The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-25
JUST like IAMS' CASE
X Ten-Year-Old Boy Strung
Up by the Wrists and
Thumbs.
THE LAD HAD STOLEN ONE APPLE,
The Brute Who Did This Saved
from an Angry Father by
the Police.
Special to the Jersey CITY Np,cs.

PLAINFIELD, July rs, 1S93.-The police
were compelled to guard the house of
Charles L. Parmley on Plaintieid avenue
for over three hours last night to prevent
his %neighbors from breaking into the
place and lynching the owner.
Parniley had openly boosted that he
hanged a small boy up by the thumbs
for over an hour. aud the child was only
released after the story had beeu re-
peated in the %neighooring houses and q
mob had assembled about the house and
demanded Parmley's life.
They were only prevented from taking
police, and the more cool headed persons
In the assemblage, who managed to hold
back the boys father in his frantic efforts
to ayenge himself upon Parmley. and tc
quiet one man who waved q red flag and
the law aud its delays.
Charles L.. Parmley is d man Of educa-
ton and literary tastes. He is from
Worcester, Mass, aud has been chief OF
the draughlsmen's staff III the Pond Ma
Chine Tool Works. He Is familiarly
known as Corporation Counsel Craig A.
Marsh's double, being like him in fea-
lures and dress.
A STOLEN AN APPLE.
In the rear of Parmley's home is a
small fruit orchard. The boys have
bothered him considerably by their
thievery. Last night he caught ten year
old John Taylor In the garden. The lad
had stolen Que apple.
Parmley dragged him into the house
and then into the darkest part OF the
cell AT, where the child's cries could not
be heard. A post there held up the floor
of the house, and TO this the Taylor child
was strung uD by the wrists and thumbs,
so that his Toes grazed the ground.
There ne was left swinging, while
Parmley leisurely walked down to the
main part of the to IN aud calmly boast
ed of his clever capture and his intention
Of teaching the boy Il lesson about steal
ing apples that would not soon be for
gotten.
One or two Of young Taylor's compan-
ions had seen him dragged away by the
eurage6 draughtsman, aud when their
companion did not come out of the
house again they ran and told Edward
Martin, q night w~atchman. Martin re-
fused 10 60 Into the Jus TO search for
young Taylor because he did not have his
police badge with him.
The idea that the child was imprisoned
In Parmley's house got abroad in tue
ueighborhood, howe Yer. 1t was at leas
an hour after the little fellow had been
I aug oP UA0a I'LL AOioa1CN1
down the street toward home, bringing
with him q regular policeman to arrest
the child he had captured.
THE BOYS AWFGL CONDITION.
He found a crow of lis Deighbor
gathered about the house. When tn,
policeman reached the cellar he found
| the boy III commissions. Blood was run
his arms We're purple aud almost para
iyzed.
1t look hours Of skilful work to relax
his muscles after the LAD was cut dow
and removed to his home, a short dis
lance away.
The crowd outside had grown rapidly
in the meantime, ard when the boys
condition was made known they prompt
ly began to stone the house and talk OF
ly nching Parniley.
Young Taylor's father arrived in a few
moments. and was only kept from tear
ing Parmiey TO pieces by the efforts oil
the police and some OF the more reason
able citizens. Taylor Is Il large, power
full man, and in his efforts to get at rht
boys torment0r several persons wer'
Knocked down.. Eight of his friend.
finally succeeded in pacifying him AMI
~persuading him TO go home.
A big man named Haywood then at
tempted TO ill the place of leader for tn,
mob. He commenced by waving
large red hand kerchief attached to
can aud shouting to :ne crowd Il
follow him in an attack upon the house
police or DO police. There was an at
tempt to break In the door with brick!
ana stones. but several more policemeI
had arrived, and they at length succeede
in restraining the MOB.
For three hours they guarded the plac
and protected Parmley. AT the frat al
tack he fed to the attic of the house, ant
it was after midnight before the police
men dared take him out and place hin
in Jail.
Parmley claims that the way he tie,
the boy was not so bad, but that the la'
twisted abyu5 and caused his own peri
Lemuel Serrell, Parmley's landlord, CAV
bail this morning for Parmley's appear
ance for trial.