The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-20
HANGING TOO GOOD FOR HIM.
PARDON ASKED FOR ONE OF THE
WORST OF BOY DESPER ADDE'S.

The Lad only Seventeen Years old
But He Was one of Band of Five
Horse Thieves Who Outraged "a
Farmers Wife After Tying Her
Husband and SON TO Adjacent
Trees.
Washington. June Bone Of the nerv-
lest applications for a pardon that has
ever come 10 the white house." said Pr
vate Secretary Thurber. sis now on the
desk Of the President waiting action. II
urges a Communication Of sentence in the
case Of o prisoner who is 10 be hung July
/. next. unless the President interferes. Ac-
corling 20 the statement furnished by the
prosecuting attorney In this case, which
occurred in the Indian Territory. it would
be difficult to imagine a more helnous
crime than that which led to the impos-
ition Of the death penalty. II appears that
a party Of four or five desperadoes. com
prislng a full blooded Indian, couple Of
half breeds. a negro. and pure white
went to a farmers house and demanded
food and drink. The wife of the farmer
came 10 the door and told the rufians that
they would find plenty of water at the well
where they could help themselves. They
insisted upon taking the son of the farmer
10 the well with them, and subsequently
they sent the boy back TO the house to tell
his father 10 come, that they wanted him.
Entirely ignorant Of any improper mo-
tives, the farmer came along with his boy
to see what was wanted. Upon reaching
the spot where the gang had settled them
selves, the head of the house was told 10
throw up his hands, after being covered
with a couple Of revolvers. While in this
attitude father and son were tied hand
and foot and bound to an adjacent tree.
ThereupOn the gang went to the house
again and compelled the woman 10 come
out. She was told to mount horse and
accompany them, but she refused TO do
so. ThereupOn she was picked up bodily,
thrown upon the horse and taken into
the woods not far from her home. where
she was ravished by each of the miscre
ants in succession. two of the band keep
ing watch and guard while this foul
crime was being perpetrated. Subsequent
~ the gang went back to the house, leav-
ing the woman more dead than alive In
the woods. They Embossed the farmer
and his son, mounted them on horseback
and took them about three miles from
home. Here the party dismounted and
sat down to eat food they had stolen from
the farmers house. In a spirit of deviltry
and pure cussedness, they made the farm
or and his son dance during the entire
meal, eXpediting their movements by
shooting at their feet. After they had eX-
hausted all forms of malignant cruelty
towards their victims, the gang rode off
and left them to get home as best they
could.
Not content with the outrages upon this
farmers family, the gang went on horse
stealing and robbng expedition until
they were finally run down and captured
by the indignant citizens of the section
they had been devastating. They were
accorded a trial, and having been fully
identified and convicted were sentenced
to be executed July /, 1886.
An application for a pardon of the white
member of the party has been filed on the
ground that he is not yet II years of age
and was compelled to join this gang of
cut-throats upon the threat Of being shot
If he did not so with them on their raid
ing expedition.