The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-02
WHITE CAPS
APPROVED
PownaI People Like That
Method of Reform.
FIND LAW, IS TOO SLOW
Has Been Used with Success in
the Past and viii Be in
the Future.
FIND LAW, IS TOO SLOW

AS yet no arrests have been made
of any OF the nine young men Of Pow
nal, and vicinity who We're concerned
in the summary punishment meeted
out to "Jack" Myers for alleged i'm
proper attentions to the wife of his
cousin, Henry Clay Myers. Further
more says the North Adams Trans
cript it is highly improbable that any
very effective steps viii be taken to
bring the culprits under the mighty
arm OF the law,
Pownal residents and that includes
those of all the various Pownals, are
not Mortified at the border like treat
ment accorded Myers. Rather they re-
gard it with either amusement or indif-
ference. Men, women and children,
young and old alike, are neither back
ward in expressing their opinions of
the case nor are they prone to talk of
it.
1t is by no means matter of fire.
quent occurrence but the affair of
Monday, reported in the Banner, was
the second in which Jack Myers
figured and the statement was frequent
ly made yesterday to Transcript re-
porter that it would not be the last by
any means if the man in question, and
one or two others, do not mend their
ways.
Not many years ago couple whose
actions failed to meet with the APP
proEal of their neighbors, were visited
one night rather late by citizens of
Pownal who did not diyulge their
names or identities and the treatment
which that particular couple received
at the hands of their visitors convinced i
them that there we're more pleasant
places to live in than Pownal, if they
were not inclined to live with decorum.
Stories yesterday would convince
most anyone that that case was not
the beginning of such affairs, nor do
the two visits to "Jack" Myers con-
stitute the second and third visits
from the Reform club. There have |
been others which never have seen the |
light of great publicity as none of the |
participants apparently cared to ad-
init having been concerned.
That their knowledge was spread |
through the Powpals was proven at the
last town election when Frank Wilson, |
who had served in several capacities |
as an official of the town, and who
was candidate for constable, an
nounced before election that he pro-
posed to put stop to "white caps"
and similar unusual features of mod
ern existence in a small town in the
New England states. Mr. Wilson ap-
parently failed to strike the right cord
in the breasts o. his fellow townsmen,
for he failed of election, something he
mad not known before.
No one can be found who really car
ed to say that Mr. Wilson's statement
Of intended reform had anything
to do with his unexpected de-
ieat but about everybody who had a
vote had heard of it before the votes
we're cast last election day.
There are those residents of Pownal
Who appear to feel that the present
method of managing such affairs is
more efficacious than troubling with
he complex machinery of the law
which is liable to slip a cog and all
he trouble and expense go for naught.
This system has never been known to {
o miss fire in Pownal yet.
Jack" Myers, was not permanently
,r seriously injured by his uninviUed
yuests Monday night. While he was
whipped and bruised some and gen. I
rally treated in manner which the !
ordinary mortal would not dole out 5
o mongrel cur in very large quan. 8
tiles it never reached the point OF
LANCER to life or limb so it is said,
md it's intent was to teach quickly /,
md effectively lesson which wonld ,
lot be forgotten by the close of the q
chool term. just how effective it was