The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-21

| horse-whipping from Mrs. Edith Gould.
| as the result of an article which an
peared in the last Issue of the Scran-
tontan and to which Mrs. Gould de-
clares was direct blow at her honor
and good name
Mrs. Gould was formerly Miss Edith
| Woodling, of 519 Gibson street. Four
years ago she married. and in a year
was widow. A week ago last Satur-
day the young widow was married to
Royal Gould, a member of the Mac
auley-Patton Dramatic company. Con-
cerning this marriage was written the
article which aroused Mrs. Gould's ire
| and resulted in the castigation of
O'Toole.
According to Mrs. Goud's story, she
called at the Scrantonian office Mon
day morning for the purpose Of dis
covering who was the author of the
article, had a short talk with O'Toole.
in which she hid her real feelings in
the matter cleverly, and arranged for
further interview with him later in
the day. He did not appear at this or
in the evening. despite two messages
she sent. and about 9 o'clock yesterday
morning Mrs. Gould took her stand
near the entrance to the Republican
building, and "lay" for O'Toole, first
taking the precaution of having in
readiness carriage in which to beat
a hasty retreat.
O'TOOLE APPEARED.
At last her victim appeared. And
then the numerous loungers about the
immediate vicinity were treated to
some excitement. After a momentary
parley between OToole and Mrs.
Gould, the latter suddenly flashed
forth a short, rawhide riding whip
from beneath her coat. With reso-
lutte swing of her arm she brought it
down on O'Toole's shoulders and fol-
lowed it up with a rain of blows. The
Scrantonian representative ducked,and
then beat a retreat into the Repub-
lican hallway, at which Mrs. Gould en-
tered her cab and drove away.
She was seen at her home by a
Tribune man last evening, and even
then had not entirely recovered from
her Indignation at what she termed
'the attack upon her honor" Mrs.
Gould is a slender, delicate young wo-
man, of a pronounced blonde type. She
is possessed of dainty girlish figure
that gives no indication of the courage
she undoubtedly possesses.
"ThiS is only sample" she re-
| marked determinedly, "of what every
one is going to get who makes any at
lacks on my reputation. AS soon as
I read that article in the Scrantonian
/ was resolved to punish O'Toole for
the horribly libellous article he wrote.
"I didn't want to in any way MAIN
or cripple him, and took care when l
struck him not to gouge his eye, but 7
did wish to cut his face open. l called
al the Scrantonian Office Monday morn
ing to learn the identity of the man
who wrote that article, and in my
talk with OToole. 1 think I managed
pretty we'll to keep my true feelings
to myself.
after failing to secure another in
terview with him, I resolved to fol-
low the course which I did pursue. I
concealed the whip on my person, and
before meeting O'Toole I took the pre-
caution of telling the men in Webers
barber shop what my Intentions We're
and in forming them that I relied on
their aid in case he struck me.
"As I lashed O'Toole. he tried to
run away and dove into the hallway
of the Republican building. saying,
Come in here l followed him to the
entrance and there struck a last blow,
hitting him on the hand.
SHE MAKES DENIAL.
"1Ie now claims that he was to have
met me to give me some information
regarding a stage employe who knew
various facts regarding my husbands
past life, and certain divorce papers
of former marriage. 1t II want any
facts about my huband's lift, I'd so
to other sources than the Scrantonian
office"
Mrs. Gould was inclined to be bit
jocular over part of O'Toole's article,
in which he devoted considerable
space to her pet lap-dog. THE idea,"
she declared, "of dragging the poor
dog into print" and she affcctionately
patted the head of fine looking COL
lie.
She declared that she will mete out
the same punishment to any other de-
tractors of her fair name, but laugh
ingly supplemented the remark by
saying that she did not anticipate any
more trouble. The whip will be re-
tained as souvenir, and If necessary
may be used as an instrument of cas-
tigation to the collie and a big bull
dog, which Is another of Mrs. Gould's
pets.
O'Toole gives as his side of the story
that the interview took place in the
Republican hallway, and that he was
only struck one blow. whereat he
grasped the whip from his fair assail-