The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-27
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r,r Lnwless state OF AinairsIn wetSel
s~Ounty-rhe Assumption OF sO.Calieti
Justice by the Redmen-Who their
victims are and How they are Treated
Tie trivial Charges Against them
ILttieton Threatened with the Mob's
Vengeance.
N BoARD TREE TuNxEL, May 20.
Editors IntslIEencCr.
My attention being called to the outra'
veous conduct Of an organization In Wet
eel county, known Us the Redmen Yigi-
~lantes, aud as their practises as reported
seemed 70 unreasonable, l thought would
spend few days in looking up the affairs
OF. the order and Judge for myself. The
result OF that investigation Is as follows:
Tho first man l conversed with, John
Husenbaugh, stated that some time last
january he moved on property belonging
to Alfred Ullom. He had occupied that
property but o short TING when hereesiY.
ed a verbal notice that he must leave the
place, or DO visited by the Redmen. He
paid no attention whatever to the notice,
but began his spring work, being deter.
mined not 10 be driven away BY the threats
of tho so.called Vigilants.
On the night Of 1.-THE third Of May, how.
ever, between the hours of 12 and 2
o'clock, d band OF twenty men surprised
himself and family by pitching an iron
rail through his window, following up the
attack by throwing stones at the house,
many Of which came through the windows
and striking In dangerous proximity to his
wife md children. H~usenbaugh parleyed
with the men and begged them toidesist,
hut they paid no attention TO him what.
ever. II, seems they wanted him for some
object, and seeing they were persistent in
their demands he gave himself up to them.
They took him a short distance from the
house, some proposing 10 shoot bin while
others suggested hanging. On reaching
the woods they compromised matters BY
informing him II he would deliver notices
to certain other parties IN the vicinity and
thon leave the neighborhood himself in
three days they would release him with.
out further injury, but threatened, him
with another VISIT in case he revealed tho
names OF any, Of the party. On his
return to the house he found his wife and
children had been seriously injured by the
rain OF stones poured into tho house by
tho vigilapts. Mr. H~usenbaugh has since
movedhis family near Littleton, He, says,
from threats male upon him since bis no.
moyal, he fears his life Is In danger, and
expects another visit Of the Redmen at
anytime.
Mr. Joseph surley, another victim Of
the ire Of the vigilants, has moved his family
of ola little farm that he owns, sttuatedon
Church Fork, and only holds possession
Of the same in day time, the Redmen
having given him notice to leave within
thirty days, andif found at the end OF that
time he would be hung. This man was
one Of the parties named who the Redmen
wanted Husenbaugh TO serve with q mo-
tice. '
Miss Ellen Kendall was next visited and
given notice that she must leave the State
within three days, or they would hang her
on the same tree John Wallace swung from.
The high crime ~ Miss Kendall is charged
with is, that she has exhibited an aversion
to the attentions paid her by one Of the
gang and has refused to keep company
with him. la pa ada aliJg.
On my return last Saturday, the Path
inst, l stopped at Littleton, and the citi-
zens acknowledgement overa notice
received from the Redmen to the effect
that that body was going to visit upon
them q summary vengeanCe:f0r the sym
patty they had expressed for the parties
disciplined by the so.called Redmen. 1
also noticed parties circulating petitions
on the streets Of Littleton, which, upon in.
quiry, | found to be for the appointment
of Justice of the Peace. The vacancy in
this local Office was occasioned by the Red.
men calling upon the former incumbent
and giving him a notice 10 leave the Coun.
ty in short order, which no fastened to
obey. The affairs arc generally in dis
ordered nstate, and unless something is
done to bring these outlaws to justice, they
may be worse. . I9'9h5in no nj NJ.