The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-23
THROUGH THE HEART.
A Citizen of Murray County is Shot Dead
by White Caps.

A Citizen of Murray County is Shot Dead
by White Caps.
Another crime more daring in plot ana
holder in execution than any other in long
series of desperate deeds now STAINS the
gruesome records of the whitecaps.
Thursday morning, while peace1ully
blowing in his field, Henry Worley, a. cltlzeii
of Murray county, was fired upon from
ambush and instantly killed. Inc muroer
is the climax to an old feud between "or-
ley and a gang of desperadoes, and SHOWS
the reckless spirit of their dongS
The magnitude of the Whtecap organlZa-
ton in the mountainous regloEs OF norm ,a
Georgia defies credulity. From recent oe
vcopments it appears that every hllI auo
vale in that part of the country IS swarm
ing with desperadoes. The Gordon County
Changers, according to the statement OF one
OF their members number seven nununeu
strong Just across the line, the Murray
make up the organization, ana DOM -
them do business according TO the same
clans pay proper allegiance to the oltc9rs
of the main branch, and are governed ny
them with iron-5ound laws. Inelr Ger ,5,,e,
MES are as mysterious as the nlghl:, Cpoti
being initiated into this brotherhooo; etCn
member is forced to take a Blbie oatn that
he will always stick up to the gang ana
whenever the cali comes, respond lnllnedl-
ately Death is named as the penalty Tor
diyulging any OF the secrets of the order.
Gave The Gang Away.
And thus it was that Morley was muir
dered.
At time he was Tile very Icdu eio
front of the whitecaps of Murray county .
Whenever the rod OF chast1sement was TO
be administered, or severer punishment IN.
nicted upon any offending inhabitant OF
these regions, Morley was always the man
to direct the movement. But tate played
against him, and FOR various causes m, ms
ray county boys he was pushed aside, ana
his reckless daring ceased to inspire them
IT was for this reason that he turned his
back on the gang and refused to participate
in their work.
several weeks ago Worley was summon
ed to appear before the grand jury at ElilJay
and testify against one of the Whitecaps
who was on trial before 1t. HIS teStl-
mony WAS damaging; at least 1t was con-
sidered so by the whitecaps, for he receiV-
ed from them a letter giving him fair no.
tice 10 evacuate Immediately. This he re-
fused to do and in reply threatened TO come
TO Atlanta and give to Governor N norm en-
the names of one hundred men cohnccleu
with the organization.
Hanged to II Limb.
This was not in accordance with the do
ings Of the whitecaps, and they sWore ven
nignt Worley was ruthlessly dragged from
his house by u determined band and March
ed out to the woods
He was given a. formal trial and the SEN
tence Of death passed upon him as a trait
or. \ hemp rope did the rest, ana ms
dangling body was swung up in the moon
The gang dispersed at once, leaving wor-
lev i'm his uncomfortable position. In some
mysterious way he was cut down ana re-
vVed
But the whtecaps meant sure death and
were not to be outWitted. A .voiley from
ambush did the work Thursday. Worley
fell shot through the heart.
The news of this last deed reached Al"
lama frda>, and COM ing SO soon on the
heels of tie other crimes of the past week.
committed by the same ORGANIZATION, II
has made Marshal Dunlap and his deputies
more determined than ever to bring the Of
tenders to speedy justice. .,,
Twelve of the Gordon county gang will
come Up in the United States court Mon
day. The case promises to be one OF the
biggest tried in the federal court for years,
ana the l.rge courtroom will be packed
with witnesses.
The following whitecaps are now under
arrest: John King, Newton Mcintyre, John
Abbott, Rufus Williams, Benjamin Good
night. Lawson Perkins, Lon Powers and
Harvey BarraLt.