The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-08
MOBBING AN OLD MINISTER.
STRANGE NOCTURNAL GOINGs on IN 4
QUIET BEHhSKfTRE TOWN
Brother Jones's House Surrounded by Rural
Rioters. aud the Reverend Gcnticmnn
Warned TO Leave the Niiiagc-The Causes.

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Rioters. aud the Reverend Gcntirpinn
Warned TO Leave the viiagc-The Causes.
GREAT BARRISGToN, Mass. Aug. Away
back In the Berkshire Hills. twelve miles from
the railroad. is the village of South0cld. The
changes OF the Seasons and OF the farm work
are the only variety the people o! Soutlihcld
know. A few days ago. however. some OF the
quiet farmers became II bowling mob and tried
To- drive an old clergyman out Of the place by
force: an attempt that WIS only frustrated by
the arrival OF the police Of II neighboring town.
." Do you know anything Of the mobbng of II
minister at Southneldf - the SuN reporter asked
railroad man at Canaan station.
"Oh. yes. we've heard Of 1t down here. and II
sounds like somo Of the stories Of the strikes
out West. They say tina, Parson Joncs's wifc's
brothers objected to his coming back and wing
with his wife, and told him that II he didn't
leave town Of his own accord they'd make
him. He didn't 40. and they. got a mob Of
some fifteen or twenty mel, and yelled around
the house all night. The Mill River constabes
! finally drove them away.
/ Twenty years ago the Rev. Henry NJ. Jones,
Of thr church in southllcd. and while there
J couFtad and married a. daughter oi Cromwell
Waiter. a wealthy farmer. Inc wIys family
| opposed the marriage aud meyer lived on very
! good terms with Mr.. Jones: IN fact. the treat
mcnt he received at their hands is sud t. hayc
| h".n onc Of me r'aison- oi his leaving south
/ field. lie preached successfully ut Monterey
! and Otis. He had lttle property, some farm
| mrni los, il M. \ Baptist minister's salary IN
smnll M0ssi.'husctts town Is mere piunnce.
and Jono turned teacher. He lriitrd out West.
! and WIS aftorwnrd heard Of in Maryland.
@ Early lH,t .wnt.r Ms Ion.s appeared IN
S%as n T Nh i9G w Sr S['@ Tat fG ai c
! hei husband, aud wishsd TO settle down in her
| old homo. Cromwell" Walter had died some
| ABOUT 81 1000. and the two brothers had the
administration Of i. Out Of these funds 4 liitle
! place wis bought Tor Mrs. Jones lust on from
/ The main street o. S0uthncld. When she vent
there 20 live. the brothers nd ed her to write
TO- ncr hpsnHnn teinG n'h WI .nc s"r@ru,nn
ever. TIL brothers heard that Mrs. Jon. was
| corresponding with her husband. and they
w.re very indignant about IT,
Mrs. Jones had hot becn in Southncld very
| long before -h" began Ia hear hints from some
actinc rightly about her fathers estate. She
said nothing To them. but KIT ~ ti;c corrr-
rteultcd in a re-, unciliation.
About the middle OF july Mr.. Jones appeared
in Soutaf Id. aud went 10 hiss wics hous" 10
! lv'. soon after he began 20 talk about tn,
estate" Tho brothers Were very indignant.
They did not propose To- nave that fellow
| hanging around AMI living On them. 1nry
sent Mr. Jones word that II he did not leave
town they would take HIM out gui Acr than
ON saturday evening. July q. Just as Mr..
Jones and his wife were, gong to bed. they
SAW crowd OF mon IN front of tie hou-" arm
| cl with clu's and 'cminSy greatly excited;
| We want you to leave this town Tonight
! SAID on. oi the number Il was to dark 60 dis
My how IAN ?" said Mr.. Jones.
Wen show youhow. Wen givc you lustten
Mr. Jvne- saw tina, th" men were in earnest.
and began 10 b. frightened.
Come. IA foolins. or youl 20 faster than
Mr.. jones told them ihu, he could not get away
| az that hour and ON Saturday night too. The
mob seemed little irrnsolute. Some were Tor
starting him alung and cscort.ng him to the
limits Of the town. tii 40 last one u the number
suggested that he b. given until MONDAY TO
l"ay 4 ne did nj e ~ MONDAY niI N. ne
went on having given Mr. Jones and his Wife II
/ worry unpleasant hour.
The next day the sccctmcn were notified Of
the outrage. Mr.. Jones determined to stay
| until h. was removed Ivy force. The solectmcn
| PROMISED protection and sent to the lagc ot
| Mil River for consiables to come Wy ON Monday
About dusk on Monday evening the mob re-
APPEARED in front Of Mr. Joncs's house. " II :
g,t 20 start this time they shouted. Some If
Intended 10 ride Mr.. Jones ont OF town on one.
| They wer' very noisy and yelled out that they
Come. no iooling." said one man. AMI start
h. Was ,oniro uteA by the two special cOnstl
bios. The mob igil back nns,red They dared
ins 81 them AMI az Mr. Jones. but made h9 iur,
ther move. Tho constable, re- armed. an |
l'nr' boon shown, Int III" men Kept their dis
tanec. talking cNritediy among tlemselv =. bat
In "a low tone. This " nj ON until about dawn
H.. next morning. when thu mob went away.
Tho next day the loca. authorities discovered
who tie rlngeadcrs OF the noh were. IL had
been AIDED by the ministers hrothrrs-i law.
IA" Walters. They We're told that they would
l." held responsible in the event 90 my r. ~
yioleu -. This has kept order hui MIR. Jones
has received warning letters. and has been told
thH' 'Suulhville Will he too hot place for him
o. stay in
The irothers Water and their friends say
that Jones In u sn"aking hu-yhpiy. WHO b. :
come 10 SOutnaeld Ia make trouble alr ut tn
property. Oth,rS think that the brothers have
good reasons for wanting 10 gct rid OF HIM. II
+ plainly hintad that an examination Ot their
! acts as administrators would show what III SO
renSons ARE. Loga steps are about To be taken
t. compel "A scttlrn' MT Ol the estiur.
Tn dffar has cT'at Il the gr ut, - excitement
in the lutte town. and. while th' Walter
| brothers have many warm friends all condemn
| their cours" rs foolish and unlawful, ~
have NOT seen t,l" end yci. am afraid, said
one man. "Ihcy Icel pretty hiitnr toward
nelghhor Jones, hut none Of ms can understand
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