The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-06
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ferred charge Of assault, with intent
TO Xiii, against o number of his neigh
bors, Downer was sorry-looking.
object-his looks giving the truth to
the assertion that he had suffered
some hard usage. His clothes were
torn and thoroughly soaked with
water, his face was scratched and ba
held in his hands bundles of his bair
and whiskers, which hesaid had been
pulled out. P,N
He was sitting in his house down
on the bench quietly, doing nothing
at al! to break the peace, when who
should come in but all the women
that lived about there, and before he
said word they assailed him with
clubs, sticks, guns and brick bats.
and beat him to a jelly. He knew ali
the women, and he wanted them ar
rested and punished.
A we'll known citizen came in and
told the story in manner which did
not add much to the credit of
The gentleman had been on the
beach for an evening promenade,
when his attention was attracted by
loud cries, which came from a knot
OF shanties some distance away.
Upon going to them, he found that
Downer was indulging in his usual
amusement-whipping his wife-and
the woman. suffering from the blows,
was uttering nost hssrs-renaine
cries. The gentleman, we'll aware Of
the danger of interfering between
husband and wife when duarrelinp.
nevertheless was about to interfere.
when his attention was attracted to
the actions of a woman, who looked
as though she had the strength of a
young Samson in her limbs. She
ran from shnnty to shanty, calling
out the women, who promptly re-
sponded, and it did not seem to be
more than ten seconds before a dozen
were assembled, each armed with q
mop, n broom, fre-shovel or a pair
OF tongs. The band marched direct
ly to the house from whence came
the cries, and, without the ceremony
OF knocking, entered. The gentle
man followed, deeply interested.
There was sound Of voices. as if
somebody were ordering somebody
else out of his house, in very coarse
language, sadly mixed up with oaths
linen there was n general onslaught
upon the whipper. Mops that
had been soaked in dirty water
swabbed his face; blows from brooms
came thick and fast upon his head.
The astonished wife-whipper dropped
the subject Of his blows, and looked
to his own safety He struck at one
OF the women with his fist, and this
brought up the rear-guard of fire.
shovels and tongs. On his head
came the blows, thick and fast. He
grappled with ono Of the women.
The rest Immediately dropped their
weapons and grappled with him.
Strong they were, their union per.
tect, and their cause just. They
fairly scratched Downer upon the
floor, and scratched him up again.
They left the imprints of their nails
upon his face and hands and neck.
They pulled out his hair. Resist he
tried to, but he was as child in the
hands of the strong-armed women,
and he soon found it out. Cowed,
beaten. demolished, he beloved
like n mad bull, and begged that
they would not kill him.
A parley followed-a truce they
call it in war times. The PROSTATE,
thoroughly cowed individual was told
that his abuse of his wife-a poor,
sickly woman-had grown to be q
nuisance, which could no longer be
submitted to. They had complained
of him, but his wife refused to ap-
pear against him, and he went un-
punished. If he would promise
never to strike his wife again, they
would let him go; if not, they would
punish him until there was not
breath of life left in his body.
Downer was ready for anything;
he was already the worst whipped
man to be found. He promised,
promised faithfully as man could
promise, but they brought q cross
and made him swear. He rebelled
at this, but the upraised mops, and
brooms, and shovels. and the clank-
ing of pair of tongs, brought him
to his senses, and never did man take
an oath more earnestly.
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