The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1871-01-14

a DraaLen Congressman aud wife-Reater.
Avn affair Of a somewhat nrirata nature. Il

An affair of a somewhat private nature, If
a public defamation and castigasion OF the
wife of drunken member of Congress By her
husband can be private, astonished the town
last Wednesday night. 1t was in Wizards
Hotel For some time past Richard j. Hal
deman, Democratic member from the York
District of Pennsylvania, has been on great
debaueh. Ten days ago heentered the House
of Representatives so maudlin drunk thss he
was unable to articalate when he arose. hold
ing on to his desk; and. after rapping of the
Speakers hammer he failed to seat him, he
was left standing until some of his friends
got him off to the cloak-room.
His wife q lady of refinement and spatiess
character, the daughter Of Senator Simon
Cameron of Pennsylvania, mortified beyond
measure, sought him cut and endeavored to
get him sobered down. and, though failing in
her labors, did not despair, but clung to the
wreck.
On Wednesday night. towards midnight,
the wife of United States Senator, whose
husband was at the Senate attending the night
session on the San Domingo resolution, was
aroused by loud and infamous language in
an adjoining room, addressed to the wife of
lIaldeman by that debaucaed Representative;
and then hearing blows, the Senator's wife
and two or three servants were brought to the
hall, and two members of Congress were rcus-
ed from their room by the then loud shrieks
of female voice. mingled with the exclama-
ton of Don't Richard, dent! don'tp' Tie
hotel proprietor, Sykes, at once hammered on
the door, and warned the wretch Haldeman
that unless he instantly ceased his violence,
he would spend the night in the police station.
He stammered out maudlin "Yes," and bis
wife not appealing to those who had by that
time arrived in the hall for protection, they
did not feel warranted in forcing the door
and taking him away.
servant was stationed in the hall to
watch fer further trouble, and again at halE
past | and A. NJ, it became necessary to
pound on bis door to Brighten the ruEan from
further violence.
On the next morning the cowardly wife
beaten was ordered to leave the House at
once. and never to return, and his wife was
invited to remain. Her face was shockingly
bruised; both eyes were BACKED. and other
marks of this demons brutality were on her
person. She said that the fend had twice
knocked her down, and kicked and choked,
and bruised her, yet she still thought it her
duty to reform him; and, on that day, they
both left for York--he a drunken sot. and she
0lSnguTeu, Heart-DrokeH, huHlliiateu WIG.
On the next occasion Of this brutes appear
ance in the House in an intoxicated condition,
the wfe-whipper is to be expelled summari-
", 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
conduct, they seriously contemplated giving
the brute a coat of tar and feathers and dip
in the muddy Tiber. lie was saved from the
we'll merited punishment only by the inter
ference of Sykes and a few cool-headed
guests, who thought that enough lawless VIC
ience had already been committed.