New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-15
TIT rvTrvCTTOv or HUSBANDS.

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The Tribune has received n letter from lady
living in Utica. in which she vigorously opposes
rho idea advanced in these columns some time
ooo that husbands are abused by their wives.
S,e thinks that our plan for n Society for the
,e1iora.ion Of thc Condition Of husbands is pre-
,ostcrous and saws that the instances which we
bovo ci,cd Of the Indiana woman who trpped mp
bcr husband with striug and broke TWO oil MS
ribs thu south Carolina woman VINO shot her
husband because he forgot 10 get spool OF threau'
and a number Of others are all cAceptlohal caScs'
Sc If there is abuse anywhere says orr cor
respondent ." it is the wives who EceiVe IT, ~
is unfortunate, PERHAPS That IN Inc same h'"i'
which brought this letter there should also come an
account Of cruelty on the part OF VIE WHO"
EQUALS or exceeds ANYTHING which has ever come
under our notice We will give short account
Of il for the benefit Of this Utica lady.
Edgar Beckman lived in South Seabrook. Mass.
Mr. Beckman was an honest shoemaker an"
Gsherman which j.. of course, saying R""'
leal-we mean more particularly III rcead U MS
latter employment. He was young man ana
hal been married about SIX years. Mr. BecKman
was what is known locally as " good proViuer'
being especially strong on iircwood. Each morn
iug lie would split up n neat hut not eau"y Piie
of this article Of domestic economy ana "'Fc j.
handy for Mrs. Ecckman. Only on I''e oc''-
s;.,s I'D tb,s lady have 10 take hold of the axe
personally ard reduce her own iire"old' aHd Oh
tbrse occasions tie fishing was particularly good.
Mr. lec6lnan did all Of this with the full knowi-
cloc that a man in Dayton. ONO. vs. last
summer struck by lightning while splitting
,vood for his wife. \ fcw days ago Mr. B"ckman
cont. +, Newburyport. In the hurry Of starting
me in some uuaccountaDc way. forgot - spl!'
Of III WOW d. III Il
Xcwbnrvpori. Mr.. Bcckman met several friends
and together they drank 10 prosperity IN shoe
making and 10 luck in fishing. Mr.. EFcNhnn
did not become drunk, bat comfortable Only, ana
after getting his mail and a 5uS Of moIaSscs ana
q can Of akiuq-powdcr, lie started home. lie
walked easily and naturally, despite the circular
movement Of the landscape and the peculiar, not
IA say treachcrous. actions OF the plank walk III
hitting ND of the ground and trying To strike
him When he arrived al his 'front.' gaze NC
Thought suddenly flashed upon him that ne had
not SPLIT any wood that morning. ms a-I'cu
him considerably. but he determined on lakhS
"a clean breast OF it and telling his VIE ihd' h'
had split the wood. and that II size i"uhd IL
missing probably Mr. llendcrsonS children
I.d carried il Oft 10 use in some game. exact
variety of game unknown Mr. Bcckman accord
incly entered the house, and, keeping Shake
,pearc's idea in mind that AN honest tale speeds
best being plainly told" briefly laid the whole
story Of the wood before Mrs. Beckman. Did
she believe it and beg him not to mention II, ana
cxnrcss the hope that he had had good time
in Ncwburyport? Nothing Of the kind-bnt let
the dispatch tell what She did do: She stabbed
him in tie breast with small butcher-knic
Subsequently Mr.. Becliman died
We have no other reply to make 70 our Utica
correspondents structures except this: 1t Is not
our fault that the same mail which brought her
lettcr also brought this sad instance of witcly
violence