Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-18
A WI. N1,,p.t M.ss.s b, Women.

A Wife &hippet Mobbea W Women
Last evening one Mr.. Downer pre-
ferred & charge of assault, with intent 10
kill, against . number of his neighbors.
Dowuer was a sorry looking object
his looks giving 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 he held in his hand bum
dies of his hair and whiskers, which he
said had been pulled out.
He was sitting in his house down on
the beach, quietly, doing nothing at oil
to break the peace, when, who should
come but all the women who lived
about there, and, before he said a word,
they assailed him with clubs, sticks,
guns and brickbats, and beat him to a
jelly. He knew all the women, and be
wanted them arrested and punished.
A well.known citizen came in, and
told the story in q manner that did not
add much to the credit Of Downer.
The gentleman had been on the beach
for an evening promenade, when bis at
tsntion was attracted by loud cries
which came from q knot Of shanties
some distance away. Upon going to
them be found that Downer was indulg-
ing in bis usual amusement, whipping
his wife, and the woman, suffering
from the blows, was uttering the most
hea%rt-rending cries. The gentleman,
we'll aware Of the danger of interfering
between husband and wife when quar-
reling, nevertheless was about to in-
t~erfere, when bis attention was called
to the actions of . woman, who looked
as though she had the strength Of a
young samson in her limbs. She ran
from shanty to shanty calling out tho
women, who suddenly responded, and
it did not seem to be more than ten
seconds before . dozen were assembled,
each armed with . mop, a broom, a
Gre shovel or pair Of tongs.
The band marched directly to the
house from whence came the cries, and,
without the ceremony of knocking, en-
tered. The gentleman followed, deeply
interested. There was q sound OF
voices, as II somebody were ordering
somebody else out Of his house in very
coarse language, sadly mixed up with
oaths. Then there was a general on
slaught upon the wife whippsr. Mops
that had been soaked in dirty water
swabbed his face; blows from brooms
came thick and fast upon his head. The
astouished ~wifs-whipper dropped the
subject Of his blows and looked to his
own safety. He struck al one of the
women with his fist, and thus brought
up the rear.guard Of fre-shovels and
tougs. On his head came tho blows
thick and fast.
He grappled with one of the women.
Tho rest Immediately dropped their
weapons and grappled with him.
Strong they were, their union perfect,
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 q child in the hands Of the
strong-armed women, and he soon
found 1t out. Cowed, beaten, demol-
ished, he beloved like q mad bull, and
begged that they would not kill him.
Aparley followed-a truce they call 1t
in war times. The PROSTATE, thoroughly
coyed individual was told that his
abuse Of his wife-a poor, sickly woman
had grown to DO a nuisance which
could no longer be submitted to. They
had complained Of him, but his wife
refused to appear against him, and he
had gone unpunished. If he would
promise never to strike his wife again
they would let him 60; If not, they
would punish him until there was not q
breath of life left 10 his body.
Downer was ready for anything; he
was already the worst whipped man to
be found. He promised - promised
faithfully as q man could promise-but
they brought a cross, and made him
swear. He rebelled at this; but the
appraised mops and brooms, and SHOW
els, and tho clanking of a pair Of tongs,
brought him to his senses, and never
did man take an oath moro earnestly
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