Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-22
lNHU MAINLY.
Mrs. Agnes Rooms Claims Her Hus-
band is Brutal to Her.

Ddnd is Brutal TO Her.
There has been a case in the city
which deserved the attention of the
proper authorities long ere this if what
is alleged is true, and there appears to
be bountiful testimony to support the
correctness of the facts as stated. Not
until last week was anything done,
however, when Mrs. Mary Dickens,
humane agent, ended the matter, we
hope, indefinitely. The story of the
case runs something like this:
About year ago there came to this
city man whose name is Rooms,
bringing with him a young wife and
child. He for a time run hack to and
from trains, but not being of a nature
whose industry would set the world on
fire, he soon disposed Of his hack and
sought employment more congenial to
his wishes, but not very remunerative.
His wife and child occupied rooms in
the Braatz block containing very little
furniture. In time, so his wife alleges,
he became very slack in providing for
their support, and the table became SO
bare that she had to appeal to neigh
on the womans knee and she was
crippled so that her only means of
moving about the house was by sliding
along on the floor Her husband dur
ing this time was tending bar aud
serving lunch in Third street resort,
getting three square meals each day,
and his wife's condition did not appeal
to his sympathy. She says he not only
failed to provide her with victuals but
would not even get her doctor to adj
minister medical aid DIR. Brown, hear
ing of the condition of things, through
kindness of heart volunteered his SER
vices free of charge, only asking that
Rooms purchase the medicines, (which
he prescribed, but which it is alleged
the latter refused to do. For time
the neighbors were generous in their
efforts to provide for the Rooms table,
but there is limit to all things, and
seeing that the one whose duty it was
to provide did not make any material
effort to do so, they gradually cut
down in their supply. The woman
claims that during the past few weeks
she has had scarcely anything to eat
except some oatmeal without milk.
This is not all of her sad story. Since
being married to Rooms eight years
ago she had led dogs life. He has
abused her often and on five different
occasions she has left him. He evil
IDENTIFY, according to her story,
imagined that she was a chameleon and
could obtain sustenance through breath
ing the ozone, for he failed to provide
groceries and then when he came home
and found that the neighhors had
brought eatables into the rooms, he
would abuse her and make all kinds OF
threats, and tell her he did not want to
hear of her begging.
Mrs. Dickens and poor commissioner
Fred Holz took hold of the matter after
she had made application to the city
for aid, being advised to do so by Judge
Henry Miller and Dist. Atty, Fred
Genrich. On Thursday Mrs. Dickens
| and Mr.. Holz took the woman and heI
girl to the poor farm, but later she was
taken by an uncle to his home at Dancy
where he win keep her and child as
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The woman is good looking lady q
years of age and was brought here from
England when but - years of age by
her uncle, Geo, Tophan, who is now
caring for her. She was reared by thi.
uncle and eight years ago married
Rooms at Merrill They lived in var
ious towns in this state and Michigan
drifting around considerable. Koon.
is known by the sobriquet of doe. re
ceiving the cognomen from the fac
that he claims to know all about tn,
anatomy of horse. When not around
irrigating establishments he has gener
ally hung around livery stables, an,
his aim in life has not appeared to be
very exalted eGe.
The district attorney now has thi
matter in charge and is collecting evi
dence by which he intends to prosecute
Rooms TO the full extent of the law
koons denies all the statements mad
above, but there are any NUM- Der o
people who claim to know the circum
stances, and who viii swear that all w
have herein stated is absolutely true.