St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-10
ST. PAUL NEWS.
DEPRAVlTY AND SIN RAMPANT.
A Cowardly Brute Threatens to Roast
His Wife.
Loud Cries for whipping Post In st. Paul
Sights and Incidents of the Bull Pen.

t'This is a cold, dreary world" solilo-
ouized the bailiff as he let down the bars OF
the bull pen yesterday morning, 'but after
all the breath of the blizzard is oftentimes
more warm and kindly than the cruelty and
selishness of man" The reflections were
especially proper with reference to the case
of Nels Heather, burly brute who was up
for whipping his wife. The last ofense took
place last Wednesday and there is quite a
history to the case. During the night the
prisoner In u fit OF drn AIKEN frenzy aud jesl-
ousy tore the bed covering from his wife and
proceeded TO whip her in the most brutal
manner imaginable. After backing her
eyes and subjecting her TO nameless abuse
he seized a lamp and threatened TO roast her
alive. The woman managed TO escape from
the frenzied wretch, and taking her
infant she fed from the house.
The next day he stripped the house of its fur
aiture and carted It off to bis brothers. res
idence, the latter being almostas bad as him
self. Bailiff Clouse heard of the case and
last Monday he called at the house and re-
covered the furniture, finding that the two
brothers were lying around in drunken
condition. while Mrs Hether was out wash
ing The only cheerful objects in the mis-
cradle abode were three rosy but dirty babies,
and how they managed to thrive is mys-
terry.
warrant was issued for Hether and he
was up yesterday on the charge of wife beat
ing. He was sent up for sixty days and put
under bonds to keep the peace. 1t is pity
that st. Paul has not got a whipping post for
the punishment Of such cowardiy wretches.
Geo. Ryan was hard up for PAIR Of boots.
and last Monday be eabbaged pair
of raw hides from the store Of
Mr. Moses on Seventh street.
The booty was found in his possession and
he was retired for thirty days. Robert Perry
is suspected of being thief and the police
are trying TO work up a case against him.
He was arraigned yesterday on suspicion Of
stealing a coat, but as the authorities are not
ready for trial, the case was continued for q
week.
Thomas White, the gem man of color, who
is suspected Of trying to burn down the resi-
dence Of his divorced wife, was arraigned on
the charge Of arson. The hearing was con-
tinued 10 the 18th inst, and he was held in
the SUN of $3.50. John Meyer and Thomas
Comfy, couple of robust Vags, who make a
speciality of working the free lunch routes,
were up for being drunk and disorderiy.
Meyer went out for thirty days and the other
got ten days.
In the afternoon Alex j. johnson, a mid
die aged and melancholy looking Swede, WAS
arraigned on the charge of seducinga damsel
named Mary Anderson under a promise of
marriage. Mary is in a delicate condition,
and as he went back on bis word she had
,lral
until to-day.
After the above case had been disposed of
Judge Burr and a jury took up the case Of
the city against Mike Ward, John Hopkins
and Mike Whalen, charged with resisting
Officer Pat Gibbons. The affair took place a
week ago at Seventh and Minnesota streets.
The officer undertook to arrest Ward for
being drunk and disorderly, when the other
men pitched into him.