Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-07-21
From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
A DESPERATE WOMAN.


Readers of newspapers have doubtless
noticed, within the year past. occasit nal al
lusions to woman in the western country,
who complained of terrible wrongs she had
suffered at the hands of man formerly res.
ident IN this city. and threatened some
dreadful retribution. The last notice OF
her stated that she had left Lafayette, In.
diana, IN masculine attire and armed, and
bad made her way TO some town in the inte-
nor Of Ohio.
Last Saturday morning, while the Great
Western was lying at Mackinaw it was
whispered round that one of the passengers
who seemed '5lm boy of some sixteen oil
eighteen years, was in fact woman. Cap.
tain Walker invited the youth and one oil
the principal citizens of Macknaw into his
office and there being questioned, the sus-
pIcious passenger declared herself woman
and gave her reasons for assuming the dress
she wore. She was married, as she
supposed, few years ago in this city TO a
man whose name our informant was unable
10 give, that after living with bin some years
and having two or three children, her hus-
band told her the marriage was all a sham.
that he had another lawful wife, and had
contemporary cast of her and her chill
dren.
Under these circumstances she had sworn
TO have revenge or justice. She had ascel-
tanned that the man who had thus deeply
wronged her, was living at Macknaw, and
she had come there TO obtain a recognition
of her rlght5,or vengeance in default. Up
onths she lied two loaded pistols which
she carried about her person. After some
further conversation she gave up the pistols,
and messenger was despatched TO the
husband with an inlims,ion that passenger
on the Western wished to see him. He
soon came OH board, and the two parties
met face to face. The woman upbraided
him with all the wrongs he had inf cted
upon her, and demanded PREPARATION for
herself and children by legal marriage, at
the same time, with all The recklessness of
woman goaded TO desperation, threaten
ing his life, with the most vehement assev-
era,lons if he failed to do her Justice.
At this point The door opened, and the
man who had covered before her, shot out
like lightning and escaped TO the Shore
She followed soon after, ascertained the
place OF his business, and sought another
interview. As she approached, the man
doubtless supposing she had come to fulfill
her threats, and that he must defend h S
life, raised and fired. The ball struck near
her feet. She never bianched but drawing
pistol from her vest, took deliberate aim
! al him, and lowered :IIe gcapon, SAYING as
she turned on her heel, ''no, you poor con
tempible wretch, it would disgrace even q
woman 10 STAY your
The affair, OF course, made great noise
on the Island, hut what was the issue, we
are unable to state. The boat swung of
soon after the events we have detailed
leaving both parties ashore. We have
heard many stories about the character and
| relations otthe parties in this matter, bu
not enough that we can rely upon, TO form
a decided opinion as TO the merits Of the
case. II may be that the woman is pyoffi
gate, but how often does that term, aban.
doned, have strictness Of meaning, no
| in. ended by those who use il to characterize
TALLY, and how many now the scorn and
outcass of society, desperate in wee and
crime, and degraded until they have lost al
most all senblance of womanhood, woulC
be happy, vrtuous wives and mothers, bu
| for the foul wrong and abandonment o.
which they have been The victims. There
| is terrible wrong somewhere in the case we
have just related, and our judgment as vel
as on ympalhies, incline US to believe thai
the uEsexed woman is the sufferer.