The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-03
HE BEAT HIS WIFE
OTTO DETTEAR ARRESTED FOB AS
SAULTING HIS HELPMATE
Full Of Alcohol, He Goes Home and
Whips Her Unmercifully-Aftef
Getting More Alcohol He
Returned Home, But
Met Policeman.

A wild and excited Hollander who
couldn't utter syllable of the Queens
Enylish was brought down from
Eighteenth street last night by officer
John Reeder.
When the journey was commenced he
was at summer heat; when he arrived at
the Jug his temperature was down to zero.
He changed from a roaring lion to docile
little lamb.
He protested in Dutch against being
locked mp, threatening to sue the city
for million dollars. but the jailer
knows only one language and paid
no attention to his threats. His pockets
were searched, but the only valuables about
him seemed to be an empty pocket-book,
bottle of alcohol and a half dozen ba-
nannas.
The name of the individual is Otto Dett-
mar.
The crime for which be was arrested is
wife beating.
Otto was down town all day and when
he went home he imagined himself to be
Jim Corbett and his good wife Charley
Mitchell. The first thing he did
was to square himself and strike
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was followed by a mighty thump on the
shoulder, and as this was too slow a
method of knocking her out. he concluded
to use his feet as we'll as his hands, and
kicking followed His second was King
Alcohol, while his poor wife's second was
that tender-hearted individual called De-
votion. With such odds against her she
was easily overcome, and so badly shat
tered that she was hardly able to walk.
This was the first round The second
round Officer John Reeder consented to be
her second.
After the frs. round Otto returned to
the city, laid in a fresh supply of alcohol,
put bottle of it in his pocket and return
ed. His wife was little disfgured but
still in the ring, and he squared for action
once more, but before he could strike her
John Reeder stepped forth from dark re-
cess and with lifted club ordered him to
submit to arrest. He turned ON the officer
about to deal him powerful
blow when the latter took firm grip on
his windpipe and held him securely.
While going to the car be attacked the
officer again and this time protracted
rough and tumble fight was carried on in
which John Reeder finally knocked him
out.
Dettnar, from all accounts, is profes-
sional wife beater The neighbors say
that be gave her a brutal beating On
Thanksgiving day, but for some reason,
doubtless the delicacy of the poor wife to
expose his conduct, the police did not be-
come awaret of his actions till yesterday.
Judge Babb has no sympathy for a man
who beats his wife and he will doubtless
give him a sentence today commensurate
with such revolving crime. He will
probably have to go to the rock pile, for
John Reede.: says that the city supports
the family anyway, and he might be
pounding rock for it,
Dettnar, it appears is an alcohol fiend
and spends all bis money for the white
duid. The police say that in their expert
ence with men who violate the laws that
the alcohol fiends are the worst to handle
They buy alcohol, mix it with water and
when they drink enough of it. it makes
them furious and dul!s all the good nature
they may possess. A whisky drinker may
be good natured, but an alcohol fiend
never is