Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-23

he OcchFien the FutplN Nachk9o ~ b1h
while on tho Track Of tho Latter's
Persccutors-Then He Drow n Pair Of
Handouts aud Made an Arrost.
MoRRsTowy, n. j., Oct a. Rev Ar
thur O. Dill, Of Stirling. recontIy lodged
complaint with the grand jury OF Morris
county charging Herbert Gray Torrey, an
employe Of the United States assay OF.
fee, OF New York; Gray Torrey, his son;
Dick Thomas, Frederick Taft and others
with conspiracy and assault The grand
jury has indicted those complained against
and has found an additional count against
Herbert Gray Torrey and against Clarkson
b. MofFett one Of the justices Of che peace
Of Stirling, for conspiracy.
The trouble between DR. Dill and his
neighbors is the outgrowth Of a row in the
little Presbyterian church at Stirling. II
was said that Dr. Dill manifested an over
jealous interest in certain women Of his
flock, and the report so irritated the young
men of the parish that they began a sys
tematic persecution Of the clergyman
DeRed his Tormentors.
The scandal resulted in hearing before
DR. White, Of Summit, the moderator for
the district DR. Din was asked 60 resign
1 his charge The young clergyman re.
mained in Stirling after he vacated his
I pulpit and defed his tormentors. The
( residents OF Stirling who favored DR. Dill
( procured "a hall for him in which 70 hold
service. He preached there for some time.
In the meantime several young men
stole the clergyman's horse one Sunday
night and after painting the town red,
white aud blue, led it away 10 a lonely
/ spot DR. Dill stood these attacks as pa
tiently as he could and did not attempt
to have his tormentors arrested
To Tar and Feather Dnt.
DR. Dill's brother James B. Dill, is a
New York lawyer and began quietly col
Letting evidence against the unsuspectinR
| young countrymen. He had scouts out
in all directions, and a flidavits were Oh
tanned from persons who knew all about
plot TO tar and feather DR. Dill on the
night Of July
Detective In the Pulpit
While the detectives were hunting evi.
dence il was noised around that che Pres
byterian chapel was TO have new pastor,
and the members Of the church, who had
been anxious for good old fashioned re.
vival, were oycrjoyed The now inoum-
bent appeared At the appointed time He
4
I Sundays, and then his store Of Biblical
! knowledge suddenly gave out Some one
{ heard him use profane word, and then II
> was discovered that the congregation nad
. experienced the novelty Of hearing Scrip.
} ture pronounced by full Hedged detect.
i've.
Another detective called on che sister OF
one OF the accused young men, and before
long was in possession of a receipt the
young lady held for a pistol that her
/ brother had purchased. As soon as the
Dill party had secured all the evidences
necessary four OF those concerned were
asked to make afiidavits When the case
was presented TO the grand jury a great
deal Of contradictory evidence was given
by the young men, who did not know OF
the existence Of the aflldavits One OF
these aiiidavits follows;
The White Caps Throat.
One of the affidavits described how az
midnight on July last the young men
halted the Rev Arthur c. Dill in front OF
his own home. They were masked Some
OF them pointed pistols at him. There
was talk in the crowd OF tarring and
feathering the dominic. Then q voice
from the throng said:
Leave here within seven days or we
will make it hot for you'll"
The preacher backed up the garden
: walk, across the porch and into his own
door. There was rattling fire of pistol
shots. Then the White Caps walked and
rode away.
The Detective Clergyman.
Il appears that the detective clergyman
preached until he had found out just what
he wanted 20 know-who the White Caps
were that had offered tar and feathers "a
/ = D.. ~ .s..I.s -.
new dominic dropped out of the clerical
profession. He still wore ministerial
black, but he softly jingled pair OF steel
bracelets as he walked TO the farm
house where eighteen-year Klemmentz
KRuptz was employed. Klemmentz was
delighted when the new dominic invited
him out for a walk. KlemmentE gasped
and said "boo hoou when the parson swift
| ly slipped the handouts on his wrists and
told him that the jail doors were open for
all the fellows who had White Capped
Dominic Dill
! Klemmentz was tearfully thankful
E when he found that he might hope foI
mercy if he confessed. He told all he
E knew and made affidavit to the facts
' Another affidavit stated that Torrey
D proposed that the crowd catch Dr. Dill
I and tie him in a sack and carry him of
1
: tar and feather him and to leave him there.
The indicted men were formally appre
hended and released in 500 bail each.
Their trials will be had very soon. The
maximum penalty for the offeRses the
men are charged with having committed
( is five years in state prison.
What Torrey Says.
|. NEW YORK, Oct. GA reporter called
! upon Herbert Gray Torrey at bis Office on
, Wall street. Mr.. Torrey said he had been
partly instrumental in bringing DR.. Dill
to Stirling and had felt bound to be re
spectful to him. He had entertained him
, at his house, where he was always vel
come, until it became known that he was
I guilty Of indiscreet acts and was lowering
himself by associating too freely with the
q silk mill girls. He didn't speak to Mr.
. Dill any more after that and had forbidden
him his house. Herbert Gray Torrey will
be tried on two indictments. The date fol
the trial has not been fixed
The Mad Dog Bit Telegraph Poles
t JERSEY CITY, Oct. 23.-Pohceman Rel
d bauk, of the Jersey City police. shot mad
n bulldog near the Marion station yester-
n day The animal rushed through the
streets burying its teeth in telegraph poles
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