Wichita eagle., 1889-02-14
THE INDIANA WHITE CAPS.

BLooMINGToN. Ind, Feb. 13.-The White
Gap trial continued today. Hardly wert
the doors thrown open until the courl
room was crowded, and it remained SO al
day, it being hardly possible to pass in an6
out. A separation of witnesses was asked
by MIR. Norman's attorneys, and it was
not until 10 o'clock that the taking of evi.
dence began.
The first one examined was VIM. Muir.
ply, who lived in the vicinity of the out
rage. His evidence was remarkably strong
He said:
Il live on the farm of VIM. Norman
near his house, and on the night OF May l.
| about o'clock, heard some one calling
his night-clothes. He said mob
| had taken possession at his house
and was killing his father. ran over
| to the place as fast as l could. l could
hear them eating Norman, and went
within ten feet of where they were, hiding
behlnd fence. All the men were masked
but soon recognized the voices of three OF
| OF the moon, which was shining. After
| they had beat Norman awhile they told him
II he ever went near the court house again
they would hang him, when one of the
men proposed that they do it, but in few
minutes they led Norman and his wife to
the house, and left them there. noticed
Norman's 1S-year-old daughter coming to-
ward the house and as she saw me she
started to crawl under the house. When
l spoke 10 her she recognized my voice,
and running to me begged for protection.
l told her not to be alarmed, and took
her to my house. She was almost scared
to DEATH"
William Oliver stated that when he was
on the road about o'clock that night he
NO fn, ,i1 yt0
he thought were the defendants. The
next day he tracked horses to Norman's
house and in the direction of the home OF
the accused.
The sister and brother of Mr.. Norman
testified that they were at home, at their
mothers home, when about 10 o'clock,
unknown men came upon horseback
they had just been to Bill Norman g
and given him good whipping.
and that if she did not quit her meanness
she would be given dose of the same
medicine, when they rode i'll the direction
OF where the accused now live.
Other circumstancial evidence was in
troduced to show that the men were out
the night OF the outrage and stayed to-
gether, and that fresh horse tracks led
from Norman's to their house. 1t was also
shown that Marquis Reed stated that he
was captain of a regular White Cap band.
In the afternoon the defense began their
testimony, the effort being, not to show
that Norman was not whipped, but that
ne and his wife bore bad character and
to establish an alibi by the accused.
Strong evidence was introduced to show
that Squire Bonham, one of the number,
stayed ali night with a neighbor and could
not possibly have been SO far away from
home Several witnesses that were badly
ratified on cross-examination stated that
the character of both Norman and his
wife was bad for truth and veracity,
A highs session was held. as the judge
has decided that the trial must come to An
end by tomorrow evening. A remarkable
feature of the case is that this morning
when Hon. H. c. Duncan, leading counsel
for the plaintiff, stepped out of his door a
bundle of switches greeted him, in which
was tied note, threatening to White Cap
him unless he desisted in the prosecution.