The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-03-19
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stairs landed In Hay nes' room, and when
half way up they saw defendant lying on
the front side Of The bed, and Haynes
lying beside her next TO the wall, Both
were undressed, and the bed clothing WIS
thrown back over the footboard. Zone Of
the witnesses testified that they were par
TALLY covered by the bed cloihing) As
they reached the head Of the stairs defen-
dant sprang from the bed and said, "George
is that your Plaintiff replied 1t
was, using very excited language. The
defendant ran into the front room, and
witness jumped onto Haynes and tied his
hands and feet with rope provided for
the occasion, Haynes making no resistance,
only asking what they were going to do
with him. Plaintiff carried him down.
stairs where defendant had been ordered
10 90 by Frank, who held his revolver in
ready position. lie was taken into the
yard where he was placed in sitting pos
ture on the ground. Plaintiff went to the
barn, procured his rattan carriage whip
and commenced whipping him. Whip
ped him from three IA five minutes. He
followed and cried, and said he would
give me all he had il would let him go.
When he was united he went into the
house and packed his trunk. He handed
me his pOcketbook and took out ten dol
lars and gave the pocket book back to
him. owed him abnut sixty-eIght dol
lars. He took his trunk on his back and
went away west. While he was being
whipped he confessed that Mrs. Prosser
had been with him In the courthouse,
back of the wnod.house, and was in bed
with him that night. Said he had been in
her bed and she In his bed. This Is the
substance Of the plaintiffs testimony on
5 direct and cross-examlnation. Mrs. Pros
I ser and the children left the house during
, the whipping and went to a neighbor:
' near by.
Thomas Prosser related the arrange
8 meni made at Georges request by which
!, he WAS to watch the house TN the morning
y Of the cOrn.barn affair.
Q Thomas Burton and Frank Prosser tes
titled substantially to the details given b.
IS plaintlf. The latter testified that he KEEP
9 Mrs Prosser at hay with his revolve
r. while George was tying Haynes AM
= whipping him.
II TESTIMONY F0R DEFENSE.
J. The testimony for the defense was open
n ed on Saturday, after all the parties had
J. long conference, by placing Mrs Mar
r. Ann Prosser on the stand. II IS sufiicien
; fir our purpose tn say that she denie
b earnestly and emphutically every allega
& ,ion charged in the pttItion, ol unchast
1t conduct with any person. She never ha
lie any improper relations with Charlie
d Prosser; ne, er conducted herself ipproI
g. rrly at the Wellington fair; never mi
Ie Haynes in the corn-hOuse; never thre'
ie kiss to Haynes; never had whispere
conference with him; never was In Hayne
fl bed on September 10th, nor at any othe
10 time, and he never was In her bed. Sh
~ related several occasions of personal abus
4, suffered at the hands Of her husband. 4
le one time he knocked her down wIthol
In any prOyOcaiiOn. At another time
ie threw basket of potatoes nt her which b
e, had dug for breakfast, because she had NJ
OF 70, breakfast reudy, she waiting for Il
r. potatoes. At another time he pulled h'
ig ears until the flesh was Iuptured behir
OF them. On one occasion he kicked h'
Dr severely because she demonstrated again
III his abuse of horse
" In relation to the affair ofthe 10th
September she testified that she went
,s. bed In the lower front room alter her hu
as band had left Tor his sisters hou'
u, Haynes had gone to bed In his room
he the head of the stairs. She heard perso
"a. walking outside the houst and hea
ID. them approach the door. She spIang q
10 OF bed. ran into the kitchen and called
In Mr. Hayres She rushed up stairs. a
III. turning, saw the glare Of the lantern
Ter the floor as the men followed her. s
at again called to Haynrs. and ss they VI
near the ioD OF the stairs she ran into
by front room. She returned and aske
ler George, Is that your" He replie
Nv, "Yes, you --r' She witnessed the
rs Ing Of Haynes aud was ordered do
mr. stairs by Frank Prosser, who stood bes
In her with revolver while Haynes
ted being dragged down the stairs. WI
nes he was beng whipped size begged {
he they would not kill him She left "
'et- her children after she was ordered
ce. leave the premises. There was no cr'
ear examination Of her testimony. which
till given without hesitation, and at tii
en- with much feeling.
bed The deposition Of Henry Haynes
his then read, he being critically III, a'
md sverred, with consumption.
ed. He denied any improper intimacy
and Mrs. Prosssr at any time or place.
and related the affair Of September l
ire. saying Mrs. Prosser ran through his n
All as the men rushed upstairs, and was
re- in his bed. He couoborated The .
rhe mony Of Mrs. Prcsser in all respects,