Washington telegraph., 1852-11-24
Cowhiding an Editor.

MIR. BOernStcln. eulCoI vi eHO hD~ehS6
des Westees, German paper published in
St Louis. was cowhided on the 10Th ult.
bv two women. Several publications have
been made on the subject and the following
rich card from the two ladies is published in
the Republican of the 23d, translated from
the Democratic Press, in which it was pub
lished in German
To Mr. F. A. H. Schneider, Publisher OF the
Democratic Press:
SlR-The Anzeiger des Westens, of
October 18th, in an article headed ANA
zonian." denies that its editor, Mr. Henry
Roernstein, was cowhided day before yester-
day by women. His two body guards made
a similar declaration in the Democratic Press
of Yesterday. In view f~these lying rep
resentations we feel called on to declare
that the account Of the whole affair as CIV
en- in yesterdays Union and Republican, is
essentially correct and complete. The afore-
said Mr.. Henry Boernstein, had been SIAN
dering our worthy husbands in the vilest
manner, iu his infamous paper, for some
time back; had called them 'rowdies, "
"rioters,' burglars" and published that
they had been expelled from the Association
of Freemen, on account of grossly lmmor-
tai conduct. At the same time he had tied
their hands from taking revenge and giving
merited chastisement, inasmuch as he and
his followers had caused them to be bound
over to keep the peace, each in the sum Of
5000. Therefore, we women resolved to
revenge our husbands, and publicly to chas-
tise that fellow, to whom nature gave by
mistake the form of a man, in way that
should and would imprint forever on his inso-
olent forehead an indelible brand of shame
We, therefore, early on the day before yes
terday, provided ourselves with tough new
cowhides and watched him the whole fore
noon, until at last, about II o'clock, We
luckily caught him. attended by his body
guards Julius Neudroff and Carl Preyssnez,
on the corner of Market and Fourth streets.
I, the undersigned. Mrs. Now, asked Mr..
Boernstein, care you Mr.. Boernstein ?"
on his answering affirmatively asked him
'Can I speak word with you % On his
consenting thereto, | addressed him the
further question, 'Will you take back the
SANDERS you have published in the Anzeiger
about our husbands ?" Mr. Boernsten
gave an evasive answer. ''But my dear
| Madam let that alone let that alone; this
is not the place for it," Hereon | applied
my cowhide. with all my might, on Mr..
Boernstein's back. Mr. Boernstein endeav-
ored to keep me, of, ana said MADAM keep
off from me, or | will knock you down. =
"Knock away" answered l. and struck him
with the big end of my cowhide on his head
80 that he staggerd. Meanwhile, the two
body guards, Neudroff and Preyssnez, had
fastened to the aid of their general. But
the former was belabored by Mrs. Pellizzaro,
with her cowhide, in such manner that he
soon took to his heels, and it is only sur
prising that he did not leave his whiskers
and mustachios in the lurch. Mr.. Pressnez,
behaved himself, comparatively, the most
manfuly, and endeavored, in manner that
! does all honor to his fencing skill, to ward
the blows off from Mr.. Boernstein and
Mrs. Pellizzaro was struck so hard on the
hand by Mr.. Preyssnez, with his stick,
| doubtless unintentionally,) that it is still
swollen. Then Mr.. Preyssnez alsc decamp-
| ed
Mr. Boernstein ran, as we'll as he could,
and we after him, letting our cowhides dance
joyfully on his back, until we came to the
corner of Walnut and Fourth streets, where
we left him to his feelings and returned
home. This is the true state of the case,
as many spectators, who did not in the least
disturb US in our work OF revenge, can con-
! firm.
Mr. Boernsteins skin must be thicker
than the hide of rfinoceros, if it does not
still, and for many days to come, exhibit all
the colors of the rainbow and even though
Mr. Boernstein himself may long since have
forgotten how to blush, the same cannot be
said of his back. Should however, Mr.
Boernstein be of such horse-lke nature,
that the strong dose we have given him can
not cure him Of his insolence, we promise
him, with the help of many Americans and
Germans, who have already offered their
services, neat suit of tar and feathers, and
long war-horse, without legs, and not very
soft to sit upon, and on which he can ride
about the town.
ERNESTINE NOW.
NJ Il. PELLIZZARO.