Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-03-21
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Hs Says.
Testimony, says the Neu York
SHs. given by DIR. Norman L.evil
before Magistrate Crane "a the
Yorkville polio court, lest ueek,
seems TO dispose Of the theofg thai
women cannot throw strai< <tt, Il
least 80 far ~ the doctors Rife ID
concerned. It vas Mrs. Lewis'i
accuracy OF aim Of which the doctol
complained. He also said khat his
wife beat him 1t least once daily
and ne vented the magistrate te
stop il.
The doctor did not Loo & thsaeh
he needed protection. He i q
least six feet tell, broad shouldered
and bearded. bat bis expression was
OF abiect misery. He carried q
package wrapped up in Q news.
paper which he handled very eing.
erly. When he stepped on the
bridge he laid this package on the
desk in front Of Magistrate Crane.
The magistrate asked what he sant.
ed.
"Advice, your Honor" said DR..
Lewis. 81 want you to help me.
My wife beats me continually. 1t
used to be once month, bat now
it's every day."
"But surely you don't mean that
you let her beat you ?" exclaimed
the magistrate.
81 do, your honor; I cannot help
it, !" walled the doctor. "She makes
me do the housework, attend to the
door. look ont for the fires, give her
her breakfast in bed, and then she
throws the breakfast things at me.
I've stood it for six years; she has
ruined my practice, and am q
wreck mental, physical and finan-
cial. Whether i do what she tells
me or not, your honor, sha beats
me, and yesterdsy-but look at this
your honor"
He unwrapped the newspsper
package and displayed q derby hat,
with . dent in the frontg Rsaiat-
ing from the dent in ell directions
was o plaster Of egg. Magistrate
Crane hastily ordered the hat re-
moved and asked DR.. Lewis to ex-
explain.
yesterday morning your Honor,
she ordered me to sift ont the ashes
from the back window" said he,
81 complied, and while doing it she
few into q rage. She ran out, got
some eggs and began to lombard
me with them. She hit me With
two of them, as you can see your
self, and then / ran for my life."
.'Does she drink ?" inquired the
magistrate.
"No, your Honor, she is O per-
feet angel to every one bat me, and
to me she 10 devil. She pulls my
hair and my beard, boxes my ears
and makes me do all the work. I
cannot leave her az the house, which
is mine. 10 furnished room house,
aud must be taken care Of by some
one. | cannot pat her ont because
we'll because cannot"
"Well. said the magistrate, "you
are queer sort of Q man to stand
it. l will give you Q summons to
have her appear in court to-mor-
row. You must serve il on her."
"I'll do it your Honor, I'll do it,
though she may lick me for it. l
cannot stand it any longer.
Judging By appearance the doc
tor might have been afraid Of being
discovered in court. He spoke in
. low tone and continually glanced
around, as if he feared disagree.
able surprise. As soon az he re-
ceived his summons, he hurried ont
Of court, clutching his egg daubed
hat.
A Sun reporter found the doctor
and his wife seated beside the par
lor stove last night. Mira. Lewis 10
Q large woman but not 30 big % her
husband. She has Q soft, gentle
voice and by no means Q fierce air.
"Do / look like . person who
could beat giant like that ?" she
asked pointing at him. s.No, of
course not. | deny that I ever hit
him ct all. As for the other things
he accuses me Of I'll take care Of
them in court. He has made q big
fool Of himself"