The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-01
THE STRAGE WOMAN COMES OUT
FIRST BEST.
tOur Jsrbondale Correspondcnce.y


are things that occur in retired sections
country towns--that, to a greater or less
extent, are likely to interest those residing
in cities and, believing that a great por-
ton Of your numerous readers would be
pleased to have word from Carbondale,
the site of the Southern Illinois Normal
University, the only town south of Spring.
field, in this state, that has three railroads,
and the place that is all life and energy,
we are induced to drop you few lines.
BY THE WAY OF VARIETY,
some of our people INDUCED in what
they supposed would result in much fun
for everybody. At about 8 o'clock on
Saturday night of last week great noise,
like the rumbling of thunder in the dis
lance, and the screeching of female, were
heard in the south part Of our city, near
the Presbyterian church.
1t was but a moment before q large con-
course of people were at the scene OF the
disturbance, which proved to be ut the
residence of our Mr.. Harrington, which
is next door to the Presbyterian chit rch.
Mr.. H. has been absent from home
some weeks in Tennessee. He left in
charge ofhis house, and business generally,
his wife, who, it is stated, has been keep
ing, during the absence of her husband, a
bawdy-house, which, TO a very great ex-
tent, has been source Of annoyance to
the neighbors. How to rid the city Of
her has been asubject before the respect
ed portion of our community for some time,
and at last
forced itself upon some Of them that was
pronounced to be capital, and they re-
solved to at once to put it into operation.
Mrs. Harrington's testimony is as fol-
lows:
At about 8 o'clock l heard noise at my
door, like some one trying to get in. At
the time heard the noise / was sitting in
my sitting room in company with Mr..
=; / Immediately proceeded to the deer
and opened it, when beheld six persons
two men and four women, all dressed in
mems costumes. One of the men, Mr..
-, took hold Of me, and the other went
to the door of the room where had left
my friend sitting vas dragged down
to the floor, and Mr.. put his knee on
my stomach and his hand over my mouth,
and tore open my dress from the neck. By
this time the four women were around
me with wooden paddles containing
tar, and enough feathers to fill good
sized pillow case. They put the tar on
my face and neck, and filed my hair, and
were in the attempt OF applying the feath-
ers when my friend forced himself pas
the guard that stood at the door and came
to my assistance. At this moment the in
truding party became alarmed and took
flight, and as they started to run i seized
hold of one of the women, and being more
than she, hurled her to the
ground and was in the act of dealing out
to her what in my judgment was her just
desert, by teaching her lessons in the mar
" art, when l was taken off by DR.. -.
In moment af.c my yard and house were
Lhronged with inquirng friends who |
asked all sorts of questions, and sym
pathised with me in my distressed con-
iition. ] am willing to swear that know |
two of the parties-one of the men and |
one of the women. The man was not |
masked The woman had her face BACKED, |
but my friend and held her up so that |
the moonlight shone IA her face sufficient |
for me the recognize her"
Her friend testified as follows
l heard the noise at the front door Mrs.
II. went to the door, and in moment after
a man with dark mustach, Mr.. -, APP
peared at the door Of the room IL which !
was sitting, and closed it. l then heard
screaming, and, what supposed to be,
scuifling. l Immediately went TO the door
of the room to open it and to see what was
the matter. | found the door braced, and
hard to open, but after exceeding treat
effort | finally succeeded in forcing the
door open, and AS l did this, and started
out, met Mr.. ---, who drew on me pis-
tol and told me to stand back. had no
weapons of defense so accepted his inyi-
tation and went back into the room TO
look for something with which to defend
myself After looking around for an in
slant ! could see nothing that would an
swer the purpose unless it was a piece Of
the stove. ! went to the stove and took
hold of it, but it was hot and l let loose
| then went to the lounge and took there
from Stat and rushed out of the door
when the whole party started off on run.
Mrs. III. caught one of the women and
threw her to the ground, and was putting
in several right from the shoulder when
DR.. - came upon the scene and parted
them. In short time = great many peo-
| pie came around, and the woman slipped
away just how cannot imagine. know
the man that guarded the door
of the room in which ] was, and also
knew one Of the women
This little incident has created more
stir and excitement than there has ever
been in our usually quiet little city since
the day Of the election when the people
sent Mum "where the woodbne twin.
eth Warrants have been issued for the
arrest Of the man and woman who hav,
been identified so the fun is not all owe,
yet.
Politics has at last assumed some shape
and the candidates have gone to work il
earnest Judge w. A. Lemma is tn,
democratic candidate, and Ebert Easter
ly, the republican candidate for represen
tative, TO FIJI the vacancy occasioned b,
the death of Hon. Hiram Schwartz
Both candidates are men Of tai
emit and qualified to Ali tn
position for which their friends have rul
a.