Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-27
COLD LEAD I
Admihistersd TO White-Caps Who Had
Assaulted Dsfenselsss Women
Brave Man Rsbukes the Cowards,

Administered TO White-Caps Who Had
Assaulted Dsfensels.s Women
Brave Man Rshukes the Cowards.
Nrw ALBANY, Isp., July IA tragedy
In which the "Whitecaps' figured, was
enacted early Tuesday morning in the
secluded neighborhood of Csrnes Mills. in
Crawford county. A middle aged woman
and her daughter, about nineteen wears
old. live in that neighborhood and have
fallen under the displeasure of the noto-
rious "Whitecaps" OF Crawford county who
charged that the women were unchaste.
On the night of the 23d about twenty-five
weli-mounted and well-armed ''Whitecaps''
rode up to the Wiseman residence. took
the mother and daughter out of bed. tied
them to trees near by and whipped them
numerically with hickory switches. The
blood followed each lick that was laid upon
the bare backs of the unfortunate women.
Their shrieks and cries for mercy were dis
regarded by their savage torturers. and the
blows continued to rain down upon their
naked backs until both fell fainting on the
ropes that held them. They were then cut
loose, the ''Whitecaps" remounted their
horses, and after brief consultation, which
was overheard by three men in house
near that OF the Wiseman woman, they
rode away.
The "Whitecaps' had agreed in their con-
sultation TO ride to the house of Leslie
Moreland, reputable citizen of the neigh
borhood, tell him what they had done and
why they did il, and order him to spread
the news, this being their custom. The
three men who overheard this arrangement
were relations of Moreland, and taking
their guns they took short cut to More
lands, 50 as to beat the "Whitecaps' there
They informed Moreland that the night
riders were coming and the purpose of
their visit, and then secreted themselves in
thicket along the road almost in front of
Morelands residence.
Soon the "Whitecaps" appeared. COM
menced knocking at the door of Moreland's S
house and called for him to get up. He
soon came to the door with his rifle in his
hand. The "Whitecaps" told their errand
and ordered him to start out at daylight
and spread the news. Moreland told them
he was not that kind of a man, and no such
a lawless gang could bulldoze him. The
"Whitecaps' told him if he did not they
would call again and take him out and hang
him, and then commenced yelling and fir
ing their revolvers at the hoxse.
Moreland replied with his rifle and at the
same moment the three men in ambush
the cowardly "Whitecaps' expected and
with threats they galloped away, one of
them John saunders, leaving bloody hat
on the highway, and two Others being sup
ported In their flight by their companions
Three of the gang had been shot. two of
them, John Saunders and Pryor Gregory,
supposed fatally. The name of the ether
victim was not learned.
Gregory is well-known country mer-
chant at West Fork Postoffice, Crawford
county, has family of grown children and
is about fifty years old. II is said he will
die. He is in good circumstances and has
been highly respected. Saunders is saloon
keeper and worthless fellow
The affair has created intense excitement
and determined effort is being made by
the citizens to find the place where the
wounded men have been taken by their
friends. The elder Wiseman woman, il is
reported, will die from the whipping she
received.