The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
COWHIDEu
AN OUTBURsT OF VIRTU0INDIG-
NATION FINDS EXPR10N
IN THE LASH
And FIagan POwersShibits
His Many Stripes the
Pecan st. JUST

fOr more IMAM 1OurCeeFdTS I'd
the family of Mr.. j. e. Shburne
who lives four miles fromRn. beel
known in Austin. Mr.. Wburne i
Woodworking yeomanad ha
raised his family with ccientiou
care, and in all these years one ha.
had aught to say afst thu
honor or integrity of Y mem
Der of 1t. Sometime last Member
FLAGAN PowEl
made his advent in this neborhood
coming from somewhere irnnessee
He settled in about hal mile OF
where Washburne lived,l it was
not long until reports deatory to
the character of Miss S Wash
burne were in circulation.
"A whisper woke the air
A soft, light tone, and |,
Yet barbed with shame avoe.
Oh, might IT perish there
NO further go"
The father began the ieSt1gat1on
OF the source of these reps, and, as
final result, on Mondav,ly D, Pow
ers and a man named X Cannon
were arrested on charge
SANDER.
Bond was promptly givepd Powers
returned home.
On Tuesday evenin incensed
at hearing these vile cmnies re-
peated, Miss Washburnec ompanied
by her mother, sought oMr. Powell
and administered a very
SEVERE COWHING
with "black-snake" Ip. Powell
came to the city yesteay, and pre-
senting himself in Just Tegener's
court, displayed his. my stripes,
which, beyond a doubt, Is destined
to bear for many day.
lie then swore out complaint
against Miss Washbue and her
mother, charging them It'll aggrava-
tel assault. The matteame to the
knowledge Of County Iorney Dud-
ley e. Wooten, and het once tele-
phoned Justice Tegen not to eX-
ecute the warrant forhe arrest of
these two ladies until had seen the
charge. Being appris of this fact
Powers called upon Mr., ooten and de-
livered himself of a ry energetic
oration,protestlng agaJt such action
and urging the procution OF the
charges.
MIR. WAsuB.NE,
father of the youngidy, who had
been in the city for a eek, acting as
a juryman, being aIised of what |
had occurred = the winding and
the causes LEADING to it = be-
came highly iIgnant and
was with some diffilty dissuaded
from taking the law his own hands |
and wreaklng
FATHERS vEiEN CE
upon the alleged aducer Of his |
daughters good nam
Powers charges TT he was COW
cred by six-shooterhile the cowhid- |
ing was administerebut Washburne |
says that parties VIII saw the whole |
affair deny that this true,
COUNTY ATToIEY WOOTEN,
lpon reading the 0plaint of Pow
RS before Justice Eener, made the
'ollowing endorsennt upon the back
If it:
al hereby requeShe court to dis
Mss this complat, because, from
ny knowledge ofhe facts of the
.ase, l believe thatie parties charged
lid no more than Indicate their Yir-
ue against causele Islander, and l re-
use to prosecute b CASE
In accordance th the suggestion
+ the county attney, Judge Tege-
Ter at once threwle case out of his
QUIT.
If the facts ar as represented in
his case, Powershas received only
hat portion of hi Just deserts which
hould prscede leial punishment
Dr. this amoIg the blacklist
f crimes WHO have ever
tanned the records four courts-the
yilful and mahctus scandaliZing
woman's fair lme; and should
lch charge as theme preferred by
i'm against these laies be placed in
ourt, we are proud say. not jury
Ould be found in abroad Texas that
rould for one momnt entertain the
lought of administering
ebuke to such an outburst
f honest and yirtous Indignation.
n Texas, a womani honor is held as
icred as the Christians hope, and he
rho is guilty of wfully traducing it
lay congratulate mself when no Sc
erer punishment imeted out to him
ian the mere application of
10 cowhide to his squirming,
'rithlng back. Br the sake OF the
iir name of our site and county, the
hopesha there may be
)me fearful mistae in all this mat
II, but If not, void place itself on
,cord as favoring,he application Of
le seyerest penalt of the law.