Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-25
VICE VERSA.
A WIFE DISTINGUISHES HERSELF BY
BEATING HER HUSBAND.
Amusing Developments of a Midnight
Row In Nineteenth-street
Cottage.

In yesterdays REcoRD-USIoN there ap-
peared the following: AT late hour on
Sunday night a citizen was accosted up
town by an excited individual who said he
was looking for police officer to go to a
a residence in the vicinity of Eighteenth
and L streets, where man was clubbing
his wife TO DEATH" etc.
Amember of the police force on yesterday
accosted reporter in regard to the item,
and stated that as the matter had leaked
out he would give version of the affair,
which is exceedingly different from what
was supposed to be the state OF facts.
Last Sunday evening Captain Karcher
was stopped on the street by an excited in
diyidual Ia street-car driver, who, between
breaths, told him to come in all haste to
house up on Nineteenth street, between L
and M, that man was beating weman
frightfully. He had heard the blows struck
and also the groans of the suffering woman.
but in short time afterwards there ap-
peared to be such quiet that he believed
murder had been committed, the woman
being beaten with such force that she at
last must have sHccumbed and either Law
unconscious or died from the effects. He
did not see the affair, but being neighbor
and living in the same block, he heard ii
all.
1t was near midnight when Captain
Karcher was told the thrilling story, and
thinking something at least in the wife
beating line must have happened he sum-
moned officer Ash and the two were hast
lily driven in hack to the house in which
all the trouble was reported to have oc-
CURED. The cottage was occupied by a
young couple, evidently not long married,
and was situated on Nineteenth street be-
tween l. and M.
The hack stopped in front of the door.
and just as the officers were about to 90
into the yard they met officer Frazee in
side.
Its all right" said Frazee, they've
made up again, guess"
THAT won't suit me" said Captain Kar-
cher; II want to find out all about this
thing"
Thereupon the Captain and officers went
around to the kitchen door and knocked.
In short time both man and wife came to
the door and opened it. One of them held
q lamp.
whats all this trouble about? ?" asked
Captain Karcher.
Nothing" replied the wife.
Didn't your husband beat your" was
the next question.
No, on the contrary" answered the
woman, II licked him. u
The countenances of the officers, which
had up TO this time borne serious air,
were suddenly transformed, and a broad
grin was substituted. The Captain, who
was quite determined upon his arrival. be.
came somewhat amused, and said:
We'll, if there isn't anything in this
affair, you folks had better pay 50 for the
hack we had to use in coming out here"
The little woman turned to her husband
and IN the sweetest of voices asked
"Dearie, have you got $2?"
He replied, however, Not nickel"
1t was finally agreed, however, that the
hack driver could come around next day
and they would then pay him for his
services.
The officers, who were standing quite
near and within listening distance, broke
out with laugh as the Captain was about
to conclude his interview. Their voices
were overheard and the woman, turning
on the Captain, again exclaimed II think
those men have nothing TO laugh about"
"Oh, they're not officers" said the Cap
tain; police officers have too much sense
to laugh at such things"
When the Captain and officers returned
to the hack the former asked what ali the
laughing was about and then Frazee gave
out what he knew ofthe affair. He had been
watching the couple through window for
long time before the arrival of the hack
and says it was amusing. According to his
story, as told to Captain Karcher, he says
she makes her husband dance around the
house, and after doing so, the other even
ing she made him get down and beg her
pardon. All this is occasioned by his get
ting home too late to suit her, and She
VOWS he's got to come sooner or take the
consequences.
1t is proper TO add that the parties were
not those referred to in these columns some
weeks ago, as suggested in the item of yes
terday.