The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-25
AN APPEAL TOJUDGE 0RGAIN.
His Aid in Behalf Of the German, John
DerD. 10 be Invoked.
HISTORY OF The LUkENBURG OUTRAGE
a Woman at the Bottom Of the Trouble.
Dern's Niece IIopes With One of His
fersecutor--Dcrn Being n Natural
ized American Cannot be Aided
by the Foreign Powers.

Much sympathy Is felt I'm this city for
the unfortunate German settler who has
had such rough experiences IN Lunen-
burg, and there is probability that some
effort will Dee made TO relieve bis distress.
The fact that Dern has become a narl-
rallied citizen prevents any action being
taken by the German consul in his DenaI,
or by the Imperial and Royal Consul of
Austro-Hungary, or which country his
wife was native. because his own ma
turalzatiOn has natural4zcd her.
Dern and, his wife stopped Monday AZ
the New Market Hotel. corner Of sixth
ana Marshall streets, but tncy We're en-
tirely destitute OF money, and small
valise contained all that they brought
Win them when they fed from Luhen-
burg Tho same evening they Went to-
the almshouse, where the authorities
gave them permission 90 stay Temporal
rily The German made an effort 20 see
Governor O'ferrall, and was much dis
appointed when he found that the Cover
nor was out Of the city
ALLiGED MOON SINNERS.
The story of the outrages on Dern In
| ciuded statements Of the operations OF
mOOnshincrs and the manufacture OF IL
| licit whisky, and the Internal revenue
! Office here took prompt action in the mat
Mr. w. IA. Tyler chief clerk 10 Collec-
| tor Ryan said yesterday thai Dtpuls
Collector BriscOc Boiling had been s'NL 10
Iineuburg 10 investigate the aIdlf. Mi,
Tyler had just received % letleI lloii
Mr.. Boiling asking Wncie bein tv''-
De found if wanted. lie expects 20 N'.t
OF some developments ia the tA- .s
to-day, and IL IL Is ascerialhe4 liat liat- '.'.
yat-nr5io laws are being violated, pfoupl
measures will be taken. Mucn regret -
expressed here concerning inns caeS ~.
account Of the deirimehlal tueee ~
likely 10 have upon Immigration 10
ginia.
4 business man Of this city, who is
native of Luneu5ure, and VINO Ae -ps iH
close touch with affairs In that county
speaking OF the Dem outrage ye7'ei'"''
"A gentleman from Lunenburg SAYS
the trouble originated over niece oi
Bern's. who lived iu his family nehefil
OF the gang Of offenders bad been fr-
fused the privilege OF calling on heI.
| This so incensed them that they at-
stroyed considerable property belonging
10 Dern. ......,
and the young men were aIiHi-iif'.
! While Mrs Dern was tesiiiyins one OF
the prisoners called her "a mar
No attention was paid 90 the oieIce ~
the magistrate. and Dern stated lhat ll
he could not get fair treatment ne "ouii
Withdraw from the court, Mhertupo- l.e
magistrate fined Dern and sent MIN To
jail for contempt OF court.
auent recourse 10 spirituOus insWfatoh,
and that no exception was madt ol tHe
time when the trial was in progress.
OTHER ourHAGRs.
",fhe majority OF the people OF Lunen-
burg are as model citizens as can pr
found in the state. but IN some sections
there are laNlrss gangs. when cause
great deal of trouble The Offenders Iru-
erallv cougregate IN communities ny
themselves. and when they cause uouhle
are usually under the influence OF nln'I'
sTh4ra have been many other instances
Of such mishehaviOr The gangs can N
fuu The principle upon Wh.fn tle mons
20 is that all who are NOT WIN ih'iu
are against them. and al VINO d' Npl
-n them are likely % he the victims ol
"in The Section around Watsb7roush.
where Dem lived. is One of these bands
of h00ilums. Wien they WISH To- "i'iN
vengeance upon one OF ihtif tNrIii'-
they catch their victim az night aid
beat him or destroy his property under
the cover OF darkness OF tirin- his aD-
sence.
which recall occurred near Fort
Mitchell. and had for ifs victim an iilit-
crate but inonensive ola man, WHO bore
d.r6e mob vent TO his house and told
rim they kueN that young man So i7
III his house. and that either the young
man OF his daughter must leave tn-
house There was no reason ior 7ufi 'a-
ifg that there was anything "fous' 1Al
the gang were out for fuu. and chose
him as their victim.
"The old man paid uo attention TO
the demands. and the crowd stoned bis
house and marched around 10 beating
Tin pans and otherwise raising cain.
Later they took The wheels from his
WAGON. hiding them lu swamp. They
also lifted IL icn-rai fence aad slipped
The body of the wagon beneath it
"TLc good people of Luuen1lrg W0ull
gladly put down this lawlrssness. II they
could. bat DO action is ever taken unless
complaint is made by the Nttms.'
urES r,IEs AGsls.
John Dern. his wifc. and three children,
are at present inmates OF The city alnis-
house. whore they were admitted on
Tuesday evening When ] called there
last evening ! found the German settler
ln more cheerful mood than he bad Doe %
on the previous day. Tie felt apparently
encouraged that DEE had found some people
who sympathized with Him in his aiillc-
Dcrn formerly lived in New York city,
whore he kept shoe store ON seventy
eisutn street. suhrcp lcntiy Poe sold olt,
and started another shoe business at Far
EOckaWay. while he lived at luWOli.
Finally he gave up his ht htsinc-a alto
ecthcr and on account % the sickness
OF his little girl removed to Bath Beach,
near Brooklyn. While living there DEE noe
ticod au advertisement ln The New York
Morning journal in regard 10 fhe Sale
Of valuable farmland situated iu Luncn-
burg county. lie called on Mr. Joseph
Frank the agent referred TO in tne news
paper article Who had AN office in room
40. 81 Of the World building New York.
The agent endcavorcd 10 show him the
advantages of settling iu Luueulurg
county. and produced a map. which gave
the location OF a city called Woodbury.
the name OF which. however, was 20 Dee
changed to Waldorf. according 60 the
agents story, lu order % please The nu-
mcrous German settlers, who were expect
,u fa locate lu that section uf Virginia.
Dcrn was not satisfied, however with
the rosy description given hilu, and. ac-
cording TO the statement which he made
TO me yesterday. he called there on sew
ersl other occasions for additional il-
formation. and m the meantime he iu-
onirel from others about the true cou-
dition OF affairs IN Luuenburg county
Finally be learned from family iu
Brooklyn some friends of whom had
recently gone 10 Virginia that To MIGHT
be advisable for him 10 mako his home
I'm Luucnburg county only then Doe felt
satisfied 20 take the risk and returned 90
the agent 10 make the bargain. lie paid
him the required fee OF tao dollars, ana
then picked from the map a track of
forty acres Of land which were described
|. to him as city lots, lying on the COX
l road. almost directly opposite the Court
house. lie was told that the cost OF the
land was $50 and that deed would be
given him as soon as ne hAu pdid one
half of the purchase price.
TIE FIRST TROUBLE.
When he reached Lunenburg. Mr.. Dem
saws, the first trouble arose. for Mr.
Aiolpb Bccker. the president Of the as
ISOLATION that was selling the land de-
sired to locate him somewhere in the