Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-07
From the Ravenna, Ohio Democrat.


STRANGE ACTIONS OF HUMAN MONSTER
Upon Sunday evening the very Sorriest spe.
clmen OF the genus hOWO it was ever our mis-
fortune to uphold, made his appearance in
our streets Upon examination it proved to
be Franklin Tousley of Nelson, who had the
night before received a coat of tar and fpalh-
ers from the hands Of twenty or twenty five
unknown individuals. The job had been
handsomely done, and such another being on
two legs we hope never to behold again. Tous
ley formerly lived in Springfield, Summit,
county, but became resident of Nelson two
or three years ago, purchasing a farm in the
southeast part Of the township While in
Summit county he was put under $1,000 bonds
to keep the peace, and these bonds are still in
force.
His history presents one of the most brutal
records possible to imagine and it is Il wonder
almost that he is permitted to exist We
might I'LL columns with details OF his deviish
ness, but few incidents will suffice some of
the less disgusting ones that have been told
us. Ionsey has Il tamly-a wife and sever.
al children. The wife has now left him-she
has been repeatedly beaten, kicked and drag.
ged out doors by the hair Of her head, tied into
char tor whole day, been made to suffer
with hunger, and performed labor that should
be the duty of only strong men, She is now
with brother in Summit county, who as we
are told, keeps Il gun loaded to shoot the
wretch Tonsley, should he ever dare to make
his appearance there
Last fall several executions were nut into
the hands Of Constable Phillips of Nelson,
against the property OF Tousey. Learning
this, the brute went home and killed his cattle
and three or four hortes, to prevent his credi
tors from getting their dues Having a COW
that from starvation had been unable to stand
up he hltched horse to her, put Il boy upon
the horse, and lashcd horse COW, and bow
around the field until the weak, starved. crea-
ture was killed. Last winter ordering a son. Il
lad perhaps nine years old to do some chores
and the halfclad boy saying he was so cold he
could not, this incarnate fend seized the bow
and held him to the stove until one cheek was
burned to blister, the scar of which the poor
boy will carry to his grave
The neighbors about him have the fences TO
their grain fields and meadows torn down
clothes lines are robbed and other petty an.
noyances perpetrated. AT the February term
OF court, an attempt was made to have Tous
ley indicted for killing his cattle and horses
but 1t was found there was no law that rem
dered the desired object feasible For the
abuse of his family he might have been indict-
ed, but not being able to send him to the peni-
tertiary for that, no action was taken in that
direction. The object of Touseys visit to
Ravenna on Sunday was, as he expressed it,
to wash the tar off with law--but nota single
officer that he called upon was willing to do
anything to aid in that kind of washing, and
he returned as he came, besmeared with tar
from head to foot.
FASHIONABLE SHoPLlFTIEG.-A lady of 20.
stion has just been committed for trial in
London for stealing some trifle an embroi-
dered D'Oyley, from the stall of Lady Emily
Peel, at fancy fair. The defense was that in
the fashionable crush the D'Oyley got entan.
gled in the lady's dress PROFESSIONALLY,
says q London letter, the shoplifting mania is
widespread malady. West end shop keep
ers actually take it into their calculation OF
yearly profit and loss There are "ades"
H VINO are chartered Offenders in this respect
ihey are known and watched, and the bill for
the missing articles is respectfully sent in and
[egn ,hy paid pad The shop keepers patronized
ab6y them would not like to lose their custom.
They treat it as an affair of regular purchase
and credit. PN' 0''''0