The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-09-14


Jawed Annie. thesold Man and Woman and the
scar.faced Colored Woman who hangs about
your house.
Yon no take heed 10 our last letter md you
set worse than ever. This Is the last warning
Yon move your furniture ont 81 The house and
leave the neiehborhood ~ nine o'clock tonight
We want g give you time 10 get your old rags
out Bnt you must 81, and before nine o'clock,
too. No more monkey work
lsimedl Hi RorAL soulRE,
81 nsl drder.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The above communication with the
skull and cross bones crudely drawn
in red ink in the corner, was handed in
at the door Of the Belts house at
very early hour Saturday morning. It
was written on ordinary MANILA paper
in hand that had evidently been dis
guised. The family gathered about
the door, read its contents and then
threw it carelessly in the corner Of the
room, where it was found yesterday
morning. To this final warning the
Belts household paid no more attention
than to the first. Little Willie
made periodical visits to the grog shop
and by shutdown on Saturday all hands
We're in their customary booty condi-
.tion. Saturday was always profit
able night for the inmates, and the
consequence was that the growler was
kept full, and the noise was more un-
endurable for the neighbors than on
any other night in the week. This
was the condition of affairs at eleven
o'clock Saturday night, and little did
the crowd realize what was in store for
them.
Z About this house little groups Of men
stood on the corners Of Queen street
engaged ia low and guarded converse
ton. One By one they would separ-
ate and wend their way southwark on
the same street. Very few, however,.
had any idea Of what was in the wind.
The first intimation Of what was mp
was given by a group Of men who were
gathered on Queen and John street. a
lady who happened to be seated in an
open window heard them. 1t was to
this effect
1--WE want plenty Of good strong
rope, john
Eyes, and where can we get itwith-
out giving the whole thing away ~
Il tell you,n was the reply; Il will
find the ropeif you viii get some axes. I
About this time policeman with
blue uniform and brass buttons hove
in sight and the crowd dispersed in
various directions. Half an hour
later or about twenty minutes oftwelve.
o'clock there were % or 30 men con-
gregated at the intersection Of Queen
and South streets well provided with
rope and axes. Within five minutes
the number had increased to fifty and
the order was given to march on the
Belts domicile. The scene was indeed
a strange one. The moon had just
sank from sight and not word was
spoken by a single one Of the resolute
little bands Two men approached the
door of the howell from which enlinated
drunken revelry, song and vulgarity,
In very sonorous tone Of voice and
in unison they said, remove your
furniture and save your lives. We
win give you only ten minutes They
then backed away in the darkness.
About this time guest in the attic
room with his panteloons On and the
balance Of his clothes under his arm
jumped from window and disappear
ed through the thick growth Of weeds
in the back yard. Mrs. Belts came to
the door and seeing number Of men
gathered in the street began to curse
them and saying that she could lick |
any man In the crowd. There seemed |
to be no disposition shown to remove
the furniture and the time was up. |
A rope whirled through the air and
landed over the chimney, two hooks |
were attached to ropes. and swung
over the peak Of the roof and the order
was given to pull. BY this time the
concluded that the crowd was
in earnest and they began to flock
from the door. The last one had
scarcely passed through when the old
timbers began to creak and the old1
building fell with a crash that could |
be heard for blocks. 1t had required /
less than five minutes to do it all, and
the White Caps, ifthat is what you'll
Gan call fhem dieant,aarad a ou;aflv /