The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-07-18
,TABS WOMAN
AND FIRES HOME
Jan Cook Attacks Mistress
With leo Pick.
TWO : o1uERs stAsAeO
Infuriated Man Fights Three Police.
men in Smoks-Fiilsd Room Before
He is Subdued.

Philadelphia, July 1S.-Mrs. Lewis
Brinton, wife Of DIR. Lewis Brinton
and socially prominent, was stabbed
fifteen times by japanese cook in
her home on Lancaster pike. Rose
mont. Her condition is serious.
Her daughter, Miss Elizabeth F,
Brinton, who is 1S, and q butler were
slightly injured when they went te
Mrs. Brinton's rescue. The cook used
an ice pick in making the attacks.
After stabbing his mistress the Jap
anese ran to his room, barricaded II
uni set fire to the house. He was
found hiding in q closet and oyerpOw
cred by three policemen after q terrific
struggle. One Of the policemen "
overcome by the smoke.
The cook had been in the employ OF
Dir and Mrs. Brinton less than d week
He became infuriated when Mrs. Brin
ton reproved him for the second time
because of the manner in which he
mad prepared lunch. The attack fol
lowed.
The fashionable suburban section in
which the Brinton's live was, aroused
by the stabbing and the fire. Man!
hurried to the house. The flames were
subdued before doing serious damage
The attack took place in the pantr?
of the house. Mrs. Brinton and hei
daughter had entered the dining room
to eat lunch. Mrs Brinton objected
70 something that was served and
started toward the pantry to speak te
the cook.
AS she entered the pantry and start
ed to speak, the japanese seized ar
Ice pick which was on q table. Mrs
Brinton had no chance 10 retreat.
In an instant the japanese was upor
her. He brought the sharp end Of the
pick down into Mrs. Brintons neck
and as she screamed stabbed her agair
and again. She threw her hands III
ward to ward of the blows, but the
pick fell upon her relentlessly and she
fell to the floor unconscious.
Miss Brinton ran screaming into the
pantry just as her mother fell. The
cook was standing over her, apparent
ly crazed and yelling in japanese al
the top Of his voice.
As Miss Brinton started forward
the japanese leaped at her and thrusi
the pick .into her right arm. Then hs
showed her against the wall, Jumped
over the PROSTATE form Of Mrs. Brin
ton and darted up the stairs.
John Mulligan, the Brinton butler
70 fhn fvr0f fn
the Jap start upstairs. still holding
the ice pick, which was covered with
blood.
Mulhsan tried to stop the cook, but
fell back when he received a stab in
the right arm and hand. Quick as q
cat the man ran up the stairs t. his
room On the third floor.
MuHigan ran to a telephone and
summoned Captain Sweeney Of the
Wayne police. Then he phoned to the
Bryn Mawr Hospital, telling them Mrs
Brinton had been stabbed
When Captain Sweeney arrived with
Sergeant Clements and Hatch and
Smith, policemen, he found Mrs Brin
ton on the porch with Miss Brintor
and Mulligan. All three were bleed
ing from their wounds.
AS the ambulance drew up to the
house. the policemen saw smoke curl
Ing out Of the third floor window. Cap
tain Sween/ and the other men rush
ed into the house.
The second and third floors were
filed with smoke. clouds Of which
rolled beneath the door where the
cook had taken refuge. Unable to gair
admittance, the four policemen pu1
their shoulders against the door ant
burst it open.
The room was stifiing. The Jap was
nowhere to be seen. The policemen
threw open closets and finally went tt
a clothes press in the corner.
AS they opened the door the JaI
jumped out, welding the ice pick. sHe
tried to star the policemen, but &
blow from Sergeant Clements clu!
knocked the pick from his hand.
The Jap. rs 1.-THE as tiger, battlet
with the noliceraen for several min
utes before they were able to beat hin
into submission. He was taken to the
station house at Wayne where he salt
he was Tatsyi Sakmai and that hs
was 25 years old.