The Washington herald., 1906-11-13
CRUCIFIES HIS WIFE
Pretty Pittsburg Woman Is
Nailed Up by Her Hands.
BRUTAL HUSBAND ARRESTED
After Petty Quarrel, bartender Re-
turns 10 Mrs. MltcheIi's Apartments
with Hatcbet and Nails, which He
Drives Through Her Hands, Pini0n-
ing Her TO Sink-Hnppened sunday.

Pittsburg. Nov. i2.-One of the most
iendish acts of cruelty in the history of
Pittsburg, If not the entire world. has Just
been brought to light here. Crucided,
nailed by tenpenny nails. driven through
the palms of her pretry hands, Mrs jean
Mellon Mitchell, nineteen years old,
wife OF q former Pittsburg bartender, was
transfixed at her home early Sunday
morning for hours until neighbors herring
her groaus broke down the doors and
liberated her.
Lying at Point of Death.
She is now lying ALMOST at the point OF
death In the Homeopathic Hospital here,
while Mitchell, her husband. has been ar
rested at Canton, Ohio, for committing
this most fearful crime. He refuses to
return 10 Pennsylvania without requisi-
tion papers, and the Pittsburg police are
now trying to get the papers at Harris
burg.
The affair took place in pleasant little
apartments kept by Mrs Mitchell. Forbes
street. Pittsburg. She and her husband
have not lived together for two years He
returned last Thursday night and remain
Cd with her that night and left late the
next afternoon, after bitter quarrel with
the young woman. That evening Mrs.
Mitchell told some Of her neighbors that
she and Billy" had quarreled. and she
feared he would return and kill her. She
told several OF the neighbors that II they
heard her cry for help 70 rush in at once.
as & would be murder
Happened Sunday Morning.
II was early Sunday morning, that the
neighbors heard a fuss. but no one re-
called the warning which had been given
by young Mrs. Mitchell. and 1t was not
until TIVE hours later that one neighbor.
hearing grOans. insisted on breaking down
the door
Young Mrs. Mitchell was found nailed
20 the water sink in her kitchen with her
night robe stained with her own blood.
Large nails had been driven through tho
palms Of her hands with a hatchet which
lay beside her
She tainted and fell with her weight on
the cruelty laceTated hands as the neigh
bors broke in and they, without grasping
the import OF the heavy nails. tore her
loose, lacerating the tender flesh still
worse The physicians fear that blood
poisoning may set in and that the shock
and pain may yet prove fatal.
Thugs TerrorIze the City.
crime. The killing OF II. T. Smith in his
fathers home last night by a burglar was
the last straw. and this evening the city
councils met in special session. at the cail
of Mayor Guthrie. and passed special
ordinance appropriating money for loo ad-
ditionll police for Pittsburg, an increase
Of almost . Per cent over the present
force.
An example Of the daredevil way in
which crooks are working In Pittsburg
came At O'Clock this afternoon, when
Mrs. A. c. Boyllln, Of So Wiley avenue.
a well-known and wealthy woman. vas
held up at Wood street and Sixth avenue.
in the very heart Of the city While one
thug held Mrs. Boykin and stifed her
cries. another tore her hands out Of her
muff, and took her pocketbook. He also
tore a gold bracelet from her wrist. and
escaped before hundreds Of pedestrians.
who saw the attack, could lift a finger.
The sale of firearms and burglar alarms
IN Pittsburg to-day was tee largest IN the
history Of the city stores Locksmiths
are working overtime fixing W the in
terror Of houses. where people are living in
absolute fear OF invasion from the house
breakers and murdereTs. Within the past
month there have been not less than 10
cases OF highway robbery and burglary on
the Well-iighted streets Of the city. Two
victims have been murdered I'm cold blood.
while many others resisting have been
shot. cut, or beaten until they are yet in
the hands Of physicians. daughter Of
Ordnance Officer Murray Livingstone was
held up by a masked negro with rcvol-
yer on side street. but she gave him bat
tie and put him to fight, he changing his
mask rs he fled