The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
BEATS WIFE;
SHE BREAKS
HIS HEAD
Smoothing Iron to Do It,
Husband Says lie Bears
Her No Ill Will.

Because his wife upbraided him for
hanging over the bar of a saloon and
drinking up the money she had laid
away for the rent, Patrick Connolly
attacked her with a b%lackthorn walk
ing stick after he followed her from
the saloon to their home, II Garden
street, last night. The woman resented
the assault and beat her husband with
a seven-pound smoothing iron, and he
is now in the hospital suffering from a
fracture.
Mrs. Connolly is a Woodworking
woman and has supported her family
of four little children and her nus
band. who lost one leg three years
ago In the Van Orden corset factory on
Market street. The police of the Third
Precinct station say that Connolly is a
loafer, and that he has not earned a
penny since meeting with the accident
that caused the loss of a leg.
Last night, when she returned home,
Mrs. Connolly learned from her chill
dren that her husband had taken the
rent money and was drinking in a sa-
loon in the neighborhood. She went
to the saloon and created a scene by
accusing him of taking her hard
earned money which she had saved for
the rent. According to the story told
by the woman Connolly was In the
act of treating the crowd when she
entered the barroom.
Connolly followed her home, and as soon
as they entered the hall attacked her,
beating her over the mead with the cane
She rushed to the kitchen and made an
attempt to close the door against him. out
he followed, and unable to ward on ms
blows, she picked up the iron, and tnen
they clinched. In the scuffle the woman
struck him one blow on the forehead.
Connolly left the house and walked TO
the Third Precinct Police Station, where
he told a desk sergeant of the assault.
Blood was streaming from a cash on ms
head ard he was rapidly growing weaker
The sergeant attempted to nave him taken
to st. James's Hospital, but Connolly sale
that he would go there himself. lie was
under the influence of drink and could not
be reasoned with, When he left the ponce
station he was followed by a policeman
and went straight to the institution, but
refused to remain after his wounds were
dressed. Captain Christie sent a police
man to the hospital, and he spent the nieht
watching the cripple with the broken neao'
Mrs. Connolly was arraigned in court
this morning on r chhrBe OF htfoNioue q"
sault. When Judge Howell heard nor
story from Captain Christie he refused TO
hold the woman in bail. paroling her with
out security. John M. Van Orden, presi-
dent of the Van Orden Corset Company,
for whom Mrs. Connolly works. sent a
woman to the precinct station this morn
ing to state that the company would 80
any amount of security to prevent the
woman going to Jail.
1t was learned from this woman that
som months ago. when Mrs. Connolly,
who Is suffering from an incurahle disease,
was sick. the employees and heads Of the
firm raised q subscription Of substantial
amount for her and the children. Connolly
is said to nave taken the major portion
of this money and spent 1t In saloons.
Connolly's condition is not serious. At
the hospital he said he bears his wife no
Ill will for breaking his head.