ASSAULTED HIS WIFE
Item
- Title
- ASSAULTED HIS WIFE
- Source
- Evening Journal (DE)
- Date
- 3/13/00
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042354/1900-03-13/ed-1/?sp=1&q=assault&r=-0.091,0.458,0.495,0.298,0
- Crime
- Assault
- Subject
- Criminal assault, couple
- Gender of alleged offender
- male alleged offender
- Gender of alleged victim
- female alleged victim
- Law enforcement involved
- Beat officer
- Stage of the Legal System
- charged, fined
- Location
- In state, Wilmington DE
- Length of story
- 367
- Description
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ASSAULTED HIS WIFE
Dennis O’Connor was charged before the court with assaulting his wife, Lucy. Officer Frank Kane testified that late yesterday afternoon while patrolling his beat his attention was attracted by a woman calling “police, police,” in Eighth Street Park. Hurrying to the scene Officer Kane found O’Connor grasping his wife tightly about the wrist, while she screamed for help. Upon his arrival the woman at once appealed to him to protect her, saying that she was afraid her husband would kill her. The officer brought both parties to the police station where Mrs. O’Conner preferred a charge of assault and battery against her husband and he was locked up.
FOLLOWED HER HUSBAND
Mrs. O’Connor stated that last night, as she was going to a drug store, she noticed her husband sitting in the basement of the house Eighth and Rodney streets, occupied by the Reed family.
She went into the basement and found him and Howard Reed drinking beer together. After a few words she departed, followed by her husband. After they had gone some distance, she alleged that her husband struck her and kicked her in the side several times. He led her to Eighth Street Park, where she called for help. Ins answer to a question from O’Connor Mrs. O’Connor admitted that she drank a glass of beer at Reed’s house, but only after he had insisted that she should take it. She denied that Reed had told her to leave.
“THE OLD MAN”
Horace Reed knew nothing of the occurrence, beyond the fact that he and O’Connor were in the basement of his residence drinking beer, when Mrs. O’Connor came in. She also took a glass of beer. He admitted that he had said to the woman: “For God’s sake, Lucy, don’t let the ‘old man’ catch you here. You’d better go out.” She did so and O’Connor followed her.
The defendant declined to make any statement, beyond denying striking his wife. He said he and Reed had quarreled on account of his wife, but he did not care to discuss the matter. A fine of $20 and costs was imposed. Mr. and Mrs. O’Connor have not lived together for some time.
