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Show BROTUEKLY LOVE. A Pretly Picture of a Pkila-Uelplilu Pkila-Uelplilu Married JMuu. Philadelphia, 17. A well known wealthy married man, named John L. Kates, was before a magistrate today to-day charged with a fiendish assault on Miss Pemberton. It appears that Kates seduced her when she was libout fifteen years old, and she claims that he h is held her in a life of semi-slavery ever since. Recently Re-cently she attended a pic-nic without his permission, and when she returned he charged hwr with infidelity, knocked her down, beat her in a brutal manner and then tore all the clothing off her person, and after pouring burning fluids over her, Bet fire to her and en eavored to burn her alive. The interference of some people in the house prevented the consummation of his design. On Friday evening last he whipped her in a brutal manner, and swore he would disfigure hor so that she would never be able to go out. Great efforts were made by interested parties par-ties to keep the details of the affiir from the public. Kates was held in $2,200 bail for his appearance at court. |