The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-21
Day Of Battles and Beatings On the
West Side.
WIFE BEATER PUNISHED
WESLEY MosER LAID OUT BY
NEIGHBoRs.
Beaten to Insensibility and Locked
Up In the City Jail When He
Made Complaint-Charged With
Assaulting Mrs. Patterson-Pa-
thence Was Exhausted

There were hot times in the western
part of town yesterday from sunrise to
sunset. Assaults and batteries We're
too numerous TO count, one man is
badly beaten UP, and it is all on ac-
count of the marital differences of Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Moser. 1t will be
remembered that Moser some weeks
ago complained to the police that his
wife was unfaithful, and she few
days later denied his charges, making
assertions that led the police TO believe
she was more sinned against than
SHINING. Among other things. Mrs.
Moser complained that her husband
had repeatedly assaulted and beaten
her, and the truth of her assertion is
substantiated by the neighbors.
Tuesday night Mrs. Moser was in
duced to leave him, going to the home
OF Amos Gotham, next door to Moser,
who lives at 425 South Ninth West.
Early yesterday morning, Mr.
Gotham appeared before Judge Tim
mony and swore to a complaint charg-
ing Moser with beating his wife. Mrs.
Moser. 1t seems. would not prosecute
in her own behalf, but Mr.. Gotham
having collected enough evidence, de-
cided TO act.
Attacked By Moser.
Yesterday forenoon Mrs. Moser re-
turned to her home to get some wash
ing she had been doing for Mrs. c. j.
Patterson of 46 Post street, who ac-
companied her No sooner had the
ladies entered the house than Moser, it
is claimed. made for his wife threaten
ingly. Mrs. Moser Screamed and Mrs.
Patterson grabbed claw hammer,
and stood on the defensive. Moser, in
disarming Mrs. Patterson, struck her,
il is claimed, and pushed her roughly
out of the house. The sequel of this
was the appearance of Mr.. Patterson
last night in quest of a warrant for
Moser for assaulting his wife. Patter-
son was advised to return in the
morning and see the prosecutor.
Moser Given a Beating.
He had hardly reached the door go
ing out-about S:30-when Willie
Moser rushed in and said somebody had
just about killed his brother. Desk
Sergeant Smith and Jim Adams ran
out to a wagon. that had been driven
to the station and found Moser, the
husband, insensible. He was carried in
AID laid out on the floor. restoratives
being administered, after which he
recovered. The neighborhood had taken
the law in their hands Moser had
been beaten by Raymond De Almond,
a drayman, and Gotham, according to
the boy, who says that the two men
came in Moser's house and while
Gotham held the light, De Almond
knocked him down and gave him an
all-round beating, The boy says that
De Almond had pistol. 1t was found
that Moser was badly cut about the
face and had lump as big as an egg
on his forehead. He complained of
severe pains in his side, and says the
last he remembers WIS De Almond
striking him with some weapon, he
doesn't know what. lie says nothing
occurred to provoke the assault, that
the men came in and without word,
De Almond attacked him. Meser re-
covered after the men had left and
started for an officer. He got as far
as the Rio Grande Western depot and
was assisted into a wagon driven by
r c. Larson, which conveyed him to
the police station. The warrant issued
for Moser early in the day had not
been served, and he was locked up.
Mosers neighbors say that his con-
duct is such that further forebearance
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