The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-20
Lynch Law In Oneida County, N. Y.
~ LOOMS FAMILY DRIVEN OUT AND THEIR


HOUSE BURNED. ~.
On Sunday morning strong party OF citizens
living at or near the southeastern part of the
county OF Oneida, in this State. consummated
long-cherished purpose of destroying the house
ana otner buildings In the town of Sangerfeld,
belonging TO the notorious family OF thieves
known as the Loomises. It will be remembered
that we gave full description of this la gless
family and their gang, extracted from the report
OF the Prison Association, some time ago; also,
that mob attacked them last iall and murdered
one OF them. This time there appears to have
been purpose TO drive them way which would
seem must be successful. We collate the follow
ing particulars from the Utica hOrniag Heraid:-
About daylight, or snort time before, the
LoonB residence was surrounded by large
number oil persons, varlously stated at from
sixty to one hundred; tJe house entered, and all
the inmates taken prisoners and put lG irons.
Inen commenced search on the premises, The
following persons we've taken prlsoners:-Rhoda
Loomls, Cornelia Loomis, Grove l.. Loomis, and
Plumb Looms. They we're irOned, but there
were several occupants OF the house over whom
strlct watch was kept, but who were not mr.
rested. Soon aler, the party being removed
from the house, a Dutch BOY, in the employ of
the family, was taken and hung up to a tree, IN
order to make him confess, if possible, what he
knew OF the dolngs of the family and others that
were there. This did not amount to much.
After releasing the Dutchman the party took
Plumb LoOms ana hung him up in the same
manner and called upon him to confess. He was
served in this manner three times, and the last
fe2tly senseless. Between the hangings he
affirmed that he had not seen the man Alvord
Tor hVe years; also, the man that shot officer
FL klns was brother OF Thomas Mott, now
in MoTrisvlle Jail; that he also fred the barn of
Mr, Morris Terry, in Wsterville, last tall, and
M ?. Congers buildings az Sweets Corners, some
tlhe ago; that ne (Mot0 was paid by the
L)Omis family to do it,; also that Alvord was,
OF Sunday morning, shot twice by Officer Fllkins,
and that Grove took him away last Saturday.
Plumb further said that Mott and others, for
whom mere were papers, were. away from his
house now, but proclaimed his readiness to
assist in finding them. Grove also expressed
mmsef In the same manner. The party
then proceeded to remove the horses and
other live stock out OF harms way, and
then fired the barn and shanties destroying
everything. The hop house was the last building
fired. A small barn or snanty that was back in
the woods was not destroyed, being the only
thing left standing on the premises. Mrs. LOOMS
SAID the party was composed Of persons mostly
from Madison county; that she did not know
OF there being any from Watervile connected
with It, Others say Officer Stone, of Madison
county, and large posse OF AIDS were present,
and that they, with party from North Brook
field were the main movers in the affair.
Plumb Doomis was taken to Morrisville in
irons. The others we're released on condition
that they left those parts within thirty days.
II seen about the vicinity alter that time they
forfeited their ives.r
The family had been notified some days pre-
vious. If they had resisted, as they did some
days ago, the process which Deputy Sheriff
Filkins attempted to serve, they would probably
have been exterminated on the spot. But they
wisely abstained from violence The Herald
says:-
''The family, after the occurrence, were sitting
at the roadside on the fences, with scarcely any
thing left them but what they had upon them.
Th,s affair, so sudden, evidently premeditated,
and sgnally successful in its object, will un-
doubtcdly be hailed with gladness by those who
have long suffered from the depredations OF the
Loomi es, ,orwbo have watched their proceedings.
Others will 0eprecate the fact that men forgetful
of what is Just and proper have been found thus
willing tn override law and destroy that love of
order, respect for which is the bulwark of
coDmunity's safety. One thing is certain, the
Loomises no matter how are effectively cleaned
out, with the hint pending that there are locali-
ties more healthy than Sangerdeld The whole
history of the LOOMS and Filkins quarrels is
disgraceful. People generally, very possibly by
this ume, consider neither the Loomises or
Filkins especially amiable people, and are IN
cned TO conoemn, with something like equal
severity, the notorious members OF the gang,
and DerhaDs OfficiOus offcial,n