Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-18
WHITECAP OUTRAGE.
Two Girls Dragged from Their Beds
and Terribly Whipped
A MURDERER LEGALLY EXECUTED.


HoLeATE, O., Nov. 12.-Word reached
this city yesterday evening from Oak
wood, O., small hamlet 25 miles
south, Of an outrage perpetrated
Wednesday night by whitecaps upon
two girls, Edith and May Roberts,
aged 10 and II years. Ten days ago
the young ladies received whitecap
notice warning them to leave the town
and county, but they paid no attention
TO the notice. Wednesday evening
they retired early, and during the
night they were awakened by a band
of eight or ten men entering their
rooms and dragging them from
their beds in their night-robes to
the nearby road, where they were
terribly whipped with q cat-o'.nine
tails, which was found in the road yes
terday morning. After beating the two
girls, the whitecaps gave them coat
Of tar and feathers and took them
back to the house, where they were
found unconscious in the morning by
people passing by. May, the younger
of the two girls, is in critical condi'
ton, her flesh being cut to the bone by
the whip. Bloodhounds were placed
upon the trail Of the whitecaps, but
owing to heavy rains and the tram
ping Of hundreds Of people about the
scene, the animals we're unable to fol-
low the scent and no other clew can be
found.
A MURDERER LEGALLY EXECUTED.
DANvILLE, Va, Nov. 1s.-Edward
Hawkins, white, 50 years old, was
hanged in Chatham yesterday after
noon for the murder Of DIR. John Roy
Cabell, prominent citizen of Dan
Vile. Hawkins killed Cabell on the
latter's farm, IS miles from here, June
20 last. He was convicted September
% and sentenced to be hanged. The
condemned man went to the gallows
with firm step, but uttered not q
word. Hankins' neck was broken.
J. c. DARRAeH CONVICTED.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. IA. G.
Darragh, former president Of the Kan
sas City Safe Deposit and Savings
bank, which failed upon July II, 1893,
was yesterday found guilty Of receiv.
ing deposits when he knew the bank
was insolvent A jury in the jackson
county criminal court fixed his punish
ment at two years in the state peniten-
tiary. Maj. Warner, counsel for the
defendant, charged that the jury was
plugged against the defendant.
FEATHERwEIGHTs FIGHT TO A DRAW.
| GAINESVILLE, o., Nov. 1s.-Johnny
Van Heest, of Cincinnati, and Jack
O'Keefe, Of Denver, featherweights
fought 2O-round draw before the
GAINESVILLE Athletic club, ending at one
o'clock this morning. At the close OF
the fight O'Keefe claimed to have
broken his forearm in the early part Of
the fifth round, but on examination il
was found to have been severely
sprained.
BURGLAR MAKES A BIG HAUL.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. ia specia
to the News from Silver Creek, N. Y.
town 80 miles west Of here, says tina
three men yesterday morning blew
open the safe in Heine's bank, secur
ing $4,000 in money and $4,000 IL
iewelry. They afterward ATTEMPTED
to rob the safe in a neighboring mil
but were frightened away. The watch
man was beaten badly.
SHOT HER BROTHERS MURDERER
MIDDLEsBoRo, KY, Nov. ia spe
cial from Hyden states that in rov
over political talk John Sebree sho
and killed Henry Davis, and Sebre'
was shot and mortally wounded b.