The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-16
WHIPPED BY SIX GIRLS.
They Gave Barber Matt Rau a Genu-
inc Surprise with a Raw
hide Accompaniment.
He Made Uncalled for Reflections
and Was Taught a Good
Lesson.
SIX Young Ladies' Who Mean Busln ess
When They Start Out ON n Horse
whipping Tour.

Six waiter girls at the DeImonico restau-
rant, George Delaney, Frankie Pierson,
Lou Bohay, Mary Barclay, Annie Dewitt
and Bessie Stantler, arranged a pleasant
little surprise party last evening for Matt
Rau, a barber at Alderman Billy Hartwig's
shop. II was in the nature of a rawhide
social and was heartily enjoyed by all
except Mr.. Rau. He will retain a few
marks over his head and body as souvenirs
OF the occasion.
1t appears that Mr.. Rau. who came to
Helena from Minneapolis last fall, is in the
habit of using his tongue in an altogether
too reckless manner. He evidently thinks
that his high social position gives him the
privilege to say what he pleases about
young women who occnpy the humble.
though respectable, occupation of "hashers''
rs he expresses it. For some time he has
been directing his attentions to Miss
George Delaney. a waiter Mt the Delmon-
leo. She declined to reciprocate and then
he quietly intimated that she was just a
little ''off color" When Georgie's name
was mentioned Rau was accustomed to
wink in a knowing way and whisper that
she was not fit to associate with other girls.
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for his assertions. Miss Delaney heard
these stories and became righteously indig-
nant. A week & she went down to Hart
wigs shop and warned Rau to stop. He
apologized and said that would be the end
of the matter. He waited until the affair
blew over and then commenced again.
There is a popular social society in town
know as the Wednesday Evening club. The
members gather at E~ngslhorn's hall on
Wednesday evenings of each week and pass
away a few hours in dancing. The Del
monioo waiter girls are members of the So
ciety. Rau, who also belongs to the club,
thought he would vent his spleen by barring
Miss Delaney from the circle. He told the
managers that she was not a proper asso-
ciate for the other members and should not
be allowed to attend the dances. He added
that he would no longer attend the dances
it Miss Delany was admitted. The other
waiter girls say they were also made targets
cided to teach him a lesson.
Last evening, at 8 O'Clock, after the
days work WAS finished, the six girls
marched in a body down to Alderman
Hartwig's shop. George Delaney was in
the front rank with a rawhide whip under
her coat, n two of the girls were like
wise armed. They went around to the
Edwards street entrance and waited in the
rear room of the shop until the colored
bootblack came. They sent word to Rau that
a surprise party was awaiting Lis presence.
All unconscious of his fate. the tonsorial
Adonis left a man in his chair and started,
rs he supposed, to receive a present from a
group of admiring friends. He got it. The
door had hardly closed when Miss Delaney
stepped forward and laid the lash across
his back. Then came another and another,
until the poor man, crouching in one cor
ner with his head between his arms, whim-
pered out that he had enough. There was
no way for escape. frankie Pierson was
guarding the door leading to the shop. and
two of the girls formed the outer guard for
the street entrance. The other girls as
sisted Miss Delaney by giving Hau a tongue
flashing that WAS probably even worse than
the rawhide. In any event they made HIM
very tired.
will you ever try to injure the charac-
ter of an innocent girl again. inquired Miss
Delaney. es she laid the whip across his
ear.
'Never,' cried Rau. 81 always thought
you We're a nice girl. George"
We'll, maybe this will teach you a some
thing. and the whip cracked again.
Then Annie Dewitt said they would petit
ton the Trades and Labor assembly to
have him tarred and feathered. This added
to the mental torture of Rau, who was al
ready in tears. He tried to escape twice, but
the girls held him until the lesson was fin
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that the present affair was not even a
marker to what would happen if he con-
tinued his course. They say his apologies
would fill a volume. After their business
had been completed they quietly went
nome, and Rau went back in tho shop to
finished his work. He did not feel like
working after the pleasant surprise and
soon left the place, but not before he had
been numerically tormented by the bar.
bers. The ceremony was quietly conduct
ed. Although the shop was full of GUS
TONER'S those in the front room did not
know what was going on until the affair
was nearly over.
-Four of the girls were seen. an hour after
ward. All were SO excited that they insist
ed on talking at the same time, but they
gave excellent reasons for their action.
They said the provocation was very great.
Miss Delaney and the others are honest nd
respectable girls if they are walters. No
one can t%ruthfully say that they ever did
anything to cause reflection on their char
acter. Mr.. Ran got what he deserved and
will receive the same treatment or worse
if anything more was heard from him. This
however, is not anticipated as he undoubt-
eddy learned something he will remember.
All the delicacies of the season at the
Helena Cafe.