Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-28
WOMAN APPLIES TIE LASH
L. A. Ball Has Lively Session with His
Divorced Wife aud Her Brother
oUTGRoWTH OF PETITION FILED IN COURT
Some Unpleasant Charges Made in Eff
fort to Have Divorce Decree Oh
tanned by His Former
Wife Set Aside.

The spectacle of a woman horsewhippine
man while her brother looked on and
later took a hand himself, attracted con-
siderable interest at Thirty-frst and Mason
street last evening. The AFFAIR was the
outgrowth Of petition filed in the dis
trict court during the day.
Robert A. Ball, through his attorney. w
r. Wappich, has Instituted a suit to set
aside decree of divorce granted to his
wlte' zenetta Ball, July 8, 1905 Mr.. Ball.
who was formerly an employment agent IN
Omaha, sets up that his wife deceived him
by telling him she would drop the suit for
divorce, and she secured the same by fraud
and perjured testimony. He names one M
A. Sweeney as the witness who was mainly
instrumental in enabling Mrs. Ball To get
her divorce, and AYERS in his petition that
sweeney paid the costs, also that he is now
living In the same house with the former
Mrs. Ban and paying the rent The peti-
ton further alleges improper conduct be-
tween these two. and sets up that the
woman has told plaintiff she is only waitinp
the expiration OF the statutory six months
TO marry Mt sweeney.
Ball not only asks the divorce case he
| reopened for a trial on its merits. when
his side can be heard, but also wants the
court to give him the custody of the two
young children, a boy and a girl. aIleRino
that the mother and Sweeney are not prone,
persons to have the custody of them. Hs
further demands restraining order 10 pre.
vent Sweeney from living in or visiting ths
residence on North Twentieth street where
the wife is now residing.
Woman Applies whip.
At 7:s5 last night Ball came to the polio,
station in very much disturbed state
asking that his former wife, her brother
Frank Reeves, and Mark A. sweeney b,
placed under arrest for an assault upor
him. He says that he met the three a
Thtrty-ffrst and Mason streets. His formel
/ wife's brother. caught and held him, Will,
she began to lash him over the back will
a raw-hide riding whip. Ball says he fou zh
against the man who held him and inall,
beat him on. Meanwhile his former VIII,
was still applying the raw-hide with vigor
He seized the whip and jerxed Il out o
her hand. Then he says Sweeney took
hand in the game by striking him a har,
blow over the left temple. Between then
they kept Ball rolling for a minute or two
when he broke away from them. still havinI
in his possession the whip He lost no tim
in reaching the station with his troubles
There was a confusion on his left tempt
from which the blood slowly dripped. II
| said they accused him of publishing IN
above petition, which was evidently muc
resented by Mrs. Ball. The whip was
long yellow riding whip, a new one. TIL
police advised Ball TO come down this morn
ing and file complaint. They refused L
make the arrest without warrant I'm du
form. Ball was very much incensed. II
said:
Now, look here, i want these peopl
arrested tonight l want TO throw them int
jail they did me. They could put me &
without a warrant and l don't see why
can't. I'd just like 20 give them taste 0
their own medicine"