The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-27
WHITE CAPS" NEAR BY.
nopOdalo, Over the River, Gets branch of
the Organization.

HOpCunle, over tne RIVER NeaH " ~ 'a'''' "
the Organization.
The "White Caps" who have been ter
rorizing many towns in Ohio, Indiana
Illinois and other States the past few
weeks have put in an appearance at
Hopedale, over in Ohio. Hopedale is in
Harrison county, and is a thriving town
Of about 800 inhabitants. Its people are
very much excited over the white
Caps" whose first outrage was commit
ted on Saturday night. They have been
in existence for several weeks and made
several threats at regulating" us they
term it, but did not get down TO business
until the above night, when DR.. James
Parkhill, the leading physician, was
given merciless but unjust beating by
them. His office is on side street, on
which they put up n notice giving him
twenty hours to leave Hopedale. The
notice read like this:
HoPEDALE, Dec. 81, 1888.
DR.. John PSrtl,iH, Hspedale, o.:
DEAR SiR:-We hereby notify you
that you are not wanted in Hopedale any
longer, and give fou just twenty hours
fr0nIs now to leave. II you do not
compl y with our order, your life will be
in danger. We mean businSss. This
notice is final. Respectfully,
HARRISON COUNTY WHITE CAPS.
HopeidIe, Top. m.
The above notice created considerable
excitement in Hopedale, although it was
not the first one. Quite number OF
the doctors friends advised him to be
prepared for them, not because he need
ed Regulating" but on account OF safe.
ty. He simply laughed at them, saying
he knew OF nothing he had done and
did not feel alarmed. He did not leave
and visited his patients as usual, paying
little or no attention to the notice OF the
"White Caps" After supper on Satur.
day evening he made professional call
and returned to his otliceabOntO o'clock,
where he remained until half past ten,
when he closed the shutters and locked
the door preparatory to going home.
He had scarcely locked the door until
the "White Caps" four in number,
rushed up to him, one-half hour later
than stated in the notice. One OF them
seized him by the coat collar and two by
the arms, while the fourth struck him q
terrible blow between the eyes, knock
ing him almost insensible. He staggered
aud fell to the ground, after which they
kicked him in the back and breast and
abdomen, fifteen or eighteen times, and
then fled. At first the Doctor tried to
defend himself, but the four were too
much for him and he was obliged to
sucCumb. In his effort to do this his
coat and vest were torn, and his watch
chain broken. His watch was also
missing, but found on the ground later.
He says he could have licked two OF
them, but could not whip the four. He
knows the four, but viii not prosecute
them. He carries revolver now and
expects to remain in Hopedale.
John Harley, Il lad OF Is summers, has
been doing chores lately for DR.. Park.
hill. One day last week the boy drank
some cider and became intoxicated.
Enemies accused the doctor OF drugging
him, and this, tits said, was the principal
reason OF the "White Caps" for "regu.
lating" him.
The "White Caps" supposed the sym
pathy OF the law abiding citizens OF
HopCdale would be with them, but the
sympathy is the other way, and it will
not be safe for these four "White Caps"
to commit any rAore outrages. Their
regulations are far from being ire
proaehable and little regulating might
not do them any harm. Some weeks ago
notice was posted ON the meat market
window OF John W. Fogle by these call
ed "White Caps" threatening to regulate
him. He carries gun and says he will
kill the first mothers son OF them who
touches him. I
On Sunday night prominent young
man Of Hopedale, whose name couldnot
be learned, met three Of the "White
Caps on the street, and drawing his re-
vOlver and covering them with it said:
81 understand you chaps who style your.
selves White Caps contemplate doing
me. 1t is darl; and now is your chance
il you expect to do anything. Lay your
hands on me and I'll blow your brains
out" He meant business, and they will
not trouble him.