Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
WHO DROVE THE WOMAN OUT TO FREFzz1

Down near ColfaX woman is await
ing amputation OF her feet if she has
not already suffered their loss.
Do you remember how bitter cold
il was Wednesday morning. Your wife
and children lay snug and warm until
the raging fires in the furnace or
under the boiler had made the house
fit for them to rise. If there was lit
tie baby in your home the temperature
was carefully regulated before it was
taken up wrapped in its blankets.
Fourteen below zero is fearful weather
in Iowa.
But at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning
this woman was fleeing barefoot with
her three months old babe in her arms.
Her clothing consisted merely Of her
night dress. And she ran 9. mile thru
the snow, in that bitter cold clasping
her baby 10 escape the murderous rage
| of her drunken husband. Now she is
10 creep thru life. unless death is merci-
full manned, with a memory worse
| than her hurt because her husband
had helped business in Colfax or
some other place where whisky is dis
.ributed. legally or illegally, by reason
| of nlulct consent or because of drug
gist's permit or thru violation of law.
SO far as the woman is concerned it
makes little difference how. She did
freezing thru the snow in the fear OF
death to herself and her little child.
The surgeon did not inquire whether
the drunken brute bought it al saloon
or drugstore or whether the people
of the city had given out the legal right
10 co this kind of murder for a con-
sider,tion il hand paid II was no tins
for argument; he made ready his
knives that her life might be saved
The argument comes before the re.
suits.
The news report says 1.-The commun
ity is greatly incensed over this awfu
: cruelty Increased at whom2 Tn,
nurderous lunatic, made murderousl,
insane by the murder making STUFF
sold by permit or illegally by collu
; sion of half the people of the count
and two-thirds the officers of the com
: monwealth? Are they incensed at tn
snug druggist or the saloonist or tn
g half protected hole in the wall wher
: he bought the incentive 10 murder
Why, if some one We're sowing loo
seed and thus rendering the horses an
cattle of community crazy an
dangerous the community" woul
lynch him as soon as it could lay hand
> on him.
The community" should turn IFS re
> sentiment upon itself Say what W
will and dodge as we please, the burde
of the crime rests more on the con,
= munity than on The drunken mania
who should be punished with the III
most penalty of an outraged law.
- rests upon every member Of every con
If nunity. None of US may escape it. tt
"a picture of that woman fleeing thru II
knee deep snow, falling screaming in
g. drifts, while the winds lashed her wi
Is Whips of frigid steel; stumbling {
10 with feet that. turned into blocks
n ice, refused to obey her will, muffin
TX her baby in the scanty folds of h
in garment and holding it close clasp
Mt to keep its life alive is one that shou
n burn itself on the mind and heart
ad every man whose signature protec
m the business that pursues women in
IN the snow and drives little children O
,ol to freeze under the cold stars of
RS. winter night. The responsibility b
lis longs upon the community and the I
nd sponsibility for the community is t
as responsibility of every member of /
he community.
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Use which king?
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