The New York herald., 1878-11-29

MORE INDIANA BRUTALITY.
TWO WOMEN DRAGGED FROM BED AND WHIPPED
AT NIGHT.

TWO WOMEN DRAGGED FROM BED AND WHIPPED
AT NIGHT.
from the New Albany (Ind.) edger-Standard.l -,
Rumors Of outrageous affair which happened
near scottsvllc in this county in circulation for
several days past but could be traced to no reliable
isene The Ercning Nerrs published n statement OF
the rumors Saturday and the morning papers
dictcd II yesterday.
The facts that Letitia Brock aged about seventy
Ave or eighty years, lives in little house situated
about half way between Scottsvnle and GslcDa Some
time ago Maggie Wilson. relative herself a widow
with six chdrcn-Rhoda, nearly grown; Jasper, aged
fourteen, and four smaller to live with the old
woman. Maggie does not bear very good char
actor, haviag lived in adultery and clopcd with
man named Bill Brock who lived in the neighbor-
hood, but they had both returned. The women were
also accused Of harborng several characters Of i'll
rcputc, among them Bud Davis. who served term in
tho Pcnitentiary. The neghbors. and especially the
female portion had become incenscd az the whole gang
and threatened 10 burn the house down over their
heads and do divers other terrible things IL they did
not leave the place About nino o'clock on the night
~ October 81 they proceeded 10 put Some of thnir
threats into execution. They went the house and
tore down the old kitchen. threw the things out into
the yard, took the two women out in their night
clothes and whipped them severely. Then they
warned them 70 leave they would return and kill
them. The leader of the gang called the roll by
bers from ono TO thirty. aud they then dispersed.
aomc of the gang kept watch the children during
the whipping. but they did not harm any of them Next
day the old woman went TO the house Of Matt. Wolf
who resides in the ncighborhood. and showed the
stripes her body and said she would have the law
the scoundrels." The same night named Gun
ninqham met about thirty horseback, near
the Bald Knob going In the direction OF where the
outrage took place On Friday lnst old Mrs. Troerk
came 10 the city for the purpose OF commencing
prosecution. She went to Squire Huckeby and de-
tailed the circumstances given above, and also told
him that she recognized the following named persons
BIZ their voices ard that there doubt they
were present and participated in the awlcss and bar
barous whipping Samuel Farrell Jack FARRELL,
George Holloway. John Holloway James Holloway.
Walter Scott George Brock (no kin 10 the wonienD,
Charles Clark. Alexander McFa. Wesley Scott, Her.
man Scott Robert Scott ir.. and Henry Todd. There
are others she thinks she knew aud will he able 10
identity. Squire Huckeby thought IL would be best
to let the grand jury investigate the matter and not
10 investigate before ma istratc.
II is understood that counsel will lie employed and
the matter siftcd 20 the bottom. and the grand ju-
rors aud all tho officers Of the court IL to the
munity and themselves to ferret out the perpetrators
of the crime and punish them when found to the full
extent Of the law. II is disgrace 10 the county
disgrace to the state and disgrace 10 civilization TO
permit the spirit of such violence to ride rough shod
over all law and right in very midst No matter
how bad the characters Of the wcre what is
there o Justify the cruel beating with hickory wtbes
Of an old gray-hared and sorrow. bent woman No
man vino has a mother think of IL without shud-
der Think of IT, Two women. the with fam
iy of helpless children about her. the other with her
bent form and her gray hairs, torn rudey from their
beds in the darkness, stripped almost naked and
scourGed with switches of hickory wood In the hands
of strong men mo, not men, but brutea