Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-16
pEPPERED AND WHIPPED.
A Young Lady's Attack In the Street on
Man Whom She Accuses of Insult
ing Her.

PEPPERED AND WHIPPED
A Young Lady's Attack in tho Street on q
Man Whom She Accuses of Insult
ing Her.
In New York Tuesday afternoon
young woman of medium height and fig
urc, dark eyes and hair, about 19 years
old, stepped into the hallway at Barclay
street and sent boy upstairs to the
rooms occupied by Howard S. Ingersoll,
a manufacturer of rubber stamps, with
the request that he come down to the
door moment, where lady wished to
see him. In few minutes Ingers0ll ap-
| peared, but the young woman was be-
hind sign waiting for him to
| walk toward Broadway. He seemed disin-
clined to do SO. whereupon she stepped in
front of him and said in a clear, determ-
| incd voico "You have insulted me as no
| man on earth has ever done before. You
took advantage of my friendless condition
blood boil to think OF, and will be re-
vcnged." Ingersoll shrugged his shoul-
ders, put his hands in his pockets and was
about to make some reply, when the
young woman drew her hand from her
pocket and threw handful of red pepper
into his eyes, almost binding him. Inger-
soil screamed with pain and clasped both
hands to his eyes. Without word,
the young woman drew heavy
| whip from her side, the lash of
| which was armed with twisted pins,
and cut him across the face and hands,
bringing the blood at every stroke. Inser-
soil shrieked, and, dropping on one knee,
tried to protect himself from the blows
that fell on his neck, face and hands. A
thronS bad gathered, and he begged for
protection, but no man raised hand to
interfere with the chastisement. Many of
them encouraged the young woman, and
cried that it served him right. Ingersoll
at length rushed up the stairs toward his
Office, but the persons on the landing push
ed him back. He was again belabored with
the whip until he climbed up several steps
from the floor. There he turned and gave
her a kick in the breast that caused her to
reel backward. AS she was falling w.
Disharoon caught her, and when she had
regained her feet she again attacked Inger-
soil, tho persons who had gathered in the
hallway continuing to encourage her.
Then with a final blow that left it's mark
from excitement, walked rapidly through
the crowd and disappeared. IngersolI
clutcllcd at Mr.. DisharOon, and asked for
help. Take your hands off of me, you
scoundrel,'' was the reply. "This time
you caughta Il Tartar, and if your punish
ment had been Thousand times rs severe
there isn't a man in the city who would
not say you deserved it, The principal
actor in the scene is Miss Aline May
Freeman. She is living ut 2S2 West
Fourth street. The young woman has
delicate features and 4 clear. white COM
piexiOn. Her conversation indicated
that she had been we'll cducat-
ed. Tuesday evening she said 81
arrived in this country about three months
ago from England. knew no one here.
My fathers death deprived me of support
and came here to earn my living. I
tried to get 4 situation as a gOverness or
school teacher, but without success.
About two weeks ago saw an advertise
ment in Il paper for a salcslady at Q Bar
clay street. called there and found
Howard S. Ingersoll.'' Miss Freeman
said that she was not pleased with the
conduct of ingersoll toward her, and that
when he praised her she asked him what
her appearance had to do with the duties
he wanted her to perform. He told her,
she says, that he wanted her to go live
with his family in Brooklyn that he was
an artist and would want her for a model
there and that he would give her $40
week. In her necessity, she added, she con-
sented to go. 1--WE went over
to house in Jay street, Brook
lyn," she said. Il think it was 1876,
and he let himself in with latch key.
Not another soul was there. He insulted
me, and rushed to the door, but found
it locked. I screamed, but no one an
swercd me. I was nearly dead with
fright, when somehow got the door open
and gained the hall. l half fell down the
stairs, and hardly know now got back
here. If l arrested him 1 would be
obliged to furnish two sureties of $500
each. could only get one. So this
morning took six of the round leather |
bands used to run sewing machines and |
bound them together. l oiled them to |
make them supple, and then took dozen
long pins and twisted them into the end, |
so that they would scratch and cut |
Then bought two handfuls of red pepper |
and went in search of Ingcrsoll. When l |
reached home l fainted.' Ingersoll is |
said to have a very bad reputation, and
been guilty OF many offenses like that |
for which the young English girl punished
him.
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