The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-21
SMASHED HER HUSBANDS BAR
BADDLEY'S SALOON ON CONGRESS
STREET A TOTAL WRECK.

IL, and Then Further Amounts rs
He Took OathS to Mend His ways.
With Her Infant Child, Mrs Badd-
ley Entered the Bar at Early Morn,
and After Brief Hesitation. Wreck
ed the Place an An Empty Bottle.
BaddIey Lodged In Barracks for
DisOrderIy Conduct and Beating
His Wife.
The failure of repeated efforts to reform
her husband caused Mrs. Harry
Baddley to completely annihilate the sa-
loon, at No. Ill Congress street, west,
about O'Clock yesterday morning. Nearly
everything in the saloon, glasses, show
cases, mirrors and other furnishings We're
literally pulverized. All the stock of IL
quors. with the exception of a small guam
tity of whisky was poured on the floor.
Besides the chagrin her husbands drink
ing caused her, Mrs. Baddey has a more
serious grievance. She claims her savings
prior TO her marriage to Baddley, amount
ing to over $1,000, were given him for the
purpose of starting the saloon business,
and his management amounted TO prac-
eical squandering of the money. She never
wanted him to so into the business, she
said, and the thought that her savings
have gone TO his destruction is one Of the
things that drove her to her rash act
Folding her nine months old baby in
her arms, Mrs. Baddley left her home for
the saloon shortly after midnight The
night had been trying one for her She
had waited for her husband until long
after the time he should have been home,
and, feeling there was no way to end the
miserable life he was making for her, ex-
cept 10 destroy the saloon she started on
her destructive mission. A deliberate plan
was formed before she started, so that
there was no interference by the police
until all that remained of the bar was
shattered glass and pool of liquors.
When at his home last Baddley was
drunk, and, in leaving, carelessly left the |
saloon key where his wife could get it.
Ii was with it his wife entered the place
She took the precaution on the way to
the saloon to drop in at the burglar alarm
station, on st. Julian street where she |
reported that she intended to enter the |
bar for the purpose of seeing why the |
lights had not been extinguished. The |
Waterman did not investigate, therefore, |
when the alarm bell sounded.
Mrs. Baddley locked the saloon door after |
She looked around for a few |
but found the place in solitude, |
all the employees having gone for the |
night. The Little one was asleep, and the |
mother comfortably folded it in wraps, and |
placed it on pallet in one corner of the |
bar. She then turned out all the lights, |
seated herself beside a table and began |
brooding over her unfortunate circum-
stances. Around her was the stuff that |
was causing her husband TO follow a way
ward course, and II was not until the sa-
loon was established that he started on
his reckless career. The more she thought |
of il the more she began TO lose control |
Of herself
She lighted the gas and a moment later
began tearing things to pieces. With an
empty bottle in her hand she went from |
one end of the place TO the other, smash
Ing the glasses and mirrors. Whisky was
sD.ashed on the floor, and everything bear
Ing the semblance Of a saloon was knocked |
10 pieces. In her frantic effort TO make
the destruction complete she spared moth
ing, having kept up this work. II is
thought, for about four hours, though she
says she was TOO angry to tell what oc-
CURED.
Baddley had been out for the night, but
was the first al the saloon yesterday MORN
ing. He had been drinking heavily during
the night, and on arriving at the saloon
was not in condition to fully realize what
had happened. He came face to face with
has wife, who was in a state of excitement.
''You will never open this bar again on
my money! was the way she greeted him.
you have taken all my money, and in
return for it, you are making our lives
miserable. Your swore when l gave you
$3.50 you would never drink again; then
gain you swore when | gave you $50 you
would stop drinking. You have not done
II. Now 1 intend to crush this place and |
you will never again get any aid from
me-"
Closing the door behind, Baddley went
inside, but it does not appear he tried TO
ameliorate matters. What occurred dur
ing this time is not known, except the |
work of wrecking the place did not stop. |
Along toward daylight Baddley left the |
saloon in a hack. going for Oscar Arrived |
sen, one of the bar tenders. Returning in |
a short time he ordered breakfast sent |
TO the bar from Halligan's restaurant.
The breakfast was taken by Thomas Du- |
val, colored, who was in the saloon for |
some time. He reported that Baddley and |
his wife continued quarreling, and that he |
threw her to the floor, placing himself |
across her body. During this time Duval |
was holding the baby, who was fretdng |
and crying for its mother. This tableau |
was unchanged until Baddley released his |
wife, who was completely exhausted by
her experience during the night and the
severe ordeal through which she had gone
1t was about 7:45 O'Clock when Policeman
IJmbach passed the bar He was attracted
by a laundering noise from the inside, and
thinking il was a fight, got off his wheel
to investigate. In response to several
knocks on the door, Baddley appeared. He
scarcely opened the door.
What is the trouble here?' asked UNI
bach.
MY wife has gone crazy, that's ALL" and
with this he slammed the door in the Of
ficer's face.
There being no chance to get inside ex-
cept to break the door, Policeman UNI
bach reported the affair 10 Chief McDer-
mott, who directed the officer to send
Baddley in If his saloon was running open.
Umbach knew there was trouble of some
kind, and lost no time in returning. Il was
then he heard the little one crying, and the
continued noise and loud talk caused him
TO fear harm of some kind would come TO