The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
BOLD TEXAS WH|TECAPPERS
THEY COMMIT \ DASTARDLY
OUTRAGE TWELVE MILES
FROM WACO.
ONE NEGRO KILLED, OTHERS FL0GGED
Armed. Masked Men. Who Proceeded
With Whtccapping Ceremonies.
Negroes of Good Character.

Waco, Tex. Aug. 2O.--(Spccial.D The
most serious whitccapping ever occurring
in McLcnnan county took place last night
within Il mile of Hillside which is twelve
miles south of Waco. \ gang of mount
ed men with their faces covered with
white cloth surrounded Il house on land
belonging to Mr.. James Hendricks and
after killing one negro administered II
terrible thrashng with quirts and sticks
to four others The name of the dead
man is Anderson Vaughn. Those who
received the ilogging are Haywood and
Shade Robertson of Waco and Evant
Sander and Morris Davis of the Hillside
ncghborhood. The negroes are all good
colorcd citizens.
The Robertson boys. who have grown
up in Waco have the respect and esteem
of all who knew them. Anderson
Vaughn, the dead man, was II sober and
industrious negro and his death is much
regretted by the good people who know
him.
The house in which the outrage oc-
CURED is used by Mr.. Kendall as an
abode for day laborcrs. Those who work
by the day occupy the house aud keep
batch. Five colorcd men, after picking
cotton all day. went to the house and
cooked their supper. After eating sup
per they went out into the yard and were
reclining on the ground convcrsiuG to-
gcther when suddenly they found them
selves surrounded on all side by the
mounted whitccappcrs. Pistols were
presented and they were ordered To throw
up their hands. Scycra! of the whitccap-
pcrs diSmounted and those on the ground
reiterated the order in sharp voices, ac
companicd by threats of death in case
of diSobcdicncc. All of the colored men
were prompt in holding up their hands.
except Anderson Vaughn. He was con-
fused and crouchcd close to the ground.
staring in diSmay ut the mob that sur
rounded him. They presented an appall-
ing aspect in their white masks with
holes cut for their eyes. nose and mouth
like the maSkcd school boys called scare
faces. LIN the presence of the terrible
mob Anderson Vaughn began to crawl
off on all fOurS, Suddenly shot was
fired and he rose erect, threw his arms
above his head and with Il wild yell of
agony fell back Il corpse.
Meantime the other four colorcd men
stood like statues holding up their arms
in obedience TO the fierce mandate of their
captorS and silently waited their fate
They didn't have To wait long. The dis
mounted whitccappers ordered them to
strip. and placing them one 10y one across
Il log logged them brutally. making the
blood flow and leaving gaShcs in their
flesh. After whipping the negroes to
their hearts content the whiteca"ncrs
rode off and left their victims in the yard
telling them that they would return the
next night. and if thew found them there
they would finish them. Before mount
ing his horse to leave one of the white
cappcrs approached the dead body of
Anderson Vaughn and cave the corpse
furious kicking in the side.
Haywood Robertson and Shade Robert
son. the two brothers who were tiogged
10y the WhitccappcrS, walked To Waco
and reported the OUTRAGE To the sheriff :
office. Deputy Sheriff James III. Lock
wood aud Justice BayliSS left mmcdl-
atcly for Hillside to investigate the out
rage.
The Statesman reported called on the
Robertson boys. They are colorcd men
of intelligence and were gratltlcd lt being
permitted To make Il statement for pub
LEGATION. Shade Robertson. who is tall,
dignihcd young man of rather light color
and who possesses some educational ad-
w w,rn worry much surpriscd when
49,, f,,,rI nnrSolres surrounded hy mask
W. b,"s.,,,n, viii frrrn cycs neeninr
thrnmrh Tho bnirs in the white clorh
rnSEs W. hnI h,rn dning no harm and
had no reason to expect violence from
b"ia w, n,,. hands NV brother. HAYWOOD.
nnI mvsrlf nromptlv ohevrd and Evant
Sn, , nnl Norris Davis were not slow
in fmIInwinr onr example. Anderson
VorThn cv;Iantly did nor comnrehrnd the
SitnStinn and was Instantly shot and kill
~ Tbmv tmlI rs Thar negroes had been
IrnnnimS chl"roform nhout the houses in
T wv, n;rhhnrhNoI md stealing things,
,r ,h,t- w. "ninc ~ hrrak il nm and run
al al" ~ ibn ncrrorS Sut Hf the country.
W. " " nrotrs,rI and disctaimed any guilt
,n1 SaiI thot We were engaged in pick
M ,uS ,o r,"mor thrSr harJ tmes They