Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-19
CROWD SEES
ATTACK ON
STREET
Estranged Wife of Or, J. Albert
Smith MauIs RivaI-DenieS
She Threw Acid.

DR., ]. Robert Smith, house physi-
clan at the Kimball Hotel; Mrs,
Smith and Mrs. Ina Mcneil, of 299
Forrest avenue, a saleswoman at a
downtown store, engaged in a strug-
gle in front of the Parks Chambers
Hardwick store on Peachtree street
Saturday afternoon at 2 O'clock
when Mrs. Smith found her husband
with Mrs. Mcneil.
In the melee Mrs. Mcneil received
q slight cut on her arm, and Mrs
Smith claims also she gave she a
black eye. During the trouble bot
tie of what is supposed to have been
carbollc acid was thrown by one Of
the participants, but none of them
III admit throwing 1t. DR.. Smith de-
olares he did not see the acid
thrown, and Mrs. Smith will not say
whether she threw 1t or not.
Hundreds See Fray.
The triangular ARRAY was witnessed
by hundreds of Peachtree street pc
destrians, and created considerable
excitement. After the bottle of acid
had crashed to the pavement and
broken, DR.. Smith hustled his wife
around to the corner, while Mrs. Nc
Neil ran into the store and hurried
to the second floor. From there she
went out on Auburn street and DR..
Smith hurried to the Kimball. He
went to his room and changed his
light coat, which had acid spots on it,
for a blue one. His white trousers
also were covered with spots.
Mrs. Smith admits attacking Mrs.
Mcneil. She says she has several
times asked her to keep away from
DR.. Smith, and declares she became
Infatuated when she saw her husband
meet Mrs. Mcneil downtown to-day.
Says She TraiIed Smith.
Or. Smith has been running around
with Mrs Mcneil for more than a
year now," said Mrs. Smith. I'VE
have been separated for several years,
but of late the doctor has asked me
to return to him He has offered 70
buy me an automobile if would come
back, but I told him l would have 10
test him. / asked him to keep away
from Mrs. Mcneil and I've also asked
Mrs. Mcneil to keep away from Rob
ert
IT heard several weeks ago that he
was going around with her again, and
this morning l came to Atlanta from
my home in Douglas. I trailed DR..
Smith to-day when he left the Kim
ball House, and l saw him meet the
woman on Edgewood avenue. fol-
lowed them until they got in front Of
the store on Peachtree street, and
then I got so mad that I stopped
them.
Il admit 1 hit Mrs. Mcneil and
would do it again. I just got so mad
that I walked up and struck her in the
face. I gave her a black eye and
scratched her on the arm, but she
didn't hurt me. I don't know any
thing about the acid. DR.. Smith didn't
do anything while we were fighting
but act like he wanted to get away
After the bottle was thrown, he took
me out of the place"
Doctor Tells His Story.
DR.. Smith tells an entirely different
story from that of his wife. At first
he denied that he was mixed up in
the affair at all, but at length ad
mltted his connection with it.
Il was walking up Peachtree stree.
to Emmett Nights office" he said.
Mrs. Mcneil was standing in the
doorway Of the Parka store, and she
spoke to me. l raised my hat and
bowed, and then someon pushed me
That is all I'll tell"
Before Mrs. Mcneil escaped through
the rear entrance of the store she
was questioned by a policeman. She
said she did not want TO prosecute,
and no arrests have been made.