The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-06
CoWHIDED BY A WOMAN.
What She Has to Say About Her AL
legged Wrongs.


From the Jacksonville CETn) NeirS- Herald
John e. Clark, of the firm of John Clark,
Son 81 Co., grocers, of this city, was sub
iected to a severe castigation with a raw
hide on Tuesday evening by Mrs. Annie
Taliaferro, the wife of Robert B. Taliaferro,
Of New York city.
Mrs. Taliaferro was seen at the residence
of Mr.. M. G. Jordan last night, and in an
swer to the request for statement of the
circumstances which led up to the affair."
made the following reply:
'My name Is Mrs Annie Taliaferro and
| was married to Robert A. Taliaferro in
New York city, on>April z 1856. My hus-
band is a brother of the wife of John r.
Clark. | was living with my husband in
Thirty-fifth street, New York, last year
My child was then few weeks old. John
E. Clark came North and visited us at our
house. He was in an intoxicated condition.
He used insulting language to me, and acted
IN an ungentlemanly manner, when l or
dered him out of my house. In leaving he
said: Il will get even with you yet
Il learned afterward that he had inveigled
my husband to visit houses of questionable
repute while in New York, and advised my
husband to leave me.
'My husbands actions became unbearable
to me, hut for the sake of my child bore it
For long time / tried to find him until
Clark's last words occurred to me- | then
wrote Capt Brittiau, of Jacksonville, asking
him to make inquiries regarding my huS-
band, and received an answer stating that
my husband was here in the employ of John
Clark, Son a. Co.
81 left New York and arrived here on
Friday, Nov Is, only to find that he had
been apprised of my coming and had left the
city. While here | am informed that he
passed himself off for a single man, and was
| encouraged in this by Mr. Clark,
1.-The morning of the day on which my
| husband deserted me in New York, he told
me that he was going to work at Acker,
Merrall 81 Condit's place. He left me
| affectionately and asked me to meet him at
| my sisters in New York to take tea. Dur
| ing my absence he went home, sold the most
| of my household effects, took my iewelry
| and marriage certificate and disappeared.
In stealing my marriage certificate he
| showed himself more knave than fool, to
| think that | could not, as | have already
done, secure certified copy of the paper.
at was not enough for my husband. act
| ing upon the advice Of John +. Clark. to
leave me penniless and homeless with a child
ten weeks old They attempted to inJure
my fair name
81 came to Jacksonville seeking redress,
not for myself, but for my child / scorn
to look upon the man again that could be
| induced to desert his lawful wife and child
but | shall insist on the father supporting
the child even if l have to follow him from
| State to State.
Even after coming to Jacksonville CLARK
has endeavored to prevent me from making
living, and was the ins5gator OF a letter
| sent to my employer the contents of which
| cast a stigma upon my reputation. The
coward would not dare to breathe a word
against me in New York, where am known
| and respected. He took an unfair and CON
| temptible advantage of me by spreading
| abroad in place where | was unknown the
statement that | was unworthy of NV hus
band. When | first met my husband he
was grocery clerk, carrying a basket, SO
you see was not much elevated by marry
| ing basket boy.
II was also grossly insulted through the
! instrumentality of this man Clark, and
patience ceased to be Virtue Having no
one TO protect me, / went TO his store and
| inquired for him When he appeared and
/ told him who / was he sarcastically re.
| marked:
"'Oh. yes: remember having heard the
name before
81 replied: We'll, I'll give you cause to
remember it behind and with this remark
| ] laid the cowhide across his face and shout
ders: then he took TO his heels and escaped
| through the back door
! 81 regret very much the circumstances.
and assure you it was not done for newspa
per notoriety. But was driven to it. and
| will repeat the dose again if he should ever
use my name again in any way but re-
spectful manner"
Mrs. Taliaferro is of petite form, and a
very intelligent and comedy brunette. She
| exhibited several letters of introduction TO
leading citizens of this place from promi-
nent civilians and clergymen of New York.
The tenor Of these letters are all OF the most
| complimentary manner and speak very
| highly OF her
Mrs. Taliaferro also exhibited her mar
riage certificate. which showed that the
marriage ceremony was performed by the
| Rev. l.. A Crandall, of New York city. on
| April 7, 1886 Mrs. Taliafelro is not vet 10
years old, having been married when she
was H.
Mr., John Il. Clark Wednesday night
declined to make any statement with refer
ence to the assault committed upon him.
Mrs. Taliaterro will not be prosecuted.
THERE will be another attempt to build rail
road through the Euphrates valley, notwith
sta md if,C tk.af r.si..