The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-12-23
NINE YEARS WITHOUT A.woRp

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ing strange story concerning the
husband Of lady who died recent-
ly in West Troy.
The lady und gentlemen referred
to we're married about twenty years
ego, aud camo to West Troy shortly
after, and lived there together until
the death Of tho wife. The latter
was most industrious, highly re-
spectable, and religions woman
For the fist ten years Of her ,uar-
ried life, during which five children
were born, sue did everything pos-
sible for woman 10 do ia order to
please her husband, but to no pur-
pose. When she did her best her
husband Was sure to make out that
sue had done her worst. lie grum-
bled continually, but at times he
would break ont and pour upon bis
wife the most uumorited abuse, con-
tinuing it for several days together.
Then would intervene O silence
broken only by his seeking an op-
portunity to give his wife a beating
when nobody was in sight, aud
when sue least expected it. After
he had abused her he would bring
in the neighbors aud say to them
that his wife had fallen aud hurt
herself, poor creature how sorry
he was for it aud he would address
her as "My DEAR" and ask il she was
badly hurt, aud he would run for O
doctor. lilo was 30 plausible and
kind and affectionate that nobody
would believe bio wife when she
told that it was her husband who
had caused hor the injuries. The
neigbbors thought her crazy, or at
least hysterical, when sbo made her
statements Of this kind. For long
time he managed to beat his wife,
and to conceal it in this way. In
deed it had reached point, the wife
taking these fits so often, that the
arrangements were all but complet-
ed % send the poor woman to Gu
insane asylum. One day, however
the broken hearted wife ""
By the cradlo.-ip-wl
youngest child. bady, rocking it.
and attending to some sewing o,
the same time. Her husband was
in one Of his silont moods at the
time. While she was sitting as de-
scribed, the husband entered q md
passed through the house into the
yard. lie returned within q few
minutes, but in the interim neigh
boring lady had entered and gone
into an adjoining bedroom. This
lady observed him walking up qui.,
city behind his wife, aud without
uttsring word or giving tho least
warning, doubled his fist aud struck
} her o tremendous blow on the back
OF the head, leaving her sprawling
on the floor insensible. This done,
he at once ran out to bring the
neighbors as usual, and affected the
greatest concern about his wife,
wondered how much she was hurt,
and finally proposed to 90 for the
doctor. The lady who had secreted
herself in the bedroom accused him
Of the assault, and when he was
gone for the doctor she went for the
police and had him arrested, His
wife appeared in court and told the
whole story of her husbands cruelty
toward her, but woman-like begged
the court to forgive him. Her re-
quest, however, was denied, aud the
cruel husband had to languish sew
eral moths in Jail. On leaving the
dock, after receiving sentence, he
turned to his wife and said that she
had wronged him by what she had
testified to, but to remember that
be would mover speak to her again
on earth. This scene occurred nine
years ago. The man served out bis
sentence and returned to his family.
From the day of bis return until two
days before her death, which took
place recently, be never exchanged o
word with her directly. 1t was me-
cessary, living together as they were,
husband and wife, the parents OF the
same children,to have an Interchange
Of sentiments regarding the affairs
OF the household occasionally. This
was done in the following manner
When they were sitting in the same
room the husband would tell one OF
the children to say go and so to the
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