Assault with a brickbat.
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Shakespeare makes one of his characters call jealousy a green-eyed monster that doth chaw the meat it feeds on. ‘"Of all the passions in the mind,"’ says the great bard, ‘"thou vilest art."’ This interpretation of the sensation referred to was given several hundred years ago, yet is as true now as when first issued from "the gentle
William's" mental mint.
Thomas Smith was induced through the promptings of the spirit alluded to, on Sunday evening, to waylay and knock down
Joseph Costello with a brickbat, and pound his seat of reason till sense and life had nearly left the unfortunate fellow.
This fact
Costello testified to, and he was corroborated by the divorced wife of
Smith and an interesting young female named Mary Hope, who had often heard "Tom" declare his sanguinary intentions towards
Costello.
Mrs. Smith, ex-wife of the prisoner, said "
Thom" was mad because she worked for
Costello after she got rid of him. The latter is likely to be the case, as
Smith, after acknowledging the assault, and the kicks, thumps, "chuck," &c., administered to
Custer by him, said he was moved thereto because he believed his wife got the divorce at the instigation of C., and that since then the parties had been too intimate for his peace of mind.
At the conclusion of
Smith's accusation,
Costello called him a liar.
The
Mayor threatened to commit both parties.
Order being restored,
Smith was committed in default of $300 to appear on the second Monday in August and answer an indictment for the offence The parties live in what is known as the
Cotton Factory boarding-house, in the rolling-mill yard.
As the ladies departed in company with
Costello, the look
Smith gave the trio was anything but encouraging, considered in an amicable point of view.
