Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1907 — WHITECAPS IN COURT [ARTICLE]

WHITECAPS IN COURT

Accused in the Latest Case Give Bonds for Their Appearance for Trial. THEY WILL DEPEND ON ALIBIS Story of a Conviction of the Wrong Man—Husky Octogenarians—- . Indiana Newa. Columbus, Ind., Aug. I.—Jacob Kirk. David Fox, Lovell Bowers and Chas. Sylvester, all living In Monroe county near Smithville, were here yesterday morning accofnpanled by ex-Rep-resentative Robert Miers. of Bloomington, their attorney. They appeared before Justice Kinney and waived preliminary hearing and gave bond in the sum of SI,OOO each, to appear Tuesday, Aug. 13. The men brought bonds signed by Monroe county men of ample means, but these bonds would not be accepted by the prosecuting attorney and the court unless they had the signatures of some local men. Ixical Attorney Makes 'Em Good. Lion J. Cox, a local attorney, who is interested in some of the other defendants; signed the bonds and they were accepted by the court. William P. Vanest, the man who was white capped, was in the court room at the time the four men gave bond and while they said nothingVanest believes he recognized one or two of them as having been at his home the night he was whipped. One man in particular he thinks is the one who pulled him out of bed. Great la the Alibi. It Is said they will attempt to show that they were elsewhere on the night of the whitecapping, and that they are ready to prove an alibi. Tn this con nection a local attorney who has had considerable experience with Brown county whitecappers is telling a story He says that several years ago a man was arrested for assisting in the whit* capping of Ids son. The man was rath er aged ,and walked with a cane. He never bad anything to do with the wbitecapping. and maintained constant ly that he was innocent, but when the trial was finished be was convicted and sentenced to a term In jail. How They Secured His Convfctieo. A year or so afterward the whitecappers told bow the conviction was obtained. One of their number was a good mimic, and he dressed on the night of the whitecapping in some cast off clothing of the accused man. He wore a mask, below which some white ■whiskers reached, and lie walked with a long cane, such as was used by the accused. The likeness was so great that theman’s own grandchildren swore on the witness stand to having seen their grandfather help whip their father. FOUR HUSKY OLD MEN Average Age Is 81 Years and the Oldest Is SoTnething of an Athlete at the Age of 87. Crawfordsville, Ind., Aug. I.—Four brothers, whose average ages are 81 years, are holding a reunion in this city for the first time in a quarter of a century. They are Tyre G. Whit-/ tington, aged 87, of Brown township: William 'Whittington, aged 82. of this city; S. T. Whittington, aged 80. of Seattle, Wash., and Joshua Whittington, aged 75. of Cayuga, Ind. Born in Kentucky, of Scotch and English stock, which bad originally come from .England to Maryland, and thence to the Blue Grass state, they have all been vigorous men. and still are. Tyre G. particularly prides himself on the fact that he can jump Into the air and then crack his heels together three times before alighting on the ground again. The four brothers all resemble one another in appearance, all having snow-white hair, full, rather long beards, and are of comparatively short, stocky stature. They were the only sons in their family. - 1 Tried Murder; Then Suicided. Indianapolis, Aug. 1. Pasquelina Dellepenne. an Italian tailor, shot and seriously wounded his mother-in-law, Mrs. Maria Gilbert), nt her home on Finley avenue.and then committed sui clde by shooting himself through the head. Mrs. Gilbert! was shot in the arm. The shooting was the outcome of a domestic quarrel. Rejoiced Over Haywood's Acquittal. Evansville. Ind., Aug. 1. Repre sentatives of the various labor unions of the city held a jubilee meeting over the acquittal of William D. Haywood at Boise City. Speeches were made and resolutions were passed praising the judge and jury. Centenarian Rose Bush. Evansville, Ind., Aug. 1. On the farm of J. F. Meacham, near this plgce. is a rose bush that has bloomed every year for the last 100 years. The blooms are just as fragrant and beautiful as they were the first year the bush produced the roses. That Was a Strenuous Kick. Crawfordsville. Ind., Aug. I.—Mrs. Charles Douglass, a farmer’s wife, living west of the city, attempted to kick a ben that was bothering her, and In missing the hen Mrs. Douglass fell to the ground in such a manner that het arm was broken.