PUNISHING A BRUTAL HUSBAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7656, 5 June 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

PUNISHING A BRUTAL HUSBAND.

In North Manchester; U.S., one night recently, says a New York journal, a mob of men and boys, to the number of about 150, went to the house of R. B. Swankin, in the cast part of the town, who is accused of whipping his wife and shamefully abusing his child, and ordered him to pack his personal effects preparatory to leaving town. He obeyed orders, and soon had two gripsacks well filled, ready to start. When he made his appearance outside of the house, the mob fell to and gave him a beating before starting to escort him beyond the corporate limits of the town. They then inarched him to Main-street, and, turning west, marched to the railway in the west end of the town. During the march down the street he was kicked and cuffed unmercifully, and a big burly butcher followed close behind him, and every few steps struck him with a huge cattle whip. After reaching the west end of the town, they took him down the railroad track about half a mile, when they called a halt, took off his coat, and two muscular men gave him a terrible whipping with blaoksnake whips, striking blows about until the blood trickled down his arms and fingers. They then compelled him to promise never again to return to North Manchester, and allowed him to depart