Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-30

the city money besides I'm on, OF bed
every morning by O'clock with my fore
man, and am driving about IN my rig TO
keep a sharp lookout for these smugglcrs.
We watch the Fifteenth street bridge and
the Sixteenth street viaduct, which Is their
route out OF town. and we shall nab every
mothers son OF 'em II | can stand the early
hours. II is mighty hard getting out In the
cold air at that hour, but when the smugglers
find out that they can't get ahead OF this
woman, they will come to time and Will
agree to obey instructions from the garbage
contractor, even though she be woman
l never saw the man yet that | was afraid
Of"
II will be seen from this Interview that
Mrs Pickrell is an independent woman who
has seen much of life. She is not highly
educated and she does not hesitate to eX-
press herself in language distinctly western.
While talking to the reporters she never
uses a harsher word than "darndest.' but
she has the reputation for saying stronger
things when greatly provoked
FLoGGED HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. William Martin Of San Bernardino,
Cal, tied her husband UP by the thumbs
one morning recently, and gave him such
horsewhipping as he will not soon forget.
The punishment was inflicted early in the
day--in fact, shortly after the recreant hus-
band had returned from night out-but was
witnessed by several neighbors and they
predict that Martin will forswear the gaming
legacy to which he recently fell heir.
Three weeks ago Martin, who had been
man of all work in town, was notineu tnat
he had $500 waiting for him in Kansas, ana
he went to that state to claim his own.
When he returned home with the $500 he
felt that he should enjoy himself. Taking
$50 of the money he made the rounds of the
resorts, and in one night his $50 was gone.
He reported at home for breakfast, but found
that his wife had more than breakfast walt
ing for bin.
The Martins live in a cottage in the North
ern part Of the city. and what was the sur
prise of the neighbors who were astir to see
Mrs Martin leading her husband toward the
barn He is rather small of staure, and
his wife, while not TALL is muscular, as the
is ue demonstrated. she forced Mar in along
until the fence in the rear of the barn was
reached, when she produced a rope and pro-
ceeded to knot it about his thumbs. This
done and securely tied she brought him up to
| a post and tied the rope over, and the captive
husband was in such position that the more
| he pulled the greater was his pain She
| went into the barn for the whip Martin uses
when driving, and she knew what to do with
| 1t. She belabored her husband around the
back and shoulders, and continued to lay on
| the blows even when he begged her to de-
| sist, and made all sorts of promises for his
| future conduct. She did not sesm to be
moved by them, and continued the whipping
until she had beaten him into quietness and
the way to the house.
GUSSIE HORNBR IN HER CORNER.
Several weeks ago Alfred Horner and his
wife, GuDse, of Prospertown, N, j., disagreed
and separation followed.
Horner then had the following advertise
ment inserted in local paper, and supposed
Mrs. Horner would probablys endeavor to ar
range a settlement and return home:
Notice-My wife having left my bed and
board l warn all persons from selling her
airy goods on my account.
ALFRSD HORNER.
Mrs. Horner inserted the following adver-
tisemeilt in the same paper:
Notice. would inform the public in gen
eral and Alfred Horner in particular, that
his credit is in no danger of being offered
for sale by me. And as for the bed and
board he speaks of my leaving, there is
mistake about that for from the unfortu-
nate day we were married until now he
has never given me either, nor had he them
to give. Gussie paddles her own canoe.
MRS GUSSIE HORNER