The New York herald., 1871-11-16
FIENDlSA 0UTAAGES IN NORTH CAROLINA.

A Mother Drendfully Beaten nnd Her Babe
Tern from Her Arms and Flung ACROSS the
K"o,n- Whipping n Blind NTan--Arrest and
Indictment Of tho Gu.liy Villains.
RALE,an, N. o.. Nov. II, 1871.
Colonel " $. Luskan, Agent OF the Department o,
Justice and Assistant United States District Attor
ney the Western district OF this State has Just
succeeded in erecting the arrest OF a band OF Ku
Klux In Yancey county, who are charged with one
Of the most horrible outrages ever perpetrateJ in
civilized community. The prisoncrs-named re.
spectivey Ha,rss, uavey, Wilson, Price, Higgins
and MclntOsh-are accused OF committing
highway robbery, burglary, murder AMI
rape, the two latter namel men being
those charged with the CRIME OF rape. They wert
brought TO Ashevllle, IN Buncombc county, heavily
irUned, the jail OF lancey being insecure. From
the evidence it appears that while on one OF their
recent midnight raids this band OF disguised ku
took him and his son out, wnIppel and ran them
OF, aud, after frightening several pcaceabe citi'
who tnem coming and, anu ipafing tneu
IN HIS MONT CLOTHES
TO the friendly shelter Of q neighboriDr wood for
protection. They, however, entered his house, In.
CURED OF mis- wife for The CANNED radical threat.
ened MIN with vengeance, and ordered the family
10 leave the county within ten days. saying II they
did not they would return and XIII them. they
value, lnsultcd Mrs. Brakins, and, 10 complete
their work OF infamy set tire to the dwelling. Soon
Aitcf tHtF dppeuTcu III tIlc ydTu VI mdkluSs
who is KNOWN In the community where DC lives ~
hard working, peaceablc citizen, almost Dlird from
the effects OF an accident which bcfcli MIN years
ago. The rufans demanded Of HIM to open bia
doors and Oh being refused they commenced nriD9
on the house from both sides and hurting stones
against the doors, which gave way, anu immcdi-
aicly thereafter they rushed In seized Braniis ana
dragged him out into The yard Wy the hair Vi thd
nead stripped n his clothing anu beat him upon
his naked back and the mead with pistols unul
he was
COVERED WITH BLOOD
from head to foot. They let him go nnAy and told
him 10 run for his life, or they wOulL shoot MIN.
Brakns, peeding and sore fiom the Drat-
ing ne received, though blind a5 ne
was staggered on ana concealed himscls
IN a cold, damp meadow close W ms
dwelling. After running Brakns on they re-enterod
The house where they ound Mrs. Drak,ns prostralo
upon the bed, faint and bleeding from II wound 10
the lace caused bya bow from u pts o, with an
infant claspcd In her arms. Tne babe was ruth.
lessly torn rom The mothers embrace aud hurled
across the room, the mother tnrottlcd and brntaly
outraged by three Of these devils incarna'c innic-
ing sucn INJURIES upon their poor helpless victim -
will la all pro- ability send her 70 premature grave
Brakins and his family have not slad IN the nonse
at night since the outrage upon tncm preierrln9
the nclement weather TO the tender mercles 81 the
inhu nan Ku klux. These parties were arrested "
tue Deputy Sheriff OF the county upon uench war
rant issneu by Judge Henry during the past wcek:
The Grand Jury being IN session OIL u naclnlent
was louna against them, and hey were sent ="
Bnncombe, where they are now, for sale Feep'ns'