The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-16
BEATEN ALMOST TO DEATH.
Mrs. ManEin's Experience with . Husband
who Enters the House Like q Burglar.

who Enters the House Like q Burglar.
The only abiding place of John Mangin. SO far
as known, is on the top floor Of the three story
house at $50 Sackett street, Brooklyn. His
visits TO the house for tho past three weeks
have been few and stealthy, and have always
been attended with terror and suffering for his
poor wife, Mary Mangin. The couple were mar
ried a year or so ago. and matters went along
with comparative smoothness as long as the
wife was able 10 go out and by hard work earn
enough to pay the rent and support her husband
in idleness.
A month or 80 ago her condition was such that
she could work but little, and this SO irrltatcd
the husband that he came home drunk one night
and gave her an unInerciful beating. She com.
planned to the police, and was directed to go to
a police court for a warrant. She went to tho
court, but her husband, who followed her there,
begged Off. and she did not ask for the warrant.
A week later he beat his wife SO badly that an
ambulance surgeon had to be called to attend
her.
This time che did get a warrant. but for some
reason it has not been executed. Mangin prob
ably knew that the warrant was out, for he has
never gone to tho house until after 9 o'clock in
the morning. and stayed only long enough TO
beat and terrorize his wife and wreck the furni.
ture.
The miserable woman Is living all alone and
was completely at his mercy, the tenants on the
lONCT llUOT DtlilB apparently ulEdlu 10 interfere
with him. The policemen who had been on the
watch for Mangin found that he got into the
house by passing through a lumber yard in tho
rear and climbing up a clothes pole 10 an extern
sion TO the house.
His last visit was made about 3 o'clock yester.
day morning. and it 10 surprising 10 the police
that IL did not result in n murder. His wife had
barricaded the door OF her solitary room, but he
broke in, smashed what little furniture re-
manned. demolished the window, and then beat
and kicked his wife until she was almost un.
consci ls. Then he Ned. Last night the
woman showed clear evidence of the brutal
treatment she received when she called AT the
Bergen street station. Her head was bare and
her clothing of the poorest description. Both
her eyes were black and blue and swollen from
the blows she received. and three of her front
teeth had been knocked out. She excited tho
sympathy of Sergeant Eason and the other sta-
ton attaches who heard IL.
Il cannot stand another beating from this
wretch she salu. ~ am now indeed more
dead than alive. When the first trouble oc-
CURED / went to my relatives. who were willing
to take cnre OF me, but he came and drove me
away. III he comes back tonight | know he
VIII Kill me. He steals into the house like a
burglar"
Sergeant Eason sent a policeman TO the house
with the woman, with instructions TO remain
there until he should be relieved. and when the
night patrol went out at Midnight an order was
read instructing mem to keep a close watch for
Mangin. Sergeant Eason will also have In.
ouiries made to-day why the warrant has re-,
manned uneXecuted.