The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-07
-FOUR WHITE CAPS KILLED.

Two Men with shosguns Lsid for . Band
with Fatal Eject.
Special to-the Indianapolis Journal
CoRYDoN. Ind. Aug. IA mob under
took to hang Sam and Bill Conrad in Boone
township. last night. The Conrsds had pre-
viously been notified TO leave the commu.
nifty. and had consequently armed them.
selves with shotguns When the mob sp.
preached their house, at O'Clock last night.
they opened fire on them, killing four OF
their number. The Conrads then made
their escape. The dead men are:
ED HOUSTON
WILLIAM wIsEMAN.
JOHN TIMBERLAKE
ISAAC HOWE.
William May was also shot and will die.
Howe was thirty years old and brother
of John Howe. who Is bartender in James
Hsrbron's saloon. on West Main street ir
New Albany. He was constable of Boone
township and highly respected. Houston
was the son of Rev. w. f. Houston.
and was about twenty-nine years old
and unmarried. Rev. Houston was killed
about fifteen years ago in Q runaway
accident. the wagon running over HIM and
mashing his skull. Will May was about
twenty-five years old and was engaged to
be married to Miss Lou Collins, q young
lady of that neighborhood. Tom Black
was the oldest one of th crowd and was
about thirty lone years of age and was
unmarried. 1t was also reported that
Mrs. Conrad was injured in the fight.
After the discharge of firearms the rest OF
the gang fed. The Conrads have disap-
peared from the neighborhood and will
probably never return unless captured and
brought back for trial. Even if caught
and confined in the Corydon Jail, it is not
likely that they ever will be tried in .
court of Justice. Excitement 10 &C fever
heat in Harrison county. and Judge Lynch
will undoubtedly take prominent part in
the trial.
Several weeks ago the father of the Con.
RAIDS was foully murdered. HIS dead body
was found in q wood with his skull
crushed. Suspicion at once fell on the
sons. who are desperate characters. They
were arrested, but on the preliminary hear
ing wets discharged for want of evidence.
Indignation ran high among the people.
and last night mob gathered tor the pur.
pose of lynching the Conrads. The house
where the men lived was attacked. but the
Conrads had been warned. and were pre-
pared. As the moi ad anced on the house
they poured O deadly vOlley into its
ranks. Four men dropped dead in their
tracks and several fell wounded. The
Conrads then fed while the unharmed
were caring for the dead and dklng. All
of the men killed have families ana were
substantial citizens.
AZ the preliminary trial of the Conrad
boys for numbering their father IL was
claimed that while out In the woods chop.
ping wood dispute arose among them IN
which the old man was killed by bls
trial that the old man fell against
the stove in their house and sustained
injuries which caused his death. MIRA
Conrad's testimony was In favor Of the
boys story. and, while 1t was generally be-
lieved that they were guilty, the justice
could do nothing, under the circumstances
but discharge them. Since that tIms
the feeling against the Conrsds has
been growing stronger ana they had
received several letters from White Caps
warning them TO leave the Deig hborhood or
suffer the consequences. They did not
obey the requests, but on the contrery,
said they would be prepared for any vista.
tion from the night riders. Several days
ago a barn and its contents belong
Ing to man named Fraker, re-
siding near the Conrads. was burned
and the Conrads were accused of tho
act This they denied. Last week they
made a trip To Elizabeth, Harrison county.
and purchased q large supply of buokshot
III anticipation of a w hite Cap visit. as they
had just received another notice eouched
in stronger terms In which it was
threatened that In addition TO being
switched on the bare back they would
be hanged: The home of the Conrads 10 in
the very wilds of Harrison county. and al
most inaccessible to the county seat. Cory
don. It is near the river. and a mile dis
taDt from any other haoitation. on the
banks of Maschetto creek. A narrow wagon
road. almost impossible, leads past the
place.
Another report from New Albany says:
James Wolport, who resides on East Tbtr-
teenth and Spring streets. IN this city, was
visiting yesterday Elizabeth. several
miles from the Conrad house. He
was seen tonight by reporter:
received warning of the visit. they hid
themselves under porch on the front part
of the house. They had made severst
auQur holes in the flooring of the porch
guns could be thrust and fired
at close range with deadly execu.
tion. When the gang approached the
house and stepped on the porch they de-
manded admittHnce. At that moment the
Conrads tired. The contents found lodge
ment in the bodies of the mob. and two
men fell dead the porch. Two others
were found several hours later. o few hun.
dred yards distant from the house. stone
dead.