The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-09-03
CIsA COUNTY OUT.
RAGE.
Diabslieal Treatment of Henry
Hougliton by Ku-klux.


spirit OF lswiessness which has given II
IA reputation not envied. Recently there
were ssrong hopes that public sentiment
had put an end 10 the dis.raceiul trans
actions which maie this section OF our
saie Notorious throughout the country.
But we have the particulars OF a diaboli-
cal outrage. SURPRISING any of the SEN
sational stories told of Mississippi or
honisisna hrigand- which was perpe-
trated last Saturday nigh on the person
of Henry Hougliton, a a.. mcr living in
Crawford county, on 40 acre farm, OF
which he il the owner. a reporter of
the Ledger-standard in company with
Drs. fIawn aud Craig, OF Leavenwortil.
Monday morning. visited the uufortu-
nate man aud found him in very
precarious condition. From Houghion
himself and from his wife. We learn the
following particulars: They say that
between / and 2 o'clock Saturday night
III y were awakened by the door being
bu 'stcd open. and 4 number OF masked
IN N entering the house. lioughton
showed fight and knocked
down two of the invaders with his fist !;
he was. however. soon overpowered.
and rope tied around his neck. his
arms pinioned. aud fifty or sixty blows
inflicted with hickory switches. almost
every blow of which caused the blood
TO flow. His back. hips and legs Were,
" hen we visited him, i'm terrible con
dition, showing the flesh Torn in num-
Der of places; the bed on which he was
thrown after his chastiscmcnt was soaked
with blood. and il seemed wonder
that the man is alive. The most fiend-
ish part of the outrage is as vet ustold.
and for the sake Of public deceney We
refrain from describing the horrible
"modus opcrsndi" by which his sexual
organs were torn and almost severed
from the body. Houshton is q man Nell
known in and about Leavenworth has
always been known ~ "a hard " orking
and industrious citizen. No acts of law
le>sness were ever charged OF him. 1t
j. said by. msnv who know him that
family troubles have made him
QuAsHkIsoNE AKDfRaIrABIE.
and that he had made frequent threats
against his nefghlors.. with whom hs.
disagreed. The trre cau-a OF his inhu-
man treatment il probably. that having
hren a mem Der sf the vigilants OF ihis
county. hc lately len the organization
aud expressed his willingness To turn
states evidence. lie. n few davs since
called oil an attorney of leavenwortf
aud gave him "a list of tha parties en-
gagged in the whipping of Saltsgivers
exccutioners. Houglnon states that
there were about Twenty-Five in The
little surprise party called ON him. and
that he can positively swear TO the
Identification Of eight OF them. lie
SAYS three were from Leavenworth and
five other. were his ncighbors. On
Monday night IIouehton had himself
hauled 10 Lcavenw orth. where he ar
rived ~ 10 o'clock. accompanied by his
wife and chilA. He made application
10 the taller Mr.. Samuel Harrison. for
admittancc. but he refused TO take him
in or put him in q cell Tor protection.
remarking 10 IIoughton that damn
him. he ought TO be killed for pcaching
on his friends" The sheriff, Nr. John
II. Pankcv. was sent for and at Last
found. and he promptly ordered that
HoughiOn be admitted. III the state
mcnt in regard TO the jailer is correctly
reported. he should be dismissed at once
from the service OF the county, for ii j.
evident that he is privy TO the outrage
upon the person of iioughton. II j.
stated on the streets of Leavenworth
that number of these Hoosier ku-
klux were on the streets Of the town
on the morning of the day the outrage
was committed. These outlaws claim
that Houghton is afraid TO remain and
testify against them, and il is believed
by many that his fears arc well founded.
The law-abiding citizens of Crawford
county owe it to themselves and the
good OF their county to aid the author
tiles in ferreting out the perpetrators Of
the outrage, and bring them TO justice.
In. A. Ledger.