The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-12-17
From the New Orleans Picayunc.
One of the Husbands.

ders TO answer to charge Of violently
assaulting and beating his own wife'
The prosecutor complained that the ac>
cused and his wife, who kept a small
shop, were continually disputing aud
quarreing and disturbing the peace Of
the neighborhood; but that the husband
generally commenced the strife. The
accused appeared to pass his time loung-
ing about the neighboring cafe, drink
ing and playing dominoes with parcel
OF rowdy, idle companions; whilst his
wife stayed at home working all day and
late at night for his and her support.
The wife appeared in court neatly
dressed, but much afflicted at the idea Of
her beiter-half being treated as a crimi>
nal. She evidently thought he was going
to be hanged. The Frenchman looked
as dignIfed and as fierce as possible he
considered himself, to Judge by his air,
an injured indlvdual-injured in his
rights as citizen and his prerogatve as
a husband. The Recorder, after hear
ing the testimony, turned to the ac>
cused, and the following dialogue en-
sued
pierre Jobard, you have beaten Your
wife, ii seems"
4" l no beat my vile; strike-I give
her one blow"
" You acknowledge that you assaulted
and beat her then %
81 tell you no beat her-I corrigc-
| correct-Ipunish her, que diaJlc She
50 bad cdracterc."
Bad character Why the testimo-
ny proves that your own character is de-
cidedly worse than that Of your wife. /"
"The testimonie d-n fool He not
able see my vife-how diabOhqae she
trea, me Vat you say, Mo'sieur Tes-
timonie : Vat you say!" repeated the
Frenchman, bristling up his moustaches
and looking 6crcely at Monsieur Testi>
mony.
THE witness saw you beating your
wife that is sufficient for me. No man
has right to beat his WIFE," said the
Recorder, with severe majesty.
All one poor mari-one poor devil
husband will snfrir de martyr from one
maudite femme and he no got right to
say noting he no permit 'osh de tongue
de langue-of de wife 4! BY gar, Mo-
sieu Recordaire you no know noting
you one garcon you no have de viicl
You marry yourself day before yester>
day, and den | see you! Den you he
put in prison all de day of your life for
beat your wife like one chien-one dog
que diaJh"
"You should not take advantage OF
your strength, sir, TO tyrannize over Z
feeble woman"
"Vat you say T.
9" You are too strong TO abuse a weak
woman like your wile-feeble, weak. moi
strong"
"Ah, 0ui No strong! You mean
my wife like one child, one baby. Non
/ Dieu! dis Recordaire no know noting
noting at all !" exclaimed the Frenchmar
with a contemptuous shrug Of his shoul
ders, and addressing the audience, "lou
nevaire marry one woman, mO'sieur ;
you have not de idee she like de elephant
LA my wife make you see the elephant
how you say daft you want marry
her. A general laugh followed this
sally.
Is that all you have to say for yours
self, Pierre Jobard T.
81 have de singulare fareur to ask ;
| want you, Mo'siem Recordaire, sepa-
rate me aud my vife-gWe me de di-
vorce.
"That is not in my power.
Den | ask you to marry my vile
yourself !"
II am sorry moi TO be able 10 oblige
you.
Den | no care You send me 10
de pcnetentiare ten year Ineyaire live
ia the maiSOn yid dc mdudife woman no
more, nevaire, by gar =
The Recorder wished to send the ac-
cused to the First District Court, bnt
was induced by the wiie's entreaues 10
let him of on condition that he gave
bonds to keep the peace.
Vat no prison want de prism !
| will 60 in de prison ten years, twenlee
year all de year nevaire 60 vid dat
woman! MO'Sieu Recordaire, you give
me de peneteHtidrs. 1 give you my wife
for noting p
"Take him out e. said the Captain
of Police. The unfortunate Frenchman
was hustled out of court, still vainly inn
ploring to be sent TO prison rather than
he forced to live "yid dat sdcre vo>
man p The poor wife followed. weep
ing