The St. Louis Republic., 1902-11-23
She Fought Party of Men Who
Sought 10 Tar and Feather
Edward Parks.
HAD TURNED WIFE FROM HOME.
Indignant Citizens Dragged Him
From His Bed and He Threat
ems TO Sue Them for
Attacking Him.

! Binshamton. y. Y. Nov 22-Eiward
Parks Of Lestershire. a neighboring village,
has had an experience with White Caps
which he will not forget to his dying day
The strange part of the story is that 1t
was due to the heroic fight of the woman
for whose sake he was TO be punished that
he escaped the fun complement OF the pun
ishment laid out for him.
Pulled out Of bed in the dead of night by
crowd of masked men. taken into the
woods, handcuffed and shiverine. with a
boiling kettle OF tar and sacks of feathers
ready for coating him, Parks west throus n
an nour or agony that has left its mark on
him.
Edward Parks and his wife moved to Les
tershire some time ago from New York and
Established themselves IN the village. They
took pretty little house furnished it nice
ly and seemed to be supremely happy.
Mrs. Parks is pretty, sympathetic and un-
affected, and was scon favorite.
So was Parks until the stories grew that
he was not faithful to her. Another woman
Of the village had attracted his attention,
attentions to this outsider.
Ihat lrregularlty was overlooked, but
wife out of the house and taken the Strange
woman to live there the people of tester
shire deeidsd that he should be punished.
INDIGNATION MEETING HELD.
An Indignation meeting was held. which
was none the less serious, because IL was
conducted quietly, and at that meeting it
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and fsathered.
Early in the morning the men who had
participated In that meeting gathered s1ne
little distance from the Parks house All
were dressed in disguise, either by wearing
sheets or overcoats turned inside cut. All
were masked and most of them carried
Caps was studlously concealed it was known
that their ranks were made up of the best
known men of Lestershire-
When all had gathered, whistle sounded
and the march was made toward Parks's
house. As they passed through the streets
police. but these officers turned their heads
and allowed the procession 10 go on. On
the road the band stopped at farm and
procured bag OF feathers. At anotfer
these as their Implements, the regulators
All was quiet in the house. and when
three of the White Gays knocked at the
door 1t was some little tine before they
succeeded in rouslng Parks. As socn as ne
opened the door he was sc zed and without
word was dragged into the woods nearby
at first Parks was SO dazed by what was
going he did not Ut er a und. but
when IL the shadow Of the woods ne saw
fire and on the fire a boiling kettle of tar.
he saw what was intended as his punish
ment and pleaded for merry
Without reply the WI te Caps stripped
their victim, tied his wrists and ankles to-
gether and strapped him TO tree From
under their coats and sheets several of the
White Caps then drew paint brushes
The paint brushe' were dp2ed irto the
when shrek wae heard and into the
crowd of White Caps burst the woman
because Of whom he had abused h s wife
STRUGGLED WITH MEN:
She was told TO stand back or the same
punishment would be 1eted TO her that
was intended for Parks but the threats
OF the White Caps failed TO subdue her
AID she struggled with the men Ike
fury.
Her screams were continuous and her
struggles 50 great that men and women
in their rapid movements burst the bag of
feathers and scattered the firebrands all
around.
-fBind the woman to the tree. shouted
one man. but this was found impossible:
she continued to squtrm and shriek and
fight until sudden shame seemed to over
take the White Caps and they actually beat
a retreat worsted by A woman.
Parks was left handcuffed and tied to the
tree. but the woman succeeded in ioosening
his bonds covering him as best she might,
and the two returned TO the village Parks
has sufficiently gotten over his fright and
exposure TO be able to tais OF bringing an
acton against the masked regulators. asE
se-ting that he recognized some Of them
during the struggle In the woods.