The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-12-13

n eac0rscsnssn SeBIS ol t14 sstvety
Experience Near Sardinia
q. zscSieged by White Cap
ard subsequently Captured
ard Bound. a Piucky OLD
Man sEIcce xSfssliy Defend.
His Rome 3 E:.inSi the Band
CHICAGO, Dee. 2-Mr. Etld:sor
Vance, Well known resident o.
Rutland, VT, is visiting friends on
Washington boulevard. For nearly
three weeks prior TO his Chicago
visit he had been staying at ths
home OF his uncle, Aaron Vance
who lives near Sardinia, O., al
present the scene of many White
Cap outragcs. Mr.. Vance says ht
had a thrilling experience with the
ruifians and was handled roughly
b. them. The story in his OWL
words is as follows:
Il arrived at Sardinia the night
of Nov. 9. My uncle, whose farm
is situated about three miles from
the town. met me at tho depot with
q horse and buggy. We started
for his homo shortly after 8 o'clock.
The route was q lonesome one
Tho grealer part of tho way lay
through valley and the hills are
heavily timbered. About q mile
from the town a man on horseback
passed us. His head was enveloped
with a white cloth and ha was rid
ing at a terrific pace. My uncle
said: "There goes one of those
cursed White Caps, somebody will
get whipped TO night Our con-
versatlon naturally continued on
this subject. About half a mile
further on, at the edge of the woods.
is a drinking trough tor horses. My
uncle drew up To 1t and got out to
loose tho check from the horses
head. Ho had been telling me
about the depgedations Of the band
and continued talking while the
horse was drinking. He naturally
talked in q loud tone, and in the
stiffness he could easily have been
overheard by anyone concealed in
the woods less than twenty yards
away. My uncle among other
things said: Il know two of them
and have engaged spies to discover
the rest. AS soon as we can gel
evidence enough | will spend every
dollar I possess, If necessary, TO
Land the villaius in the penitentlary
"My UNCLE" continued Mr..
Vance, .sis a wealthy bachelor and
has the reputation of always going
through, with thing when he has
once started. We arrived at the
farmhouse about Ii o'clock and re
tired shortly alter. l was tired and
slept soundly. / arose early and
came down stairs before my uncle
and the servants had got up.
opened The front door. Trans6xed
to the panel by a sharp pointed
Knife was q roach drawing of a
human heart, the weapon stuck
through its center. In tho upper
left hand corner were the skull and
crossbunes and in the opposite
cornor tho picture Of a coffin. Be-
low was an inscription which read
Aaron Vance you'd better be care
ful as to what you says and does.
THIS is q warnn' and If you try to
10 US harm you will get the worst
of it. White Caps"
"On the steps was q bundle of
beech switches, and attached to the
cord that held shem together was a
.ag on which was written Weapons
# REFORM l awoke my uncle and
howell him the warning and the
bundle of whips. HIS first words
we're: The devils must have been
n the woods last night when We
the horsc.' At breakfast
le announced his intention of going
nto town and purchasing firearms.
lc returned In the afternoon with
wo shotguns. three revolvers and a
'iantity of am nunition. Then he
'asted u e.Ecc on the fence facing
he road to the effect thai he did
lot fear all the White Caps in
and would never rest
ntil he had hung a few Of them.
tried to dissuade him from putting
~ the notice out the old man was
bdura.e.
The acxt morning another notice
vas stuck on the front door, which
ED: "We will call OIL you within
en- days. 'WuIrE CARS"
AMy uncle engaged the SER
ices of a man named uarwick
10 watch the premises. On the
s,urth night he called us and said
Ihe White Caps were surround
ing the house. We rose and
dressed hurriedly. Arming our
selves we went to The front win
low: 1 should judge there were
hirty masked horsemen in the
ard or near it.
"Who are you and what do
'ou want 2" asked my uncle. The
oremost horseman replied : ave
7ant you and are going 10 have
ou.'
SAIL right" replied the man, T;