Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
A BRUTE.
VIM. Yonker Is Slated to do Time in
Prison


Prison
Nm. Yonker is the name of 4 man
who lives in the town of Easton, about
eight miles from the city, who, from all
accounts, deserves being dumped into
the crater of Mt Pelee there to end his
existence in moulten lava From stor-
les told it appears that he has always
been free in mis- abuse of the aged or OF
defenseless women and children. 1t
is said he has struck his father and
otherwise abused him, and since mar
riage his hobby appears TO have been
in taking delight in whipping his wife
But Sunday morning he did the act
which viii no doubt land him in Wau-
pun though it may cost his wife her
life. The neighbors tell this story:
Yonker went to Schofeld Saturday
with load OF hay which he sold and
then came to town and purchased load
of feed and started for home but got no
further than Schoield where he re-
manned until the following morning.
Sunday he arrived home at an early
hour, unhitched his team, unloaded the
load of feed and then went into the
barnyard, where his wife was engaged
in milking the cows. Going up to her
he struck her in the back of tie head
with his fist, which caused her to fall
forward, and as she did so he kicked
her. At the time he wore heavy driv-
ing shoes and the force of his kick was
such as To break the pelv,c bone and to
cause very serious injuries, which
may cause her death. Eye wit
neSses of the affair ran to the
woman's assistance aud made the
brute desist further attempts at harm
ing her, and Pat Dorr and Geo. Scott,
neigh6ors, picked the woman up and
carried her across the road to the home
of her brother, John Fust, and put her
to bed. The latter at once started for
the city for the purpose of securing
Yonker's arrest. While he was absent
Yonker entered the house where the
woman was lying and with an oath told
her she might as well die then as any
other time, and seized her by the throat
and hair. Geo Scott then caught hold
of the man and struggle ensued in
which Scott was victorious. Under
sheriff Chellis went out and placed the
man under arrest and lodged him in
the county Jail, and yesterday morning
he appeared before Judge Miller for
hearing but upon his request the same
was postponed until tomorrow, he
being held under $4,000 bail, which he
was unable to furnish While in court
he gave evidence of what he is-a cow
ard of the first water-for he was ashen
pale and trmbled like an aspen leaf.
Today the woman is reported to be in
very bad condition, and if she lives
she is liable to be permanently crippled.
Neighbors who witnessed the affair
say that Yonker did not appear to be
intoxicated at the time, and no reason
is assigned for his act other than pure
fiendishness. Yonker was formerly in
the employ of man who once conduct
ed logging operations, but who now is
proprietor of hotel in Wausau That
gentleman says that Yonker would go
home from camp on Saturday night,
whip his wife, abuse her all day Sunday
and whip her again Sunday evening
before leaving. This was his regular
custom. 1t is also said that he has on
different occasions driven her away
from home at the point of a revolver.
The charge preferred against him is
attempted murder, conviction on which
charge means long prison term, and
as to his conviction there is no doubt.