The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-20
Welrh Esvliy and Law.

Oa Fsidav, the inhabitants Of Long Bow, La netIt we're aroussd Ifotn tlSeF peaceful ssumhefs, by ioaa cries q murder, st about s'so o'clock su ths morning. whirh appeared 10 cone rom the k0nse of one yuhn Jenkins, lsboref. at the coke furnace of ". Webb, E-q. From what we have sHbstantsiay learned, t appears ihst the om'noars essr1 afoss frnm the following ciFeumstsnees:-~ Jenkins is in the habit of retiring to res soon n se eeenmK In order 10 be at his work early 'n ihe snoFHing. Sometimes many hours elapse before ms Ml htul fp0usv whose name is Betsy, retres ssier klln and as she has three single m-n ss ioagefs I1 lie house, she for the proper security oi hes establishment, wais up generally tlii about one or tup o'clock iW the mo ming to tass~n the premises
 Ras it seems that Jenkins has frequently awoke tn ihs night. aad felt rather disapPoiaisd at ot 1l- kng his beloved in bed at proper hours. When he spoke ia her about is she always assigned as rea- san, that eAe was co much robbed of her rest. by Saving 0 cit up Co very late for the odgeSs. Fms enswer af last did not exactly suit tie husband th Set. Jenkins began 10 foster sOme rather queer suspieiuns and on the night tn question, he awoks d aiale hor and d usus iOund rs Jenkins absent. The eonse aasuce was, Jenking could stand It no loager. He jumped out of bed, took candle, and weai dOwn slai,S. At the bottom 0: the stairs he Isst hs light aIning, and having no shoes ea, he enovsd about without being heard. He now walked e 10 the IisElar and found the door shnt but to his surpsIse, ke saw light glimmeFing. He then very quietly opened the do5r, and lookedin without be- flk perceived, when 10 his dsmay, he saw his wife nd one of the IodgeEs iocked in each others arms and in tie same room, another of the dodgers was citing down looking oa. The husband, with ex- tFaordlnaEy coolaess, silently wiihdrew--but not again o bed fos in few mnutes atier, he Teiui ned, eafned with poker. wifh which he welt beiaboTed ths whole of them, inGicting trignt,ul blow ol, tss head of the adulteres. The noise that ensaed bsoaght down the other iodger. who. coward like, joined the delinqaeHs sgatnst the injured husband. Jenkins how yer. triamphed; win his strong arm sud poker, he thfashed and kicked all four out os the house, one after the other. By this time the nocturnal freak had collected pretty large number ofths neishbors, who were much amused by Je''- kins throwing oat the Iodger's shirts and other clothing. wet from the wssh-tub. The three men and ihe fair Iaadisdy, after they once out oi the house. beat hasty retreat from the crowd; but the affair did not end here. According to the eus- tom 0f the place, such occasions, the good folks of the town take the law into their own hants. As coon as the evening set in. they IepaTd to Long TOW, with huge straw etiigy of the Trail placed en ladder, and paFaded II up and down before the hsase. all tbe ime beating 1t with switches and net. ties, tilus innaiing that they would serve the oi
 einai ia the very manner if they caught her. but she very aaicioasiy kept out of their way IL is worthy of ,neation, thai when the efhgy was being burnt in front of the house, oi the most vgaUt of the crowd, wss the wonan's own and only daugh- ter, who piled the fire with all the energy possible.
 Fortunately, such scenes of wite's iaithiessness are of rare occurrence in this place.