The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-23

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Occurred near the corner OF Hancock ana
Gray streets a few days ago, the facts bf
which Is detailed by 1 gentleman III tfse
East End, Who deeIins II Y giiye names. ~, are
as follows; ss..,. II
There is an American ljEipg ln tie yisipi-
t. III the above hiedtiohed 1ocaIifies Ii \ WHO,
with NO conceptionof the obligations rested
upon hin. as husband. BUT 1taik 1@xea 5p
to rufianism, has been In the habit of spend
| ing the money which should 90. towards the
support Of those dependent upon him by
both the laws of God and man orlwhislIy,
and when his brain Is swimming unsler the
influence of the fiery element. going home,
and without any cause Whatever, but simply
for amusement, beating his wife whom he
had promised at tine altar to protect and
cherishss Itgsis strange tc@Nhas aextent the
love Of woman will submit to be outraged,
but there is limit even to Its alI-abiding con-
atane Is tlls facts e q lak la d a
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The above state of persecution continued
until q. few days ago, when the last spark of
love being crushed, and the last link in the
chain which bound the wife to her husband
being broken by the weight Of cruelty which
had been heaped upon it, and her pride and
the independent spirit Of her youth which
had lain dormant for SO long having been
aroused, she told him in positive terms that
his inhulnanity must and should be stoppeH !;
that she would submit to his brutal amuse-
ment. no longer. = The husband, however,
did ahos sgard4ha 6kfiins !, bht 56agIuhsilinI
his former course of life until one day he
come home with more aboard than usual.
and, throwing himself upon the bed, resign
ed himself to 'sbalmy sleep, tired natures.
sweet restorer,' \ though the senti timentdidH
not apply iii his case either in spirit or I'M
fact, as subsequent events proved.
When the husband 1had fallen asleep, and
was perfectly dead for the time being, a.
bright .idea, struck the .witex by vii elfsiSel
nigh tfeyei7ge Her wrongs Ind free herself
from bondage. Accordingly she proceeded
to pack III clothes, and having finished this
50 as to have ilhhl lrs;blti "a iHssail,nediate re-
moval. she took large needle, and carefully
threading it With q large ard strong thread,
she approached the bed where her husband
was lying, and wrapped him up in strong
quilt, sat down and carefully and securely
sewea 'liin np u ffmplsy eaYhg hesti
oittE fiayif,V t.hinDI Ie4,d lI fiie sar-
rangelnents fUr the successfilf Bper Uf
her plans, she seized the cane which had so
often been the instrument Of her torture, and 1
began laying it on the sleeping man with all
the force she could master, stimulated by
the memory OF her oWn tnistreafment. The
man awnlse and begged fora 4 mercy mid hetr,
but the loul,ler be hegyel The harder ard fast
rr she appsts1 tIS ea,Ss. asEi lxSaausted from
her lalors, ,se took hsr. clothes aud left for.
the house ii /. aIeishtdr sri,d.tl .sthere she
still rem .ia,s. despite the a eitreaties i of hsr
hnsbasd, who escaped fforr his situation by
The asissss.ltn If lta ilsi ghFJrs.r fetsarll.
Let wiy, learn 4 lesson y from the CONDUCT
and sprituf5tlais spours a,crseeutetl woiaah,
and. let beastIy lhlabailds beware that they
may escape treatment in Hike iaai.s er.s-eosi-
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