The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-07-10
Correspon enc of the Daily North West
Outrageous Treatment of a German
Family in Linn County, Iowa

TIE details of a most disgraceful con-
spiracy against the peace and happiness
Of respectable German farmer family,
perpetrated by number of brutes in
human form, in Main township, Linn
county, in this State. who trampied
upon justice and fairness in the most
shameless manner under their feet and
degraded tie law to mere farce, have
Just been related to US.
Mr.. John Schubert, the victim Of this
conspiracy, called yesterday at our Office,
and in simple and truthful manner re-
lated to us the particulars Of the pcrse-
onions to which he was exposed. Last
year he SCI tied down in the above town
ship and county, bought 100 acres of
land, and rented temporarily a house in
tie neigh borhood to live in. One day
the whole family, with the exception OF
a daughter about twenty years Of age,
left the house to work in the fields, W en-
rascal, living al some distance, enter
ed it, and by the use of force. outraged
her person. After accomplishing his
disabolical desire, he made her promise,
under the most terrible threats, not to
say anything about it. This spring,
however, she could no longer make a
sacret Of it, and she confessed to her
parents all that had happened. The
father sued, and the Villa was arrest
ed. A few days after this had happen
ed, on the night of the 7th of April,
sixteen ruffians, half of whom had black
ened their faces. entered his isolated
lodging house, and made the most ter
rible threats that if he did not leaye the
county they would certainly kill him
They then lief. the house. Not ye in
timida;ed by these threats, however,
Mr.. Schubert entered a complointasainst
most of these villains. some of whom
were compelled to enter in $1,000 bail
for their appearance at The next term of
the court. After this had taken place,
on the Sd of June, in open daylight,
about forty rowdies entered his house,
armed to the teeth with guns and rev DIV
ers, and ordered him to pack up and
leave the county forthwith.
They placed him and his whole fam
| lily in wagon. broke his furniture; then
drove his cattle away, stole what they
liked, and drove him to the borders OF
the county whore, under terrible threats
of lillng him and his whole family,
| they forced him to take an oath never to
enter the county or to appear as wit
ness against them. In his terror and
dispair, the man with his family came
to Dubuque, hired a shanty at Eagle
Point, and endeavors to find Justice
He does not venture to return to the
county, for what avails it to him thai
the law protects him, when the law it.
self is powerless. Thus he has been
driven from his home, the honor of his
family outraged, he may well doubling
" exclaim, Do live in civilize STATE!
If all thought on this subject as we
do, the entire German population Of
Dubuque, among whom this wronged
family has found a temporary asylum,
would at once espouse his cause, and
take snch measures that full justice
would be meeted out to these williams,
who would thus basely wrong an ur.
offending man and his family. The res
| pectable portion Of the citizens of the
locality, where these outrages were com
mittep, ought also to take the mat er in
hands if they value the reputation OF
the place. We shall deem it our duty
to warn our countrymen against set
ling in country Were ruffianism il
more powerful than the law. +. G.