Telegram-herald., 1886-09-18
The Case Developing Into a
Profound Scandal
8ElIING HER 0llGaIfSS C8UELLi.
Jumping On Katie's Breast Whipping
the < E.dsst Naked IN the Bath Nth
a fi0rse~hip-Fis- SpoonY Let
ters About Rev Spiers.

NroF-t D hrau-tr. Mrs. SNitis daughter.
SAID inst when she went % New York Go
set Htt,e Ray. Ms spiers lay in bed scream
.as aud with a foul oath said that Kay
could not be- taken from her alive. Mrs.
Granger also swore that when spiers came
90 the house Of her late father her mother
ordered great quantities ct beer and cham
payne for his entertainment Mrs Granger
said ihat Mrs. Spiers instructed Edith 20
tell the family ia Detroit "that she Was
constantly grieying and shedding tears far
Ger dead husband and that Mr.. Spers ap-
proved of her doing SO.
Did she tell you what the truth was3'
Yes. she said Mrs 3iers did not erieye
and that on one occasion when sne spoke
OF her dead father, Mr. Spiers was irritated
and exclaimed, let up. We ye heard
enough Of that man, Laughter M the
court room, promptly suppressed by Judge
Durfee
Mrs Granger was asked if her mother
ever used weapons when her temper was
aroused
Why, she is almost crazy and will use
anything.
Did you receive any personal injury
when you We're living at hOme?'
Yes. sir. did
"Wi.l you give us an instance2'
When We were living on Mami-ave"
said Mrs Granger, Il was about 10 years
old. | gave some ribbon or other small ar
tce 10 the nurse girl. Mamma whipped
me severely. and said that unless / went 10
the nurse girl s hOme-aWav out on Grand
River ave.-and got the things, she would
kill me. ! was terribly frightened, and
hunted around long time before | found
the house; / don't remember whether | got
the things or not. bat when / returned
mother gave me a terrible beating, until
Miss Lena Hull stepped between us and
said mamma must stop"
Any other Incidents
Yes On one occasion she whipped
Kate with a hair brush until Kate was in-
sensible and We had to CAL a doctor
What about her whipping you IN the
BATH
We'll, was in the bath-tub when she
came in with a riding whip and began
whipping nae. / took the whip away by
main force and pushed her out of the
room7'
Witness detailed various occasions on
which her mother used stick Of stove
wood. water pitcher elc. i'm beating the
children In September, lSSi witness had
just returned from boarding school Oae
sunday morning her mother became angry
because witness could NOT find some it,le
article in bureau drawer where she had
been told 20 get il. and knocked her down.
put her knee on her chest aud pounded her
until she went into convulsions. While
her mother vas thus kneeGng On her chest
she took her by the hair and pounded her
head on the floor.
When ! recovered consciousness, said
Mrs. Granger papa was bending over me
and shedding tears
"What did your mother do?'
'ohe sat on the stairs and screamed until
papa had tO help her 10 her room and put
her - bed
When leaving the court room Miss Kate
MaOley beckOned To little Maud, and she
went over, whereat Mrs. Granger bent over
and kissed her.
This was too much for Mrs. SDers,
who sprang up from her chair, rushed
| over TO the window and seized Maud
| by the arm. \ short struggle followed.
! Mrs Spiers face was white with rage and
Maud seemed ready to burst into tears.
Let me go she exclaimed fercely. al
rN speak 10 katei'
Mrs Spiers tightened her grip and would
| probably have dragged Maud away by main
/ force, bat just then she felt a sudden jerk al
| her own arm, and looking around saw her
/ husband
LET Der alone hissed the Rev Spiers
| DO YOU want tO make "A scene
Mrs. Spiers resisted. but her husband lit
/ orally dragged her back 90 the corner and
/ made her sit down.
| The letters Of Mrs. Mabiev Spiers 10 her
| daughter Kate We're admitted by Judge
/ Durlee "a evidence aud read. They were OF
/ a racy nature, and kept a packed audience
/ in a litter ali This forenoon. She advises
| Kate % get married so She viii be freer %
/ marry herself She SAYS she can keep any
/ man love after she has won t. and. the
/ letter goes on % say. II have no fears for
] a
/ has for months. To fact. is a complete
! wreck ON my account I have refused 20
! listen - him, and sent him of again and
| sgsin. Buf think | am growing fond Of
/ surh devotion. II pIeases any woman.
/ woman without the protection Of hus-
1 Dand IS badly OF bar the days If desolaiion
| and loDeiinrss are terrible that a widow
| passes after 81 many years Of devotion as !
/ have bad. I DO believe thar papa Is in-
/ auencing me 20 have this man. and I can
| see God hand in if. as [ have tuei every
| means t0 get away from him. but ~ seems
to BE- ms destiny. and 7 can fight it much
/ longer. when ! su0x 81 well h1r hs must
/ love me- every a., has shown it. and have
/ no fears huf thar if is genuine and ill last
a. long A. DO
7 know mq poFer too well 0n both men
/ and E5men- lf wss born I'm me and has
I followed me sii nv davs It is not o1nreit
/ Kate although DO seems So to you perhaps
( Mr. C8rer f1'd party here iast week Obj ar
/ I m Eht hsve ans one wishei He never
/ saw person have so nIch attraction and
"a far a. he ia concerned w1uid - glad fo
know that Fes n0t always to be ike This.
{ sione
ln another letter f8 Nay che ssya that she
/ hopes Detroit 81 firel ef talking shout heT
er fais fime rbis was aher her marriage f0
~r.c-s sae SAYS she s. sorry she married
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