Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1904 — A Case of Wife Beating. [ARTICLE]

A Case of Wife Beating.

Leonard Tullis, a young man, who recently moved in from the country, plead guilty on Monday forenoon, to the charge of assault and battery upon the person of his wife, a handsome young woman to whom he has been married only about two years. According to her sworn statement the only provocation he had was her neglecting to get up and build the fire Sunday morning, when he ordered her to do so. She stated that he dug her violently in the side with his elbow, pulled out a handful of her hair and struck her a heavy blow over the eyes. The case was before Squire 8. C Irwin who assessed a fine of $lO and costs, or S2O 10 in all, which he paid. She stated further that he told her if she called for help he would her with a revolver, which she says he always keeps under his pillow.