The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21
A YOUNG WIFE OUTRAGED.
COvERED WIN TiR AVID LEFT TO
IRELZE TO DEATH,
Cownrdy Work of n t:nng OF Humans IN the
Wilds Of New Jrrscy-vcngcnnc by tho
Father Of the Victim -sSono Arrests.

Covrnrdiy Work of n t.nng OF HUMANS IN the
Wids OF New .Irrscy-vcn1cnn by tho
Father Of the victim Somo Arrests.
NNsHANIc, N. j., Jan. 20. Within two
miles from where am writing. and not City
miles from New York, lives IA iawlcss popula-
tlon ns anv that dwclls in the wilds OF the Penn
sylvania coal regions. Ev,ry time the County
Court sta here, a score OF Indictments are
brought In against them. but, Ike the Molly
Maguires, the evil docrs live In mouataino US
country. inicoe eSsiblo 20 tho arm OF the law. At
last, however, an outrage has been committed
for which private vengeance Ia to be taken. aud
already the avengers h1vc come to the aid
OF tho lw In haniing over several
OF the perp TRAITORS to justice. Living among
these lawless people, but not OF them. Amos
Shepherd has, until disabled by illness, been
plying his calling IA a laborcr. His wife, who
was Miss Hcgcmsr, has aroused the admirl-
tion OF her rude neIghbors aud the envy and
Jealousy OF their wives by her superior personal
attractions, but In oniy one insttnce haa cause
for their ill-will been inpu,cd to her from
trustwot by source, and IA this single case out
Of which has sprung the outrage.
Her husbands continued M health obliged
her to contribute to thor mutual support. AMI
filiug - nud employment nearer home, she
found it near Bound Brook II happened tnat
one Hegeman, recently IN rried to the tcrha-
mt daughter II moro termtgdnt mother OF
the name uf Cunover, left this pttce about the
same time, and "a tho two were no relatives,
althouga Of tho same VA ne, village gossip put
the worst construction on the coincid ence. Nc
cordugy, when Mira shepherd returned to her
house and her husband. Mrs. Cpnoyer,whose iea-
Gus disposition hal eagerly credited fhc worst
that Vas told. resolved to maze the happy wo-
man long reuent her earning her daily bread 10
Bound Brook, although llcReman too had also
ioturned ana WAS al this tiino living with his
wife. Some ten DAYS ago she nude half u dozen
OF the icast Gcd-fcarng Of the rntli ma on to
mountain mile ana "A hali from here known a4
Mount Mesh inic our sourland. promise to pat
arnn she had In execution. ms llin was
TO sorvc Mrs shepherd as tho people Of Hunt
ington served poor kslsey.
The sew N scouudrcis, Nh1ae names are Alfred
| Cray. Il nc Peck, Charles Hun. John Corbett,
Richard Hun aud tue two brothers DOcherty.
wiid with wlisNey set out one cold midnight
last week ON their cOwardlv otraud. Drank "a
| tney we're. however, they were too cpwardly ny
nature not To be cautious. when they urfiyed
at Shc9herd's homo. which Is stu ted IN tue
most lonely part OF the mountain, the nearest
| neigh bor nvlng more than a quarter OF a mile
away. they pretended that they were neighbors,
aud asked shepherd whether ne would lend
them his gun. tnsuspicionsly the man too
much dazed by sleep TO tite alarm NJ the md
night summons, rcTiiei that no had none u
lead. Secure tnen II their prey the rum us
proceeded to break in the door OF the house,
| which was formerly the parsonage ot httlc
Meihoji,t tnurcn cis &, ny, aud alter ehecting
entrance Into the lower story beg n - scale the
stairs IIis was the time Tor Shepherd To have
| defended his violated Preside, bat week Ia spint
rs In body. lie took the opportunity while tncy
were breahin- IN 10 Get ont of one WIN ..
nearly naked ~ he wa, while his wife. also
clothed only In her nlght gear, dropped herself
from another. lie Wa successful IN reaching
| III" neighUor that wa4 nearest, but she, when
but n short hundred wards from tue mouse. was
seen hy the miuniggt paraudefs, pursued and
captured.
Ouce IN their power her hopes for mercy we're
| fruitiess. After nrst. according to the stAte-
| ment OF her physician. vol !tinE her. two al
| least committing that outrage. the seven Joined
In besLo ming her with tar and then carried her
| back to the house and left her senseless and
| nearly dead on her own doorstep. For all hour
| or more she Law exposed to the cold uutil her
| n. H.
| Dor with whom he had sought refuie. physi-
| clan was summoned. who ~ DfB. was AFRAID that
| the woman would die, out now considers her
| out Of danger.
he work Of vengeance forms the unique So.
| Guel to the story. Tie father of the victim is
| rather renowned hetoabouts for his bold. un-
| compromising dispo-tion, ana her brothers are
| famous for their reldincss to hit head wnen
| they ace II. As soon as they heard # the out
| rage done to the daughter ana sister. and OBJ
tlty Of her ravishers, they chased over the noun
| tain one Of the suspected parties. VINO. already
rendered fearful ~ euit, had left tho locality
| ana caught him IN "A sequcstercd spot.
| When accused OF the crime ana asked to
name his accomplces. lie at nrst stodily
| denied all knowledge Of the crime. lie WAS
| kno ked down 10y one Of the Hrgemans, rni.
| again refusing to confess, wds knocked down
| again. Another Of the OrUther- at tnis point
| stamped on HIN few times, and then tho
| guilty man was willing To tell all he knew.
| through MS confession ana that u two of tie
| others, most u tue gang have been & ptured.
| aud are now In SomerNilc iail. The Others are
sure - be caught In a day OF two.
| This Is the story a. told 10y those who ought TO
| know. There Is another version which makes
| Mrs. Shepherd guilty Of moro than the single ia
| udeIity with Hegenan, aud Mrs Conoycr, Il
IN the crime, aud thus IT has not been proceed-
| ed against. Indeed. on hUrsday she a pealed
to the protection OF the law against tho faith Of
| Mrs. shepherd. who had zone 10 her house and
| accused her.