, 1875-12-07
kU.KLUX IN OHIO.
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CRnANA. O.. Doc. 1.-Two mouths nQo mob
~" WAS ihauguEato1 In Logan Comfy by the
hanging Of James Schol! At 1Iclelontaine, and
now tlo trst atop toward tho terrorism Of tho
hu-lAa1 las been taken III West Liberty For
many Seara there has lived there man by tic
haluo Of James Owon. lEo has raised a larre
ianly OF childrcn and the whole OF them, from
iatnor down. have boon a reproach 10 tho neigh
borhood. John Oven, sou, has served =
term !n tho Ohio penltentiary, and hiu
osotnes GeorEe ts now = fugitive fran,
9".tce, ~ &C. Festy thtcvlpg Of oyery acscnp-
family; hence it In no woudor they do not
hold !'lacca III tho affection of their ueigubors.
ltlo father IL now In tho ncrhborhooI OF C3
yests Or age. For long tmo he has Leen In
n'chtfali aud making hlu,eclf obnoxious hy Tia
general ''cunactnegs." a fevorltn ,a1tj,no witt,
lin Wna following lAttlns OH tho plroets. and
thsasonlnK them ty hin l,ecular behavior. lie
tho buck windows o, rosl.lenccH aud pcor,ne in
tor tue parpose Of aeoinE ladeA preparing for
bed. 0nu hsoruIng last weak ho was dircoyerod
Bncnk,nR about q houso in l,ia customary man.
net, and Hhe confronted by several gentlemen,
believed. Lowevor. snd tho story o, his dctoc-
ton becoming generally known, there was
aroosod an 1nttpto feeling OF jutljrna.
.1ol. against him. whiuh 1lnsliy grew TO
OF tno fce!Ing that lie deserved swift and
heroic punishment. 10 this feeling then NAV
70 attributed tho assembling together OF nbont
toFty mon ae late hour saturday hight, WHO
nsdKea th"nlsesscH mud proceeded to Owens
houHc and called bin ou1 then reszo.i aud bound
Altn. at'd tooE lin 10 the common scue dtHtanoe
AWAY ana aftcr stripping him OF i,in clothing
gave MN comnlote snis Of lar, which they
ornHmenttd larofusoly With fea.ilera. Tie old |
man begged Pitaous!y for mercy, and rrayed !
earnestly and zeslou.ly TO bis Maker, but his |
tortnrsrs would not deslss, and threatened to |
bang hln uness he should Toll what be know Of |
numerous .obberies that AAvo boon conlmItted |
u The neiehsofhooJ. Tho old mau pleaded bis
annoes'lce. aud declared ho had no knoY,edpo |
OF tho fobha1ies. Tben he mas released. and tin |
mob returned to hss house to look for h,s son
1ohn' with r1ow to tFeattny HIM to now auIs
IKE h,a fs!sior'a Bat John ID wary bird. au1,
smelling the battle from afar, 10 qyissly atolo
away like thief in tho night"
hut those bravo " Regulators f" had their blood
W. naa must have mare sport ore thcy dispersed.
s9 tnoy cast around Tor another victim. Tho lot |
lell ths time to al inuocont, !aw-abld.uE eeutlo-
man. W tho name Of Jacob Dolby, whose crime
was renting = room for saloon. Guiug to bis
paper {tho contents OF which were porumptory
ordsr 20 tue eaioon.tenant to yacnto tho room
hltuln fiye dayA), thev commanded him to sim
t. Not conlDroieudiug tho right Of ! mob 10
.cGnlnto lis business. Mr. Dolby dsow revolver
'ha iIfcd INTO tho crowd. but with no further e.
orolSera tn the bands Of tho mobbo.s, Quo shot
ooK cncct tn Ills thish, and brought hin 10 tho
'Fonfitt, but fortunately tho wound wns not a
eslous one This lncIdont scsmed to cool on
he Inabbag party. and they Dispersed without
ommsttny fnr.hor ontrases.