The Osceola times., 1881-12-03
IN A TRAP.
Meet Ne ON the Bridge"-The Young
Lady Did. and so Did His wife.

! tClncinnali Enquire.l
The crash of broken glass, the whirr
of blacksnake whip as it cut the air
and With Il thud fell across the head ana
| shoulders of a crouching man, and an
excited woman who dealt blow after
blow upon the face of her victim, made
up the scene that attracted considerable
attention at the Twelfth Street garden
about half-past o'clock last evening.
4 few moments heaore that time a
gentleman and lady entered the resort
together. Almost before they had time
"a liud seats, from the dark shadows
over the street there appeared the figure
| ol another woman. Regardless of the
fact that 10 crossing was in sight, this
ucw conner hurrisd through the mud,
md with a spring from the sidewalk
| lac landed in the garden door, which
| size hastily closed, AMI then confronted
| the pair. The man, with hastily NUT.
cred exclamation, turned to leave, but
he woman was too quick for him, and.
drawing an ugly looking whip which
| had been concealed in the folds of hcl
| lr' s., she gave him singing slash
shich left the mark of ignomlny across
| bis iccr.
With low cry of pain and anger the
| man Il shed at his assailsnt, but with
piuw alter blow she kept him at bay,
lurGirg him finally to the corner ofthe
room, when in the struggle, which had
| ,hen become hand to hand, the windows
/ were Knocked out. While they were
| cliuchsd a bystander rushed between
| them, and, taking the whip from the
| hands OF the woman, he forced them
apart, hut not before the victim of the
assault had left the imprint of his hands
| about the others throat.
In a voice halt choaked the woman
| turned to the one who had inteiferred
/ and said: "Ihat man is cousin of
Governor Black burn, of Kentucky. He's
my husband. He's been trying TO ruin
| my dsu2h hter, and now Pm going to ex-
pose him." While she spoke the man
/ lhreateuingly bade her be silent, but ST e
| aid 10 attention to him. With the
/ bysanders' symplthies enlisted for the
/ woman, the Whip was returned TO her,
| and for several minutes she continued to
/ il jg the victim, who finally managed TO
escape through the door, which was
opened to him. Down Twelfth street,
over the canal 10 Central avenue, the
chase was continued, but the man made
good use of his legs and he was soon lost
to sight. The other principal in the ex-
citing episode arranged her disordered
apparel, and coolly marched to the
Central station, where she applied to
Lieutenant Spaeth for warrant for the
arrest Of the man she had just SO thor.
oughly cowhide1.
meet me at Twelfth and Plumb streets
Saturday evening at half past O'Clock.
That was the substance of little note
that caused the whole of last nights
rupture. G. f.. Blackburn, clerk at the
NJ and c. depot, was the writer; and
Miss Lille Lee, of Olive street, the young
lady who received il, came straightway
TO Mrs. Blackburn, who resides at No
8 Linn street, and showed it to her
Here these adies prepared the trap into
which Mr.. Black burn fell. Miss Lille
met him at the appointed time, and his
wife was also present, and she and her
horsewhip joined the little party in a
manner which her husband didn't relish
The wiie's charge was rather a serious
one 10 make in such manner in public
and later in the evening an FRqllirer
reporter called at the Blackburn resi-
dence on Linn street to get little light
on the matter. Mrs. Blackburn was
not at home, and Mr. Black burn had moi
yet returned; and the daughter, whc
opened the door, remarked that there
was little likelyhood of the latter com
ing around, because he and her mother
bad had little fuss during the evening
When questioned upon the charge that
her mother had made against her faith
er the Girl, who is nearly II years of age
said Hes not my father; he's only
! NV step father. He never tried to rum
me, gnd he'd better not. There is my
sister Alice who is years younger thar
| am; she could tell you more about it.
But Miss Alice would not talk, and
then the elder sister set all fear at resl
by saying: ale didn't succeed"
Mr. Blackburn was married to his
present wife six years ago. She wa!
then Mrs. johnson, a widow with sever
al children. He was not seen after the
whipping last evening.