Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-07
Regulators In TuscarOra.
FORD, TEAR DOWN AHoUsE AND POUR
SAND DOWN A WIDOWS BAcK.

FORD, TEAR DOWN AHoUsE AND POUR
SAND DOWN A WIDOWS BACK
The Tuscarora township regula-
tors turn out at such places where
they are least expected and at sach
hours when grave Yards yawn and
send forth ghostly habilitated forms
to send thrill of horror from the
roots of hair on the head to the nails
of toes of all beholders. Such a
thrilling sight and such a thrilling
feeling was experienced by tue IN
mates of a house owned 10y Joe
Woodburn on what is known as the
Mayer's farm about two miles north
of Waterford, about midnight some
few nights ago. The house was ten
auted by festive widow, fair, tall,
lean and forty.
just what particular act Of firta-
ton on the part of the widow called
forth the ghostly visitation of the
White Caps is best known to the
regulators themselves. There was
not a sign of life about the house
when the company of regulators took
the bearings of the place. There
were five of them, three heavy short
ones, the fourth tall and slender, tie
fifth tai and shdominally large.
Were thev all officers
Were they the same regulators
that closed Fishers store and fxer-
cised the tonsorial art on his lux"i-
liant Growth of hair
They stood around the widow s
be revealed
"HeIloo , Helloo - shouted the
spokesman. The answer was an
echo, and the little rafting frogs
seemed scared into momentary 81
lence, but the house was as dark and
silent as death itself.
'Helloo Helloo y again was the
shout that broke forth from the lead
er No response came from the
house. Then the leaders began to
talk
Let lis tear down the house" said
one of the captains Down with
it, b" said they all.
Ii was a TWO story log structure.
To work tn-y went, and with pinch
bars q log was pryed out, and an
other AND then TIN, Y listened, but the
house was silent and apparently as
destitute Of inmates rs If Ii had new
er been tenanted Down with 1t
All on one side now, and the stall
warts all concentrated Their efforts
on the side from which the logs had
been pryed, More logs We're work
ed out.
Another pause.
just then there was n showing. rat
Ting noise from the other side of the
house, and the White Caps Justine
tiveIv realized that II was a window
| that had been raised and lowered II
a hurry and they rushed around TO
that side III time to catch sight Of
the figure OF inan running away as
| If demons were In c.OSe pursuit.
But IN the darkness they cou.d not
tell whether he was a single man or
some married low Of the widow
The widow Is III, ssid they all
Come out, Come ont, was the call F"
/ DuI Ine "Oilli4 ItlESIittt lff-tstc--<pNi ~
seemed determined tn be buried in
the ruins of the buildings rather
than meet the regulators 1t won't
do to bury her under the ruins OF
the building" ''No, ve'n so in, and
in they went and ''sure enough,
there was the charmer from whom
the fellow who escaped from the
window had fled in the hour of heI
besieg ament.
They led her out What they
said to her Is known only to her and
to her tOrmentors.
They took her household goods
from the house and stacked them IL
the yard and then tore down tho
building after which they perPetrat
ed the irdignity of standing her OIL
her head and poured sand down hel
back. and then stood her on her feet
and bade her depart A citizen OF
the neighborhood the next day, haul
ed her household goods to the house
of ne;ghbor and thus closed q
series of acts, which if found out by
whom enacted, by Mrs. Elizabeth
Campbell will end In n criminal pros
ecu ION.