, 1865-10-31

4 Brutal Faith or and *tI3cycrcnd - Ruff
fam.


Saturday last, an information was filed be.
fore Justice Heinrich, charging Rev. r. o.
wnld, Lutheran minister Of this city, with
"assault with intent TO commit great bodily
injury" upon bis OWL daughter, young lady
Of some 20 ycars. An examination was
waived, and the nccused was bound oyer In
the sum Of I3o0 to appear before the Decem-
her term ol the District Court, to answer to
the charge. Considerable excitement and 3
great deal Of feeling was excited In the case,
and different versions Of the affair were de-
tailed. We have been TO some pains 10 se-
cure statements at first hands, md are posi-
tive that the account We shall give Is correct.
On Tuesday evening, October 10Th, while at
neighbor's with his daughter, Mr. Oswald
became displeased ut something which she
said-harmlcss iu itsclt and altogether re-
spcctsul to him-and told her 10 say no more,
or he wonld send her home. At the close Of the
evening, while on the way home, be recurred
to the subject and told her that ehc should
lcaEe bis house in the morning.
Next morning be told her to take her cloth
ing, texcepting one article, new and valuable)
and leave. She Immediately went to Mrs.
Melick, with whom she was well acquainted,
and asked II she could remain With her short
timc, unti, preparations could be made to 70
10 friends In another county. Permission
Was Of course glad1y accorded, and Miss Os-
wnfd removed her trunks, etc, TO Mrs. Me
lick's, where she vas on Saturday, the 2lst.
The evening previous, Oswald sent her word
that be wanted her to come to his house, as
he wished to have a talk with her. Very
naturally, she did not 60. In the morning,
he Eent her n note, pcremptofi1y direct
ing here to obey him, and come to him. She
replied by note, refusing, In respectful
manner, and saying that Il he desired TO talk
with her, hc mast come where she MAS. Then
endeayored to induce her to 60 home with
him, using kind language and conclliatory
manner at first. She still refused, saying she
could not go. Finally, seIziDg her BY ihe arm,
he asked her whether she would 60 with him
q not? Meeting with refusal again, be raised
struck her several times over the head with
it Mrs. Meliek intcEfered, ordering him from
the house, md snatched the cane IRON him,
and dealt him a few blows On the back, hut
to no purpose. When the club was taken
from him, he threw his daughter to the floor,
or three times. While this brutality was be-
ing enacted, or just afterwards, Mrs. Mellck
had gone to the door and hailed some men
opposite, and three OF them came to the res.
cue. When Mrs. II. returned to the room,
Oswald was again beating his daughter with
out OF the. back door, One Of the men
followed him, but was informed that
he lOswalD was minister, aud
should 70 up town aud have the
whole fnn1ly arrested His pursucr was a
stranger nl.d allowed him to depart. Tie
injuries Miss Oswald received were very
severe. Several contusIons appeared On her
head, shoulders and arms showed tie marks
OF tic cane, and several persons who made
the examination aver positively that the flesh
On the breast bone plainly bore the marks of
The boot heels Of the Rev. rni11an!
Before he left his honse in the morning, ac-
cording to his wlfe's statement, he declared
he wonld kill the girl, and then give himself
up 70 the authorities aud his wiie could sell
OF their property and go back to Germany.
Such rutiian'sm, By a Sober, civilized man,
We never hefo1e heard Of. The " discipline
Of the cudgel" sometimes administered by
the Indian savage to Ills sQuaw is mild In COM
pnrlson, md in drunken brawls, amoug the
worst characters, scarcely anything wofae IS
looked for. TIE notion Of exercising paren-
tai authority in such manner, upon
girls Of that or anv other agc, or even up
on the most refractory boys, was obsolete In
thls'oouutry before ever Oswald camn to our
shores; nor Is It possible that the most rigid
construction Of The customs of his own or
any other enlightened country can palliatc
his brutality; and 1t is due to Miss Oswald
TO say that every thing We hear goes to show
that she was remarkably obedient and duti-
full daughter.