The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
WITH BLACKSNAKE WHIP
.1uART MAN BROUGHT TO
a r-NEEs BY A YOUNG WOMAN.

o-,isinQ Position, 80 Aha' 1'ef
pL-.,.1snd Might Have Grounds for
oa-A Terrible Cowhiding
witch Ee Deserved.
From the Nep0 York Sun.
Cr,rARA GAP, PA, Aug. 24--Fossloly
0" . the most exciting cowhidings that
one y. ~ Mace in Eastern Pennsylvania
e'ei -itnassed at the Sandstone Spring
"a9 an Monday evening last. Three per-
sO---', ,,ara eye-witnes:es to the affair. The
sO-' oman VINO did the lashing, with
53 GlJ whip, carried it under her water
If circular. Her maiden name was
~ 7,ber. She was married to Harry
, an a year ago. He owned a
~ woodland on the Blue
,a,n+ain. and was charcoailng 1t
n ~ Gang Of coalers. The young
W. - couple did not get along well to-
l.+l, and Marsteller disappeared and
st syant west, telling his wife nothing OF his
'-.1n+ions or destination. Allie Zuber con-
.,r,ed living with her parents, and she has
~. rosnect of the entire community, ana
~ the people learned of the terrific
,-t,i,,o, that she had given to Ben Hade, a
ISol burner. they said it served him
perlectly right. I'm bouo +bo
llH Hod shanty built, and was going to
NE. ., fa,. Drovisions, for which he carried
o'1,ar il had been raining, but he carried
p.l'i ,'r,brella. Allie Zuber stood in the
~ no, Of the school house, which faced
Uoo' W" from the road. She knew Hade
a""i ' isss that way at that hour, because
snch was his daily custom.
NO. about o'clock i'll the evening that
..rn c,nnners and ole woman berry picker
arnroached the schoolhouse. Ahead OF
+tam vas Ben Hade with his basket. Sud
danIy they saw young woman rapidly run
from the schoolhouse toward Hade. de
-au- bor coming and also started 20 run.
lid is about so years of age, of medium
bigbt and of considerable strength. The
1r6man easily overlook him, and, pulling
on+ an immense blackmake whip from
I,ndor her waterproof, she administered
singing blow with the lash across Hade'S
foca fiat threw him back completely
summed He reeled and staggered, and the
woman then delivered another swinging,
cutting blow across his face, over his nose,
inst below her first cut. Hade fell to his
knees blinded, whereupon the woman, full
of furr her black eyes flashing and her lips
firmly set, u6llNeIttl DAOU etAOOA DAO" oSi CoS
Hades shoulders, head and body, until he
reared out in agony:
For Gods sake, Allie, don't kill me-"
Don't kill youY' she replied, hotly and
in an exclted tone. "DOn'G kill yCus Why.
YOU deserve to die, you wretch, you brute"
and down came the whip number of times
more, until Hade rolled upon the grass, his
head protected by his arms and hands.
By this time one of the gunuers, Consta-
bic Henry Stroll had ran to the spot. and
seizng the woman's arm he quickly dis
armed her. She was terribly excited, and
when commanded to stop her assault she
became whi e, and appeared to De ready to
drop to the ground III a dead faint. Old
Mary Luce the berry picker, then came up
and assisted the young woman to her home.
Constable Stroll swore out a warrant,
and the case was heard before Squire
Armand Kline The constable had no de-
sire TO sea pretty Allie Zuber punished, but
dies red it to be fully exposed why Hade
had been so numerically whipped. Hade
was present at the hearing, his face bound
up with bandages to hide the livid red
marks made by the lash of the young wom-
aus whip across his face. The witnesses
described the whipping, and the Justice
appeared to be about binding the accused
over to appear at court, when she arose and
said:
esquire Kline, I should like to make a
statement, in order to show to my friends
IN church and Sunday school why | did
this. You all know l am not woman ever
supposed capable of doing such thing, but
was driven to it,"
Squire KhneNmade no interruption, and
the young woman continued:
You know this man Hade at one time
worked for my husband in the mountain.
ms was before my husband disappeared
from home. Well, some time ago, you all
remember, there was gypsy 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
Ior three days. Each day she would say
hsue 10 me In hints about my old love
aHarS, which excited my curiosity. At
laSI SAID she might tell my fortune. 1t
vas on our back porch. Our folks had gone
% funeral. The old gypsy woman had a
red Ice, red shawl, black hair and big
earrings. She said that a man had
good news for me; that my hus-
nauu was Off; that man was
near near me who loved me, but for my
nuaoanc sake was keeping quiet; that the
b h@2 was eltner willing to get my husband
On IN that way for some time and She de-
SlID5a the man. By the description it was
poh mace there. Ben at one time did go
noile WIN me from church, and thought
mucn Oh MN. That was before | was mar
.leu 10 my husband. | was foolish enough
s0 SSeu 10 inc gypsy woman. paid her
S ~ ctnUS haTd earned money, too, and she
a "oht on The neut day she came again
10 Yoiu !. me OF her dream. She advised me
~ 81 20 Tue little wooden bridge at o'clock
~ niSn NJ anu see the man: that he dared not
~ "0 W the house because was not divorc-
~ w. t9en said I'd go, because I thought
ln' ., husband had gone away from me
ID 9uiiie IalSe report, and | was willing to
tbo my my snare to get him back. | went to
Tod Di iuse' and sure enough there was Ben
on, ~Ig near tree 1t was not yery dark
off Off, wv, was not afraid. Ben told me right
cat Io " ne mad always loved me and said he'd
~ ul'Qrce, and we'd get married and be
and XXX r. ne said my husband was cruel.
sronnJ to .lIt knew 1t he had his arm tight
As bo an, my waist, and attempted to kiss me
/ bnsh,I'IT y" NE TO him, when suddenly nv
whoro i ~ Jumped out from behind tree
yyomod no nau been hid and exclaimed: Now.
on yon yoo;e caught. I've got it dead
tbon,b now Ben Rade ran away as
Il once thn ue wa scared to death. | saw at
4 said M ma, llau cen trapped. My husband
2 come bera aiioIe, put l exclaimed: Harry,
\ me- T e+ ~, come to me and go home with
he disaHp~nso.nl nave an understanding; but
q mor1,nr Feared up the road. The next
c CAM went straight up to that qvnSv
tb Sup. My father went with mo W. 81 - pS =,
a is bss5!psy woman and got her secret Sba
it1 1''o 10 tell it, if you will please to hear
wo ON enis a tall, angular. dark-skinnea
WAN IN the corner arosa 80 ntieo