The sun., 1870-08-06
BATTLE IN WESTCHESTER.
VA IsHIYG YGToNVILLE WoMEY SEEING
THE PUBLIC POUND.
Chignons Damaged and Petticoats Torn
The Geese aud Kline Defended. and JUS
tice Mccks a. Go. EmpbaticaiIy Whipped
-Womnn,a RIRhts with a Yenaennce.

Chignons Damaged and Petticoats Torn
The Geese and Kline Defended. and JUS
tice Mcoks a. Go. Empbaticaily Whipped
-Woman's Rights with venaeance.
On Wednesday morning a desperate conflict
awoke the village OF wsshingtonville, wcstehester
county. The dnicuty had Its origin In the impound.
Ing OF q number OF cows and goose. At indigna-
ton meeting an army OF German and irish women,
under the leadership OF the intrepid Mrs Gen.
Cleary, determined TO wroak vengeance upon Pound
master Watts and his coterie at their next incursion
These Revolutionary threats and preparations for
war excited the warliko ardor OF Justice Meeks and
that ofncial, with q corps OF constables, officers,
clerks, and street Arabs boldly entered the onemy's
territory nnd
orYERED BATTLE.
The nrst sortle was made By Gen. Meeks TO cover
party who were removing obstruction which
the Amazonian forces had placed in front Of the
pound gate. Mceks's Ranks were we'll covered, but
he was weak In artillery The covering party had
rono bat few rods into tho snemy's lines when
sudden and furious attack was made upon thom
from all sides by the women, who were armed with
every conceivable weapon they could lay their
hands on,
IRON BRooMsTrcK TO A GRIpIRos.
The attack was met bravely by the gallant Meeks,
and the battle wsxod hot Goats were torn, petit
coats ripped, and hair few. Still tho battlo ragged.
At the expiration OF thirty minutes the majority OF
the ofncial, were hory de combat, and the rapidly
arriving reinforcemeuts to the ranks Of the women
warriors warned them that defeat was inevitable.
Mrs. Gen. Ceary lost her left curl, aud had her
nose slightly damaged BY onicer Watts. Mrs. Wet
Ter had the squint In her siarboard eye Strengthened
by welLdreeted blow from ofhcor Wood. Mrs.
Prinz, though size fought vslantly with the short
end Of a broom handle which had been
BROKEN OVER THE HEAD OF CONSTABLE FOSTER,
compelled TO leave the field disabled by tho loss
Of all OF her back hair. Mrs. Appel also fought
desperately, and displayed strategy worthy OF
Mcclellan. She made repeated ohslaught- upon
Gen Mcoks, taking him In the rear, and swavs hy
surprise. The General was last seen sprawled oyer
a fence. AVID Mrs Appel was plying a babycrlb
board vigorously.
Mrs Williams and Mrs. Mantry battlei Ike II.
grosses. T.cv directed their attacks, which were
Irresistible, upon COnstible- To nlinson aud Ben.
time, who were at once knocked insensiblo. They
then opened on Constable Sgtteriec, and soon
cURLED HIN uP IN A HEAP.
In executing the latter feat, the inyincible Mrs.
Williams lost the use Of her red rght hand. Never
hof, of tue Westchester Democrat was seen carry.
helh, the victorious women first proceeded to tear
down the pound fence. The bold Mrs. Dorbacker,
mounted the ruins OF the pound In her hand she
triumDhanty waved a red cotton potticoat. She
said the women troops had fought nobly, and then
proposed three iousng cheers for the champion
woman OF America. This was given and tho hero
ines marched to quarters.