The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-24
SOCIETY EVENT
Mrs. Arthur Geohegan and Mrs.
II. E. Goodwin,
Swell People of La Grange, Ill, Have Little
Unpleasantness, and the Former Quietly,
but Firmly, HOrsewhips the Latter.
Especial to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch.

Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch
CHICAGO, March 23.-Two ladies and
horsewhip are furnishing a racy sensation
in the pretty suburb of La Grange. One
of the ladies, Mrs. Arthur Geohegan,
Saturday evening horsewhipped the other,
Mrs. h. E. Goodwin, in the latters own
home. Mrs. Geohegan and Mrs. Goodwin
are both quite wealthy, belong to the swell
Congregational church in La Grange, and
each has handsome face and has aspired
to be leader IN La Grange society. The
organization of literary association
brought Mrs Geohegan and others to Mrs.
Goodwin's residence in response to a gen
eral invitation by the promoters, who, how
ever, failed TO consult Mrs. Goodwin in re-
vising the list of those invited. When Mrs.
Geohegan arrived at the Goodwin residence.
the parlor was already filled with ladies'.
Mrs. Goodwin stood in the center of the
room chatting with her guests. Mrs.
Geohegan advanced toward the hostess
with smile, and extended her hand, but
Mrs. Goodwin, for reasons now understood.
returned only freezing look and turning
her back to the unwelcome visitor renewed
her conversation. With flashing ewes and
Redeemed face the snubbed and sighted
woman stood dumfounded for moment.
and then without remaining to see whether
club was organized she returned immedi-
ately to her home, and all the way home
her wrath increased. Saturday evening she
could stand 1t no longer and supplying
herself with a new and supple riding whip.
and with a look of determination started
after her revenge. She rang the bell at
the Goodwin front door, and when it was
opened stepped inside and said that she
would like to see Mrs. Goodwin at once.
When the lady in question walked into the
parlor she faced an unexpected caller.
Words were few. Mrs Geohegan demanded
an explanation of the treatment she had
received, and Mrs. Goodwin said no ex-
PLANTATION was necessary. The smaller
woman lifted from the folds of her dress
the concealed whip ana dealt Mrs Good
win singing blow across the face. The
first was followed by others thick and fast
Taken by surprise, and apparently power
less to defend herself, Mrs. Goodwin stood
and received the lashes screaming with
fear and pain. Her daughter rushed to the
room and joined In the screaming. After
Mrs. Geohegan had brought the whip down
with swish and crack a dozen
times, she departed, leaving Mrs. Goodwin
in a hysterical condition with number of
purple welts across her face and forehead.
Mrs. Geohegan went home feeling
avenged and satisfied. Her husband. who
ostensibly deprecates the occurrence very
much, bought her two new hats and three
dresses as reward of merit, so it is said.
The husband is board of trade man. who
two years ago was given considerable
notoriety because of the interest he mani
tested in the death of Maggie McGurn, the
attractive young woman who owned the
fruit stand on Change. In the investiea-
ton of the case, nothing was revealed
which would even indirectly affect Geohe
gan, but nevertheless he was put on the
doubtful list by some of the fastidious folk
of La Grange. Mrs. Geohegan naturally
became very sensitive as to the vague
rumors concerning her husband, and al
ways defended him with ardnr and earnest
ness. She says she went to the home of
Mrs. Goodwin on the appointed evening
with no expectation of having the unpleas
ant matter recalled, and that in any event
she should not have been made to suffer for
any indisoretion of her husband.