Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-05
BARBARITY IN MISSOURI.
A Teachers Painful Experience in
That State.
TIED AND CRUELTY WHIPPED.
Taken From the side OF His Lady.
Love by q Band or Revengeful
Miscreants-slowIyI Recover
Ing From the Ordeal.

A correspondent writes to the New
York Herald from st. Joseph, Mo-:
About three years ago Charles Wynd-
ham, then about eighteen years old,
came to this locality from southern Illi-
nois. He had been educated at the
Southern Illinois Normal university, at
Carbondale, General John A. Logan's
old home, and had determined to follow
the profession Of teaching. Wyndman,
sr., after his son had finished his uni
versity course, readily agreed to have
him come west, where it is popularity
supposed advantages and opportunities
for young men are as plentiful as wheat
in harvest field. Charlie got as far as
Kansas City, and his romantic disposi
tion prompted him to 60 across the
country from that place and visit the
old Samuels home, in Clay county, near
Kearney. He saw the grave OF Jesse
james and the other points OF interest
around the home Of the dead outlaw and
then famlliarized himself with the his
tory Of the family and Of the county as
well. e.
In the same way he travelled along
bilc MlSSOuTl W oU. JOScpH anu nOTtn
from this place to Omaha. He was es-
pecially attracted by the peculiar peo-
pie he found in the bottom lands above
this city, and determined, in order that
he might study their habits more close
ly. to make his home among them for
awhile.
With this purpose in view he OBJ
tanned a country school about ten miles
above this city, and taught it with great
success that fall and winter. The next
year he secured school in district
near the first one, and last fall began
teaching in a third, moving from one
locality to another from choice. 1t is
with the latter school that this story has
TO do.
Wyndham,> besides being attractive
in personal appearance, possessed en-
gaging manners, and having made the
most Of his school days, and being an
industrious reader, had a fund OF gem
eral information upon which he drew at
will, and which was the envy Of the
young men with whom he was thrown
in contact. He was exceedingly popu-
lar in the district. and no gathering of
any sort was considered complete with
out his presence.
While there had been no expressed
preference on his part, it was generally
understood. that the daughter OF old
Farmer Warren. the richest man in all
that section, was his favorite among the
young ladies. Indeed. this was soon be-
yond question. Nobody knew whether
he loved her or not, but so intimate did
they become that he was her escort
when she went to church or party or
picnic, and effectually kept at dis
tance dozen or more of the beaux of
the neighborhoOd who would have given
their lives almost for smile or an ap-
proving glance from her.
The usual result followed. The dis
appointed lovers united against the COM
mon enemy and made up their minds to
drive him from the community, being
careful, however. to keep their own
council. At first he received anony-
nous communications, advising him,
with more emphasis than good gram
mar, to leave. He paid no attention to
them and others followed, intimating
that he was taking his life in his hands
by remaining.
Young Wyndham was not coward,
and when, after q systematic study OF
the case, he had satisfied himself who
his prosecutors we're he made up his
mind to stay in the district at all haz-
ards.
Last Thursday he gave holiday to
their parents, desired to spend that day
mt n farm house in the district where
wedding feast was in progress. Wynd-
ham announced to his pupils that us
they would not get home that night
until late he would have no school on
the following day (Friday.)
Thursday morning Wyndham and
Hettie, together with a crowd OF per-
haps twenty-five from that immediate
vicinity, started for the wedding. 1t
was after midnight when the company
dispersed, and, hitching their horses to
the wagons, began the drive acaoss the
Hettie went different road from that
taken by the others, a little longer and
leading by the old school-house.
While they were crossing q. wOode d
ravine ut the bottom of the hill, on top
of which the schoOlhouse stood, they
were stopped by some six or eight men
with masks on. Commanding the two
to get out Of the buggy, the man who
seemed to be the leader Of the gang in
formed Wyndham he was then stand
ing the presence OF the men who had
sent him the anonymous cOmmunica-
tions, and demanded to know why the
warnings were not needed. He was
given to understand that death would
Be the result if he was found in the
county after twenty-four hours.
"Unless," concluded the spokesman,
"yOu will swear in our presence, with
Hettie Warren as witness, that you
will not attempt to be in her company
again"
Enraged by the insult offered him, and
certain now as to the identity OF his en-
emies, Wyndham quickly obtained pos
session Of the buggy whip,and the howls
of rage and pain that followed told
with what effect he had applied it.
The masked men closed around him,
and one OF them knocked him insensi-
BILE by blow from behind. He was
then carried hundred yards up the
ravine and tied to large tree. His
body was made bare to the waist, and
with the same whip that had done such
execution in his hands his back and
shoulders were beaten until they resem-
bled piece OF raw beef. Blood came
after every blow, and when they had
applied the lash to their hearts content
the gang left Wyndham for dead.
Luckily for him the air was not cold.
II had been thawing all day, and the
ground was not frozen on the surface
during the entire night. The poor fell
low had been brought suddenly to con-