Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-18

10 Minneapolis, his fAther furnishing him means
10 purchase a fne house and to live in 3 style Of
more than ordinary comfort and elegance.
Slosson, it now tranepires, was nothing less
"a syAtamksic shuse q lzs Ntfe, spften beehrg
her fn the most cruel and outrageous mAnnef
HIs unhappy and anolsndiug vie vas tothllK
Il his power, and for many nsenths abe bore
her outFEgeous freatment withent complaint.
Having left hof bone agslnat he inelinaliona
and protests Of her parents, she did not acqnaint
them with the misery which followed the disre-
gard Of their advice in marrying the heArtless
wretch who had so grossly deceived her. Peo.
pie e tho FAlls, however, became acquainted
with the circumstances, and the fact Of Mrs.
slosson's ill-usage finally reached the ears OF
Mayor Dowd, OF Racine, and he at once seat
Mrs. Dowd on visit to their daughter to aseer-
laia fhs tEath al tho stAtema1lf .a--s-- -
A fen weeks ago Mrs. Dowd reached Min,
neapoIis on toi1r OF observation, and che had
not long to walt In the new home Of her daughter
| to find out that the stories had not been exag-
gerated Onemorning, shortly after her arrival,
whiie at the breakfast table, young slosson toos
exception to something, and proceeded A. once
/ TO assault his wife, first striking her with ms
| fist and then grasping her by the throat, choked
/ her nearly to death. The terIihed mother
screamed, and attempted to relieve her daughter
| from the clutches OF the cowardly brute, and IN
doing 30 suffered in like manner; for Slosson,
leaving his wife half dead, turned upon Mrs.
Doyd and knocked her down with the butt eud
Of pistol INJECTING several terrible gashes on
| her head and bruisng her 30 severely that she
was confined to her bed for several days. .sf
Mrs Dowd, however, managed soon after to
telegraph the facts to her husband at Racine,
who, with friend by the name OF Seymour,
took the first trzil FOR Minneapolis to rescue
the hapless women. Mr.. Dowd took charge OF
his daughter, and started back to Hacine with
her, leaving his wife still confined to her bed at
Minneapolis, with instructions to follow with
Mr. Seymour as soon as she was able to endure
/ the fatigue Of the journey. Sosson, all this
time, kept out of the way, but shortly after the
departure Of the father, he returned 70 the house
and attacked the old lady, and he was In the very
| act Of beating her when he was interrupted by
policemen, who were on the watch for him, and
who retaliated by pitching the savage scoundFel
| headlong down stairs.
Complaint was now made against the merci-
less scoundreI by the old lady, but Slosson took
leg bail, and struck out for his old home in Ra-
| cine, Chief Kent came to st. Paul, secured Q
requisition from Governor Austinon the Govern.
or Of Wisconsin, and last week took the trail OF
| the unfeeling seoundreL Advices from Racine
| inform us that young Slooson was seen al
| that place day or two before kent's arrival,
| but with the assistance OF his father and
some friends he was secreted, and at last &C
counts Chief Kent had not been able to lay his
hands on his man. Mr.. Kent, however, has by
no means given up his pursuit, and it is earnest
| " TO be hoped he may be brought back TO Min
| uesota, and il he does not get chance TO try
some Of Jackman's duff at Saltwater there is
not as much virtue in Minneapolis Judges as
they have credit for.-a. Paul Press