The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-28
SlLER THE SLUGGER

lie Makes bad Break at the Reporter,
feeking TO intimidato Him-For Fruits
of His Effort Perusssthe article Under.
meath
In the local columns of the HERALD of
ysst erday morning there appeared, under
the caption Of "A Street Scene" the fol-
lowing mollliied account OF a disgraceful
ep''odS y article referred to reads as
"rhs wF 3racket kicked up on Main
street yesffdaySabout noon, that created
deal oftalk Smopg many who were eye
witnesses and those who heard it. 1t was
caused by Mrs. Siler chasing her husband,
Mr.. w. r. Siler, of the transfer line, down
Austin street. He fled like fleet footed
deer, and turning down Pacific avenue
succeeded in losing himself to her sight.
Mrs. Siler continued on to the Texas
Pacific depot where she boarded the
west-bound tram. In the meantime, he
had taken up his position at the water-tank
hard by the bridge, with the view of board.
ing the train as II passed, for he had in
tended going to Weatheriord on some bust
ness, but when n policeman informed him
that Mrs. Siler was aboard the train, he
abandoned the idea. but took the south
bound train on the Texas Central for some
point. In the meantime, Mrs. Siler, who
appeared to be bent on catching him, re-.
turned to the city. Mr., Siler, in speaking
OF the affair to several persons, said that
some one had poisoned his wife against him
by telling her untruths concerning him.
Mrs Siler has, until the past few days, been
absent from the city, and, on her return,
she was told, he says, that he had been too
intimate with woman. He thinks that
some OF his enemies have caused the con-
duct OF his wife, from whom he fears vo-
lence, The affair has created good deal
OF TALK
Ia peuning the above the reporter was of
the opinion that he was in the bounds of
discretion, and had exercised IN enormous
am cunt OF charity. There were many de.
tails that might have been added that
were not added. For these omissions he
| thought that he would receive the thanks
o, those directly Interested, but IL seems
Otherwise, The recreant husband, whose
coguomen is W. p. Siler, albeit he was van
quished in the combat, was very much
aifronted ut the notice. SO much ahronted
was he, that while the reporter was wend-
ing his way down Main street. in
search of news yesterday afternoon, he
was assaulted by said Siler in a
covardlv manner The blow was harmless
but the intent criminal. A simple BOBBY
has endeayored TO wreak n vengeance where
1t ought not TO be located. While our an
ger has been aroused, our sympathy is ex-
| tended.
Siler told the reporter that he and Mrs.
Sller having made failure OF il in living
pleasantly as man and wife had agreed To
live apart, which, to all appearances, they
have been doing. That he has been leading
n fast, lasciyious life, there is no question,
for he has been The associate Of
women OF the very lowest type. Siler, in
the smallness of his little befiddled brain
imagines that he is playing the part OF q
lnan when he lionizes among the low In
life, and yet Mt the same time he presumes
to Keep up an external appearance which
MS inferior intellect fails to support, though
80 great and so thoroughly developed is hi.
bump OF vanity that the fool llatlers him
sell that he is sailing upon high social seas
and pretcDds that his reputation has been
sullied. Great heavens The family skele
ton in Siler's closet is colossal, OF Cardif
giant proportions II is terror
but the reporter feels constrained
TO shake 1t, but II would be too great
sumner to the general public. He has 4
record-bus what record. His short
comings have been covered time and agar
by the cloak OF charity thrown over him by
the report0rial fraternity. IL Ia "A magnani
nous thing to insult man in public aHt
apologize to him in private, according /,
siler's idea. With the guilty rests the re
sponsiblity.