Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-20
WHIPPED HER PUBLICLY
Exciting Family Row Tn Quiet
 Connecticut Town.
SOME LIVELY SUMMER VISITORS.
oil Dealer Hall Chased His Wife Through
 the Streets With a HorsewhIp. Each With a Team of Horses-Rescued by a
 Plucky Professor.

With a Team of Hor.es-Rescued by a
 PIucky Professor.
 TWISTED, Conn, July 20.--This quiet old town is undergoing n sensation, the like of which 1t has never before exps- Tienced- The good people of tho vffisns were startled by tho screams Of n wofffaff fin one of the main streets of the village, and on rushing to their doors saw H. !. Hall. a wealthy oil merchant of 20 Platt street, New York city, horsewhipping his wife in the public street.
 Professor Mccarthy rushed to Mrs Halls rescue. and then n most scnsa- tional scene ensucd. Mccarthy grabbed Broker Hall, and a desperate struggle took place Mccarthy, though a much smaller man than Hall, grabbed the latter by the throat and choked him into submission
 Hall. who had hold of his wife's dress near the throat, finally released his grasp; and Mrs. Hall escaped, and jumping into her carriage drove away. Hall and Me Carthy still kept up their struggle. Tho broker almost went mad in his rage and threatened to draw O revolver, but the plucky professor held on until he thought Mrs. Hall was out of danger.
 Raced Through the Village.
 Finally Hall broke away from McCar- thy. but no sooner had he gained liberty than he jumped into his carriage and or. aered his driver to overtakc his wife nt all hazards. A crowd followed the mudiman's s chase, but the horses in both teams wsrs being pushed to their utmost. and the spectacle so far us the village was concern cd was over.
 Tho story of the trouble as given out Is as follows:
 Mir Hall. who is about 46 years old. and his wife, who is much younger, have auarrcled for n long time. and only short time ago Mir. Hall began proceedings for . divorce, X reconciliation was made. and they have continued to 1.-Two together. and with their two children havo been occupying a cottage at Highland Lake They have kept a large establishment there. having plenty of horses and servants and every thing they wish, as Mir Hall has always had plenty of money.
 On the day of the trouble Mrs. Hall was seen driving through tho village in one of her carriages. She had some friends aloIg, and Mrs. Hall had just stopped for her two children, who had been in tho village when Mfr Hall dashed up with an- other team and jumped out and started for his wife with horsewhip.
 Struck Her With a Whip.
 4 few words passed between them, and then he struck hor savagely several times over the head and shoulders. Mrs. Hall ran to her carriage, and jumping in told the driver to whip up tho horses. Mf. Hall had a single team near by and set out in pursuit only n few yards behind.
 The scene was exciting. Mrs. Hall was beseeching the driver of her carriage to hurry, aid Mr Hall was helping whip his horse into a run and urging the driver to 20 faster. In front 0f Baird's drug store Hali overlook his wife's carriage, and slowing up he jumped out and start ed, whip in hand, for Mrs, Hall
 "Come out of there, will your he cried, and he dragged his wife roughly into tho road and tried to choke her and beat her with the whip.
 Several persons rushed out of the drug store, but Professor Mccarthy was the only one who had the courage to face Hall Mrs. Hall fin the meantime had been screaming for help, and her cries had brought out half the village
 I3ottie of Whisky the Cause.
 In the pursuit that followed, after Mrs. Hail had been released through the inter Sention of Mir Mccarthy, Hall caught up with his wife twice, and both the man and woman used their horscwhips on each other. After the last encounter sorne settlement was apparently reached, as tho chase was discontinued, and Hall and his l wife returned separately to Winsted, the | fight having led them some distance away: Tho cause of the affair Is said to hays been the discovery of a bottle of whisky on tho dining room table by the husband. | It Is said that the servants told him that his wife had been drinking, and when he l tried to find out from her If this was true ] received a severe tongue flashing.