August 7, 2025
THOUGHT HE'D BEATEN WIFE.
Neighbors Were Threatening a Man
Whose Wife Had Beaten Him.
Surrounded in the street by about fifty angry neighbors on Morrell avenue, near Independence avenue, things might have gone hard with William Burgess last night had it not been for the timely arrival of Patrolman Patrick O'Connor. The crowd, some of which alleged that Burgess had been mistreating his wife on the street, surged about the officer and his prisoner even after the arrival of the patrol wagon. Burgess, who says he is a carpenter and teamster, lives at 3236 Anderson avenue. The trouble occurred at 9:30 p. m.
"My wife was just trying to take me home," Burgess said. "I was drinking a little and, of course, pulled back some. Then she walloped me in the face two or three hard swipes. Thinking that I was slugging her several guys, fresh ones, too, butted in. I never hit her in my life."
Burgess was booked for disturbing the peace and Mrs. Maud Burgess was named as the complaining witness. The case is set for this morning in police court.
Labels: Anderson avenue, domestic violence, Independence avenue, Morrell avenue, police
