The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-04-23
Nine Years Utthosst Il Word.
\ TROY HUSBANDS BRUTALITY TOWARD HIS
wIFE-RE-USIoN II DEATH : PRESENCE


The Trov Pres tells The following
strange story concerning the husband OF a
lads who died recently ID that city
The lady and gentleman referred to were
married about twenty years ago, aiio came
TO West Trey shortly after, and hved there
rooetle. until the death OF the wife The
latter was : most industrious, AighAy re-
s,sectaDle and religious woman L or the
f.s, ten ,ears Of Der married life, during
which uf-riod five children were born. she
did everything possible for a woman in her
position - do IL order 10 please her hus-
band bat 10 40 purpose. " hen she did
her best hef husband was sure 10 make out
that she had done her worst. He grumb.ed
continually, but at times he would break
on. and pour upon LIS wife the most uu,
nerited abuse, continuing II FOR several
DAYS together. Then would intervene
silence broken ouly by his seeing an OPP
portuuity t. give his wife a beating wien
nobody was IL sight, and when she least
expected il. After he had abused her he
world bring 10 the ueigLbors and say to
them that his wife had fallen and hurt
herself, poor creature how sorry he was
for it. aud lie would address her as MY
deaF" and ask If she was badly hurt. and
lie would run for doctor. He was 20
plausible aud kind and aaect.UDate that
nobody would believe his wife when she
told that il WAS LeT husband who lad
caused her the injuries. The neighbors
thought her crazy, OF at least hysteilcal,
When she made aHy statements OF this
kind. For long time he managed 10 beat
lis wife and 20 conceal il III this way. In
decd it had reached a point. the wife TAX
iag those fits so often, that the arrange
nlcn;s were all but completed 70 scs.c tae
po-r ~ oman 70 ;:u Insane asylum One
Ga-, however. the broken-heaIted BIle
was sitting by the cradle, IN which was her
Youngest cLIld. a baby, rocking 1T. and at
tending t. some sewing at the same tiEie.
iiLr husband was IL one Of lbs silent
moods at tle time. While size was sitting
as described, the husband entered ard
uas.cd through the house iuto tie yard.
III. returned within "a feyy minutes. but Ia
the interim neig ghDorng lady had enfegcd
aud zone iu-g AN adjoining UCGIcJM. las
lady observed him walking up quietly be
hind his wife and. without utteIiug word
or giving The least warning, doubled lis
tist and stuck her.
TREMENDOUS BLOW.
On tie back OF the head, leaving her
s9ravling on the floor iusensib!e. This
done he al once ian out - bring the nei rh-
bo.s as usual. ami affected tie greatest
concern about lis wife, wondered hOw
much she was hurt, and finally proposed to
go for the Doctor. The lady no had Sc
cre.ed herself in the bedroom accused him
Of the assault. and whcn he was gone for
the Doctor she went fur the police and had
him arrested. His wife appeared IN court
and told the y hole story Of her husband
cruelty towards hcr. hut, wUIHaU-iIke,
begged the court TO forgive him. Her re-
quest. however, vas denied. and the cruel
husband had 10 laDguish several months III
iail On leaving tEe dock after receiving
sentence be turned to his wife and said
that she had wrcnged him by what Size
had testified 10, but TO remember that he
would never speak to her again ON earth.
i his scene Ccugged nine years ago. j he
man served out his sentence and returned
u his family. From the day Of bis return
until two days before her death, which
took place recently, he never exchanged
VOID with her directly. 1t was necessary.
living together as they were, husband and
wife. tie parents Of the same children. to
have IN interchange Of sentiments regard
ing the affairs of the household occasiyual>
~ This was GuIle in the following man
ucF: V hen they "c.e sitting in the same
room the husband would tell one OF the
children 10 say 80 and TO the mother.
The mother wOGld answer directly, which,
if it required a further Ncr, would be
done through the Child a. before. But it
y as only when he vas IL particularly happy
moods that &c would even coHuuuicat, ia
this way. His most usual mode OF com
municdIing 70 his wife what he wanted to
say was for him to retire iUto a separate
room, and thence issue his mandates
through one Of the children. Two days
before the wife died, after she had been
sick fJr some weeks, her condition was
made known 10 him, when lie WAS work
ing in the garden, by the doctor in attend
ance and the clergyman who had been
called in. lie was told that his wife WAS
on lie verge OF death. and that he must
make his peace with her while she was yet
conscious. The idea of death seemed to
stagcer him. He was silent fora moment,
and then bursting into tears. repaired TO
the Death bed Of his wife. He bent over
her and begged her forgiveness i'll bitter
plants and tears. The dying woman
grasped his hand. and, calling him by
name. said size freely f,rgave him ali. and
added thaJ she was ROW prepared to die.
being at peace with the whole world. 4
few hours before death the wife said. aud
they were the last wO.ds she vas heaId to
utter, ''Jhat the last twO days with her
husband never away from her bed side but
when he left it to serve her, had been tIe
happiest days OF her life. and that she
only wished they might be the beginning
Of happy days TO ber husband"