MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY A WOMAN.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8246, 20 August 1888, Page 2

MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY A WOMAN.

[PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION]. Thames, August 20. — Wm. Davis, a milkman at Mt. Pleasant, was murderously assaulted by his wife on Saturday night. It appears that quarrels have been frequent between them .for some time past, and on Saturday night Davis returned home under the influence of drink, and while undreaming he commenced to quarrel with his wife, and subsequently (as she alleges) took up a large butcher's knife and threatened to out her throat ; at this time Mrs Davis was in bed, and fearing lie would carry out his threat, she caught up a tomahawk thut was on the window sill and struck her husband several times, inflicting no fewer than seventeen wounds on his head, which is terribly mutilated. He now Heß in the hospital, and there is little hopa of his recovery. Mrs Davis was arrested by thn police, and brought before the Court to-day on a charge of attempted muider, but was remanded for eight days.

A woman named Mary Ann Croft tepdaughter of nrr . uumed Fawcott by delation with his lirst wife, was being examined before the Court this (.Monday) afternoon, on a charge of lunacy. Tho • woman appeared to bo harmless, bin hor answers to questions betrayed UK .ial aberration of a wild nature. Tho examination was proceeding when we went to press,

The proprietors of the Egmont Boot Factory wish lo stfte that they have purohased the ship's bell of the late i steamer Hawea. and intend to erect it at their place in Brougham-street, to serve as a signal for work hours. As the bell has a ringing quality akin tq,\ firabell, the proprietors wish to notifyJthe publio of ito erection. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that in consequence of the death ot Dr. Meozies, the Legislative Council has been adjourned until tomorrow. The House of Representatives has been adjourned until 7.30 this evening. Mr. O'Hara Smith, Government Auditor, is at present auditing the Taranaki Uounty Council's books. It is probable that the Road Boards of the district will receive his attention next.