Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-01-27
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE JOURNAL.
Letter from Ourwensville.

CURWENSVILLE, PA, JAN %, 1864.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I noticed in your last pa
per that some one interested IN the out
rage which took place in this town some
few weeks ago would like TO smooth the oc-
currenee over as much as possible, and my
intention in writing this is to state the mat
ter as it really occurreds
The property alluded to belongs to Mrs
Sometime last fall Mr. Starr made applica-
ton to her husband for the privilege Of the
house for one year, which was granted af-
ter which the husband went to the man with
whom the keys We're left and told him to
give them to Mr.. Starr when he called for
them. And, | may here ask the question,
Why does 'TRURH' leave out this important
fact, leaving the impression on the public
mind that Dir. Starr had no grant of the
house at al? Mrs learning that her hus-
band had rented the house declared that
Starr should never go into it-alleging as
her reason that he was an 'Abolitionist and
voted for Curtin and sent and had pad
lock put on the door The next day Starr
came with his goods to take possession of
the house and found it locked, when he was
advised by several TO force the door open.
which was DONE Starr was shortly after
warned out, and Immediately rented another
house where he intended moving as soon as
Mrs Starr would be able to 90. for. though
her babe is three months old she had never
been out Of the house since its birth, except
when they moved-and then she has to be
brought IN her bed When her physician
was consulted as TO the propriety of moving
her, he told them that it might be followed
by serious, if not fatal results shat she
had been worse from the effects of her first
removal and it was more than likely to be
again, which has been the case. Mrs. not
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January, about o clock IN the evening. ac-
companied by her two brothers. and told
Mrs. Starr that she had 0Utitortty from q
totcyer to put her IN the street, and she was
going TO DO it. Mrs. Starr plead for the
privilege Of remaining until the next day
when she would send for her husband who
was away from home, and they would go out
at all hazards Mrs refused, and told
the woman that she had got 10 go then OF
her furniture would be pitched into the
street, and her with it-at the same time
selzine q stand and throwing it out of the
door. Mrs Starr left and was assisted by
nelghbor lady to her house, while the trio
went ahead throwing out the goods-bring-
lng upon themselves the indignation OF eve
~ one who saw it. Even the children when
Mrs. = started to go home hissed and snow
balied her out of town-their parents being
too indignant at the outrage to prevent
them. | forgot to add that Mrs Starr
babe was also very sick at the time When
the cradle was set cut one of the men who
was assisting exclaimed My God Lizze
that looks too hard lei us stop this And
he has been heard to say since that it was
too mean trick for any white man TO be
guilty of, and he would give FIVE hundred
dollars to be out Of the scrape "
These Mr.. Editor, are the plain facts
which viii be sustained by all who saw it.
But | would just say, in justice TO the Dem
ocratic party, that not one of them in any
way justified the act, but all united in de
nouncng it as an inhuman act
The WHOLE Truth.