The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
HANGING BEE NIGHT HAVE
TAKEN PLACE.
Two Pro-Germans Are Given q Real
Scare at Hands Of Loyal Citi-

Scare at Hands Of Loyal Citi-
Zens.
This city was the scene of much
excitement Wednesday afternoon and
evening. There has been several
persons who have been known to
have German sympathies for some
time and the murmuring became SO
Defense called a meeting for We'd
nesday afternoon to investigate the
cases or portion of them.
The meeting was held in the Com
mercial Club rooms over the Jensen
& Viewer clothing store. The Coun-
Gil voted the meeting to be an open
Fred Tennegkeit and Rev. Starck
were among those who were request
ed Nv the Council of Defense to APP
pear for investigation.
sThey made their appearance as
were examined in each case and con
found against these parties. After
a full investigation had been MADE,
the crowd was requested by the
chairman, r. C. Spencer to, vacate
the room and give the council AM op,,
portunity to weigh the evidence iand
chance to hear the decision.
Hi. Yackey, of Harlan. State
Agent, was present, ana after dis
cussing the cases for some time, the
Council reopened the doors to the
public and rendered Mann the fqiiG ~ 3
single man. He is reputed to be
worth possibly over forty thousand
dollars. He gave one dollar to the
Y. NJ. C. A. and two dollars to the
Red Cross, after he had been put
/ through the third degree. mat Ats IS
Sam in winning the war. He was s
$1,000. in Government Bonds or go
ing to Council Bluffs with state
Agent Yackey. He first refused to
buy the bond on the grounds that
left the hall with Mr.. Yackey, a by
stander. did his bit by delivering
great blow under Tennegkeit's chin,
which landed him flat. Tennegkeit
then decided that a Government
Bond was alright and made the
necessary arrangements 70 TO- pusrf taas
three days in which to vacate from
the county and never again to set
foot upon Audubon county soil.
This he agreed to.
It was we'll known by the Coun-
Gil when the crowd heard their de-
cision, that it would not meet with
public approval, under the circum-
Stances. The Council were no bet
ter satisfied than We're the. people,
hut they had done all they felt they
could as Council of Defense under
the existing circumstances.
Fred Tennegkeit went tt; to t the flr ait
though it was long past banking lng
hours. When he came from the
bank building, accompanied by
Sheriff Wilson, the bystanders were
waiting for him. Tennegkeit had
been in the bank more than an nour
Sheriff Wilson was finally called to
take him from the bank and to pro
tect him SO far as possible from
bodily injury. When the sheriff
and ,rennegkeit came from the bank,
the latter was Immediately taken
>from~the sheriff and rope was piac,
ed about his neck: ne e., was a, rEaes He
was badly exhausted and somewhat
hurt by that time and a doctor was
called. After he was somewhat re-
viyed, he was given an opportunity
to give one thousand dollars to the
Red Cross. He signed his check Tor
the sheriff. He had been pretty
roughly used He was taken by the
deputy sheriff and others to his
farm and the house was searched
and several guns We're contscated
by the deputy sheriff. Another man
was appointed to drive, his team
home. AS soon as his team arrived ao.
ed. and it is ruffored that he drove
to Omaha and departed for. Colo.
RADIO. We have heard nothing OF
him since.
This part of the program happen
ed about seven O'Clock. The crowd
then formed and about one hundred
and fifty men in automobiles 1dnaesad pre- re-
the home of Rev. Starck in Lincoln
township. They surrounded the
house and demanded that. the Rev
erend come out He did, but it was
through a SMALL cellar window, and
he was not 6er until he ne oo was a
snd he Was maEgg Pretty pre- good
lime. Tll ee shots were fired before
the Reverend decided to stop. He
was then treated in a manner very
similar to one Tennegkei- exnerlenc-
ed, only that no demands were
made on him for Red cross 1un mus
he he. stated xna dutY Boys We do are not know
lust what he meant by that unless'
gplsadine guilty to the charges. pre-
ferred against him. Mrs. Starck be
came ,hvsterical and fell in a faint,
and through sympathy for her,~1he
BOYS released Starck to take care OF
his wife. They then scattered to-
their homes and did did, no Pres real harm Visit
certain others in this town as well
as some in the country. -. .
The Advocate does not believe IN
violence. We sincerely hope that IN
future cases of this kind that the
best of Judgment will be used, in the
enforcement Of loyalty. We believe
that the public has stood for about
gil the shooting in the back that 1t
khould be expected to stand for.
Our boys are facing the Germans in
the trenches. Lett rs see that none
Of those in this county. goes to shoot
4 others besides those of German ex-
traction who attempt to do this, they
should be treated in the same man
ner, but let us do-it by law: II pos
sihle. But let us crush disloya!ty
IN some manner Let us not lust be