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Show WHEN SLASHED iia lire fa. Mary E, ictolas Baageroifsiy Itvt. Daughter, Eighteen Years ' Old, Has Ugly Gash in Arm. Assailant Is Claronco ' Kennoy, ti Street Car Employee, "Who Is at Large. I With four deep knlfo wounds In hor body, Mrs. Mary E. Nicholas, 3G7 East Seventh South street, now lies at her home In a dangerous condition as the result of an attack mad a unon her lato lust night by Clarence Kenney, a street-car man. Mattle Nicholas, an 38-year-old daughter, carried an ugly gash in her right arm, inilloted by Kenney, but her pondltlon is not serious. ser-ious. After making the murderous assault, Kenney bolted from the house nnd up to a late hour this morning had not been apprehended, although a scoro of police ofilcers and detectives were on his trail. The cause of the trouble appears ap-pears to have been Mrs. Nicholas' Indifference In-difference toward Kenney, who. It Is claimed, was violently Infatuated with her. Kenney has been boarding at tho Nicholas home for some weeks past. According to tho statements of several neighbors, Kenney has at various times professed deep regard for Mrs. Nicholas, Nich-olas, who is a divorced woman avIUi three children. Invaded Family Hoom. About midnight Kenney returned from work and Instead of going to his room, entered the sleeping apartment of Mrs. Nicholas and her daughter, claiming that he could not open the door to bis own room. Tho woman promptly ordered him to leave, but ho refused. "If you don't leave this room instantly, I'll send for the police," declared de-clared Mrs. Nicholas, whereupon the street-car man replied: "Send for tho whole force If you want to, but I'll not go." Stabs Girl With Pocket Knifo. Mattie Nicholas, the elghteen-year-daughter, then went to the telephone and started to call tho police. Before she had succeeded In getting the department, de-partment, Kenney seized her by the throat and dragged her away, at the same time drawing a pocketknife. A struggle followed and before Mrs. Nicholas could wrench her daughter from Ken ney's grasp, the girl hal received re-ceived a slash on her right arm. Attacks Mrs. Nicholas. With a curse Kenney turned his attention at-tention toward Mrs. Nicholas. The woman broke away and ran out on the front porch, screaming for help. Kenney Ken-ney followed her outside and seizing her around the neck through her to the ground. For several minutes the woman wo-man struggled to free herself, while Kenney kept slashing at her with the knife as he fought to hold her down. Kescuod by Unknown Man. Attracted by the woman's cries for aid, an unknown man who was passing pass-ing on the opposite side of the street came to the rescue and after a strug gle ireeu me woman irom jvenney s grasp. The stranger attempted to hold Kennoy, but the latter broke away and fled. Is Seriously Wounded. Bleeding and unconscious, Mrs. Nicholas Nich-olas was carried to the home of a neighbor nnd Dr. Benedict was summoned sum-moned and examined the wounds. The woman received a gash about eight inches long on her right leg near the thigh, a similar wound on her right side and two under her nrm. May Not Prove Fatal. Mrs. Nicholas was very weak from the loss of blood, having bled profusely from the wounds In her side and leg. Just how serious tho wounds are could not be learned. At a late hour this morning the woman was reported to be resting easily and it was not believed that the wounds would prove fatal. Kenney Unmarried. Kenney has no relatives In this city so far as can be learned, but he 13 reported re-ported to havo a brother In Park City. He Is about 38 years old, unmarried and has been In tho employ of the street car company for several months. Of lato ho has been running on the East Seventh South street line. Mrs. Nicholas Is about 40 years of age and has three children, two daughters daugh-ters and a son. |
