The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-03-15
HIS WIFE.
Mrs. Charles Langenbach Tells the
Police a Strange Story of the
Ways of her Husband.
THREW HER OUT cF THE HOUSE

Family Quarrel Results in the Man Beat
ing His Wife in Horrible Manner and
Then Turning Her out of the House with
her Little Child Clad in Nothing but
Nightrobe- Police Give Her
Shelter for the Night.
Mrs. Charles Langenbach appeared
at the police station this morning and
made complaint against her husband,
charging him with wife beating.
From the story told by the woman it is
evident that Langenbach is fend IN
human form and an effort should be
made to place him somewhere that 1t
would be impossible for him to become
the defendant in the courts again
Langenbach and his wife live over
on the west side and for some time
their inability to live in peace and har-
mony has been known to the police.
Last evening, according to the story
of the, woman, Langenbach was down
town and she and the children retired
early. The father and, husband came
home about O'Clock and in few mo-
ments he got into a quarrel with his
wife. Words led to blows and the
husband assaulted the wife striking
her in the face several times. Finally
the woman was pulled from the bed
and thrown out into the street. Clad
only in her night robe, with her feet
bare, she went to the home of neigh
Dor and secured some clothing. Later
she made her way to the City Hall, to
seek shelter for the night. Here she
was found by an officer. In her arms
she held child about year old, which
she had taken with her when she fled
from her Infatuated husband. The
officer took the two in charge and sent
them to the Commercial Hotel, where
they spent the night. This morning
she appeared in the justice court and
made formal complaint against her
husband and asked that the officials
assist her in obtaining a divorce.
This is not the first time the woman
has flied complaint against her hus-
band on similar charges. He has been
twice arrested for beating his wife and
at one time was bound over for trial at
the Circuit Court.
The case is peculiar one. Langen-
bach is employed at the tannery and IS
hard and steady worker. He has
always been liked by his employees and
is considered valuable man and has
never been known to have trouble with
any one except his wife, but if stories
told by the neighbors are correct the
life of the woman has been in danger
many years. The couple have large
family of small children and every
effort has been made to keep them to-
gether for the sake of the children.
The officers say that tho fault is not
only Langenbach's, but that the wife
is of very mean disposition and does
all in her power to keep the family
warfare in progress. Langenbach has
always supported the family, but he
deems it his privilege, as the head of
the house, to whip the wife and mother
at will.
The woman is badly bruised and re-
fuses to return home until the husband
has been locked up behind the bars.
1t is to be hoped that the officers will
take charge of the case and either
separate the couple or bring charges
against the man that he may be put in
a place where he will learn that he has
no right to beat his wife on any
prov6cation E