Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-01-25
F7ENDfSH WHiTE cars.
An Account Of One of Their Outrnge-
In pennsyIvnnin.

A Shamokin, Pa, despatch Of Jan. 18th
says White Caps in the eastern and west
ern portions Of Northumberland county
worked with possibly fatal results last night,
since which time vigilance committees have
been formed all over the county, instituting
search for the heartless wretches 1t is
as hard task to find who the members Of
tity Of the White Caps
Patrick Doolan and two Hungarian labor
ers left the mines Of the Corbn colliery at
two O'Clock this morning to go home. They
live in Springfield, n mile from this city and
two miles from the mines As they were
800 yards from their homes, walking ON the
turnpike, Doolan suddenly stopped calling
the attention Of his companions to "A number
of strange looking objects hundred yards
! to the left on both sides Of a swift and deep.
running stream. lie told the men 10 ac-
company him 10 find out what it all meant.
After the men had walked fifty yards to
ward the creek, the moon drlfted out from
/ behind a bank Of clouds and revealed to the
eyes of the miners about 30 men dressed in
white flowing robes, their faces being con
cealed with black masks, while n tall white
| 1t was "A weird and CHASTITY spectacle The
| masked men all carried Winchester rifles,
and number fourished knives in the air.
| Before Doolan and his companions could
draw back, seven Of the ghost-lik figures
| ran down behind the miners aud compelled
/ them 10 throw up their hands, after which
| they were marched to the waters edge and
| surrounded by heavy guard Then one
of the baud addressed the miners in "A gruit
voice. informing them that they would Ice
hold the last act Of White Cap tragedy
Turning ON his heel the man, evidently
IA leader, emitted shrill whistle, which
caused cump Of bushes 20 yards of in
the woods to part, aud from the opening
emerged four White Caps carrying naked
man, whose person was covered with blood.
This was caused, so the leader told the as
tonished aud atfrighted miners, by having
| 20 lashes oi "A cato nine tails land on him
When the procession reached the spot where
Doulun aud the White Caps stood, the bleed
ing man, who was unconscious was held
up IN front of the workmen, who recognized
him rs Thomas Hague Of Coal Run, reputed
Il harmless idiot Doolan mustered up su
Client courage to ask Why the unfortunate
man was 50 treated. aud was told that
Hague had tried TO assault IA girl on her
way home to Shnmokin early in the evening,
and that one Of the men saw him and res
cued the girl. lie told the girl to go home,
after which he knocked Hague down, tied
him, carried him into the woods aud bound
him to tree He then reported the case
to the rest Of the band, and they we're now
Furnishing the wrongdoer.
4 rope was now tied around Hague and
he was cast into the ice cold stream and
dragged up and down in the water for q
short tune when he was laid ON the bank.
\ White Cap then ordered Douan and his
companions to kneel, and remain in that
position until they were out of sight The
men did so, and the band disappeared in the
woods
The workmeu carried Hague into hos
telry at Springfield, where he nov lies at
the point Of death The alarm was given
at once aud bands Of angry miners secured
the woods for miles around. but no trace OF
the brute, could bee found