The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-06
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A Young Couple Tarred and Feathered.
New York Sun special from Gilbos. little
town among the Cstskills Of New York, dated
March .. gives the particulars of the recent tar
! ring and feathering Of Mr.. and Mrs. stephen Can
tine by party OF eight masked men. The &C
count says:
| Mrs Cantine is nineteen years old and her'hus
/ band is twenty-five. The woman says she left hel
first husband on account of his drunkenness, and
that. being too poor TO get divorce she AID Can
were sworn together. The proceeding scandal
lied the neighborhood. and the couple received
further censurc on account OF the alleged attempt
OF Canttne TO levy blackmail on Oscar johnson,
/ the village storekeeper. by charging him with
trying TO seduce Mrs. Cantine. The woman said TO
Ms,n. correspondent: AT midnight last last
bursting in of the door. / saw crowd
Of men coming into the kitchen. Some OF them
had masks on, and all OF them had their faces
blackened. One of the men struck my husband
in the face and then four grabbed him by his
arms and legs and pulled him out on the floor and
stripped him. He kept saying, Boys, let me up
They threw him face down on the door, and held
him there while they put the tar and feathers
him. There were eight men in all. As soon as the
firS four had pulled my husband out of bed the
Other four seized me. Two of them held my
arms down by my side as sat the side of the
bed. Only one man handled the tar, and so had
70 st on the edge of the bed and see my husband
ill-treated. There were pint cups OF tar. One
cupful they used on him and the other me. A
tar and spread 1t ali over my husbands
body. When ne had spread II all over
him they put on feathers. When they had
to corner of the kitchen. where two men
held him down on the floor Then the other
six SIX got around me- They put me down on the
the mittens began by putting tar in my face and
eyes. II made my eyes smart at first and blinded
me. He then rubbed tar all over my body He
also put on feathers. begged them to stop l
did not dare to scream, because was afraid they
might kill me. When they had finished they eau
toned us that IL we made any noise or attempted
70 follow them they would come back and kill us
Then they left us, and all went out the same way
they came, leaving us lying there naked in the
cold and dark. As soon as they had gone we
made fire and went 70 WORK TO get the tar off
We scrubbed away all the rest of the night, and il
wasn't until O'Clock the next morning that my
husband looked well enough 70 go out. Then he
went over TO his fathers house and told what had
happened 1t was days before got the tar all off
of me-. They put some in my hair. too and that
arrests were made. and three men were found
guilty of participating in the assault and were
fined I'd apiece
A Congressman ssSupposed."
Washington special of the SOth to the New
York Herald says:
member of Congress visited the White House
to-day to oppose the denomination of a Postmas-
ter In his District An instructive conversation
between him and the President is thus reported
by several gentlemen who were involuntary lis
teners: The President remarked that 1.-THE main
l.
who had served but four years, a worthy and
efficient officer. So far as can lem he added,
the citizens OF the place seem to be neatly unan-
imous in his favor"
Congressman supposed was the Representa-
tive of my District, and that my wishes would be
respected. They were not during the last Ad-
ministratlon, and suppose they will not be dur
ing this one.
The President-Certainly. sir: you are the Rep
resentative Of your District and am DESTROYS of
awaiting myself of your information concerning
the offices in your District; but the appointing
power is lodged with me. and not with the Rep
resentatives of the different Districts and do not
intend 10 divest myself of my proper authority or
responsibility in such matters.
Yitriol Throwing.
That fendish crime OF vitriol throwing seems to
be increasing. Whitehall Mich. dispatch OF
the 30th to the Chicago Times, says:
The wife of A. Flagstaff Captain of the pro-
peller Swallow, made a successful attempt to dis
figure for life young girl named Emma Drake,
who works as servant at the Sismopolitan Hotel,
by throwing twelve ounces of sulphuric acid in
her face. Some time ago this girl was employed
time jealousy was excited in Mrs. Flagstaffs
mind, and she determined on revenge. Mrs.
Flagstaff lives three miles out Of Montague. This
afternoon she drove to Whitehall, and after going
to couple Of drug stores, obtained the acid went
to the hotel, called for Emma. and then threw the
acid all over her. With shrek of agony the
girl fell into the arms of others. Her nose ears,
left shoulder and breast are horribly burned, and
one eye is seriously injured The woman was
arrested and thrown into Jail 10 await examina-
ton.