Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-01-12

Hon. Richard Haldeman, DEM
Ocratic Member OF Congress
from Pennsylvania Brutally
Beats his Wife.
Washington Despatch to the n. Y. Sun
An affair of a somewhat private
nature, if public defamation and
castigation of the wife of drunk
en- member of Congress by her hus-
band can be private, astonished the
town last Wednesday night. 1t was
in Willard's Hotel. For some time
past Richard j. Haldeman, Demo-
cratic member from the York Dis
trict of Pennsylvain, has been on a
great debauch. Ten days ago he en-
tered the House so maudlin drunk
that he was unable to artioulate when
he arose, holding on to bis desk /;
and, after rapping of the Speakers
hammer had failed to seat him. he
was left standing until some Of his
friends got him off to the cloak room.
His Wife, lady of refinement and
spotless character, the. daughter of
Senator Simon Cameron, of Penn
sylvania, mortified beyond measure /;
sought linn out and endeavored to
sober hiu down, aud, though failing
in her labors, did not oespare, but
clung to the wreck.
On Wednespay night, toward mid
night, the wife of the United States
Senator whose husband was at the
Senate attending the night session on
the San Domingo resolution, was
aroused by loud and Infamous Ian
guage in an adjoining room, address
to the wife of Haldeman by that de-
bauched Representative; and then
hearing blows. the Senators wife rang
for help. Soon the proprietor ana
two or three servants were brought
to the hall, and two members of Con-
gress were reused from their rooms
by the then loud shrieks of female
voice. mingled with the exclamation
Of Don't, Richard, don't! don't.'
The hotel proprietor, MIR. Sykes, at
once hammered on the door, and
warned the wretch Hal'ieman that,
unless he instantly ceased his vio-
lence, he would spend the night in
the police station. He stammered
out a maudlin "Yes," and his wife
not appealing to those who had by
that time arrived in the hall for pro-
tectioh. they did not feel warranted in
forcing the door open and taking her
away.
A servant was stationed in the
hall to watch for futher trouble, and
again at half-past l and 4 P. NJ. it be-
came necessary to pound on his door
to friohten the rutfian from further
violence.
On the next morning the cowardly
wife -beater was ardered to leave the
house at once, and never to return,
and his wife was invited to remain.
Her faco was shockenly bruised !;
both eyes were BACKED, and other
marks of this demons casualty were
on her person.
She said that the iend had twice
knocked her down. had kicked. and
choked, and bruised her, yet still she
thuoght it her duty to remain wi b
the loathsome wretch, and try to re-
from him; and, on that day, they
both left for York-he a drunken sot,
and she disfigured, heart broken,
Inundated wife.
On the occasion of this brute's ap-
pearance in the House in an inLoxi-
eating condition, TIE wife whipper
is to be expelled summarily, for he
cannot possibly longer associate
with any man in the House of either
party.
To the credit of the guests Of the
hotel, be it said that, when they
were made acquainted with the facts
of R. j. Haldeman's infamous con-
duct, they seriously contemplated
giving the brute coat of tar and
feathers, and a dip in the muddy Tiber.
He WAS saved from this well merited
punishment only by the interference
of Mr.. Sykes and few cool headed
guests, who thought that enough
lawless violence had already been
committed.