Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-04-12
An ATTEMPT at Q Defense.

We received the following letter from 4.
W. Glasgow. with the modest request that we
give it place in our columns. We give it
as showing the best defense he can make.
lie has acknowledged to lis that he has on
more than one occasion struck his wife, and
lraclicea ether brutaliies in keeping with the
charges made. While we are opposed to
everything like mob justice, the story told by
himsclf-,hat part about the parentai treat
meni he cxer,;scd towards his wife-is
series of cru lilies which would cause the blood
to boil for the administration Of coating Of
tar and feathers TO the inhuman wretch:
En-. STANDARD My attention has been
called to an article in your paper, relating to
the unhappy difficulties existing in my fani-
" and the causes which have led to the es-
arrangement OF my wife You also publish
the resolutions adopted at a convention held
BY forty odd married Ladies' of Olympia
The La.lts referred To- have done Inc tn.
honor to forward to me through the post Office
n copy of the resolutions with the names Of
those who have taken part in the proceed
ings & the convention. The light in which
have been represented concerning the abuse
and unkind treatment Of my wife and children
bv the public Journals and convention held
bv n portion Of the Ladies' Of Olympia spom-
,mls me to make the statement which had a
hope that could avoid on account Of the
state of my wifts mind and also the uncalltd
for scandal and disgrace which would cicvi-
tally fall upon her and our offspring.
This community is well aware that she has
not been in her right mind in the last year
past they know the attempts she has made to
destroy her lite and the causes that She al
ways stated that had led her to that deter
miliation and at the present tim" she is not
allowed TO act up to the dictates OF her own
sense of propriety being kept under coniinu-
al excitement by her pretended friends during
her partial arrangement my whole attention
has been devoted to her welfare night and
day and in taking care of her have been fire.
qiently compelled to use harsh means, but
not with malice or hatredbut such means only
as parent would use toard child, as for
knocking her down with sticks dragging hy
the hair of her head and starving. l deny
the allegations l can show that my patience
and perseverance for her welfare up to the
last hour she was with me has been unprccc-
denied
In reply to the Ladies convention will
simply state here that their unprecedented in
tcllect and sagasity might have been en-
ployed for better purposes, i'll answer to the
resolutions intend to give them astatement
of all the particulars in full which led TO this
unhappy state of affairs in the shape Of cir
cular not that have anything to fear but for
the sake of the helpless.
will give you the names of the Ladies
whose names arc attached to the cony of their
proceedings which received that they may
be aware that they shall be forwarded a copy
as soon as practicable.
The reason that waived the prosecution
and examination of witnesses OH the 9th inst
was if possible to prevent wider breach and
a less scandal and disgrace being heapcd
upon my wife and children have a duty to
perform toards them and as far us I sam able
l will protect and defend them, as for myself
had it even been as represented. / could
saI ct ts "% of "a hearing reach Of " '" the
The names signed to the resolutions are
Mistresscs j. X. Hurl, s Woodland, NJ. Brown,
Cock, l.. Durgin, A. NJ. Barnes II. barrow,
S. Knox, Holmes, +. ii. Horton, NJ. j. Nor
gan, Misses +. Knox, l.. Holmes. J. Farquar,
l.. percival, Henry, Doane, Miss ID. Phillips,
Il. Austin, Mrs. A. Hurd, Gucrin. +. Harmed,
S. McElroy, f. Reed, =. N. Judson, Il. A.
Reed, +. j. Murphy, $. Blankenship, A. Gid
dings a. Bcttman, f. Winsor, NJ. Il. Wood,
NJ. +. Mitchell. NJ. 4 Baker, G. Hays, II. G.
Brown, NJ. j. MoxliG l.. Clark, NJ. T.. Patton,
S. Rinehart, V. Cove, NJ. Warbass, NJ. Il.
johnson.
Respectfully Yours,
Il. w. GLASGOW.