Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-08-01
The White Cap" Fiends.

CHICAGO, July 26.-After years oil
uninterrupted lawtessuess and out
rage the White Caps of Crawford
county, Indiana, have been met by a
few resolute men aud punished \
despatch from New Albany, Ind
says A tragedy IL which the White
Gaps figured was enacted early Tues
day morning in the secluded neigh
borhood of Carnes Mills In Crawford
county. 4 middle aged woman and
her daughter, about nineteen years
old, live IN that ueighborhood and
have fallen under the displeasure OF
the notorious White Caps of Craw-
ford county, who charged that the
women were unchaste.
On tho night OF the 23rd about
twenty five well-mOuuted and we'll
armed White Caps rode up to the
womeus residence, took the mother
and daughter out ot bed, tied them
to trees near by and whipped them
unmercifrrlly 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 disregard /
ed 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 White
Caps mounted their horses aud after
a brief consultation, which was over
heard by three men in house near
that OF the unfortunate women they
rode away. The White Caps had
agreed IN their consultation to ride
to the house of Leslie Moreland, a
reputable citizen of the neighbor-
hood, tell him what they had done
and why they dill 1t, and order him
to spread the news, this being their
custom.
The three meu who overheard this /
arrangement were relations of More /
land, and taking their guns they took |
a short cut TO MOrelands SO rs to
beat the White Caps there. They
informed Norelaud that the night
riders we've coming and the purpose
of their visit, and then secreted them
selves in a thickst along the road al
most in front of Morelaud' 3 residence
Soon the White Caps appeared,
commenced knocking at the door of
Moreland's house, and called for him
to get up. He soon came to the
door with his rifle in his hand. The
White Caps told their errand, and
ordered him to start out at daylight
and spread the news. Moreland told
them he was not that kind of man,
and no such lawless gang could
bulldoze him.
The White Caps told him if he did
not they would call again, and take
him out and hang him, and then
commenced yelling and firing their
revolvers ut the house. Moreland
replied with his rifle and at the same
moment three men in ambush fired
upon the gang.
This was more than the cowardly
White Caps expected, and with
threats they galloped away, one oi
them, John Saunders, leaving s
bloody hat on the highway, and two
others being supported in theil
flight by their companions. Thre,
of the gang had been shot, two o
them, John Saunders and Pryor Gre
CORY, supposed fatally, The nam,
of the other victim was not learned
Gregory is a well known country
merchant at Nestfork Post office
Crawford county, has family o
grown children and is about 50 year
old. 1t is said he will die He Is il
good circumstances and has beer
highly respected. Saunders is
ssloon-keeper and n worthless fellow
The affair has created intense ex
element and determined effort i
being made by tEe citizens to fin,
the place where the wounded mel
have been taken by their friends
Tho eldest woman, it is reported
will die from the whipping she re
ceived