The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-12-15

OH, THE SHAME OF IT!
A FORMER KIMBALL PHYSICIAN
GETS CAUGHT AT IT.
Fo1LED IN HIS PURPOSE.
He Narrowly Escapes the Hands of an
Indignation Meeting and the Fury
of Southern Mob.

From tile .tbbeville. (ila) Democrat
Indignant were our citizens OIL yester-
day, when it was made known that DR.
l. c. lIollinger and Ida Harp, a lewd
woman, had planned and successfully
executed a plot, in which they grossly
insulted one OF Abbeville's purest and
noblest young ladies. The plot was for
the lewd woman, who being, compara-
1 lively speaking, a stranger, at least to
the pure and virtuous, should go and
entice in some way to her own home this
pure, sweet and noble young lady, from
her place OF business SO that the inhu-
man wretch, Hollinger, might rape or we
4 know not to what All extent lie would
flare carried it. But the; young lady
I refused to 60 and as early as possible
thereafter told few of her friends who
decided that something must be done
and that at once, towards Furnishing
the conmptible ours, so they Immediately
called Il meeting of the citizens of til
town in the court house to see what steps
should be taken in regard to the matter.
+, Promptly at $50 O'clock, business was
! suspended and very nearly every man =. i.
Abbcyille assembled at tia court house.
c. B. Searcy called the meeting 10 or
der and put the name of Capt. W. f..
Bradley before the house as chairman
He was unanimously elected. Capt.
Bradley stated the object Of the meeting
and announced as ready for the trans
action Of business.
On motion the following gentlemen
were appointed to go and get the woman.
1dg Harp, and the man, Holllnger and
bring them before the meeting:
r. Newman, r. f. Stocks, j. j. Tiller,
and W.J. Martin. They Immediately
arrived at Hollinger's office they learned
hat he had left a few minutes before
or his boarding house. They all fol-
!; lowed in hot pursuit and brought him
back. They also brought the woman
before the meeting, and the chairman
announced the meeting ready for bust
ness again. After hearing statement
from Hollinger, who made flimsy de
nial of the charges, the woman, Ida
Harp, was called up and stated that
li0llinger had persuaded her to go and
see this lady aud try and get her To go
t, her house as he wanted her there. AZ
ter hearing the statement of the woman
which the above is about the substance
IA motion was made and carried that
a committee consisting Of DR.. M. n
Thornton. DR.. ". j. Lee, j. W. Stocks
c. B. Searcy, Will Dawkins, W. j. Martin
ii. II. Martin. n. ii. Miller, j. W. Craw,
ford and J. L.. Sowell he appointed to
! draft resolutions to be submitted to the
meeting. The committee then retired
; and after being out some time brought
( IN the following report:
We, your committee beg leave to make
our report:
5 Resolved That I. G Hollinger and tlt
woman. Ida Harp. be hand -cuffed to
gethsr and drummed through the streets
of the town, ana then be required 1t
leave at 800 O'clock, or on the first train
Nj. n. THORNTON, Chairman.
W. 0. Long arose and in an impressive
8 manner spoke against the resolution
( He said that such a proceeding IS that
would never do; that it tended toward
mobism; that lie was in favor of protect
ing our women, but was not in favor OF
violating the law.
After several more speeches against
{ the adoption Of the resolution, motor
: was male to re-comnit the resolution tt
& the COMMITTEES with request to modify
) They then retired ami IN few minutes
( submitted the following:
: WHEREAS, we are appointed by ,hi
as an Indignation meeting, and we con
: slider 1t no Indignation meeting to e
Dr. HOllinger stay in this town one NOR,
( night.
( Therefore, be it resolved, that |. c
( linlIinger and this w0nxn, Ida Harp, b,
given until 3:O3 this evening, or on frs
Z train, to leave. And il is agreed tha
{ tile citizens OF this town look after tn
( welfare of Mrs. Hollingpr during he
: sickness. Respectfully submitted.
( II. NJ. THORNTON, Chairman.
: The resolution as above submitted wa
( unanimously adopted. Tho same com
3 mittee was retained to see that the In
I structions of the meeting were carrie
: ou:. The meeting then adjourned.
: We are at all times in favor OF protect
3 ing thu pure and virtuous, but we ar
Z not in favor OF doing so by mob yiolenc
3 aud was truly glad that our people 50,
/ fit, to take the steps they diu and rid ou
: community of such contemptibl
I wretches.