrs
Sawicky why She had tried to poison her
child
MY husband says | am not true" she
cried, ''and l tried to give the child
poison. The baby took the poison from
the spoon but it didn't get enough, my
husband snatched the spoon away, and
the child was burned only a little.y
The woman was taken to the police
station by Ryan. She was locked up
without any formal charge having been
made against her.
Sawicky made statement this fore
noon to the police and DR.. NJ. Herbert
Simmons. deputy county physician. He
said that his wife had shown symptoms
of violent insanity for several days. He
declared that she had broken croekery
and had burned his shirts and other
clothing. Yesterday afternoon the baby
was hungry and cried. but the woman
refused to feed it. He says his wife
went out into another room and presently
returned with a cup of steaming water
and teaspoon. She picked up the baby
and was about to give it teaspoonfus
of the mixture when Sawicky and the
other man smelled the odor of carbolic.
Then, Sawicky says, he rushed upon
his wife, who, seeing him coming, made
haste to administer the mixture. The
baby opened its mouth and some of the
burning fluid fell upon its tongue and
lips. A struggle ensued and the con-
tents of the cup fell upon sawieky' )
lighr hand and was spattered upon the
man who was with him. The acid which
the woman poured into the mixture was
contained in a one-ounce bottle which
the woman procured at Parsons phar-
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Until the physicians have determines
whether or no she is insane no, change
will be entered against her. The police
propose TO conduct searching inquiry
into the circumstances Of the case and
they will endeavor 70 get hold Of tbs
man who visited the Sawickss yesteg.
day. That man disappeared about tbs
| time Ryan got to the house.