The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-17
FROM REAL LIFE
New York SUM-


Testimony given by Dr. Norman Lewis
of PA East Twenty-third street before
Magistrate Crane in the Yorkville police
court yesterday, seems to dispose of the
theory that women cannot throw straight,
at least so far as the doctors wife is CON
cerned. 1t was Mrs Lewis accuracy of
aim OF which the doctor complained. He
also said that his wife beat him at leas
once daily and he wanted the ma gistra te
to stop it.
The doctor did not look as though he
needed protection. He is at least six feet
tall, broad ShOuldered and bearded, but
his expression was of abject misery. He
carried package wrapped up in a news
paper which he handled very gingerlv
When he stepped on the bridge he laid
this package on the desk in front or
Magistrate Crane. The ma gistrate asked
what he wanted.
Advice. your honor said DR. Lewis
Il want YOU to help me. My wife beats me
continually. Il used to be once a month,
but now it's every day.
But surely, YOU don't mean that you
let her beat your exclaimed the magis-
trate-
II DO. your honor; 1 cannot help it. -
walled the doctor She makek me do the
house work, attend to the door look out
tor the fires, give her her breakfast in
bed and then she throws the breakfast
things at me- I've stood 1t for six years
she has ruined my practice. and | am
a wreck mental, physical (and financial
Whether do what she tells me or not,
your honor. she beats me, and yesterday
but look at this your honor
He unwTapped the newspaper package
and displayed a derby hat with a dent
IN the front. Radiating from the dent
IN al directions was plaster Of egg.
Magistrate Crane hastily ordered the hat
removed and asked DR.. Lewis to explain
Y esterday morning your honor she
ordered me to sift out the ashes from the
back window said ne. Il complied and
while doing it she flew into A rage She
ran OFT. got some eggs and began to
bOmbard me with them. She hit me with
two of them, as you can see yourself, and
then / ran for MY life.
trate.
NO, your honor, she is a perfect angel
to every one but me, and to me she is A
devil she pulls my hair and my beard.
boxes my ears and makes me do all the
work. 1 cannot leave her as the house.
which IS mine, is furnished room house.
and must be taken care of by some one.
IN cannot put her out because-well, be
cause [ cannot"
'WeH." said the magistrate, you are
a. queer sort of man to stand it. / Will
give you a summons to have her appear in
court tomorrow You must serve it on
'TH do it, your honor. I'll do it.
stand IL any longer.
Judging by appearances the doctor
might have been afraid of being discov-
cred IN court. He spoke in a low tone
and continually glanced around. as if he
feared a disagreed bic surprise As soon
as he received his summons he hurried
hat.
A Sun reporter found the doctor and his
wife seated beside the DarlOr stove last
night Mrs Lewis is large woman but
not 50 big as her husband She has a
sort gentle voice and by no means a
fierce air
Do I look like a person who could beat
a giant like thatT she asked, pointing al
him. NO, Of course not. I deny that I
ever hit him at all. AS for the other
things he accuses me of TIL take care of
them IN court He has made a big fool
of himself
The doctor listened meeIxIy.
pr Lewis late last night gave out the
following written statement:
DR.. Lewis wishes to say publicly that
he regrets getting a summons for his
wife. as she had great DrovOcation. The
affair has been settled between our