, 1883-05-19
ON THEIR MUSCLE.
Az EPISODE AT Z IE SkATINC RINK
That WAS NOT D0wN 0S
THE Rllls.
4 Woman and Her Daughter FAKE the
Law Into Their Own Hands and A.
saalt Manager Merriil-..An In.
fortunate Anafr which They
Claim 10 he JuSti6able
-.-Tkeir Gard.

For the first time in the history Of Walla
Walls, the disgraceful scene Of woman
cowh,ding a mau took place, which event
was the topic OF general conversation yes.er-
day. As near as we can lenn the particu-
lars of the case are about IS follows: A
woman named Mrs. Newell and her daugh
ter, who keep a boarding house on Poplar
street, visited the skating rink On last
Wednesday evening, and had barely got
seated before they we're approached By Mr..
Merrill, the manager of the rink. ahd stated
that he had been informed by young man
present that they were improper characters,
and requested them to leave the ball. They
Immediately complied with the request,
first asking the name Of their accuser, which
Mr.. Merrill refused to give. The next day
they visited the skating rink and begged
Mr. Merrill to tell them the name OF the
gentleman who had told him they were i'm
proper eharact era, but he still refused to
speak. Once more Oh Friday they made the
request and upon being refused the name,
they informed Mr.. herrill that they would
hold him responsible. In the meantime we
understand that Mrs. Newell la interview
ed lswyer upon the subject, the result OF
which we are unable to learn On Saturday
evening she sgain visited the rink accom-
panied by her daughter Al son, lad about
sixteen years Of age The elder woman this
time had rawhide concealed IN the folds Of
her dress. Calling Mr.. Merrill from an ante
room into the main hail, she again demand
ed satisfaction, anil ths gentleman still de-
cliued to give tho name Of his informant.
Upon this the infuriated woman struck him
q stinging blow across tie face with the raw
hide. and followed that up with another one
which left mark on his forehead. The as
sailed gentlemen turned toward the ante
room, bnt before he could reach that place
he received several more blows across the
back ard neck His assistant attempted to
render him some help and Was attacked by
the boy near the door. The daughter fol-
lowed the mother as she pursued Mr. Mer
rill, and We understand that once when
Mrs. Newell had dropped the whip she
picked it up and struck Mr.. Merrill blow.
The unfortunate gentleman finally reached
the ante room, and called for policeman to
have the woman elected from the hall. The
rink was cr0ede at the time, but the as
sault was so sudden aud unexpected that no
assistance could be rendered the gentleman.
After few n,omS nts the woman, her dargh.
upon the party that had made the charges
against he,, as soon as she learned who he
, was.
While we fully endorse Mr.. Merrill's ell
deavors TO prevent improper characters from
entering the rink, We believe it would have
been no more than justice bad he told who
his informant WIS 1t is a hard accusation
and unless the woman pnblicly acknowledges
herself a common prostitute, it is most de-
eidedly wrong to impsaeh her character,
and Just so strongly DO We condemn the dis-
graceful seine of Saturday night. Mr.. Mer-
riil is not the one to receive the chastisement
by any means, and We fully sympatLize with
the gentleman, but he should not have taken
! the load on his own shoulders.
1t would be pArallen case il corrsspon-
| dent were to write letter to newspaper
giving offense to another the editors ddty
is plain, and that is TO give the name OF the
writer or take the consequences upon him
self