The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-10-07
A COWARDLY CUR.
The Outrageous Conduct of a
Drunken Husband on the
Train Last Night


that ever diSgraced humanity, rranspiIed
on Conductor Nerrifsld's train ast night,
about the time it was leaving Lexington.
The train is through enc to st. Louis
from Kansas City via Lexington. At
Kansas City a man with his wife and in
fsnt child took passage, taking seats in one
of the coaches
The man and father was drunk.
The man-at least he who bore The SEM
blance of the human race, apparently was
about thirty years of age. He stood six
feet high and wore q blue wooden shirt
with wide collar.
The lady seemed about five years his iu-
nior and was iastefully dressed, md Ter
counrenance be,okened intellectually and
refinement. She had on a travelling suit
and leaden colored hat trimmed with rib
bon a shade darker. The child was about
one year old
The lady sid or did something
that her husband did not like
and in his half drunken condition
STRUCK her IN THE FACE
several times, the blood gushing from Le-
uostrils and mouth.
Passengers iuterfered and protected the
defenseless woman from the blows of the
brute Soon Conductor Merri6eld was at
the scene of the disturbance and exposts-
lated with the fellow. He made a move Of
retaliation agains: the conductor when Jim
gave the fellow a sound slapping with the
fat of his hand which be did not resent.
Excitement ran high. The l.dies in
the car scie med and the men shouted,
put him out," ";hrow him out" xii
HIM :" and one, with a shrilI, keen voice,
called out above the confusio
GET A ROPE"
"What shall | do with him ?" asked
Tornado Jim of the terrorized and troubled
wife.
"Dou't Kill him, sir, but with he was
dead," answered the wife, wiping the blood
and tears from her face.
The passengers gathered. around while
the cur OF husband covered in the corner
OF the car seat as far as he could, submiS-
sive as a whipped spaniel, and pleadingly
imploring the conductor, said
off you will Lot let them
hang me, will behave myself
You should have thought OF that before
YOU struck your wife, hut il you act as Won
should, no one will M )lsst you," replied
M.rri6eld.
The fellow was relrly sobered by this
"The call for a rope will sober Any body
quickly" said a Lafayette county man
after the conductor had announced that he
was
soBERING OFF FAST.
AS tie train reared Sedalia the husband
cared devotedly for the child, giving it
nourishment fIon bottle.
The train arrived in Sedalia about
eleven o'clock, when a BAZoo reporter
boarded it and sought the couple
out; while the man was temper
arily from his seat. the reporter
asked the lady whore they were from
1--WE are from Virginia. My husband
is a physician and we have been to Colo
RADIO for the benefit of his health
But, madam, is he in the habit OF doing
as he has tonight" qserried the reporter.
"No. But he is perfect demon when
under the influence Of liquor. have this
much to saw" said the kind hearted wife,
her tone softening, "he is in such poor
right mind when he struck me tonight"
"What is his name" aske1 the reporter.
sob! cannot humiliate myself and
scandalize my babe by giving our names.
Please EXCISE me. / feel SD ashamed and
sorry, snd
Here she began crying as il her heart
would break, her whole frame convulsed-
trembling from head to foot. OF course,
the reporter withdrew, leaving the poor
woman alone with her sorrow.
The passengers we're thoroughly aroused,
Ore old lady weighing about 200, who sat
in the next seat to her, shook her clenched
fist and remarked:
'Td like to thump that chap-Pd make
him regret that he ever took whisky into
his worthless carcass"
Mark Belt, 9 well-known Lafayette
county citizen, sat near by and was ready
to show fight If the "sicklyp physician
should make another break.