Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-08
Mrs. Valentine GIeckner At
taCks Former Candidate
for Mayor at Roosevelt.
SCENE AT THE DEPOT
Swoops on Her Prey as He
Alights With Vie
from Train.
LASHED ACROSS FACE
Assaulted Man Swears Out
Warrant Hearing in the
Case Tonight.
LAShED ACROSS FACE
psoi6f to the EVENING NEWS.

specidt to the EVENING NEWS.
Roosevelt, Dec. 8:-Excitement Is
intense in this borough over the
public horsewhipping administered
at the local depot last night to DR..
]. J. Reason, recent Republican can
didate for mayor, by Mrs. Valentine
Gleckner, the incident being the
climax of an unpleasantry starting
last election when Mrs. Gleckner,
elated over the defeat of the doctor,
according to his published state
ment, paraded past his house with
others and wiggled at him the
fingers of her left hand placed at
the nose DR.. Reason has sworn out
q warrant before Justice of the
Peace Leveson for Mrs. Gleckner's
arrest on a charge of assault and
battery. A hearing will be held to-
night, when 1t is expected that the
case will be carried to the grand
Jury.
According to a statement given to
an EVENING NEWS representative
this morning, by Mrs. Reason, she
and her husband spent yesterday in
Newark shopping. Both DR.. and
Mrs. Reason had their arms full of
bundles. On reaching Roosevelt at
500 o'clock in the evening DR..
Reason alighted first and with his
back to the station was helping Mrs
Reason from the train. At this
point Mrs. Gleckner appeared from
somewhere out of the darkness Of
the depot and assaulted DR.. Reason
with horsewhip. At first ht
thought that someone was peltins
him with snowballs but the sting o1
the whip across his face soon in
formed him otherwise. His glasseI
were knocked from his nose anS
broken.
DR.. Reason then turned to Mrs
Gieekner and attemptad Ito wres
the whip from her, but was unsuc
cessful. In the meantime Mrs
Reason stood by, so startled by tht
assault that she was unable to rem
der her husband any assistance an6
Mrs. Gleckner continued to ply the
whip. A Mr.. Gutman, who conducts
a store next to DR.. Reasons phar-
macy in Railway avenue, attempted
20 interfere but was unsuccessful.
Finally Mrs Gleckner desisted in
her assault and said: Now you
have got the horsewhipping that I
promised you" DR.. and Mrs. Reason
then walked home, leaving Mrs.
Gleckner talking excitedly to the
Misses Dunley.
Later last evening DR.. Reason
swore out the warrant for Mrs.
Gleckner's arrest on charge of as
sault and battery. 1t will be served
some time this morning.
AS the leading Republican of this
borough DIR. Reason, who also Is one
of the owners of the Roosevelt News,
was selected to run for mayor at the
fall election. His opponent was
Joseph Hermann, running for reelec-
tion for the second time. The cam
paign which followed was a fierce
one, the borough being divided into
two factions over the fray. The
reelected by six votes.
The Democrats formed parade
in which Mrs. Gleckner is said to
have formed a prominent part. At
all events In the next issue OF the
Roosevelt News DR.. Reason charged
that in passing his house with the
victorious forces Mrs. Gleckner act
ed in q very unladylike manner, put
ting her fingers to her nose and wig
Cling them at him as he stood with
his wife in the window of his home
viewing the passing pageant.
Subsequently to the publishing of
this statement, Mrs. Gleckner, with
her husband, who is a member of
che council and a painter and decor
eSor, visited the Reason home and
tC~H Dr. Reason, In the presence of
Mrs. Reason, that unless he would
publicly retract his statement in ref
erence to her as published in the
Roosevelt News, she would publicly
horsewhip him The physician fall
ed to do this and Mrs Gleckner car
rfed out her promise last night.