Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-06-03
BRUTE NEARLY
KILLS HIS WIFE.

John A. Hart, of 464 North Laurel
Street, Tuesday afternoon about one
o'clock, made desperate and brutal
attack on his wife, inficting injuries
upon her which are so serious that
physician had to be called. The daugh-
ter OF the couple, Mary, a young
woman employed at the Cumberland
Glassworks, appeared before Justice of
the Peace David A. Bowen, and swore
out a warrant for her fathers arrest,
and officer Smith went in search of the
man. In the meantime, DR.. Charles
worth was summoned by neighbors to
| attend to the woman.
It appears, from Mrs. Hart's story,
| as she told it to Pioneer" reporter,
that the trouble began about money
matters, as it always has before, the
| injured woman said. She said this is
, the twelfth time he has beaten her
, since the third week of July last, and
he has frequently before this. threat.
/ ened to kill her.
Mrs Hart says that she was sitting
at the table; he had finished his dinner
and was counting over his money, the
| receipts of his morning huckstering
| trip as he is street huckster, with a
horse and huckster wagon. He allows
| her so-much to run the house, and she
could not give very intelligent ex-
planation as to how the quarrel began
| evidently she did not want to-for
she said to the reporter that he said
sit was none of her business how he
spent his money; he could do as he
pleased with it, and she replied that
she thought it was some of her bust
ness; with family of nine to provide
for, she thought she ought to know
if he was contributing proper share
of his money for their support. They
have seven children.
He sprang at her from the table, hit
her over the eye with sugar bowl
she fell to the floor, he threw dishes
upon her crashing them against her
| heart and chest, and with oaths de-
claring he would kill her; then he
kicked her in the stomach while she
was upon the floor
Her screams brought crowds of people
to the scene. Thomas Bills, Frank
Bills brother, ran to the woman as
sistance and pulled Hart away from
her. Hart turned on him and Bills
broke away, when Hart fled.
A little daughter of the Harts ran te
the glass works for Mary, the Older
sister, and when she came she at once
hastened to the Office of Justice Bowen
and made the complaint against hel
| father.
Harold Hart, young man, the oldest
son, came home when Mary returned
He was furiously mad. He said if he
had been home he would have knocked
his - block off. THAT is the way
he does" said Harold, when there i.
none of us here, then he picks OF
mother, and mother bushes it up
'Well, this is the last time" moanet
the striken woman, for I think h,
has done for me this time he has in
jured me in my stomach most seriously
but the doctor says he cannot tell hov
bad before three days pass.
The woman seemed to be in grea
agony both physically and mentally.
Just over her left eye was bruis
which raised lump big as COOS
egg, while about her neck and throa
were great red lines where the brut
had clutched her with his fingers.
Officer Smith arrested Hart about
O'Clock last night.at his barn, near tn
First M. P. church, when he came il
\ from his peddling trip.
The warrant charges him with as
sault and battery. with intent to xii
his wife. Justice. Bowen committet
him to Jail in default Of $500 bail for
hearing next Saturday afternoon, at
| o'clock