Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-08-14
THE PAINS OF MATRIMONY.
Horrible Treatment Of . Wife,
Interesting Particulars =. Liter.
airy Tlt.Bits for Single Men.

Tho wife Of James Dunnigan
lodged;a complaint in Justice Gould's
Court on Saturday against her. hus-
band, charging him with beating
her beyond all reasonable limit.
Dunnigan was arrested by Constable
Noble in Virginia City, whittier lie
had gone to recuperate after expend-
ing the force of his manly arm upon
+, the wife of his bosom. He is q
strong man, and ought to be able,
with handy appliances. to make it ex-
tremely uncomfortable for any wom-
an in the world. He is miner by
occupation, and consequently has his
muscles pretty we'll developed. 1t
10 said by those who claim to know,
that he has practiced the manly art
| of wife-beating to such an extent
that victory always awaits his ex-
PLOTS in that direction. Several
times while a resident Of Gold Hill
the extreme bad temper of his better
half called for summary punish
ment, which he melted out in copious
doses. She sometimes marshaled
her courage and made warfare upon
him ana sll surrounding her, and
often finished in the Police Court.
Such is the character of the parties
as developed at the trial. Ajury in
vestigated the Case, when the follow
ing evidence Saselicited:
WHAT SHE SAYS.
On Wednesday last IA wagon car
rying fruit for sale came by their
house, when one of the boys was
presented by the driver with pear.
The other boy cried because he did
not get one, and the two little ones,
inheriting the fighting qualities of
their parents, began apitched battle.
At this juncture Mr.. Duunigan came
in and without investigating the
casus belli legan at once to flagel-
late the larger Of the two boys.
Georgia. George has always been
his mothers pet. and has been shield
ed by her brood,ng form from any
punishment attempted by the father
Although George did not appear in
Court. 1t war amply shown that he is
v spoiled child, rs all children are
who are granted special privileges in
| the household. On this occasion the
neither WAS loyal to her pet rs usual,
and retaliated stroke for stroke upon
her husband.
| BEGINNING THE FIGHT.
She even went so far as to pick up
a coupl. of cobble stones and hurl
them 1t him. As women are never a
success Ut shying stones, neither of
the missiles hit the mark, and the
man escaped without scar. After
this insult to his dignity. Dunni.an
gn' long leathern strap daubled
twice, aud turned himself loose. AZ
showing the result ut this chsstise-
ment, Ms. Dunnigan exposed her
na-cd back to the jury. 1t was the
most shocking lpoking back our
rcpertoral eye has evri gazed upon.
Something like the map Of the seat
OF war in Scrvia was pictured forth
in black, blue, red and white colors.
Around the shoulder blades the flesh
resemhled variegated liver. The
| woman showed AS companion evil
dence IT how she had been overcome
and subdued. handful of hair that
had been gathered ON the field of the
fray-her own hair. it may be neces-
sary tn say.
Mrs. Dunnigan is far gone with
child, and testified on the stand that
she expected at any moment to yield
To the pains of labor and lie on
the bed Of birth. Another WON an who
witnessed the battle testified IN SUBJ
sanitation Of Mrs. Dunnigan's story.
| WHAT HE SAYS
The defendant made statement
to the jury, in explanation, of his
Enthusiastically conduct. He bewailed
the fact that he ever married (Which
made single men present experience
n copious degree of inward satisfac-
toni and said that he had found it
uphill business to get along with his
wife from the very first. She was
tempered like Sioux. as rntamable
ss any shrew. He had made home
for them on the Divide with the
sweat Of honest toll. Three children
cheered their humble abode, and
there were good prospects ahead.
He was Obliged to leave the Divide
on complaint of he neighbors, who
would not tolerate the boisterous
conduct OF his wife. Since he came
down here matters had gone worse