Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-25
HE BEAT HIS WIFE.
And the Court Sentenced Him to Re-
ceive Thirty-Nine Lashes.

ceive Thirty-Nine Lnshes.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
FREDERICK, Nd, September q. 1888.
The case of William Leonard Of Balti-
more who Is in Jail here for the murder Of
Jesse Anderson at Lime Kiln, this county,
on the 9Th instant, has been removed to
the circuit court of Montgomery county at
Rockville. where it will probably be called
at the November term. but as Leonard has
the privilege of two removals, he will prob
ably have his case taken from there to
some other county. The story Of his crime
was told in The Evening Star of the Goth
instant
punishments that has been melted out to
criminal in this county for many years
was inflicted upon Daniel Jones, a colored
man of this city. at the Jail here last night.
Jones was brought into court Thursday to
be tried on a charge of wife-beating. In
March last at his home on Ice street here
he became jealous of his wife and beat her.
He has since been In Jail awaiting trial.
The jury, on Thursday. convicted him after
few moments elaboration. AMI the court
In receiving the verdict pronounced II a
Just and equitable one. and turning TO
the prisoner condemned him for the bru-
tality and outrageousness of his crime.
The court then ordered rhe sheriff TO take
Jones back to the Jail and there before the
expiration of forty-eight hours TO give him
thirty-nine lashes with rawhile. well
laid on" This sentence was passed In ac-
cordance with an act of the legislature or
1Ss2. providing for the corporal punishment
of wife beaters and setting the limit OF the
number OF lashes at forty. the sheriff and
the sheriff only to lay them on, the whip
ping to take place inside the county jail
1t was the intention Of Sheriff Cromwell to
carry out the sentence of the court today
at O'Clock. but in compliance with the
request OF Jones to have 1t over with as
soon as possible he laid on the lashes last
night at $50 O'Clock. Jones was removed
oil
and placed In large cell in the state cor
ridor communicating with the sherin's
apartments.
He was stripped to the waist handcuffed
and his hands fastened to the cell door above
his head. The sheriff, who is tall and
strong, then seized an ordinary cowhide
about two feet in length. and after listen
Ing to Jones' appeal to be as easy on him
as he could, began to lay on the thirty
nine lashes- The strokes were quick and
regular and in about a minute all was over.
At the first few strokes Jones seemed to
manifest a spirit of indifference, but about
the tenth began to vince and whine, con-
torting his body as IL in pain. The TWEEN
tieth stroke brought blood. and when the
punishment was over and his back was ex-
amfned 1t was found that about ten of the
strokes had broken the skin. Jones declar-
ed that he would never hit a woman again,
and then went to his CELL put on his clothes
and was set at liberty. The last whipping
in this county that anybody remembers oc-
Cured about sixty years ago and took
place in the yard of the old court house.
The victim was negro and he was tied up
to a tree while the lashes were applied
A lively contest has arisen among the
candidates for nomination on the demo-
cratic ticket for the sheriffalty in this
county, and the only contest of interest
in the nominating convention, which as
sembles here tomorrow, will be that for
the sheriffalty plum. There are six contest
ants In the field already and they all claim
to have enough friends among the conven-
ton delegates to insure their success 1t
may be that the fight will be so close as to
cause a deadlock, but the general impress
sion is that ohio j. Gaver who is favored
by the managers. will play the winning
card. The other contestants are: John
Davis of Crbana. Uriah Palmer of Catoctin
district. r. NJ. Neighbors of Tuscarora dis
trict. and John Jones of Mechanicstown
In addition to nominating a candidate for
sheriff. the convention will nominate five
county surveyor.
Mrs. a. p. Marsh of this city owns a Gu
rious and valuable relic in the shape OF an
old-fashioned solid silver teaspoon, made
from a buckle Of a shoe that was worn by
her great grandfather, Casper Lawyer who
was a fifer with the troops at the defeat
and death of Gen. Braddock. Lawyer lived
to be ninety-three years old, and his de-
scendantS remember that it was often told
how he related that he had heard Braddock
say to Washington when the latter VEN
tured to suggest how the manner OF fight
Ing should be conducted that young bucks
should not dictate to him how 20 fght"
The fife which Lawyer used is still in pos
session of member of the family.
Mr.. Charles s. Taylor of Washington city
and Miss Ida, eldest daughter of ex-Nayor
Lewis Moberly of Frederick, will be mar
ried at the Evangelical Lutheran parson-
age, on East Church street, this city next
Tuesday evening. The wedding will be
quiet owing to a recent death in the brides
family.
A solemn. impressive and beautiful GER
emony took place at the Convent of the
q 70 nCN ctr y, ole
Tuesday morning. when Sister Mary Al
phonso. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w. J.
Muth of Baltimore. took her final vows ard
was invested with the black veil. The Rev.
Father Coleman pastor of ST. Johns Cath
ole Church. performed the ceremony, the
beautiful chapel being filed with relatives
and friends of the postulant and members
of the sisterhood.