Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-26


parties received severe cowhiding at the
hands of the indignant woman.
SwATARA GAP. Pa, August 25.-Possi-
bly, one of the most exciting cowhidings that
ever took place in Eastern Pennsylvania
was witnessed at the Sandstone Spring
school the other evening. Three persons
were eye-witnesses of the affair. The young
woman who did the lashing with black
circular. Her maiden name was Allie
Zuber. She was married to Harry Marstel-
Ter year ago. He owned tract of wood
land on the Blue Mountain, and was char
coaling it with gang of coalers.
The young married couple did not get
along we'll together, and Marsteller disap-
peared and went West, telling his wife
nothing of his intentions or destination.
Allie Zuber continued living with her
parents, and she has the respect of the
entire community, and when the people
learned of the terrific lashing that she had
given to Ben Hade, a charcoal burner, they
said it served him perfectly right.
Hade came down from the hill where the
town for provisions, for which he carried a
basket. 1t had been raining, but he car
ried no umbrella. Allie Zuber stood in the
doorway of the schoolhouse, which faced
away from the road. She knew Hade
would pass that way at that hour, because
such was his daily custom.
QUITE CAsTIGATIoN.
1t was about o'clock in the evening that
two Uunuare and one rroun1D harrv DinEar
approached the schoolhouse. Ahead of
them was Ben Hade with his basket. Sud-
denly they saw young woman rapidly run
from the schoolhouse toward Hade. He
saw her coming, and also started to run.
Hade is about 80 years of age, of medium
height, and of considerable strength. The
woman easily overlook him, and, pulling
out an immense blacksnake whip from
under her waterproof, she delivered a
stinging blow with the lash across Hade's
face that threw him back completely
stunned. He reeled and staggered, and the
woman then delivered another swinging
cutting blow across his face. over his nose,
just below her first cut. Hade fell to his
knees blinded, whereupon the woman, full
OF fury, her black eyes flashing and her lips
firmly set, delivered blow after blow across
Hade's shoulders, head and body, until he
roared out in agony:
''For Gods sake, Allie, don't kill me-"
Don't kill you?" she replied, hotly and
in an excited tone. "Don't kill you?
Why, you deserve to die, you wretch, you
brutel" and down came the whip a number
of times more, until Hade rolled upon the
grass, his head protected by his arms and
hands.
TERRIBLY EXCITED.
BY this time one OF the gunners, Constable
Henry Stroll, had ran to the spot, and seiz-
ing the woman's arm he quickly disarmed
her. She was terribly excited, and when
commanded to stop her assault she became
the ground in dead faint Old Mary
Luce, the berry picker. then came up and
assisted the young woman to her home.
Constable Stroll swore out warrant, and
the case was heard before Squire Armand
Kline The Constable had no desire to see
pretty Allie Zuber punished, but desired it
to be fully exposed why Hade had been so
numerically whipped. Hade was present
at the hearing, his face bound up with ban
dages to hide the livid red marks made by
the lash of the young woman's whip across
his face, The witnesses described the
whipping, and the Justice appeared to be
about binding the accused oven to appear at
court, when she arose and said:
esquire Kline, L should like to make a
statement, in order to show to my friends in
church and Sunday school why did this.
You all know am not woman ever sup
posed capable Of doing such a thing, but 1
was driven to it."
Squire Kline made no interruption, and
the young woman continued:
THE GIPsY's PART.
'sYou know this man Hade at one time
worked for my husband in the mountain.
This was before my husband disappeared
from home. Well, some time ago, you all
remember, there was gipsy camp up at
the spring. They were trading horses there.
One of their women came to our house and
wanted to tell fortunes. She was after me
for three days. Each day she would say a
little to me in hints about my old love af-
fairs, which excited my curiosity. At last
1 said she might tell my fortune. 1t was
funeral. The old gypsy woman had a red
face, red shawl, black hair and
big earrings. She said that man
had good news for me. That
my husband was of. That a man was near
me who loved me, but for nv husbands
sake was keeping quiet; that the man was
either willing to get my husband back or
marry me. The gipsy woman went on in
that way for some time, and she described
the man. By the description it was Ben
Hade there. Ben at one time did go home
with me from church, and thought much
of him. That was before 1 was married to
nv husband. / was foolish enough to
listen to the gypsy woman. I paid her so
cents, hard earned money, too, and she
went off. The next day she came again
and told me OF her dream. She ad-
yised me to go to the little wooden
bridge at 9 o'clock at night and see the
man; that he dared not come to the house
because was not divorced. then said I'd
60, because thought my husband had gone
away from me on some false report and 1
was willing to do my share to get him back.
1 went to the bridge, and sure enough there
was Ben Hade near a tree. 1t was
NOT VERY DARK
and was not afraid. Ben told me right off
how ne had always loved me, said he'd get
a divorce, and we'd get married and be
happy. He said my husband was cruel, and
before 1 knew it he had his arm right around
my waist, and attempted to kiss me as
he drew me to him, when suddenly my
husband jumped out from behind a
tree where he had been hid and exclaimed:
Now, woman, your caught I've got it
dead on you now Ben Hade ran away as
though he was scared to death. saw at
once that had been trapped. My hu. band
said no more, but 1 exclaimed: Harry,
come here; come to me and go home with
me. Let us have an understanding but he
disappeared up the rood. The next morn
ing went straight up to that gipsy camp.
My father went with me- We saw the
gypsy woman and got her secret. She is