The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-12
High Life in London.
An American Woman In Trouble
Her AdInircr Assaults u London
Hotel Keeper.

From tie ,nio- Dn'y Meas
At the Marlborough street Police Court
ia London. on Jan. Il, Mr.. Arthur Foster,
clerk IN Government Office, was charged
before Mr.. Knox With having violently as
suited Mr.. Denyer, hotel keeper and wine
merchant, . Dover street.
The complainant, wbose head end fore
head vas covered with medical plaster.
stated that lie was walking frcns bis Office
IN Regent street to his place in Dover
street about 10 O'Clock that morning, when
the prisoner made a blow at him with his
stick, knocking off his hat. lie received
second blow, which knocked him down,
and when down he received several more
blows on the head. lie was so severely
Injured that lie was obliged to be attended
By doctor. The only reason he could
give Tor ihi- attack was that the prisoner
AID It's brother visited lady who had Ia
ken apartments at the hotel, the lady rep
resentiDg herself to be married woman,
her husband holding q high position in
America, and that they were told to leave
the hotel. The prisoner said nothing be-
fore striking him.
In reply to the prisoner the complainant
said he did net take constable into Mrs.
Beechcrs room abou, II O'Clock at night;
it was between one ard two in the morn
ing; nor did he send a gang Of DULLES to
insult that lady.
In defence the prisoner said one Sunday
evening lie was With his brother visiting a
lady at Prices Hotel, Dofer street, the lady
being a married woman-her husband
holding high POSITION. At II o'clock at
, night the complainant came into the lady's
room and ordered him and his brother out
Of it. The lady, considering that this
piece Of presumption on the Iart of tie
| landlord, told them to stay. The com
| plainant fetched constable, but the con-
stable wen. sway and he and his brother
left about an hour aft7rwarl.
| On the following day the lady was going
INTO the country to pay a visit to Lady
Marlborough, but in consequence Of y hat
had occurred, she did not like to leave her
sister behind and alone. After dinner at
the Junior Carlton Club, he went to the
hotel in Dover street to see his friend an :.
to ascertain how she was getting on, lie
found she had been treated with consider
able tyranny-being denied food. lie wa.
hustled out of the house and was spoken 10
from the balcony IS Mrs. Baecher's sister
ne complainant insulted his brother, and
hlo brother struck him. On the Monday
evening two buIlies like bricklayers labor
ers, were brought INTO the house. They
! insulted the lady, addressed most disgrace
full language TO her, calling her "Polly
Sixties, and that becacse they knew that
E his brothers name was William
: they called out that she woult
d not have "Willy'' to be with her
that night. Meeting the complainant thai
n morning, he struck him intending to mari
him.
i Mrs. Bcccher said she was married to
banker in New York. Ter husband was
" gentleman OF position. She went 10 tn
=. compartments MOTEL with her sister abou
two or three weeks back, and engage
apartments. She saw The complainant
wife, and distinctly told her that her b. BIZ!
o were not those of English people, bein:
fond OF late hours. She distinctly told til,
compartments wife she kept inegulat
: hours, and would probably be late on som,
: occasions. 1t was about four DAYS from thu
. time of her ticking the rooms before any
d thing unpleasant took Place. This wa
owing to damage to q cabinet, which wa,
: alterward pat dCwn in the bill and raj,
# Tor. After this she was subjected to an
>, noyance from the landlord AMI lanlladv
Men in the dress Of laborers were cr,nror
= ed to walk backward and forward in from
" of the hQ;sl, Did not know who pl.ce,
them. Had been insulted by them.
Cross examined by Mr. Tomkins-A
!, breklayer came into her sitting room
:. would deny that the prisoner or his broth
/. er had ever been in her bedroom; had no
n received notice to leave in consequence,
c Of her irregular hours; sas refused neces
saries because they wanted her to leave
i had been frequently subjected to unpleas
. ant remarks,
Miss Eveline Brooks, sister to the las
r witness, heard unpleasant observation.
p made on her sister; could not repeat tn,
. words. They were to the effect that he,
sister was loose, good-for pothing women
and that she was polly Sixties ~
Mr.. Knox had no doubt that imrrope,
word. had been used that ought not to be
used. lie should remand the case, and
should require substantial bail, the defen-
dant in &, 900, and one surety in 81. coo.
to keep the peace and for temperance.