The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-22
TARRED AND FEATHERED.
n NEW FORK MANUFA CTURER's AD-
Venture IN NEW JERSEY.

Seized In the Road Mt Night By Masked Men,
and Daubed with Tar aud Fcathers-Com-
piicntious al" Rose Plnins"-An Arrest
BOUND BROOK, June 21.-Three miles from
here is an inn-like. roomy fnrm house. called
Rose Plains" 1t Ia kept IA a summer bonrd-
ing house 10y Henry Dakin. who formerly lived
in Brooklyn. The farm house and the surround
ing farms are owned by Watson Sanford. a New
York stove manufacturer. Gu years Of age. who
boards several days in every week with his
tenant Dakin has daughter Miss Carrie. aged
about rs. who Is organlst OF the Bound Brook
Presbyterian church. She Is said to be engaged
to n New Yorker. but has a local admirer in the
person Of Chas McNab young man who joined
the Presbyterian church at its last regular COM
munion. and who Immediately afterward also
Joined the choir. The new recruit needed con-
siderable drilling. and the choir. in conse-
ouence held extra rehearsals during the sue
ceedinR weeks at &" Rose Plains" Rumor saws
that dancing and not singing was the tavorite
occupation ut these rehcarsals. At any rate.
soon after paragraphs. generally. ANONYMOUS.
hut one OF which was signed S." appeared IN
the local pap"r, coupling the names OF Miss
Dakin and McNAh, md referring TO the r":
hearsals. Ono Of these read: Charley joined
the church. but that don't prevent his dancing"
10 in nr ,h pernErSpts We're pqpo@ry
known to have happened TO show that the
Dakins resented these personalities until
Thursday night when Sanford. Miss Dnkin.
and her brother Henry attended the weekly
prayer meeting in the Presbyterian church
here. On their way home just before reaching
Rose Plains" two masked men stopped the
wagon. and asked to speak with Mr.. Sanford
Sanford got out Young Dnkin whipped up the
horse. and drove on at full speed. Left alone.
Mr.. Sanford speedily had his clothing torn
from his back. all but his shirt which was
daubed with tar mixed with feathers. the object
OF the men being apparently more to disgrace
than to inlure. Warning him TO quit the place
within ten DAYS. under penalty ~ similar treat
ment. the masked men left Sanford alone, lust
| Ms Dakin came up with gun. Sanford was
| little the worse for the encounter and lie APP
| seemed to be on tho best Of terms with the
| Dnkins and to harhor no suspicons against
| them until to-day. Then he had Henry Dakin
arrested on charge Of collision with the
masked men.
Dakin was taken before Justice sutphen Of
| Somerville and held for exam nation next
week under $500 hail. He denies all completely
| with the tar and feathering. and claims that no
| only drove away to arm himself. One HUN.
| who lives with the Dakins. says that he over
| heard father and son cOngratulating themselves
| on the success Of their plot
| Notwithstanding the episode OF Thursday
! night and the subsequent arrest OF Henry
Dakin. Sanford Is vet living a. Rose Plains"
MS IL nothing had happened. What complicates
| the situation. perhaps. II the arrival OF nearly
\ dozen borders from New York az 50
| Plains" tonight These will crowd the build.
| ing to such an extent that Henry Dakin and
Mr. Sanford may have 10 occupy the same room.