Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-01-13
Tia Wife Whipping Corgre=sMon.

The following disgraceful nara
tive from the Washington CORES
pendent Of New York paper,
shows that there is shade Of Con
gressional brutality besides which
the exploits and character Of John
Morrissy are respectable:
An affair OF q somewhat private
nature, if q public defamation and
castigation OF the v lie of a drunken
member of Congress by her hus-
band can be private, astonishcd the
town last ednesday night. 1t was
in Wizards Hotel. For some time
past Richard J. Haldcman, Demo
cratic member from the York dis
trict OF Pennsylvania, has been on
great debauch. Ten days ago he
entered the House Of Representa-
tives 50 maudiin drunk that he was
unable to articulate when he arose,
holding Oh to the desk; and, after a
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 him out and endcavorcd to
get him sobered down, and, though
failing in her labors, did not dis
pair, but chung to the wreck.
On Wednesday night, toward
~; hight, the wife of a United
statos Co., tor. those husband was
at tho senate .'enu.:"o the night
session on the San boz ingo
luton, was aroused by loud an III
famous language in an adjoining
room, addressed to the wife of Hal
deman by that debauched Rcpresen-
tativc, and then hearing blows, the
Senator's wife rang for help. Soon
the proprietor and two Or three ser
wants were brought to the hall, and
two members of Congress were
reused from their rooms by the loud
shrieks Of a female voice, mingled
with the exclamation OF "Eon't,
Richard, don't! don'tr' The hotel
proprietor, Mr.. Sykes, at once ham
mcred on the door, and warned the
wretch lialdeman that, unless he in
stantly ceased his violence, he wo'd
spend the night in the police sta
ton. He stammered out a maudlin
eyes" and his wife not appealing
to those who had by this time arri-
we'd in the hall, for protection, they
did not feel warranted in forcing
the door open and taking her away.
4 servant was stationed in the
hall to watch for futher trouble, and
again at half-past and a. IN. it
became necessary to pound on his
door to brighten the ruffian from
further violence.
On the next morning the coward
ly wife-bcater was ordered to leave
the house at once, and never to re-
turn, and his wife was invited to re-
main. Her face was shockinyly
bruised; both eyes were BACKED,
and other marks of this demons
brutality were on her person.
She said that the tiend had twice
knocked her down, and kicked, and
chokcd, and bruised her, yet she
still thought it her duty to remain
with the loathsome wretch and try
to reform him; and, on that day,
they both left for York-he drunk
en- sot, and she a distigured, heart
broken, Inundated wife.
On the next occasion of this
brutc's appearance in the House in
an intoxicated condition, the wife
whipper is to be expelled summari-
ly, for he cannot possibly longer as
sociate 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
they seriously contemplat-
ed giving the brute a coat.of tar and
feathers, and dip in the muddy Ii
Der. lie was saved from this well
mcrited punishment only by tho in
reference Of Mr.. Sykes and a few
guests, who thought
that enough lawless violence had
been committed.