Telegram-herald., 1886-09-19
A FEMALE BRUISER
That 5 What Mrs. Msbley-
S9lers Appears 70 Have Been.
STILL EXPOSING THE SKELETON.
5 ID nm ng Publicly f4orse-Whipps j
p Three aides al Otter Lake
fforrlb' Msnsla a. Jackson
Dy the Cars.

IEIEoiI, sept. ls--The Maoiey scandal is
sullihe talk of the town, and the court
roon is packed daily with an eager thr0ug,
ladies' greatly predomiuaung. Miss Kate
Malley continued her testimony and said
hermoiheT once wrote poetry for the Pom
tia. h'H Poster, which she was requested to
correct rhis she failsd t. DO and the un-
srsnalical production appeared in all lis
pristine glory. For this she was pounded
aut kicked.
What about the death conversation"
Mamma. at my request. had been explain
ius what death meant sat at her feet.
anl while she talked my eyes filled with
tess. Then mamma became furious. IN
gie YOU something 10 cry for, she ex-
ciamed and knocking me down she kicked
msiu the chest aud abdomen several times.
Mere the injuries severe
y es- 4 becAme unconscious, and knew
nohiug more until awoke in my cradle
How old were yOn al that tlme?'
ADoul four years
Tell us about the scarlet fever opisOde2
tSister May Was in bed recovering from
n attack of scarlet fever. Mamma had
,ast swept the room and bad gone 10 an
Jther part of the house. Slme OF the
ioOse flakes Of skin which always come on
when a person is recovering from scarlet
fever dropped on the floor near the bed
Namma saw them when she came back
Il made her angry, and turning down the
1sd clothes she punished Nav
One night Airs. Mabley entered Kste's
room, dragged her out of bed, kicked her
several times, and wound up by pounding
her head on the floor. Another time she
knocked nurse girl down with a handsled
and then told her husband when he came
home thst the girl left because the children
were such little imps'
A long list OF similar instances were re-
lated Dy the witness LAWYER Wisner Jogging
her memory frOm 4 memorandum book
which he held in his hand. During the re-
cital Mrs .Spiers held fan before her face
and kept her eyes fastened on the floor
Mrs. labey's f.vOrite mode of punish
ment seemed 10 have been rapping the
chlldren's heads against the wall or on the
hOor Hair brushes were most frequently
used as Weapons. because they were conven-
lent, bat haud-glasses, water pitchers.
books, Kitchen utensils, chairs. seds and
anything e.se that came handy was used
without hesitation.
Witness testified that on one occasion
Mrs. Maoley locked her into the bath rOOm
and subjected her TO the fumes of sulphur
which She had left burning in dish Miss
Mabley held a wet tOwel'oyer her mouth, but
was almost exhausted when her mother let
her out
Mrs. Mary, an aged servant in the Mabley
household, swOre that Mrs Mabley AT
times acted as a madwoman and she saw
her repeatedly beat the children.
Judge Durfee admitted Mrs. Mabley-
Spiers' letter 10 Lawyer Wisner. and 1t was
read. She denies TO him that there was
any truth in the sensational reports publish
ed in Detroit; that she never saw a man 50
much in love as dear Mr Spie-s was with
her loud laug ter. promptly suppressed;
that he begged her to marry him tor hours
al time; that she consented on the under
standing that hesshOuld at once leave for
Detroit and the marriage be kept secret
until they could 90 abroad
This closed the case for the prosecution
Mr.. Moore opened the defense by iutrOduc-
ing Joseph Mabley, of Jackson, brother Of
g. r. Mabley. He swore Mrs. Ma bley
treated her children well and kissed them
before they went 10 bed. Miss Mabley, of
Jackson, said the same. Ii Is probable that
the case Will not be- finished until the latter
part Of next week, and from present indi-
cations Mrs. Spiers will be depOsed as
guardian of the younger children.