The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-20
ANOTHER HI KLUX OUTRAGE.

Where Are tho "I0vostigating Cemmittoe"e
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
. Tho following communication was clipped from
the Southern Home edited by General d. H. HID,
Of July Q, 1s7l:-
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.
DALLAS, CASTOR County, June 20, 1871.
rwss startled by another Of those horrld outragcs
fhat nave become 80 common here OF late. Bill
schenck colored shoemaker 81 this place went to
Ia quiet, harmless and inonensive OLD Rentieman),
and after some conversation went out OF the house
stock and on returning ne found schenck
on the porch, minus his pants schenck
tSe to beus wa
in puyts ,satu,at6us. He then went into the house
and went to bed he having previously lam nm down dow,
daughter and granddaughter OF Mr. Rudislll were
going over to his daughters house. quarter Of 9
few minutes he got up ana. meeting Mr.. Rudlsill
near the door, knocked him down and abused him
iSen IN Of the and
ing overtakcn them, Knocked Mrs, Rudisil down.
and then ran capering on IN inc ned IKE mao.
short distance when he again came up with her and
Knocked her down, and would perhaps have killed
her but that he proposed not to do 80 II she would
20 back home, which she consented to do. He then
pushed or knocked the daughter down and at.
tempted to commit rape upon her. Mr.. Lineberger
and his TWO sons who live near BY hearing the
screams Of the women came TO their rescue. the
boys arriving FIRST ordered him TO give himself up.
pulled away from nm and made at the other one,
who Knocked him down with an axe He lay snort
time recovered and started TO run. Mr.. Lneberger
coming up in the meantime fired at him with his
gun but missed him. They then gave chase and
soon 0verhaued him. brought him 10 town (stll
nude, when he was committed to jail. Next morn.
ing Or. Abernethy was sent for, and upon examln-
ing Mrs. r. found six teeth had been Knocked
loose and the lower Jaw-b0ne broken. He extracted
fve-threc from the lower jaw coming out together
with piece Of the jaw-bone attached. Her mouth
was otherwise badly injured. She Is still suffering
There were plentiful signs OF blood where MRS. H.
was knocked down.
Mr. Rudsill and his wife are both old people and
very Irail, and are as harmless 1noncnsive people
as are In the county. The outrage was comm TIED
without any prOvocatiOn whatever neither or the
parties having any Ill will toward the other. The
only thing that can be urged In extenuaton Is that
Schenck had been drinking for some time, eating
but ltte and on that day was supposed 10 have had
no liauor, ana was abOring under a ut OF mental
alteration When sober he Is civil and courteous.
This cannot be called Ku Klux outrage rs all the
parties, except the magistrate are radicals, and
some OF them members OF the league.
KEEN-Oi
Let me ask what would the people Of quiet New
England village do In a case like thsY Would they
wait the slow process Of the courts OF justice, even
though justice was impartlally administered, or
would they take the law into their own handss
History does not furnish parallel to the forbear-
ance Of these down.trodden impoverished, perse.
cuted Southern people. SYMPATHY.