Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-25

FIOCGED TGI. LOVE.
was foreman. His vito was alone much Of
the time with her two small children, car.
ing for them with her best as Iaothcr and
for her husband as sho should. Ho was
not home much Of The zinc, bus was busy
with outside matters " hich required both
his attention ana his wages. DJubtlcss
the vito should net have as.cd Tor G share
Of his timo fcr herself and OF his wages for
their children, but she did.
For her unwisloI he lashod hc~ With n
black snake whip over the head and across
the face and body. Ho had beaten her
with his fists Us well and knocked her
down. lie had kicked her when she was
down ard then had knocked the little boy.
who probably reached unto lis knee. TO
the floor beside the mother, ard had
thrown the helpless Infant back of the bed
against the wall When Mrs. Groves beg
gel Ter mercy, ho kicked and struck her
again. Then bo went cut of the house
With tie strength OF Lis manhood full up
on him.
When she could GrI strength, Mrs
Groycs struggled t. her feet and st.gccrod
to where the helpless baby lay ana hgshcd
its cries ana sCotEed the older child as only
mother can, and all The while the blood
stroamcd from six inch cut il her face
which her lord and master had made with
the black snake, and all tho while the per
tioBs of her body which had felt tho
strength Of his beatiDgs were stifiening
ard swelling aud the limbs that had felt
the force CT his heavy loots were paining
and turning blacl, ard blue.
There are some men who will not kick
the yeriest mongrel dog which scurrics in
their way. But hero is man who, It is
charged. viii kick the mother OF his chill
dren and the keeper Of his honor-the
woman whom 10 has sworn to love and
cherish before God and man. Tho woman
stood in the police station alone and sor-
rowful and III from her injuries, with one
troubled babe clincing to her skirts and
the other ciasnc;! in bor aching arms.
The district attorney asked her why her
husband had beaten her. she answered
that she had asisrd him to give her his
wages and TO let other women alone. The
tears rolled down her cheeks and intensi-
| fed the bruises and cuts in her skin rs she
| swore that ho was not intoxicated when
| he lifted his hand against her and her lit
tie ones; that be was as conscious OF what
he was doing then rs she was at that min
ute, for ne had beaten her on an average
| three times week, and she could endure
| il no longer.
| Deputy District Attorney Miller issued
| the complaint that Mrs. Groves swcre to
and Deputy Sheriff Wall went in search of
the man and arrested him. lie went to
the police station rcaceably enough and
was locked up withou. protest His friends
obtained bail before the nigh; was over,
and he was released from custody. 10
/ acknowledges that he did lash his wife
with the black snake and beat her with his
hands and kick her with his feet
He says that he will bear his punish
ment like a man, because ho was angry
when he committed the deed Of coward
And he hopes for mercy from the court |!
I When his wife plead lor mercy, he threw
their children about brutality and struck
her again where she lay But she was only
a woman, and no viii plead guilty and
bear his punishment like man and plead
for mercy
He denies that there is any other WON
an in the case excepting perchance those
a thssS oHSil III tHc llndEi1aticil Vi MIS-
Groves. He denies, too, that he held back
his wages from her. Ho claims that he
was good husband until she let some
horses out Of the corral into the wheat
field. Then he lost control of himself and
struck her while he was in passion.
While the husband made his explana-
tons and declarations behind tire bars at
the police station, aW aiting TIE result of
his friends search f. bail, the wife took
her two babes and Sa i'ieTed forth into the
night, loUkinc for slclssr for them and
for herself: She founi it ssitb friends who
viii give her home until she is able to
supper: hcrscK and the children thas v III
BE- dependent upon her in the future