The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-23


Tuesday evening last waynesburg
had genuine sensation, the cause
of which was Mrs. Dawson B. Adams
whipping Mr.. Charley Helphenstine
with q wagon whip. Last spring
Mr.. Helphenstine was employed in
Adams jewelry store. While Mr..
Adams was absent working for an
oil firm, leasing land, unpleasant
features developed, which need not
be repeated here, and Helphenstine
was discharged. Soon after he
made declarations that were very
damaging to the character of Mrs.
Adams. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
were informed of the highly Sian
derous declarations of Mr.. Helphen-
slime, but so far as the publis knew.
never took any action to clear up
the talk or close the lips of the one
who talked SO freely, or rebuke him
for it, until the evening named.
Helphenstine had been drinking
rather freely for some days. On the
evening named he walked in front
of Mr.. and Mrs. Adams on the street,
and stepped into Wilk Manley's bar
Der shop, and took seat. Soon Mrs.
Adams came to the door, pushed it
ajar. and asked if Charley Helphen-
slime was there. She was informed
he was, and expressed her desire to
see him. He came to the door.
when Mrs. Adams took from under
her wraps large wagon whip, and
dealt him severe blow across the
face that cracked like a pistol.
Helphenstine's hands dropped, and
those in the shop thought he was
shot. He started for the rear of
the shop, followed by Mrs. Adams,
who vigorously applied the whip
as rapidly as she could use it.
Charley made no resistance, being too
much intoxicated, and seated him.
self on a chair, while the lady con-
tinued to vigorously use the whip.
Soon the husband appeared in the
shop, and was about to take part
in the castigation of Helphestine.
But bystanders interposed, and the
husband and wife returned to the
street, being followed soon by Hell
phestine. AS he emerged from the
door, Mr.. Adams knocked him
down, and proceeded to give
him rather a severe body beating,
through all of which Mr.. Helphen-
slime made no resistance, on account
Of his helpless intoxication. Amid
it all Mrs. Adams was as calm and
deliberate as though she was pun
lshing a child for some misconduct.
Mrs. Adams is Of most excellent
family. and has always been held,
and is yet, in the highest esteem by
those who know her as lady of I'M
blemished character.
While we leave the public to ex-
press their approval or disapproval of
the above episode, yet we must say
there are other cases where scandal
mongers have done little else than
sit about shops and on street corners,
and scandalized pure and virtuous
women, irrespective of age or rela-
ton of life, and it is a wonder that
these injured females---or their hus-
bands, sons or brothers for them
have not taken instruments of
punishment more severe than a
wagon whip and applied them with
telling effect on those whose vile
tongues have been maliciously laid
on the innocent We do not wish to
be understood as encouraging acts
of violence, but we do believe that a
defense of their virtue and good
name on the part Of the injured and
often slandered ladies by vigorous
application of cowhide to the face
of the slanderer, would have a
good effect, and cause the slanderer
to bride his tongue. Women suffer
too much on this line, and we praise
the lady who has the moral courage
to defend her name and character.