The sun., 1891-06-20
HIT WITH AN UMBRELLA.
MN. LUCIEN WHITING FJEEs BEFORE
MRS UASSETT

MRS UASSHTL
ehe s.xs He Had Been Saying sosethsne
About Her, but that He Won't Say II
Aeain-He Says He DoesHt Ksow Why
He was hit.
Two women stood on the steamboat wharf
at Keyport on Wednesday morning at 6H
o'clock. They were both tall and attractive.
Ono appeared to be 80 and the other a. Tho
elder carried an umbrella and both seemed to
be expecting somo one. Besides these there
were only two men on the wharf. Tho steamer
Minnie Cornell leaves that wharf every morn
ing at o'clock for New York. and the pssssn-
gers rarely arrive before 6:46 Shortly after
Gk small. wiry man Of, say. 56 years. walked
down the street to the wharf, The younger OF
the women saw him first.
Here he comes" she said to her companion.
Both women went to the middle OF the
wharf, They met the man there.
Are you Mr. Whiting p said the elder.
Tho man. who had been walking with his
head down. looked up. When he saw the
women he started back in surprise.
"No. maam." he replied. whom he had re-
covered himself.
"Yes, he is, Anna" broke in the younger
woman. He's old Whitley That's the
man."
Before the man had time to say anything the
elder woman brought her umbrella down on
his head with all her strength.
Take that. you nasty old thing" she almost
shrieked, "and that. and that. and that"
With every that" down came the umbrella.
After receiving three or four good cracks tho
man turned and started to run. Lifting her
skirts bit in front with her left hand. the UNI
brea wieldcr few after him. and showered
blow after blow on his head and shoulders.
You will talk about mo. will your sho
asked frequently. but the man didn't stop to
alone she star,sd aiter tho pursued and plr.
suer: The iysly scene excited her . and I'd che b,
~ race eontinasd; Then ihe. xomsn,is
s% sts stooa @ tGs
brelIa. and put her hands on her breast. All
ss
and his breathlees chastiser before the few
persons on the wharf knew what 1t was all
WRETCH" Gnsped Anna. as the two women
wish had sometime, better than !he nm.
brclla 81 Il he comes on the boat I'll give 1t to
F, Shortly after this incident the Reporters
women went on the Minnie Cornell with the
- Not long after tho Cornell drew away few
Snns MeB. R:srn Hhopsd % 20: Ga %sss sh
wasn't until Yesterday. though. that every one
hs hs ,oMn got tssnf AZ H. aSNss y
lives In that part Of keyport called Browns
sna
s Is vs Ssr whsa ssrsn. hs v' St. 9s1s
until Wednesday morning. when she IN ade so
exciting an exit. The young woman whoss
liyeliness OF the scene was her sister Sarah.
Mrs. Hassett was married several years ago
NJ whem sSs dyerss sbept
year ago on the ground q his inadelity. When
the papers In the case were served on Ray
Hn5 to Last sh
Lueien Whiting. He. is rich and il one OF K.ys
pSE os ne Whiting .3p 81; aoss
know any ono OF that nams When you're
about to try some one ne e;s RI he'll smile and gay:
b @ gosh. HISS hs name Is % xhi!ns. w III ssll lin
Whitley you SEQ. and often forget his right
Mr.. Whiting may bs classed as . produce
almost 4 daily between KeyGors and New York;
70 eu'e o. tfe boat W.dnesday morning. hs
TOSS street in Ks,p05s lS e. wEssp9r.eEs
lea ,e admit.sd be was Mr.. Whiting. but said @ no
one had hit him with an umbrella. He didn't
Saa Pnsy
10 admitted that he had been umbrellaed.
asisa to 9aa Msns RS
,asn tfS%Sia. ~ idont know Th'1 should have
%heR M asked Eby he he sGS shGnght there was go
eSR htns sS4e asd eveTy e"aedH Mftehs
amiy toid ths reporter that the old man did
NEW NJ Whiting that she shou id have sskei
m ris h h.s was Mh'D3 before she began
"Oh. they're AL mystsrious people," was all
N ssD ssDs1shl0ss Ea9sh stsSs H Mrs. Hass.,s. sister
ia %Sai episode ddht
%ssHs sa 0's9 ssWfsF :sGss
he first time she saw him since she heard that
had been ssyS h1fs Fl pa hs
;sr again you bet People in KsTpors W call iYDns my
ser Annie aaa HI paW: L hn1a H1s Annie
troabs bis VIE had. hs sndsf'ne dd ne. fGSSs Know
III my wife did hit him." he said. "hs was
4 : loaisr who Insults her. hasn't shei And
Mr. r. Hassett is not = iSres la man. but he threat.
ned to handle any man harshly who insuted
M: Whiting has lived In Keynor. moro than
nd was born IN Flushing.
veT worisd 10 prondi1 told sSe salS wrlter yss. wne
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