The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-08-05
ROughs Mt a Camp Meeting-One of
them shot

The following particulars of a most
disgraceful attack by party of young
Irish rowdies from Honey Brook, upon
the people assembled at the Evangelical
camp meeting grounds, at Quakake,
we clip from the Shenandoah Evening
Herald of Tuesday last
QUAKAKu JUNCTION. July sl-For several
Years back the annual camp meeting of the
Pot sville district, Evangelical association, hes
been held IN beautiful grove which In one OF
the finest locations for tne urpOse in Schuyki
county, near Tins place. II was purpOselY &C.
iected MS heing cuuvenlnt by rail to the several
large towns IN the northern portion Of the dis.
trct and ns was thought, far enough from the
mining patches to avoid inte ference from evil
disposed persons anu until this year he large
religious gatherings. winch annually convene
heie, nave never been OistuTbed. The nearest
coal patch ls HOneyDlOD Dk about two miles mort b
OF the camp & Ounu TINS year pprtv OF rOughs
from hat place have attended the meeting wi h
the object OF cOntnlt,lng depredaIions and dis.
tuI nng The exercises. and To-day they carried
ther outlawry to such pitch as to fire ON the
Oficers in churge OF the ~ Ound, and one of the
party OF outlaws was shot ana severely injured
III consequence.
ON SATURDAY evening several of the tents
were entered ard articles Of value taken fl ON
them, among other things an overcOat belong.
ing TO rev. Stauner. This morning, about
four O'Clock, when all were wra ot in sipeD the
sller c still ness Of the night was broken bv
screams from several female voices. and in an
instant all was confusion. On inves igalion IL
WaS nscOvei e0 mat some Internal scOundrel had
reached AIS hand INTO u tent and laid hold Oh a
lady. che caught hod uf his hand, but the vii
nan succeeded IN breaking loose and escaping
the q ounds were carefully searched by the pO.
lice and other, but no trace of the scOundreI
could Oe found. In the excitement your cores
pOhuenu came near beng teled to the ground
Nv one Of the searching party, who stood be.
fore aim hat ess, COatless, and boot e,s with n
boot in his uplilJed hand and q look iu his face
thal meant business for the gully party II he
was discovered. AZ sOOn as we maze ourselves
Known, however, our Oanser was passed These
outlnges are supposed to have been committed
D. the same pa ty who caused the shooting the
circumstances attending which were as follow .;
ms afternoon Just before the opening OF ser.
vices party OF young IriShmen from Honey
brook were noticed On the grOund misbehavng
themselves and the presiding elder went TO
tnem n Id quietly feQu .sCea tnem to leave hut
they lelused at halt past two %. IN. the talen.
teu ana popular young minister IRON Bath. MIR.
q BreN iogel, began to PREACH and had
spOAen nut II short tlme when the same party of
lOughs, VINO were seated III the back Uart Of the
auulence. became UNI uly and were first reuups-
t teo 10 p keep quiet aud finally ordered to leave
tne camp Ground by the police which they re.
fused 10 10 Wnen officer RJedIger attempted
10 eu1Orce his oTdcr one # the party drew
khlle ON nm, which the officer sn Itched out of
lis hanu, WHEN the sCounGrel drew his revolver
ana aimed At the officer. The pOicemnn then
ufeW his stOl, ana III a moment the whole con-
SfeBatlun was thrU WI INTO an almost incredible
stale OF confusion aud excitement, all Jumping
from ther seats alarmed an0 frightened, The
tfhcer, aided by several gentlemen, eIidea vored
TO arrest the party who had cuused the disturb
unce, out they ran firing a shot at him as they
ililue on lie ud not return the lire, but iOl-
lowed them, when the scUundrcls again fred
three shots. Tho policeman and fellow officer
VINO lau joined III the pursuit then returned the
mrs ana shOt one OF the plrty named James
HaGg rtv, OF HOneybIOUk lie fell md the OH
ce succeeded III capturing two others OF the
patti, one Ul whom gave his name MS JOrdne
tne uther Deng 600 urunk TO answer the ques
tOllS put to him.
Immediately after the shooting the camp
meeting authorities telegraphed TO 1amaqua
iuf pOlceuen anu about SIX O'clock p. m., Capt
Wllllnm5Ol the coat and iron force, and II broth
er Oincer arrived. They took charge OF the
PRISONERS nd searched them. but found moth
ing IN their possession aXceptiug u brass eng %
III the pOckeJ of one who was espeCl lly defiant
ana refused 20 be silent even after he was ar
reste0' ADOuG seven O'Clock another one of the
party was arrested by the police.
Inc excitement anu alarm. especially pmOng
the laules III attendance, was very Grent but
with the ARRIVAL OF the police, confidence has
again Det II restored, especially as Captain Will
nauhs mas promised 10 protect the camp ground
Omrer O'Netl, of ShenlndOan. Is also here ana
VIII remain turOugh the nl0ht to render as,ls.
lance II IL be requi ed, The man Haggerty IS
shot Though the rump the ball passing in and
out, and making an ugly but not necessarily
mortal wound lie WAS takan to Mahanoy City
on the evening tram, " here he received medical
attendance. TINS has been u most remarkable
d"ys' experience in camp meeting life, but may
not De without its good effects IN this county OF
MollieIsm" SINCE IL shows tnat Christians can.
not only pray but shoot, II such extreme meas.
ures 0ecOdIe necessary tor either self protection
or III the preservation of law and order.