Eureka Reporter | 1903-02-06 | Page 2 | Beats Wife during Prayer

BEATS WIFE DURING PRAYER had her hands in dough and could inot riot join in devotion for whipping his wite wife because sie failed to join in prayer john was fined 40 in mayor brouse brouses s court in kokomo kokomos ind mrs who appeared in court with two black eyes said she intended to join in worship but had her hands in the dough mak ing bread and could not stop she said her husband stopped in the middle ol 01 his extempore prayer arose from his knees and beat her unmercifully one ot of his blows knocking her down mrs denied that she showed lack ot of devotion devot iori but explains that her household needed part of her attention and she never could tell at what mo dent her husband might not suddenly insist on holding a prayer service in ie i e house