Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-08
HORSE WHIPPING EPISODE.
MRS. ROSS HILL ATTACKS DIR. p. e.
HEPLER ON THE STREETS
OF BRIDGhPORT.
THREW PEPPER IN HIS EYES
And Then Struck Him Again and
Again With a Dog Whip-Mrs. Hill
Was Backed Up BY Her Husband
who Admonished Her to "Give 1T
to Him"-Dr. HepIer Says He VIII
Prosecute.

The town of Bridgeport was the
scene of quite lively horse whip
ping" episode yesterday afternoon
about half-past one o'clock. Mrs. Ross
Hill, who resides on the Cadiz pike
with her husband, assaulted DR.. P. E.
Hepler, a practicing physician of that
town, with dog whip, after first
throwing a package of red pepper i'll
his face. The affair occurred in front
of Bailey & Sons shoe store on Bank
street. A more public spot could not
have been selected.
An eye witness to the affair said
that Mrs. Hill, when he first saw her,
was standing in the doorway Of the
Wheeling Traction Company's waiting
room. Her husband stood just inside,
looking out. through a window. Mrs
Hill carried package wrapped in light
brown paper about two feet in length
The doctor came out of Bailey's and
stood in the doorway. Mrs. Hill walk
ed over to where he was standing and
talked to him for about two minutes.
Suddenly she threw handful of red
pepper into his face and attacked him
with the package. After several blows
were struck the paper came OF and
disclosed dog whip. The doctor took
hold of the whip and held it until Hill
crossed over and called to him: Let
go that dog whip" Hill then said:
Give it to him, Eva; give it to him"
The doctor let go the whip and ran
into Baileys, pursued by Mrs. Hill. He
was struck several times across the
face and shoulders before he made his
escape.
Hill conducts a machine shop. He
said his wife had been a patient OF DR..
HELPERS for about two weeks. Last
Sunday afternoon she called at the doc
tors office. The doctor took her into
his private Office, first grossly insulted
her and afterward used violence in an
endeavor to accomplish his purpose.
OF course, Mrs. Hill returned home and
told her husband. Mr.. Hill claims TO
have the sympathy of the community.
DR.. Hepler has been practicing med
lC4u6 III bIluStpOlI lOI Tic 1921 LOul
or five years. His Offices are in the
Heinline block in Bridgeport. He is
said to have come from Cleveland. He
is a single man. He said yesterday
afternoon, when seen by Register re-
porter about the matter, that he had
treated the lady for very serious fe-
male complaint and cured her. She
still owes him the bill for the treat
ment, he claims. He has endeavored
to collect it, but cannot. As far IS
either insulting her or using violence
toward her he simply denies that such
was ever the case for a good and sufii-
cient reason.
The doctors appearance plainly
showed the result Of the castigation.
His eyes are badly swollen and in
famed. His face, across the bridge Of
the nose, from cheek bone to cheek
bone, is swollen and very red, although
there are no weltS, such as might be
inflicted with a whip of the kind.
Directly after the assault he consulted
his attorney, Mr.. Heinline, and intends
to push the thing to the full extent OF
the law At six o'clock yesterday eve
ming, however, no arrests had been
made.