The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-10
HORRIBLE CASE OF MIS-
ECEGENATION.
A Father Marries n Negro Weneh,
and CompeIs His Daughter 20 Marry
q Rlnck Negro.


A Father Marries n Negro Wench
and CompeIs His Daughter 10 Marry
n Black Negro.
The Columbia City (Iud.) Post, Of
the Goth ultimo, gives the details OF Q
horrible transaction which has recently
occurred in Whitley county. A man
by the pane of David NJ. Long, Of
Smith township, in that county, mar
ried negro wench for his third wife
and beat his daughter by former mar,
riage, girl of sixteen years of age, until
be compelled her to marry buck negro
| The facts are thus detailed:
A white man by the name of David
NJ. Long, a Republican in good politi-
cal standing with his party, and who
has been a citizen of the place for many
years, has been successful in gulping
down the last plank in the black and
tan platform.
This monster has been widower
twice. His former wives were respect
ed by all who knew them. By these
marriages he had five children-two
boys and three girls-who, too, are re-
spected and esteemed.
The memory of the dead and the fair
fame of the living have been blackened
by this unnamed beast, Dy uniting him
self to a negro wench in marriage.
Knowing that he could not procure a
license in our county for such an alli-
ance, he takes his muscle material with
him to Michigan, where, by the laws of
the State, the twain were made one
flesh.
This little victory of Republican,
principles being won, he returned to
his family-with her to whom his little
ones must bow, and whom they must
call by that endearing name, mother.
Those children, who had often IN
their fond recollections for the loved IN
the grave, amid binding tears, whisper
ed that sweet name in their prayers,
now are commanded to forget the
treasures OF the tomb. Before them
stood the repulsive form of their faith.
er's wild choice. Her, to call mother!
There was too much of forgettulness to-
ward the dead in this.
The little ones, who had no one to
whom they could look for proteGtion
bat their father, whom they had never
disobeyed in the least, now for the first
time declined obedience, when, to obey,
would be a sacrifice to their honor. To
embrace her and call her mother,
seemed to them more of the character OF
a punishment than a duty, and they re-
fused, and for this refusal, the eldest
daughter, sixteen years of age, was
whipped and beaten by him who claimed
to be her father, until she was literally
covered with bruises. After being so
cruelty beaten she sought and found
refuge with one of the neighbors. She
was followed by her father, found and
driven home, with the threat of taking
her life should she in the least disobey
him.
He told her that, unless she did return
to the family within fifteen minutes, he
would cut her heart out. She returned,
but to meet q worse face than death.
During her absence, arrangements had
been made for her ruin, and one Pom
pey (colored) was awaiting her return
with conveyance to take her to Mich
igan, where they were, after their arriv-
al, married.
Great excitement prevails among the
people of Smith township, and threats
of violent proceedings against this un-
natural beast have been made.