The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-03
HUMAN MONSTERS.
HungariRns Rob the Dead Women of
IhcIr JeMeIs-Tcrrlbio SccneN.

HkNeiN-Ntffabte scenes.
JonNsrowN, Pa, June 1.-The way Of
the transgressor In tho desolated valley
OF the Conomaugh is hard indeed. Each
hour reveals some new aud horrible story
of suffering and outrage, and every sue
ceeding hour brings nows Of swift and
merited punishu cnt melted out to tho
iiends who have dared to dcsecratc the
still aud manglod corpscs in the city OF
the dead and torture the already half.
crazod victims OF the cruolest OF modern
catastrophcs. As the roads to tho lands
round about are opened tales OF almost
Undesirable horror como 10 light, and
deeds OF the vilcst nature, pcrpetratcd in
the darkness OF the night are brought to
light. Just rs the shadows began to fall
upon tho earth last evening party
Of thirteen lIungarians were noticed
stealthily picking their way along the
bark OF Conemaugh toward Sang Hollow.
Suspicious OF their purpose, several farm
crs armed themselves and started in pur-
suit. Soon their most horrible fears were
realized. The llungarians were out for
| plumber. Lying upon the shore they
came upon the dead and mangled body
OF woman, upon whose person there
were n number OF trinkcts of jewellery and
two diamond rings. In their cagcrncSs TO
secure the plumber the lIungarans got
| into u squabblc, during which one OF their
| number severed the finger upon which
were the rings, and started on run with
his fearful prize. Tho revolving nature OF
the deed 80 wrought upon the pursuing
farmers who by this time were close NJ
hand, that they gave immediate chase
Some OF the llungarians showed Fight, but,
being outnumborod, were compelled 10
flee Tor their lives.
NINE or rnE nnurrs rsCArrD
but four were literally driven into the
surging river aud 10 their death The IN.
human monster whose ntrorious act has
| been described, was among the number OF
the involuntary suicides
Another incident oi even greater mo-
m,nt has just been brought To my notice.
| Al $50 O'Clock tins morning an old rail-
roadcr, who had walked to Sang Hollow,
stepped 10 u number OF mon Who were
congtcgagcd on the platform stations at
! Curmnvillc and said. Gentlemen. had
! | a shotgun with me hall an hour ago,
would now be murderer yet with no
! fear Of ever having t0 suffer. Two miles
| below here watched three men going
along thc banks stealing the Jewels from
the bodies Of tho dead wives and dnugh.
tens Of men who HAYS been robbed oil all
they held doar on earth"
lie sal no sooner finished the last sen.
terrible d,,cru!e hurry men, with LOOKS Of
se"s ,,,rr an their N written on their
nundcr. ono Will a coiy 10 The scene OF
shoulder and another with WV u,'I ~
his hand. In twenty minutes, No''v' ~
stated, they had oycriakcn two OF tn'F
victims who were then Ia the net OF cut.
ting pieces from the Unn, aud iiugcr from
the hands Of the bodies OF two dead
women. With revolver lcyclcd m the
scoundrcls, the leader OF the posse shouted.
"Ihrow up your hands or I'll blow your
heads Oft.
With b.anchcd faces aud trembling
iorms they Obcycd the orlcr aud begged
iur mercy. They were searched aud ~,
their pockets were omplicd OF their gigHly
finds the indignation Of the crowd inicn'
slod, aud when a bloody finger ol ma in
FAINT, cncirrlcd with two tiny gold rings
was found among tho p'undcr Ia the
leaders pocket, a cry went up,
Lynch tmEul LYNCH ruEM"
without moments delay ropes wcro
thrown around their nccks aud they wcr1
dangling 10 the limbs Of tree ia the
branches OF which nn hour before was en-.
tangled the bodies OF dead father and
son. After the expiration OF halian.hour
the ropes were cut aud the bodies lowered
aud carried 10 pile Of rocks Ia the iorcs,
on tho hill above. II is hinlcd that nn
Allegheny County official WIS one OF the
most prominent sectors In this Tragedy oi
iustilinblu homicide.