Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-30
The 0utrages of the K. G. C.'s in
Indiana.
Additional Facts-An Exciting State of
Affairs.

Additional Facts-An Exciting State OF
Affairs.
dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial
indianapolis, April 10.
A serious riot occurred at Danviile, Hen.
bricks county, on Saturday. 1t had been
secretly given out that D. VOORHEES, would
speak, when a crowd ofSmounted K. G..
C.'s rode into the place, armed and adorned
with butternuts. This display of disloyal-
ty eau ed some excitement, and soon after
row ensued between a Union man and
one OF the mounted men. Revolvers were
drawn and fired, resulting in the woundng
OF five, four of whom were Union men.
A boy thirteen years old, son of J. With
crow, Union, a lawyer of Danville, was
shot through the abdomen, while walking
on the sidewalk, and will die The but
ternuts retreated from the town immedi.
ately. VOORHEES, did not come, and no
meeting was had.
The news spread throughout the county,
and by night two hundred and fifty Home
Guards assembled in Danville, to protect
the place from threatened attack of the
Z. G. C.'s
At Needham, in Brown county, Union
meeting was broken up yesterday by arm
ed Knights, led by Lewis Prosscr, for
merly member of the Legislature
Prosser, armed with a rifle, threatened to
kill soldier, Sergeant Daniels, of the Sd
cavalry, when his rifle was wrested from
him by Daniels. Prosser then drew q
revolver and shot Daniels through the
heart, remarking to a follower, named
Snyder, to shoot another soldier who was
present. Snyder fired, but missed bis
aim. the ball passing through a lady's
bonnet. Capt. A. D. Cummings, of the
10th Indiana, who had visited the place
to make Union speech, then drew his
revolver and wounded Prosser, breaking
the bone of his leg.
Snyder was arrested and brought here.
Prosser escaped, but will be brought in,
dead or alive, by squad of cavalry, sent
| out by Gen. Carrington's orders.
Gen. Darlington has issued an order de.
claring that members of the secret society
known as the K. G. @. will be treated as
public enemies, and punished accordingly
He also declares the wearing of butternut
emblems disloyal practice, punishable as
other disloyal offenses are.
AN EDITOR MoBBED By BUTTERNUTs.
From the Indianapolis Evening Gazette.
Our citizens are cognizant of the fac,
that DIR. Ray, Of Cumberland, in this
county, and formerly editor of the In
diana Farmer, was attacked by some but.
ternut desperadoes some two weeks ago
and driven from his home. The men,
Terrell, Metzger ano WATSON, were in
dicted for assault and battery with intent
to kill. Two deserters, Rhodes and Lay
ton, were also implicated in the affair.
and one indicted. Since their attack on
DR.. Ray, they have made such outrageous
threats against the citizens that they were
afraid to open their mouths, as their lives
were in danger. Day before yesterday
Deputy Sheriff Cramer arrested WATSON
here in the city, and yesterday he went
to Cumberland to arrest the others. They
obtained information of the officers arri-
val, and Immediately after. on the ap-
pearance of the Deputy Sheriff and two
men who were with him, took to their
heels. The Deputy then returned and
called on General Darlington for assist
ance. The General gave him squad of
men, under the command of Sergeant
Browning, of Company M, Sd cavalry
They all proceeded to Cumberland last
night, mounted, and surrounded the hotel
kept by Metzger, and the grocery attach Z.
ed kept by the Ferrels
The deputy sheriff, who was assisted by
policeman Wilkins and Messrs. Powers,
Redstone and Adams, demanded entrance
to the hotel and searched it thoroughly
but unsuccessfully for Metzger. He then
went to the door of the grocery, knocked,
and told them who he was and what be
came for. They refused to open the door.
or even to reply, when he begged them to
peaceaely permit him to enter, saying,
I" If you don't shall be compelled to force
an entrance" They still refusing, he broke
open the door. The men then opened fire
on the sheriff and his party from behind
the door, with revolvers. The sheriff and
sergeant and three men, stepped into the
doorway, exposing themselves to the full
fire OF the three villains. They had to
deliver their fire through the door; one
shot took effect in the mouth of Andrew
Terrell, breaking bis jaw. They then
cried out, We surrender!" owe surren-
der when the party went in to take
them. One of the Ferrels then drew his
knife on soldier, who placed his pistol
on Ferreps breast and threatened to blow
his heart out if be did not lower his knife.
Old man Ferrel refused to give up his pis-
tol till forced, by the fist of policeman
Wilkins to do SO. The old man and his
two sons, J. B. and J. Z. Ferrel, were then
taken and lodged in jail, when the woun.
ded man had his his wound dressed, which
has proved to be serious one.