The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-29
CINCINNATI PAClFIST AND 50
CIALIST CHASTIsED IN WOODS
by MODERN KU KLUx.
'BLACKSNAKt' IS USED
Sunday Afternoon at His Peoples
Church Service. the Accused Prayed
for "Repose Of Soul Of Kaiser William
and His Proud Men," Is Charge.

Cincinnati. Ohio, Oct 29.--Herbert S.
Blgelow. head Of the Peoples church
of this city, one of the leaders Of the
Peoples Council" socialist and paci-
fist was taken into a dense woods near
Florence. KY. shortly before midnight
last night, tied to n tree and horsewhip-
ped by men who wore long robes and
hoods similar TO those described as worn
by the renowned Ku Klux Klan." ac-
cording 10 a report this morning from
Florence
Sunday afternoon ut his Peoples
church service. Bigelow ia alleged to
have prayed for "the repose Of the soul
OF Emperor William and the proud men
surrounding him."
The report OF last nights whipping
stated that the party. with Bigelow al
Il prisoner. gagged and handcuffed.
woods. Here they removed the hand
cuffs long enough to disrobe him. and
then tied him to n tree. One of the
leaders of the party then read from n
piece of paper he held in his hand, with
the light of a lantern held by one of
his associates rejecting over his shout
der The reader said:
"ln the name of the poor women and
children Of Belgium. this man should
be whipped"
At n given signal. another man, clad
from head to foot in white, stepped out
of huge circle that had been formed.
drew a long whip Of the "blacksnake"
kind. and delivered twelve lashes upon
ko, 10 ,f
were then cut, Bigelow was warned to
stay away from Cincinnati, and he was
released. while the party made its way
back to the waiting automobiles and dis.
Bigelow wandered an hour in
the woods, and seeing a tall church
spire in the distance he made his way
there. finding himself in Florence, KY.
about twenty miles from Cincinnati
Bigelow was taken into custody by
five men as he was entering a hall
in the city OF Newport, KY. shortly be-
fore S o'clock last night. He was sched-
uled to address meeting Of socialists.
At the time of his apprehension hand
cuffs were put on him and he was hur-
riedly thrust into a waiting automobile
and spirited away.
Recently federal authorities conduct
ed raid on Bigelows Office in Cincin-
natl where documents concerning the
activities of the local Peoples Council
were seized.
BigelOw Issues Statement. =
In a statement issued this morning,
Bigelow stated that owing to the man
wearing long white robes" he was ur-
able to recognize any of his abductors.
BigelQw said that he was under the
impression that he was being arrested
by government secret service men and
that he made no resistance. but trust
ed to the Justice of the United States
courts q prove his innocence of any
wrong-doing. He added that any re
sistance on his part he thought would
bring trouble on his numerous friends,
who were all around him at the time
he was abducted.
Bigelow's own statement, written last
night at Florence, KY. says that pre-
vious TO his being taken into the woods,
had been blindcolded and when the
party alighted. preparatory TO going in
to the woods. a bag was thrown over
his head and he had no idea Of the
direction in which he was being led. He
also said that oil was poured over his
head after the lashes were admins
tered.
Bigelow was removed to a hospital
in this city shortly after his arrival