The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-17
AN ALBANY SCANDAL.
A Young Man Marries for Money, and
Because He Did Not Get 1t Brutality
Abuses His Wife.

because He Did Not Get IL Brutality
Abuses His Wife.
From the Albany q. " August
Lately an interesting case OF assault
and battery came to our notice, and in
fact the public were afforded the in
formation through the daily press. The
persons who figure in the romance are
respectfully connected. A few years
ago the heroine, then bright-eyed,
rosy-cheeked maiden, was member of
one of the most aristocratic seminaries
in the State, situated at Saratoga. BY
her winning ways she won the friend
ship of many, and at school receptions
she was looked upon by her gentlemen
friends as being one of the loyeliest of
girls. Before her time for graduating
she determined to abandon her studies
and lead an easier life with her widow
ed mother in Albany. Last July she
formed the acquaintance of young
man with whom she had been
engaged in a Irritation the winter pre-
ViOus. A close intimacy soon sprang
up between them. He heard that she
possessed fortune, and determined to
get it. Another young lady in the north
ern part of the town, to
whom he was engaged, at this
iuncture cast him adrift, and
he proposed to his new friend. She ia
vored the idea, and just how to get
married was the point at issue. Her
mother disliked him and would not give
her consent, and the youthful couple,
for one was aged about eighteen years
and the other twenty-five, made up
their minds to elope. On September
3, 1874, they went to parsonage and
got the good-natured clergyman there
to join them in the holy bonds of we'd
lock. A honeymoon trip was next in
order, and they were absent about ten
days. On arriving at Albany they went
to his fathers house and remained there
from three to four weeks, during which
time hubby treated his wife to blows.
This affected her physical condition and
she soon began to fade, and finally a
physician was summoned. Pride alone
kept her from telling the true nature of
her case, and she said the bruises were
occasioned by falls. In the meantime
her mother-in-law said hard words and
twitted her about her relatives social
standing. This was too much for her,
and about Thanksgiving Day she re-
turned to her own home. Her husband
followed her and continued his british
actions. A settlement was then
elected, and the twain took up quarters
at well known boarding house on
State Street. The ill-treatment was
soon recommended, and then it was
learned that the husband pounded his
wife in hopes of making her sign pa
per placing her money in his posses
sion. She was too cute, and concluded
to die sooner than accede to his wishes.
They separated and went to their re-
spectiye homes. The following Friday
they visited the park lake (not together),
and the husband made seizure upon
his wife and dragged her to the house
of his brother-in-law, which is located
ot many hundred feet therefrom. From
Friday till Tuesday she was confined
under lock and key. In the meantime
she received her installment of blows
and curses from her partner, who had
sworn to be her protector. Monday,
January II, he lost his position in one
of our banks, place held by him some
three or four years. Being out of en-
ployment he went at his wife, beating her
with greater energy than ever, and act
ed like fiend rather than man. On
one occasion he threatened to beat out
his wife's brains with poker if she did
not arise from the floor, where he had
thrown her. The lady's brother-in-law
hearing of the treatment she received,
visited her quarters, and called hubby
to account as follows: "Why have YOU
abused your wife?" "That's my bust
ness" The former called the latter a
scoundrel, and tried to anger him so as
to give him thrashing He did not
succeed, and left the place. On ac-
count of this intrusion the wife received
a beating that nearly drove her mad,
and when restored to her proper senses
she was cursed, not loud but deep. The
following Monday she received word
that her mother was dying, and,
after hard struggle, succeeded
in releasing herself from her prison
quarters. She went directly to court
and swore out warrant for the arrest
of her husband. Four O'Clock the same
afternoon private trial took place, and
the british husband rave bail and awaits
the action of the Grand Jury. The wife
has also commenced proceedings for a
divorce. Thus ends short and disas-
trous runaway marriage life. We can
not conclude this little narrative without
saying that man possessed of such an
inhuman nature as the one alluded to
should receive his Just deserts in the
Penitentary. He married for money,
not for love, and by thus trifiing with a
Young lady's affections has ruined her
for life.
LIE Snan rialdnd hr- q MIN, hirno,-n,.