The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-01-28
NEW POST NEEICE
Infamous Outrage.


county demands from us, more than
passing notice and from those in power
speedy punishment. We refer to the
recent outrage committed on tho person
of II. Horton, Esq, of Fox township.
The facts of the case as we gather them are
as follows.
1t seems that two brothers,
named respectively, Jacob and james
| Anthony, Of Jefferson county, in the
employ of the Provost Marshal of this
district were ordered to arrest two men,
alleged to be desorters this they ac-
complishcd in the neighborhood of Big
run, near the line of Clearfeld comfy,
Yhe men, however, afterwards escaped
from the custody Of the Anthony's, aud
secreted themselves about one mile from
HELEN mills in this county. A posss
was then sent into Brandy Camp after
them, accompanied by the Anthonys,
who re arrested the alleged deserters,
and TOOK them to D. G. Oysters. James
Anthony, 1t seems, was then seized wit h
some qualms of courage peculiar to the
"Bob Acres" species and refused topro-
ceed from Oysters to Ridgway unless
better supplied with fire arms & imme-
diately proceeded to obtain them in the
most lawloss manner, In company with
some of the squad, which was nine or
ten strong, he proceeded to Mr.. Horton S
house in Brandy Camp, arriving there
about II, p. MIR. II. and family
having retired for the highland in an
outrageous, lawless and riotous man.
ncr broke open the house, and demanded
of Mr.. H. all the fire arms in his posses
? sion" Mr.. II. appeared, with gun
in his hand, and supposing, very natur.
ally, that the party were gang Of rob-
bers, very properly informed Anthony.
that, If he did not leave at once, he
would receive the contents of his fire
arm, instead Of the weapon; scuffle
theroupon ensuing, during which the
gun was taken from Mr.. H., and An
thory dropped his pocket book, the
party left the place, and returned tc
Oysters. There, Anthony, not being
} satisfied with having committed one
r glaring outrage, determined to commit
r others. He demanded a team from
: Mrs. Oyster, her son being absent, bu
. was informed by Mrs. 0. that the horse;
were unfit to travel; but Anthony say
ing that he had authority to take them
did so, and returned to Mr.. Horizons, il
the morning. On seeing the party, Mr.
} Horton invited them to enter, which
they did he then handed Anthony tht
pocket book which he had found The
previous night. Anthony, having in
, spectcd the contents, charged Mr.. II
> with having stolen five dollars from it
, that charge being SO contemptibly re
! diculous, we pass it by without furthe
notice. Anthony then put Mr.. II, 4,
irons and conVeyed him to Oysters 4,
, that condition, and allowed him to re
main so, for some time when one of tn,
; soldiers, having due regard to law ant
. justice told Anthony he was doing wronl
. and would bring trouble on himself
. at the same time advising him to tax
> the irons off Mr., II to this Anthony re
: sponded, "that he would be damned
! he did anything of the kind: that h
would keep him in irons until he arrives
in Washington" The soldier, howeve'
insisting, Anthony's courage again ooze
y out of his finger nails, and he gave tn
i keys Of the handouts to the soldier, te
K ling him to take off the irons bcin
If himself too cowardly to repair a wrong
IS Mr.. II. was then set at liberty, an
tt Anthony started to Ridgway, with th
il soldiers.
gt The end was not yet; on being relea
le ed Mr.. Horton returned home, and fro
N thence proceeded to Ridgway arrivin
es there before Anthony, aud reported
le the Provost Marshal, the events v
in have just narrated. On Anthonys r
M turn, he was severely reprimanded |
e. Captain Campbell, who, always willir
d, to make reparation, Immediately discha
If ged him this was only right, but
severer punishment should be metC
ID out to him, who, under the guise Of q
d, officer, leading men, sworn to suppo
in the laws of the land, nay, himself
is sworn, wantonly, and after the fashiC
is of thief, enters the house of ci
y. izen and robs him of his property.
n. Unfortunately there are many Jam
ID Anthonys, the refuse scum of humanit
v. who, "dressed in little brief authority
n assume to themselves prerogatives uC
n as Napoleon, in despotic power, da
in not exercise We have not words
&C. hicn to express ourselves in relation
ed this matter. The "body polite"
.ly sorely troubled at present; and those
ty whom power is given, cannot be
is careful in the meu they select as the
RS agents, or too promptin Furnishing the
". when guilty of outrage.
he Think of it ruffian enters the hon
art of a peaceable citizen and because
od refuses 10 part with his prOperty, GU