The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-24
PARSONS WHITE SLAVE.
A Luckless Pole Chained in a Wagon
and Exposed for Sale.
Hon, the Mem Yorl: HernId.

From the New Yor: Herald.
HoLYoKE, MASS, Nov 21-The sight of
man chained hands and feet, and pad
locked to the seat of wagon, waiting to
be sold to purchaser by Charles T. Par
sons, Of Northampton, the famous trafficker
in immigrant labor, caused q huge sensa-
ton here to-day. '
Parsons keeps an employment bureau in
Northampton, about nine miles from here.
He deals in foreign pauper labor only. He
goes to New York about once a week and
hires forty or fifty of the most ignorant
men, women and children he can find,
taking care that none he hires can read or
speak the English language He takes them
home and sells them out to farmers, getting
| from $40 to $50 each man. The farmers
use them as slaves, working, feeding and
housing them just the same as they do their
cattle.
THE SLAVE AND HIS MASTER.
At o'clock this morning Parsons drove
to this city with one Of these pauper immi-
grants in wagon. His victim was bound
hand and foot with a 6-foot chain, which
was fastened by a big paddock to the seat
of the wagon. Parsons pulled up in side
street, and, hitching his horse to post, left
his slave secured there while he vent, 1t is
said, to seek "a purchaser. At 10 o'c ock
Parsons had not returned, aud as the mer-
slave was shivering from cold. His condi-
ton was noticed, and somebody went over
to the wagon to invite him indoors. The
tears were frozen on his face. A pair of
overalls shirt, a coat and an old pair of
shoes made up his dress. 1t was then found
that be was chained, and the rumor quickly
went around that he was one of Parsons
slaves.
Chief of Police Whitcomb and an officer
were quickly on the scene, and the chief as
in the act of smashing the seat of the wagon
when Parsons appeared and said :"Hold on,
/ will u lock it, )" at the same time taking
key from his pocket and unlocking the pad
lock that secured the chain.
'Are you Parsonsw inquired the chief.
Eyes, sir" said Parsons.
did you chain this man!" further in
quired the officer.
Eyes, sir, did. He is mine" answered
Parsons.
You are prisoner, you scoundrelr' said
the chief.
THEY WANTED TO LYNCH HIM.
Then the indignant crowd that had as
sembled began to make threats.
Lynch himw Take him away from the
policep Kill him !" and other such excla-
nations were heard on every slde But
the police hustled him to the station and
locked him up safely. The people thronged
around the police station in crowds, and it
was a lucky, circumstance for Parsons that
he was protected behind the bars. The mob
was ready for lynch law if they could only
get their hands on Parsons.
Meanwhile the released slave was eating
lunch that the police had prepared for
him in the office. He ate like man who
hadn't eaten anything for a week. His eyes
were dull and sunk iuto his head. His pur-
pie hands were swollen so as to resemble a
pair of boxing gloves, and the marks of the
iron chain were plainly to be seen on his
legs. When asked his name he shook his
head l handed him pencil and note
book, when he wrote in legible hand his
name and the place from whence he came.
thread: Vincent Latnecraztes, Survatsks,
Mariapolskego, Poland" He is about 90
years OF age.
HOW HE WAS KIDNAPPED.
Later a man was found who could talk to
the relies sed slave. His story is that he ar
rived in New York on May 3, 1888. Next
day he was engaged by one of Parsons
agents and taken to Northampton. He was
hired out to farmer and promised Sl2 a
month. He never received a cent for wages,
and took his chances on running away
week ago. He asked lodgings in the North
ampton police station, but next morning
Parsons came and claimed him. He worked
around Parsons farm for a week, and when
he asked for wages. Parsons struck him with
his fist in the face. He knocked him down
this morning and chained him.
Parsons is despised all over the state. He
is the man who caused big sensation four
years ago by making ice water for his labor