Show I Alleged Flogger Is Held in Texas MARSHALL Tex June June 14 AP Disappearance e of t two VO of five fhe pe per persons sons eons flogged at their ir farm homes near here by five fhe masked men and rest arrest of one suspect today caused slate state ind federal authorities to center center cen ceo ter their investigation on reports that the attack involved peonage W. W A. A Straps and J. J R R. Richardson Richard Richard- son their wives and Mrs Hester HesterLee HesterLee hesterLee Lee Mills a half sister of Straps were the victims They told officers eels cers that five masked mel mei entered the Richardson home Wednesday night and beat the couple while their two sons aged 14 and 15 were covered with pistols RIchard Richardson on said the men used used a ply four-ply rope with knots in It WOMEN BEATEN After taking Richardsons Richardson's shotgun shotgun shotgun shot shot- gun and ammunition the floggers went to the home home- of Straps and knocked him do down with a pistol Mrs Straps daughter of Mrs Richardson Richardson Richardson Rich Rich- ardson and Mrs Irs MUIs were severely severe severe- ly beaten D. D Osborne an of Cain Anderson former ormer landlord of the family was arrested on charges of aggravated aggravate assault and violation of ot the s state ate law He was released on eli bond bonel Hichar Richardson son said he and his wIfe were ere ordered to leave the country while Straps told him he was in instructed instructed instructed in- in to take over the RIchardson RIchard RIchard- son farm as well as to continue working his own own- TWO DISAPPEAR Straps and his wife disappeared from their farm Saturday night and authorities have been unable unable to trace them Randolph Bryant federal district attorney at S Sherman Serman erman has promised to cooperate with state authorities While Adjutant General R R. L. L Robertson Robertson Robertson Rob Rob- ertson ordered two Texas Run Rangers ers assigned to the case at the suggestIon suggestion tion thIn of Governor Dan Moody When reports of the floggings became became be became be- be came genera general yesterday residents of Marshall and other northeast Texas towns demanded an extensive investigation in- in while church organIzations organizations organizations have adopted resolutions of condemnation |