The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
FlBNDS in HUMAN FORM,
Wrctohcs Crught riundcrlnE aud niulllat.
ius hu Dvgj-Fuur 81 Ihym hrh
Driven into tho River
aud Drown,

JonNsTowN, June 3,-The way OF tho
transgrcssor IN the dCsolatNd valley Of
the Conemaugh Is hard, indeed, Each
hour reveals some new aud horrible
story Of suffering and outrage, and ovOry
succeeding hour brings news Of swift
and mcrited punishment mcted out 20
the fends who have dared 70 dosecmto
the still and mangled corpscs In the city
OF the dn0d and torture the already half.
crnzed yiChma Of the cruelest Of modern
cataStrophios, Az the roads 10 tho lands
round about arc opened tales Of almost
indescrlhablc horror come 10 light, and
deeds of the vilcst nature perpetratcd In
the darkness Of the night ara reported
Just az the shadows began 90 fall upon
the earth saturday evening party Of
thrtcon Hungnrians was noticed
stealthily picking their way along the
bnnlu OF Che COnemaugh toward Sang
Hollow, Suspicious Of their purpose,
several farmers armed themselves and
started In pursuit
rlundcrng the Dead.
Soon their most horrible fears wore
realized. The llungurans we're out for
plundor Lying upon the shore they
came upon tho dead and mangled body
Of o woman, upon whose perlon there
were number Of trinlScts Of icwolry
and two diamond rings, In their efforts
10 secure the plundcr the llungarnns
got into a a1u0bhlc, during which ono Of
thoir number severed the finger upon
which were the rings and started ON q
run with his fearful prize.
The revolving nature Of the decd 80
wrought upon the pursuing farmers,
who by This time were close ut hgnd,
chat they gave immediate chase. Some
Of the lungurians showed fight, but,
being outnumbnrCd were compelled 10
nee for thoir lives Nine Of the hrutcs
escaped but four wore literally driven
into the surglng i1ver aud 10 their death.
Tho inhumun monster whose atrocious
act has bocn described was among the
number Of involuntary suicides,
Another incident OF even greater mo.
mcnt has Just been brought TO notice.
AZ $3.50 o'clock AN old rAilroadcr, who
had walked from Sang Hollow, stepped
up 10 number Of men who were con
gregatcd on tho platform Of the station
ne CWI1nyiln and Wid.
Vengeance Is swin.
Gentlemen had / u shot gun with me
n half au hour ago, / would now be n
murderer yet with no four OF ever hav-
ing 20 suffer for my crime. Two miles
below hero ] watched three men going
along tho banks stealing Jewels from tho
dead wives aud daughters Of men who
have been robbed Of all they hold dcnr
ON earth"
llo had no sooner finished the last
sentence than liye burly mcn with looks
Of terrible determination written on their
luceg, were on their way TO thc scene of
plumber one with n coil of rope over his
shoulder and another with revolver In
his hand IN twenty minutes 30 II Is ro-
lated, thoy had ovortakon two Of their
victims who were then IN the net Of
cutting pieces from the ears, and flngers
from the hands Of Tho bodies Of two dead
women. With revolver loyelcd no the
scoundreIB Che leader Of the posse
shouted
Throw mp your hands or III blow
your heads of. ~
Two Villains Lynchcd.
with blouchcd faces and trembling
forms they obeyed tho order and begged
for mercy They were searched and as
their pockets wore omptied of thoir
plumber. Tho indignation Of the crowd
intensified, and when Che bloody finger
OF an inlaut oucirclcd with two tiny
gold rings, was found IN the lenders
pockets cry went up tolynch thom,
Without o moments dclny ropes were
thrown around their necl,s, and thoy
were dangling 10 tha limha nf traa In