The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-20
They Capture Harmless Idiot and
Severely Beat Him.
Three WorlSmen Walking Along tho
Road are Halted
And Compelled to Witness tho
Brutal Finishing Touches.
Aftor the Poor Idiot Is Beaten Ropo
Is Tied About Him and 10
Ia Thrown Into Ice
Cold Water.

SUAuoEtN, Pa, Jan. lO.-White Cans
in the eastern AMI western portions OF
Northumberland County worked with pos
sbly fatal results Thursday night since
which time vigilance committees have
been formed all over the county, institute
ing search for the heartlcss wretches. It
is rs hard a task to lind who the nicmbers
OF the committees are ~ to establish the
identity Of the White Caps.
Patrick Doolau and two Hungarian Ia
borcN left the mines Of the Corbin Collcry
at O'Clock yesterday morning TO 20 home.
They live in Springfield, a 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 COM
panions To u number Of strange looking OBJ
jccts 100 yards to the left on both sides II
a swift and deep running stream. lie told
the men TO accompany him TO find out
what it all meant
After the men had walked fifty Yards
toward the creek, the moon driited out
from behind a bank Of clouds aud re-
vcalcd 10 the eyes Of the miners about
thirty men dressed Ia white flowing robes,
their faces being concealed with black
masks, while a tall white cumical shaped
hat surmountcd their heads II WIS a
weird and CHASTITY spectacle. The masked
men all carried Winchester rifles, aud u
number ilourishcd knives In the air Re-
fore Doolan aud his companions could
draw back, seven oi the ghustiko figures
] lt..lt
PEELED them a. throw up their hands. after
which they were marched Ia the waters
edge aud surrounded by a heavy guard.
Then one of the baud addressed the miners
ia q gruil voice, informing them tina, they
would behold the last act Of a White Cap
tragedy
Turning on his heel the man, evidently
the leader, emitted shril whistle, which
caused q clump oi bushes 30 part twenty
yards of Ia the woods Out 81 the OPEN
Ing emerged four white caps, carrying
naked man, whose person rvscmhlcd
quarter Of raw beef tbs appearance was
caused, so the leader told the astonshed
aud allrighiud miners, by having twenty
/ lashCs Oi cato nine.tnila laid ON hun,
Whom tho procession pachcd the spot
where Doolan aud the white caps stood,
the bleeding man. who was unconscious.
WIS held up Ia front ol thc Workmpn and
buolnn recognized him ~ Thomas Hague,
of Coal Run, ppulcd q harmless IDIOT.
lluolan mustered up enough courage TO
ask why tho unfortunate Wrrich was 80
treated when white cap remarked that
Hague had tried o. assault Girl ON her
way 10 shamokin early in the evening and
that one Of the baud saw mm aud rescued
the girl. lie told the gih 10 90 home, after
a.. a. L.. i 4
limbs, carried him into the woods aud
bound Him tp a tree. lie then reported
ihu ease a. the ryst OF thc brethren, and
they were nov wryaking vengeance on tho
wronglour.
A rope Was nov tied around Hague and
be- was east into the icc.c1Id stream aud
dragged up aud down la the water iur
short while, when be- wa laid on tho
bank A White Cap then ordered DUolan
and hs men 10 kncrl aud remain ia that
position until they were ont Ui sight Tho
men did M aud the band disappeared in
tie woods. The men carried Hague into
husiolry in Springfield Whrru ho now
lies at the point II death Tho alarm was
at once given nni bands VI angry miners
scourl the woods ipr miles around but
no trace ui the hrutcs could be- found.
Yesterday mornings mail gave number
Of warnings Ia different people 10 lcayo
shamUliu iu tNonty.iOur huur ~ rccoivd
punishment from the White Cara It's
feared that there will be- blUUlshrd, ne
everybody b. heavily armed 40 thc timc
that Hague was receiving h.f brutal treat
mput, 70 similar scene was hgiug enacted
In the forest near Milton, thiriy.iiyc miles
away, where two white men and q negro
wcu taken from their cabin boy q body Of
masked men. who tied the captiyus %
trees and lashyd them numerically. No
clue 10 the ppruptrHt1tF las lrru Il covered.