St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-20

| tributed to the younger monks for the
| delectatiOn of enthusiastic SightSeerS.
HIT Her WITH A MALLET.
Tom Washington Married the Wrong
Woman, He Said.
AND HE WAS HOODOOED.
So He Broke the Spell in an Eff
fective But Somewhat Harsh
Manner.
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dooed."
The exteut of
wretchedness to which a simple victim
may be carried while under such spell
is unlimited, says the Memphis Ava
lanche. The latest alleged victim OF this
black art is Tom Washington, young
negro arrested yesterday by Justice
Fleming's officers for beating his wife.
Washington is about twenty years OF
age, while his spouse is siXty-five:
The pair were married two weeks ago
under peculiar circumstances, il Wash
ingtOn is to be believed. For several
months he had been visiting Ellen Har-
rs, the eighteen-year-old daughter OF
Sallie Harris. The girl returned the
lavish affections bestowed on her by
Washington. They were engaged to be
married, and every preparation was
made for the wedding, the consent OF
Ellen's mother was given and the time
appointed was Monday night, two weeks
ago.
At the appointed hour Washington
went to his intended brides house and
found the parson and number of
neighbors waiting.
The bride came out of an adjoining
room, and the pair were soon made man
and wife.
Tom swears, with every evidence of
sincerity, that he thought he was mar
ried to the girl, but he was Mortified the
next morning to find himself the hus-
band of the girls mother.
The only way he can account for this
strange fact is that he was placed under
n SGSnnl1 of hnnHnnicpno INV fh n1nthpr
while visiting her daughter. He claims
he was afraid to leave the woman, and
consulted the Arabian prophet to as
certain how he could break the spell
which she had put upon him.
This imposition, who claims to be
| gifted systematically, told him to pro-
cure wooden mallet and strike the
woman three times on the head with it.
Sunday evening the credulous negro
| borrowed mallet from carpenter and
started home to put the idea into exc
cutiOn.
He found his wife asleep on a bed and
| lost no time in striking the first blow.
| Before he could hit her second time
! she awoke and screamed for aid. Neigh
| bors came to her aid and put the hus-
band out of the house, and the woman
| appeared before the magistrate and pro-
cured warrant for his arrest.
| Inc negroes living III lne nelgnDOr-
hood with his wife stand in mortal
dread of the woman, and refused to ap-
pear to testify against her.
During the time the prisoner was re-
peating this story the daughter of the
woman interceded in Washington's be-
half and begged her mother to with
| draw prosecution.
The woman was relentless, however,
and the girl asked to have few words
in private with her former lover. This
privilege being granted, the pair stepped
out of the magistrates office on the
| sidewalk.
They remained outside a few minutes
before the case was called for trial At
the expiration of this time an officer
went to the door to call them.
On looking outside he was consider
ably surprised to find the birds had
flown. No trace of them could be seen
anywhere.
They had doubtless taken advantage
of the opportunity offered to bring about
a contamination of their delayed con-
| nubial relations.
The aged negresS who is accredited
| with such weird powers was free in her
denunciation of her daughter and
youthful husband, and vowed she would
torture the couple to the fullest extent
OF her power.