Louis Weichmann

[BettyO]

Quote:Is that the exact name of the newspaper? I noticed that the statements attributed to Spangler sounded too educated to be his words. Don't you agree? What do you base "wheedling snoop" on? Are you projecting your own bias? But I agree that those losers had no use for him. He didn't offer them bags of money. Also, do you think beating a woman to be chivalrous?

Pamela -

That is the exact name of the newspaper. I agree that the statements attributed to Spangler sound far too educated. I have seen Spangler's letters and he didn't have much of an education. I perhaps used a bad choice of words. Most folk seem to feel that Weichmann was more or less one who wanted to join the group of conspirators, but because he could not ride a horse or shoot a gun, the other boys ignored him.

As far as Powell beating Annie Ward; you must remember that in the Victorian era, servants were not thought of in the same manner as a "lady" would be nowdays. We've gone over this subject on the board once before. Yes, his actions were strong and uncalled for. The fact that she more or less knew of his relations with Mary Branson (and probably threatened to tell her parents) infuriated him beyond control. He had a hot temper and it got him into trouble.