Show I Tar and Feathers Minneapolis Minn OBird island is-land a small vllage in Penueville county this state is agitated over a scandal of peculiar features Mrs JEngstorm wife of John Engstorm a cripple left her husband and went to live with a man named Stokes some days ago One of the chldren being sick Engstrom went to his fatherinlaws where his wife was 0 get her to come home and care for the child Stokes and Garnish Mrs Engstroms father entered Engstroms from the farm and nearly tearing all his clothes off him in the initee On hearing this the citizens or Bird island decided to tar and leather Stokes tone ot I the party named J C Desmond got drunk and let the intention be known to Stokes who on the arrival of the party fired Into the ranks the shot taking effect in the face and head of a druggist name not known producing a painful but not dangerous wound The crowd learning of Desmonds treachery turned on him and gave him the coat of tar and feathers intended for Stokes No arrests have been made and the end is not yet |