The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
WHIPPING A WOMAN
STARTS OZARK FEUD
Trouble Grew Out Of Young
Mrs. Collins Playing
Lady Godiva.
VICTIM OF NIGHT RIDERS
Whole District Armed and Au-
thorities Fear Many Kill
ings VIII Result.

OLD HORTON MO, MaTch III ~As Ue
cause Mrs. Paraiee Collins. - years OLD
reenacted the spectacle OF Lady oodiva
riding nude through Coventry that she
VISA whipped by night riders near Old Hor-
ton. according to friends OF the men who are
alleged to have whipped the twice married
young woman.
This whipping OF Mrs. Collins marked
the renewal Of strife among the Collins
feud!s,s Of central south missouri
Mr.. Paraiee Collins Is 2Itears old She
an. m.,ried twelve years ago to Lev COL
Inns was divorced and later married Lew
Sherub Collins. She denied the story OF
tho alleged ride Her man companion on
the night Of the raid was severely whipped
by tn. night riders. lie escaped from the
gangs clutches and the woman refuses 10
divulg. his name. ..
On the night ~ the whipping the home
a, NJ. lame. Keith commonly known as
u,,nd lane was burned. as were ALSO
two uroccupied houses ard the home OF
AZ. Calling who said that the men
tnocked at her door and when she feiuseo
Pa allow them TO enter they crushsn the
door with a rock. They dragged nr' l'"'"
the bed and whipped her In the light OF h"r
h,yning home. She recognized the lesue'
Of the gang.
Mrs Paradise Collins Is suffering frea'
agony from the beating abe received NJ tn'
hands OF a gang of Colinses anu wv sn
mothe = apprehension for par sa'e,y 'hi,'o'
ha nac,ned bv the determine NOT her cans
m.n IN pYotect her. Ari even While
wasbinp the dishes. the woman keeps
sh.,p lookout for n,Rrauders She Is an ef-
Gallant sho. and she Is at home astr,d"
horse An animal Ia kept saddled wlthih
abort distance OF the homo in order tha' sn'
may make her escape In case OF an ATTACK
The turbulent district is In radius oI zen
miles of the intersection or the ho"e''
Douglas and Ozark county lines IN" most
| In wless Collins element lives across the line
| IN Douglas county. However tho r"'"nt
denredations have been staged in hoWeli
county with Collinses from the three '"un-
ties participating. This place has besh ,ne
scene Of more than one murder ana i"'a'
clan fchts repeatedly happen mere
The original Collins settlers of Missouri
ver, angular Tennessee inountain.ers Big
of stature and robust. the southerners "ked
ont nm existence 10y hunting and trapping
m. game which ahounded IN the country.
| Now after years OF intermarriaec and in
| breedinp the tribe has degenerat"d TIL the
uresent generation resembles little the
s,alwart foreiathers Of nearly hall a
century ago The children OF the present
stock are small OF physique and hold none
VI t"o '. .ihi,os con Ia s..p
,nen ~. s,ondard of morals 1.
ueauonN o,,r.his ana common Law
tho ,oN"' .,.I.n, Tho ep,ire coun.
u'Ar''ase' ~. co,lins.. nnd The pcoloci.
Try N 'hnap.ou ."oh ,bat ndvancemen,
cai 'ohu'',o'' nv
Is impeded
The original Collinses moved Ia the
mountains Of Missouri from IN" ro"ei
erritory OF tho tennessee mountains a.
the outbreak OF the 'l'l' wal, 'ne ~" ot ~
colony CONSISTING " wv" r,,a,,,
or more person. Sp."nH '''a' WV -, -,
OF James anu "a" I, ,, -, I..,,.n
strhs'oot na,''. go 80 ,,om,,,ain,
thAt ihnao'ee w. .',,' r,a ,rn,,.r,
at the time o, .ne ,o ,p', man,, ,'nnnS,b,