Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-11
KILLED BY wH1rEcAps.
' JERSEY Farmer Slain Because of
Cruelty TO His Family.


Trenton, n. j.. March 11.-Thomas
Applegate, a farmer residing at Exton-
Vile. near here. vino was attacked by
white caps some weeks ago and threat-
erred With violence If he did not treat
his family in a mere fatherly manner,
was found dead Yesterday in his barn
With his head crushed in and everything
indicated that he mad been murdered.
Applegate was a hard drinker. and 1t is
said treated his Wife and children in a
most cruel and thurman manner
Their cries for mercy during his spells
OF intemperance We're heard by the
aeighboring farmers all of whom live
quite distance from the Applegate
farm. Several anonymous letters were
sent u him commanding him TO desist
from this practice, but he ignored them
all and a few weeks ago he was visited
by band of white caps and taken from
his bed half nude and would have no
coubt been severely dealt with but for
the pleas of his wife and children.
After promising and swearing he
would do better towards his family in
the future he was allowed to go. The
visit of the white caps had no effect or
Applegate after he was released from
their clutches. for he armed himself
with two reyolyers and thru the me-
dunn of the press threatened them. His
cruel treatment toward his family con-
tinued and he was visited again by the
band, who surprised him. First reliev-
ing him of his weapons he was gwen q
cold bath in the Crosswicks creek, Their
dashed on the bare back and otherwise
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was told that the next time he would be-
Visited by the band he would never live
to tell the tale. Shortly after Apple
gate reached home after his bath anG
whipping he received a box containing
his two revolvers and a note telling him
that he could carry them or not just as
he saw fit, but they would be of little
Use to him il his conduct necesstated {
visit from the band again.
When the body was found yesterday
there was an iron bar found near by
showing that 1t had been used as the in.
strument to perform the deed. A piece
of a coat was in the dead mans hand
showing that fierce struggle had TAX
en- place. Coroner Brewer has the mat
ter in charge and will impanel jur,
today to investigate the murder.
Mrs. Nations Paper.
Topeka, Kas.. March 1.-THE initia
edition OF Mrs. Carrie Nations news,
Taper, the Smasher's Mail. is interest.
ling. 1t is four-column sixteen page
paper of neat appearance. containing
several half-tone illustrations OF vari
Gus scenes during the late Joint" cru
SADIE. Mrs. Nation says in her saluta,
tory:
II have no apologies to make in hav-
ing Nick Chiles for the publisher of tn,
smasher's Mail. Our Savior ate witt
rublicans to do them good. The servan
is not above his Lord. This paper shall
be as Its name, the smasher's Mall.
shall put into the columns the letters
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anything thru the columns Of tn,
Smasher's Mail must put 1t in the form
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editor"
On the fourteenth page is found q pic
ture OF Nick Chiles the negro publisher
Underneath are the lines:
Business manager Of the 6masher'
Mail and the Plaindealer. who went t,
the relief OF Mrs. Nation when deserted
by the law and order people"
Some Of the paragraphs in the pape
are:
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il useful and beautiful and that its US,
will be TO the glory of God.''
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