New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-09
STONED TO INSENSIBILIT1.
PROFESSOR YATES FATALLY WOUNDED.
ATTACKED IL A STREET BY AN ENRAGED RELIGIOUS
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PTTsBURG, Dec S.-Barkerville. village
sixty miles north from this city on the Batter plank
road is ia "a state Of intense excitement The story
begins with the annual election for eldership OF tho
Church Of God in this city early last fall and eliminates
in the probable death OF Professor W. H. Yates OF the
Barkervile Academy by violence at the hands OF re
GUS prosecutors. The particulars OF the whoe an"h
were brought this city by letter from FroesSo,
McIyeene OF Barkervile to the Rev. W. H. Covert OF
the Church OF God this city. Professor yates IL
lyng a the point of DEATH his spine being injured oy
stones thrown by crowd OF prosecutors and religious
opponents led by c. W. Kountz and one Clayton nv"
fcssor Yates at the time going from MS nome ""
he had been taking supper, to the Academy IL was
after dark Just after he left house party OF men
and women led il Is alleged by Knuntz and Powell aIr
preached him and began to annoy him by Joerng anu
hooting The professor paid no heed 20 uhoSo
demonstrations. Tho gang became enrageu' A"o
fact that he so cOoly ignored them and iearlo9SN
defied them excited their malice Then they Fehoo "P
stones aud threw thom. Onc two large stones per
haps more struck Professor Yates on the back he
and cried for help His assaiianis scattered anu H'
and when friends cano the beaten man they IOhhu
him helpless and nsensibe. physician that was sum
moned pronounced the spine badly injured Al the 'ho
of writing Professor Mciveenc stated that fIo'e"s"
Yates was not expected TO live. Clayton ana hoa'"'
the men charged with being the leaders OF the nt'A|
uar:y arc under surveillance. and II the patent case
terminates fatally will bc seized oil charge oi mur'
The motive, that ed To the assault are ontroy the
oF.nrinp Of regios differences. Yates while teaching
i'm BirkcrviIo Acatcmy preparing to enter the MIN
isry In the Pttshurg Edership OF the Cnurch OF "ou
Professor Mcveene, his personal friend ami associate
I'm the COLLEGE is minister in that body Kountz at the
last meeting of the ocrshp OF the church III TINS city,
was PEELED the church on charges ot heroSy'
aever, specnc charges we're presented the time one
OF which was that OF teaching doctrines contrary 70 e
| creed uo had been mnistcrng In somerset
County, but when nc was fuieu '"'
| went TO his homo I'm Barkcryillc Ncnang"
County. Here he wa- Joined 10y Elder Clayton VINO
had also been expelled Together they set about 10
break up the Church of ODD IN that part ot the country
They collected for this purpose large number OF fol
lowers who included what were called salyatohisu.
THIS following Immediately began to pcrsecnte the ad
berents of tho Church OF God Professors Yates and
McIlvecno were the objects Of the greater part of this
apimostv Professor McIivecne had acted ~ clerk Al
tho Eldershp which expelled kountz, AMI had taken
an active part IN securing hls oNpulsion. plot was
laid 10 break into his house and carry him bodily to the
meeting OF the Kountztes and compel him 20 listen 20
their doctrines and "herctical" teachings ms pot
was attempted Tuesday evening, but the professor
WAS away from home and tho attacking crowd did not
secure him. Charncd by TINS defeat, they stoned Pro
fcssOr Yates.
The people OF tho village are alarmed. They fear
that the Kount1tes will mob destructive OF
prupery and life The creed OF the sect + dangerous
Kountz says that he IS the subject of divine revelation
He urophesies and declares that commands
direct from God " n Cod commands ne 10 kill man
I'll do e." he is reported to have said II Is not known
whether he was commanded to Kill Yates or not HIS
followers cay that they have the git Of tongues anu That
At time. they speak what they are pleased To dcnominae
a strange tongue. Tho town IA several NILES distant
from either railroad Telegraph station II contains
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