The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-14
A DASTARDLY DEED.
An East Sedalia Merchant Treats
His Wife in q Most Cruel
Manner.

One of the most aggravated cases of wife
beating and cruelty TO a defenseless woman
which has come under the notice of the re-
porter in all of his varied experience was
called to his attention in East SedaIia yes
terday.
George r. Dudley is thing wearing the
Ruise of q man. 1t would be an insult to
the brute creation to class him as one of the
lower order of animals, and yet this is what
he is. To call him dog would be COM
pliment to him and an insult to all respect
able CANNES. 1t is possible that
he might be classed among the ours, but
once in while even cur
with a semblance of decency is found, and
this is one of the attributes which Dudley
does not possess. A brute who cannot be
assigned to his place in natural history, a
beast, q meal upon the carcass of which
would turn the stomach of carrion crow;
nondescript, monstrosity, ave, even worse,
An animal who could not under any cir
cumstances consort with respectable brutes,
and who, If his characteristics were shown
up in all their hideous deformity, would
make more converts to the doctrine of total
depravity than the most earnest preaching
of orthodox ministers could in year. This
is about the size of George T. Dudley.
Wednesday evening Dudley came home
and made q most brutal assault upon his
wife, who had been hard a work all day
and had just finished q large washing. He
not only treated her in a very brutal man.
ner, but took the greater part of her clothes
and after slashing them In pieces with a
his wife from the house and one by one
~ l.. al oh af
doors. These are the facts in the case and
can be vouched for by neighbors.
The reporter called upon several par
ties residing in the neighborhood,
all of whom confirmed the truth of the
foregoing statement, and moreover, said
that this was not the first time that Dudley
has been guilty of treating his wife in the
most cruel manner.
Following the rule which it has always
observed, that no one should be condemned
unheard, a representative of the BAzoo
called upon MI. Dudley for the purpose of
obtaining his statement. He was met at
the door by Mrs. Dudley, who stated that
her husband was sick and was lying down.
Informing the lady that he was on to their
little family racket. the re-
porter was reluctantly invited into a
back room, where Dudley was stretched
out on a bed. In a courteous manner the
man of news made known the object of HIS
visit. "1 Dung man." said the big duffer.
"do you know the way home; if you do,you
had better skip as fast rs possible"
The news gstherer hesitated somewhat
upon the order of his soing, and in quiet
way endeavored to demonstrate, but it was
no use, and was ordered by the cranky
brute to leaveforthwith. as he did not wish
TO be bothered.
Mrs. Dudley, evidently thoroughly in
timidated by her brutal husband, could
not be prevailed upon to make any state
ment, but begged that her name be kept out
of the newspapers.
Swell, Mr.. Dudley" remarked the news
gatherer,u upon taking his departure, eff you
will not make a statement / will publish
an account of this disgraceful occurrence
upon such information as have received I"
"Publish what you like, but get out of
here and don't bother me-"
The reporter got out and received part
ing blessing in the shape of,'muttered curses,
as he backed slowly cut of the room.
If Dudley does not ell all of the plans
and specifications made by the great archi-
tect of the universe of frst-ciass fend in
human guise, the BAzoo man is off his
reckoning.