Evening journal., 1890-05-05
DETECTIVES POISONED.
Slain by the Gang They Had
Hunted Down.
1 STRANGE STORY FROM OHIO.

The Alleged Grimes Of Desperate Band
Of White Caps at Findlay, Roasting
child over Fire-Two buckeye
state vldocus Dead.
FNDLAY, o., May 5-This city Is greatly
excited over the sudden and mysterious
death Of Henry Strickler, detective, who.
81 the January term Of court, succeeded in
having indictments found against eight
prominent and well known citizens as the
principals in The now celebrated Oman rob
berry, which occurred on the night Of Feb.
z, 1870, and the subsequent death by poison
OF the detective who traced the crime to
them.
Eight Masked Men Came In.
This was one Of the boldest and most
sensational crimes that ever occurred in
Ohio. About O'Clock on the night mem
toned Wesley Oman and his family. con-
sisting Of his father, brother his wife and
children, were sitting around an open fire
III their farm house. about eight miles south
Of this city, when, without note Of warn
ing, the door Of the sitting room was
broken in and eight men with white masks
on their faces rushed upon the family.
Wesley Oman yelled: "The White Capsr'
The Horrible Torture Of Child.
eyes, answered the leader eve are the
White Caps and before any resistance
could be made all were securely bound and
gagged. A demand was then made &Dr
81 900 which Oman was known to have re-
ceived a day or two before from the sale of
some land. Oman assured the alleged
White Caps that the money was in a bank
in Findlay' but this was not believed, and
In order 10 make him disclose its hiding
place his 4-year-old son was seized and held
over the open fire until his screams OF
agony could have been heard mile away
Again and again the father begged that his
child be spared, as the money was not in
The house.
Detective Lowe Died.
In the meantime search had been mads
by some Of the robbers, and $50 belonging
TO Mrs Oman's father was discovered, and
with this they took their. departure, warn
ing the family if they moved from their po-
sitions before daylight they would be shot
This admonition the terrified family faith
fully observed, and not until morning did
they give s4e alarm.
The Omans thought they recognized tho
voices OF seyeral'of the party and were con
yipeed they were rieighbors .AIr,. p0lan
employed John r. T@owe, wen known
detective from Toledo, TO work up the case,
which he proceededt TO 30, and, according
TO the testimony of his friends, was about
to cause the arrest Of eight prominent citi-
zens OF the county when he was suddenly
taken i'll and brought to the Humphrey
house in this city, where he shorty atter-
I ward died Ia gf9at ugohS, Il 5 belIevsd
| hh was poisoGaa, AZ bis note books and
| elects disappeared during his short Illness,
ahd with them all the evidence he'had se-
cured against those suspected Of the rob
berry.
Detective strlelsIer Expired, Too.
Mr. Oman then placed the matter in tho
hanrs OF Henry Stricker, the younk max
/ whose sudden death has caused such a sem
sation. Stricker followed the same lines
Lowe had pursued and accumulated evil
denee OF d sufficient character to secure tho
Indictment at the january term OF Henry
Kihler jerome Kihler Charles Morgan,
levi Fox, Albert Decker, John Long,
"ruck' lIughes and Charles Bates, all
well-todo citizens, SOME Of whom live in
this city. r
All were arrested and Immediately gave
bonds ler their triakpn the l0th u this
| month Af
In the meantime .Strlckler was repeatedly
warned TO leave the state before the day Of
the trial, and was full Of apprehension that
the gang would make away with him. A
few days ago he became i'll much in the
same way as did his predecessor (I.owe) and
this morning died in great agony His
friends claim that he too, was poisoned to
prevent his giving evidence in the APP
| preaching trial OF the Oman robbers.