The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-05-10
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NINE YEARS WITHOUT A W0Rn.

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a Troy Husbsnd,s brutality Toward Ills
wife--Itpqaioa IN tie iPfessaSe Sf Dealb,
The Troy Press tells the following
strange story cqnccrning the husband
of lady who died recently in West
Troy:
\ } The lady and gentleman referred 10
were married about twenty years ago,
and came to West Troy shortly after,
and lived there together until the death
of the wife. The lAtterwas q most In.
dustrious, highly respectable, and re-
iiigious woman. For the first ten years
Of her married life, during which period
five children were born, iBheo did every.
thing possible for awomAn 10 do in or.
defto please cher husband, ,Tbutl 10 no
purpose. When abe did her best her
| husband wis sure 10 make out that ,slie
Ind done wrong. He grumbled con.
tinually, but at times hewould break out
and pour upon his-wiie the most unmer.
ciful abuse, continuing it for several
days together. Then would intervene o
silence broken only by his seeking an
opportunity to give his wife beating
when nobody ,was in sight, and when ehe
least expecledit After he had abused
her he would bring in the neighbors and
say 70 them that hiswiie had fallen md
IHurt herself, poor creature; how sorry
lie was for il; and lie would address her
AS I" My dear, " and ask n she was badly
hurt, and he would run Tor o doctor.
FHo was so'plausible and kind and aiIec.
lltionhte tliat nobody would believe his
/ wife when she told that II was her hus-
band who had caused her the injuries.
The neighbors thought her crazy, Or at
ileast hysterical, when she mndeA .aiiy
statements Of this ikindo For long
,time he managed 10 beat his wife, and 10
fconceal it in this way. Indeed II had
lreached o. aapdint, the vito taking those
Iatsso often, that the arrangements were
all but completed to send the poor
Rwoman TO an insane asylum. One 9dayI
However, the broken-hearted wife wa
lGtting by the cradle, in winch was 'heI
youngest child, u baby. ro6ldng II, and
lattending TO some sewing mt the same
time. HerIimsband 0was jim one Of his
silent moods az the time. While shewas
sitting as described, the liusbandente
Iand passed through the house into tho
yard. He returned within few min
llutes, but in the interim o neighboring
'klady had entered and gone into m I'D.
ljoining bedroom. This lady observed
Ilhim walking up quietly behind his wife
4 and, without o word or giving the least
warning, doubled his fist and struck hel
| d tr6hendohsIbl6w. on the back OH thd
head, leaving her sprawling on the floor
Iinsensible. This done he at once ral
out 10 bring tie neighbors az usual, and
affected the greatest concern about his
lwiie, wondered how much she was hurt,
land finally proposed 10 go for the doctor.
\ The lady who had secreted herself In
the bedroom accused him ot the assault,
l,and when lie wls gone for the doctorahe
went for the police and had him arrest,
ed. His wifeappeared in court and told
the whole story OF her husbands e cruelty
toward her, but woman like, begged The
court TO forgive him. Her request, how.
ever, was denied, and the cruel husband
| had to languish several months in jail.
On leaving the dock after receiving sen.
tence he turned to his wife and said that
she had wronged him by what she had
testified 10, and TO remember TINT 10
would never speik TO- heragain on earth
This scene occurred nine years ago. The
man served out his sentence and return.
cd To- his family, From the day Of his
|fet,lrtl until two days before her death,
which took place recently, ho never OK.
changed word with her directly. II
was necessafy, living together as they
were, husband and wife, the parents Of
The same children, to havean Interchange
OF sentimentsreg the atfairs Of the
household, occasionally !, This was done
IN the following iahfhiet. When they
were sitting in the same room the hus-
band would tell como !of, the childnu 10
sly 80 and so 10 the mother. The moth
OF would answer directly, which, II IL
required o further answer, would be done
through the child as before. BUTT was
only when lie was IL. particularly happy
moods that lie would even communicate
In this way. His most usual mode Of
communicating to his wife what hewant-
cd to say was for him to retire into .
separate room, and thence issue his man
'dates through one Of the children. Two
days hefore tho wife dipd, after she had
beon oiclk for aome wedlg, her condition
was made known to him, when he was
working in the garden, by thu. doctor in
aud the Clergyman who had
been called In. He was told TINT his
wife was on the verge Of death, and that
he must make his peace with her while
Abe was yet conscious. The idea of
death scanned to stagger him. BE was
silent for q moment, and thon bursting
into tonrs, repaired to tho death-bed of
his wifo. no bent over her and begged
her forgiveness in bitter plants and
tears. The dying woman graaped bis
hand, and, calling him by name. saidshe
freely forgnve him al, and added that
She was now prepared. to- die, being ~
peace with the whole world. A few
hours before death the wife said-and
thew weta Tho llnSt words abe was heard
10 utter-'s TINT the last two days with
her husband, who never was away from
her bedside But when he left it 10 serve
her, had been the happiest days Of her
Life, and that she, only wished they might
be The beginning Of happy days to her
htSband."
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