The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-08
Tnc --latest s.wnite cap'' Affair.

Like most other towns in this vicinity,
Woodstown has had her full share of the
contemplate work and anonymous letter
writing, generally known as white Cap"
notices, but the latest episode in this line
has terminated in the discovery of the
young men concerned in the matter, and
while everything has been settled without
the use of harsh measures, it is exceeding
ly likely that no more letters will be sent
out in this neighborhood, at least not from
General Order, No. 49, as the notices
have been headed. The story as told us,
from which we omit the names of the
young men concerned, is as follows;
On the 14th of January, DR.. j. II. Pier
pont, a dental surgeon and respected citi-
zen of ourtown, received through the post
office the following notice:
HEADQUARTERS.
WHITE CARS, GENERAL ORDER No. 70.
We notify you to be in every night at s
O'Clock, and stop taking your walks up town.
or we will call on you.
p. Stake warming; we say no more, but
take warning.
By order WHITE CAPS.
This notice, which was enclosed in a yell
low envelope, directed with pencil, was on
a half sheet of note paper and written
partly in ink and partly with pencil. a
heavy border made with red ink surround
ing the writing, and a label containing a
skull and cross-bones, such as are used in
drug stores, being placed in the lower
corner. The receipt of the notice, intend
ed as it was to intimidate the person to
whom it was sent, did not have that effect
on DR.. Pierpoint, who continued in his
habit of taking q walk up town at about
five o'clock every evening, after his Office
duties were over, and instead of remaining
in his Office at night, made it a point to be
out on the streets until a late hour, hoping
and prepared to settle the White Cap scare
hereabouts.
The only person who was told of the re-
ceipt of the notice was E. Il. Massey, in
whose building the doctors Office is stu
ated, and together they quietly worked on
the matter. On Tuesday Of last week a
clue was obtained from a friend who was
shown the letter, and who told the doctor
that he could find out more about it by
questioning a certain young man, the son
of a merchant doing business in the centre
of our town. A letter written by Mr..
Pierpoint to this young man, brought him
in person to the office and on being closely
questioned he admitted that he had
sent several notices to other parties, and
lau prepared DIdih lUblCtS iUl dhOthSI
Young man, who clerked in the shop next
door, giving the second young mans
name. A sharp letter was written by DR..
p. to the young man No. 2, and while
taking his walk that evening he was ae-
costed by this young man, who disclaimed
any knowledge of the affair. In reply the
doctor told him that he had all the evil
dence he desired and that be would give
the perpetrators of the outrage until the
following Saturday to acknowledge the
same and apologize for their conduct. On
his return from UP town, n before he
had gotten into his office, he last named
young man, together with the first, cali
cd on him and Acknowledged that the no.
tice had been gotten up and sent by
them, both a~pologizing for the same.
After a sharp talk had been administered
to these cowardly imitators of the disre-
putable western organization, their apollo
gy was accepted, and they were allowed to
depart.
Some of our citizens are censuring DIR.
p. for not administering a good Gaming to
the eulprits, but doubtless the plan he
took was the best for all concerned and
these young men, whose career as white
Caps has been SO suddenly cut short, may
thank themselves that they escaped the
severe punishment which they deserved.