Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-29

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New York PresSl
A large crowd gathered In front Of the
NestEnd Hotel ut the corner Of Fifteenth
street and Sixth avenue yesterday afternoon
and watched q woman thrash a nan with
coUhide while Der husband stood BY and
encouraged her 10 the battle bv holding taeir
baby and telling her 10 "let him have IT,"
She lashed the man against whom her ire had
been aroused about The face aud shoulders
I'LL be almost cried With psin. 1t was a novel
sight, and every one present supposed some
uucOmplimeatary remark OF the man bid
brought about the whipping. He was tall,
dark, and fne-lOokng. She was petite,
plucSy little woman, clad from bead to foot
in blue. Tse fierce, determised look Of the
woman so surprised the man that he did
nothing but try TO ward Of tae blows.
When policeman came mp. stopped the
fight, and took the parties to Jefferson Market
most OF the spectators followed to get the
story OF the cdsuS beli. The story they
beard was peculiar, funny, and very die
rent from what every one expected. The
woman had whipped the big, dark man be-
cause he had tried 10 serve her husband with
= summons 10 appear az Essex-Msrket PO-
lice Court, where he had lald a charge OF a.
sauIt and battery against him, and the
womaa was selected to do the second
whipping so that the charge might not be
aggravated.
At Jefferson Market the parties gave their
names and residences az fellsws
The man who bad been whipped said his
uane was George ". beard, forty.twe years
old, OF 3l5 east Twelfth street. The maH
who held the baby said be was Frederick \.
Innis, aged thrty-threc years, and the wO-
man said she was tue wife Of lbois, and gave
bnr frat az ftaorofe Eha har on
as tWenty.siX.
Innis and Beard are musicians. and have
known each other for over seven years. They
were both once members Of Gilmore'S band.
At present Ipnis is oasd master Of the Thir-
teenth regiment, National Guard, state Of
New York, Of BROOKLYN, while Beard Is
c0rnetplaver n DodsTorth's band.
Last March lnnis took a band TO san
Francisco and WAS stranded on the road
back to this city. he roleSrsphed to Beard
from Baltimore bis cosdrISn, and received
80 answer that he WAS welcome 10 board
with him Beard until his affairs mended.
lnnis. with bis wife aud chlld, boarded with
the Boards for fifteen weeks, and ran up
board bill oislSO.
Mrs. Beard asked Innis last Friday night
when be proposed TO pay his board bill. In.
mis- rephcd: II had any meney | would
net give it to you. You are thief, and stole
my wie's napkins"
When Beard returned home some three
hours later, il beiak then almost midnight,
Mrs. Beard related to her husband hsw Sso
had been insulted by Innis. Beard censid-
cred Innis's action unKentlemasly, and I'm.
dertook 10 make Innh apologize. Innis
would not retract, aud Beard tired to yet
even by insulting IRnis's wife, and said she
4 - L.. - In. "a laA
a wife living at IA east Sixteenth street.
GeOrg1e INNS. It was claimed by Beard, was
the wife Of a man named Monday. IN the en-
ploy Of the Adams Express Company.
Innis struck Beard IN the face, diSeolonng
both eyes. A struggle took place between
them, during which Mrs. Beard came TO her
husbands assistance, and was aided by Mrs.
Koran, the sister of Policeman CumiskeY, OF
the Eighth precinct. While Mrs. Beard
he'd IRnis by the throat Mrs. Koran tore
OF lnnis's nisht-shirt, the only garment he
wore at the time. The fight was then fin
iShed. and all fastened TO their respective
apartments.
On last Monday Beard secured q summons
for lnniss appearance al Essex Market
Court. Yesterday Beard and bis wife were
walking about in search OF INNS. On Sixth
avenue near Fifteenth street they met Inns
and his wife. who was carrying a child in
her arms. Beard produced the summons
and offered it TO Innis, who refused 10 sc-
cept IT.. At the suggestion OF mis- wife Beard
placed the SUMMONS on lnnSs shoulder. Mrs.
IDnis seized the paper and tore 1t up. Dir.
Beard then advised his wife 10 90 home, and
he entered the West-End Hotel, where he
met a friend named Thomas j. walsh, Of 237
west sixteenth street. They adjourned TO
the street. while they we're converting
Beard raw Innis and bis wife approaching.
When sue arrived within few feet OF Beard
she cried, hold the chils,' At The same time
handing the infant carefully INTO her bus
bands arms. she then drew her whip from
beneath her waist aud thra.hed Beard.
When the officers appeared they bad to use
force to disarm hrs. lnnis. The policeman
made charge Of disorderly conduct against
the trio at Jefferson Market Court yesterday.
Whom Justice Patterson heard each Of their
stories he advised lsnis TO obey the sunmons
which had been seryca on him 10 appear At
Essex Market Court iO-day. luais promised
he would attend. They were then dis
charged.