The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-28
l|vED THREE weeks ON
CABBAGE LEAVES AND WATER
Woman Finally Thew Note Into the
Street and Was Rescued just at the
Point of Death From Starvation
Motive Remains . Mystery.


James Thomas. the husband and IA
and held without bail to await the
condition of his wife and child. The
police charge the swarthy West Indian
locked his wife and child in the bed
room, fed them as man feeds an
animal by occasionally tossing in q
handful OF cabbage leaves, and kept
guard over the house with revolver.
BY throwing note from her prison
window, in which she told of her pitt
able plight and pleaded for help, the
woman escaped with the child before
death came. But 1t is feared that help
came too late and that both will die.
The note was found in Amin street
oy neighbor. who notified the police.
Breaking in the front door of the
standing guard over the bedroom
door. Thomas was armed with a big
revolver. Several shots were fired at
the policeman, but he was not hit,
and bounding up the stairs closed with
Thomas. A well directed blow
stretched the Cuban on the noor.
Located by Groans.
The policeman heard means. They
came from within the door immedi-
ately back Of the senseless form Of
Thomas. The. policeman put his
the hinges. As he stepped inside the
apartment a pitiable spectacle con-
fronted him.
On the floor in the far corner of the
room was stretched the woman. She
was partly clothed. She lay on her
back, gazing at the ceiling with wide,
staring eyes. At the poltceman's ap-
Rroach a weak groan escaped her lips.
The face was white as chalk.
At the font ~ the hod UNA s<r> >tny, :.
cd the form Of the child. He lay up
on his back with the little month
opened wide. and the face distorted, as
though in great pain.
Over the floor and bed were strewn
quantities of cabbage leaves. On a
ter pitcher which had quantity Of
The .windoW had been nailed so tina,
1t was open few inches. Bars had
been placed across 1t. The nails had
peen put In to prevent the woman rails.
Ing the window and calling for help
There were marks on the body such as
blows might leave.
The policeman carried the woman
and child to the wagon and conveyed
them Immediately to the Philadelphia
hospital. Neither has yet recovered
from the stupor into which they sunk
for lack of food:
aAOmds was CdhSu 10 tne station ana
locked up. Today he was arraigned
before Magistrate Briggs. and COM
mitted to Moyamensing prison with
out bail. The case against him was
20 strong that the magistrate heard
only the story Of the policeman.
1t has been learned that Thomas
Bennett entered the house several
of a gas inspector. A gas bill had
gone unpaid and Bennett was told to
go to the house and turn off the gas.
Gas Turned or.
He found the door locked. He
broke in and saw at a glance the
place was occupied. Bennett went to
the cellar and turned off the gas. AS
he was about to. go out the front door
he heard low groan from the Sec
ond story.
Glancing up the staircase Bennett
was startled at the sight Of man
crouched upon one knee and pointing
q long harreled revolver. The weap-
Inspector. At that moment the Wom-
an moaned again.
Bennett started up the steps right at
the revolver.
Get back there or I'll shoot" call
ed the man at the top of the stairs
Bennett continued to ascend and
Erappled with Thomas, and the two
fought in the hallway. Thomas prov
cd the stronger.
"I'll teach you not to meddle in my
AFFAIRS" shouted Thomas. as Bennett
retreated down the steps.
Safely out of the house Bennett
hurried home to dress his wounds and
then set out in search of police sta
tion to tell the story of his expert.
ences in the house and seek the ar
rest Of his assailant
1t is believed that while her hus-
band fought with the gas inspector,
Mrs. Thomas succeeded In tossing out
the window the note which she had
managed to scribble on piece Of pa
per.
Sees Note Flutter to Ground.
1t was about this time that Mrs.
Elizabeth Mink saw piece of paper
come futtering through the air and
light in the street. 1t was folded in
such manner as to excite the curiosity
of the woman.
She casually walked out front and
picked up the note. Then she began
reading and deciphered from the
blurred scribbling, which Is hardly
legible, the cry for help from the
woman in the second-story bedroom.
Mrs. Mink went Immediately to the
station and showed the note. Police
man Quinn was sent out to investi-
gate. He had terrific struggle with
Thomas before subjugating the man.
From the notes and from the fact
tat neighbors have seen nothing Of
n ffee3ss, 1t is judged she was pris-
her that long.
The police are mystified as to what
light have been the motive of Thom- |