Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-04-15
SHEARED HIS WIFE 'SHAIR
RICHARD wHITTAKER's PLAN TO PRE-
VENT HIS WIFE LEAVING HIM FOR
ANOTHER MAN.

ANOTHER MAN.
New York Sun:
Mrs. Jane Whitaker went 10
j, ffersOn Market Court Sunday
with her clothes IN shocking con.
dltiOn. The pun on the right
shoulder of her waist had been
stripped down to her elbOw. There
were tour big slashes in the waist
and twice as many more in her
skirt. She wore miSshapen pair
of shoes that were much too large
for her. Her grey telt hat was
slit down the crown from end 10
end. Upon her black face sat
sulen, unappeasahle rage.
Richard Whitaker, her hus-
band, whose arrest she bad caused
was "a frauk Iooki g young man,
with an immature musiache aud
an engaging snlle.
Judge, NOnr Honor, sir, SAID the
" aoman, ',ook VIA that worthless
man done 10 NE. I'm his wife, his
lawful welded wife. We being
carried three years, in Atlanta,
GA where ve both was raised,
aud cane beIe last Chrlstm is 10
live with hlm. lie done stop
work then and there. and he alh't
done a lick since SIiuTdaS night
hr came in when | ~as asleep and
took The shears aud GU ali TIE
hair ulf the top OF my head.
She removed The scaIidrd hat
aud exhibited her head. OIt OF
the thick mass of her hair SIC
ton the -izp aud shape OF a bowl
nad ne-n cut. Even The mag
l,trAte laughed at the Sprri figure
the Nouap presented and h,r ex-
preston of woundrd vanity.
IF fyou were as rep,' said the
magistrate, HoN do yol kIow he
cut your baIrY
who else done IT, she asked in
rising anger. 'Who else done IT.
Aud more. Didn't hear him 20
downstairs, laughing aud saying
shameful things ahont me so The
whole housr heard him! Anl me
his wifr-his lawful an vedaed
wife. Ard more. d dn't he cut
up nv old pair of shoes, j1st ike
he doue cut up my clothes. when
YOU see here, and my hat, which
YOU likewise see. and my under
clolhes-whch | will shoN if you
"a, so? Air't he done all that, and
carried off ny Eew shoes aud 9awr
them 30 lie can fl his worthless
self With beer. Amt he done al
them things! If he done them, why
ain't he cut my hair tOOl He better
not say be aIu'c cut my aail'CAns'
| knO him. ! go, good reaso'
to know him. AIM l his wife
his lawful an welded wif,H
Why aid you treat this woman
sor the magistrate asked OF Rlch
ard.
Yassir,, he said. Jest yor
keep that woman uulet. AnC
ever, body keep quiet until | dOlt
tell my tale. Then who that vii
can talk and welcome.
The courtroom quoted down.
4 Judge, sir continued the prs
oner. listen, And IT | ain't had
j dght TO do cIrcnmstantiallv jus
| what done, neither more nor les
then I'll take the consequential
That's all.
This wo nan here is my wife
1ns as sue sa here IS nOw-m
awful an welded wife. Judge
,our Honor, l love the womaI
IS ~ is all the world TO me-
.Hubv saud Ms, WHITAKER
ele, ,allng her no.rsome TWO inches
j ,dgr, slI.' SAID the prlsone
Iradug,y. 'Wll ,On please, ~
preserve me ffom this ladl's T.
marks. | don't want noUbing
the world hat Il fair show. That
all, AO,r Honor.
"A Itrll NOu love thlswOman
List week shr gOt "A letter from
man named Washington MArtlI
of Roanoke, Va, where her motht
lives, asking her would she cou
down there aud live with him.
is done show her the letter. III
openly contended TO me she goln
10 to send word TO that man that,
g [ don't get work, she Is surely Z
Ing to come, ike he ask her,
soon as he send her money TO bt
E. her a ticket. Now, | can't G
work, oflband up and-ho!ler, III
YOU can pick up stone out
~ the road. Now, | don't want b
TO 90 to thar man in Roanoke.
sWhat cana man dol l all
seen but one way to stop her, al