The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-06
A TORTURED TRAVELLER.
4 POOR woMANs EXPERIENCE
Grossly Insuiied, Unable to Speak En-
glish, Declared Insane, Manacled
and Tied She Reaches Her
Husband at Dallas.

Mrs. Edward Baumert, who arrived
here Thursday night on the north-bound
train over the Houston IL Texas Central
railway, from Germany, had most
thrilling adventure between Houston
+ and this city. Mr.. Edward Baumert,
her husband, who preceded her about
one year ago and who is tailor by call
4 ing, having saved up sufficient money,
sent his wife money TO come over on.
She cannot speak a word of English,
\ and labored under considerable
disadvantage in travelling alone. She
landed at New Orleans few days since
and took the Star Il Crescent route for
Houston. On the way she was annoyed
by a man who spoke German and who
made improper advances to her. She
was travelling on an immigrant ticket,
4 and in order to escape his insinuating
attentions she Went into another coach,
and as there were several ladies ana
gentlemen in that coach he ceased to
annoy her. On arriving AZ
Houston she took the Hous-
ton & Texas Central train and
so did the German, who wore a heavy
gray beard. In order to escape him, as
she had done on the other road she
! took another coach, but the conductor
came along and gave her to understand
that she must 80 into the smoking c'r.
She did so against her will. IL was
filled with a lot Of rowdy negroes, and
among its occupants washerevil genius
who again began to annoy her. He
would address her in German
and spoke to the others il
what she took TO be English
Alter he had started the rowdy Grove
laughing at her, he made further ad
vances, but was checked by woman
/ and little girl entering the coach. She
could not speak TO her, ye
in her company she felt com
piratively safe from the in
suits of the ruflians, who, on the arriya
of the newcomers, subsidized. At the
gray bearded lend again began to in
suit her. She says she attempted
to go into another car, bu
the train men would not allow her
She made second attempt to reach til,
I door, with the intention OF jumping OF
the train, for so outrageous was The con
duct Of the men that she feared thu
worst, and was determined TO kill her
self rather than to take any furthe
chances among such crowd. AS sh'
made for the door one of then
and struggled as best she coul,
to free herself. AT this innctur
the conductor put in an appearance, ant
laboring under the impression That tn
woman was insane, hand-cuiied he
and tied her feet TO the seat with rome
In her de perate struggle she broke Gu
several Windows. There she WAS
prisoner, unable to speak word q
English or to make known her troubles
while the only person present win
could speak German was her prosecutor
who pretended that she wa
ilsane. In this way she arrived at til
Union depot, where the conducto
turned her over TO Police Office Keehm
The shackels were removed, aud in Tia
meantime her husband, who had com
70 meet her found her and took her {
the Germania house, on Elm street
where abe was cared for. She was con
pletely Frustrated by the shock. He
wrists were swollen and cut by the hand
cults, which she had endeayored 10 &c
off. A reporter called to see her at tn
Germania house yesterday morning
She looks and acts like sane person
She does not know what became OF tn
gray-whiskered man, who bounded he
all the way from New Orleans.