New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-10
Fl. J. LANCE TARRED AND
FEATHERED AT CARLSBAD

Saturday night, shortly after nine
o'clock, the town was startled by the
sudden appearance on Canyon street
of man clothed only in an impro-
vised breechclout and shoes. hiking
off down street headed south.
Investigation proved that an auto
mobile had quietly and suddenly mad
its appearance from the north, paus-
ed for an instant in front OF the post
office. and an object rolled out to
confront a few people standing in
front of the building, said object re-
presenting most strange appearan-
ce. Black from head to foot with
rooster feathers growing on it. which
famed by the BREEZE gave the OBJ
ject the appearance of plucked bird
or chicken. only the said object had
the form of man. The horrible OBJ
ject paused an instanct, as if to get
its bearings and seeing the men
standing in front of the post-office,
approached and spoke, inquiring if any
one would get vehicle and take
me home" 1t proved to be Henry
J. Lange, who had been treated to d
coat of tar and feathers.
The troubles of Mr.. Lange are well
known, but a short resume may help
arrive at a correct conclusion of the
affair of Saturday night.
He was arrested some weeks ago
for unpatriotic uttcrances during the
time an effort was being made to
arouse the people to the Importance
OF buying Liberty Bonds. He was
taken to Santa Fe. to answer an in
dictment returned by the United
States grand jury but his trial was
postponed until some time this mon
tn and Mr.. Lange was liberated on ST.
coo bond, furnished by Mr.. L. Lange
his brother, and a neighbor, Mr..
Gear. Right here Mr.. Lange made
the mistake of his life Instead OF
remaining in Santa Fe as advised to
do he returned to Carlsbad, and it
is said did not cease his utterances |;
and when his home was visited by a
committee to request the Langes to
invest in Liberty Bonds used such
language toward certain of its men,
bers as to cause one of them to knock
him down. Still he was not satisfied
that Carlsbad was and is 100 per cent
patriotic, but coming to town, Satur-
day it is said again INDUCED in
speech not german to the spirit of
the time and the sequel has already
been told
When Lange made his way south
towards his home, clad only in natu-
res garments and breechclout.
of automobiles followed him
to get glimpse of him, and presum-
ably to see, also, that no one picked
him up and gave him a lift to his
home.
The affair was shrouded in my
stery. No one knew who had applied
the coat of tar and feathers, and no
one seemed to want to know. 1t was
enough that the job had been done
Mr.. Lange was in town, Tuesday,
and when seen by an Argus repre-
sentative gave the following account
of the affair of Saturday night. Mr..
Lange's statement is not given
verbatim. and was made in the pres
cnce of witnesses Mr.. Lange said:
He was lying down on a couch in
his home, Saturday night. and his
two brothers were in the room with
him. when four men entered the
house with drawn revolvers and de-
manded that he come with them.
The men were disguised by having
black masks and red handkerchiefs
over their faces. He was loaded into
an automobile, and taken across the
canal to some spot, where he did not
know as he himself was blindfolded
He was stripped of his clothing ami
the coat of tar and feathers applied,
after which he was given an old pill
low slip or like covering, with the end
cut out ordered to draw it on, when
It was tied around his waist with
string, and he was loaded in the
auto and brought to town. Arriving
in town, his captors told him that
when they opened the door and told
him to jump, he must get out lively
which he did, and upon landing on
terra frma found himself in front
Of the postoffice, as stated Lange
was blindfolded at all times.-Carls-
bad Argus.