The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-10-10
Ku Klux outrases in Ottawa.

A series of the most detestable and diabolical
outrages that have ever been perpetrated in Ill
inois, were witnessed in this city, on Saturday
evening last.
About the close Of the magnificent Tanners'
parade, crowd of roughs, numbering, at diff
ferent times, from one to two hundred, common
ced covert snsaking and cowardly attack upon
the Tanners. The Tanners were scattered all
over the city.-Ott0,cd Republican, Oct. g.
There is evidently " disposition on the part
of the Ottawa Republican to suppress the real
facts connected with the acts and dolngs Of the
Ku Klux Khan on the Sd of this month.
Whether there is private understanding be-
tween the Ku Klux and the senior editor of
said paper, who is a candidate for Office, or
not We shall not attempt to say; but one thing
seems certain, and that is. when public jour-
NAL making any pretensions to reliability, at
tempts to give list of causalties, and only
gives apartial list, and attributes many of them
to other than their real causes, for the purpose
Of shielding such terrible organization as the
Ku Klux Khan, one can but think that there is
something rotten in Denmark. Read the fol-
lowing from the Republican,:
It wa impossible 10 estimate the number Of
persons composing the stream that poured across
the Illinois river bridge. One man tried it, but
| ran out OF figures and falling down exhausted,
| scss carried Oft on a shutter.
Now the facts in the above case are simply
| these This fellow, while standing as above, saw
the garter Of knight Or the daughter Of a
knight, for she was ofthe cued persuasion, and
Immediately his figures took the form of the
letters K. G. c., and he tainted. There is no
doubt that the Ku Klux, as an organization, is
the most powerful Of any in the known world
The papers team with accounts OF its super
natural acts like the following, from the Men
dota correspondent of the Republican,:
When going for Otis cannon it was discovered
| spiked BY some vandal, whersat the county re-
| sounded with the account of another Radical
outrage" After deal of trouble and expense
it was found impossible to remove the spike. but
TO the great joy Of all, when the gun was brouaht
in sight OF the ku Klux procession it waa 80 i'm.
pressed with the intense meanness Of the crowd
the spike incontinently "slung ont" and Otis
breach was left clear and ready 70 be discharged.
Here We see that the correspondent was mis-
taken, and actually charged this vandal act of
the Ku Klux, in doing and undoing mischief,
upon the Radicals. We cannot rightly COM
prehend this supernatural power and its effect,
when we see that all their hclish acts are
charged upon innocent victims of misplaced
confidence.
Below We give correct list of the causal-
ties of Oct 3D., rs found in the Ottawa Repub-
t'ean OF Oct Sth, also those furnished by our
reporter, who was 80 unfortunate himself lin
the midst of the battle, while the air was flied
with that red or crimson light caused by the
lightning speed with which millions of brick
bats and stones were projected through the
air)as 30 get hit on the head with black stone,
completely confusing his democratic ideas, and
compelling the necessity of carrying him off
on u tangent:
| Among those who were assaulted and more or
less injured, were the following: t.
! !. Eli Rsdebaugh, Of Morris, struck on the
back Of the head and severely cut by . stone-
OaaUa Republican.
Eli Plant, from the jungles of Africa, had
two large ivory spikes driven into his head and
his baggage badly injured, having his trunks
filled with water or other facilitating Liquids.
.. Geo. Steel, struck on tho arm by Stone
! Republican.
Cast Steel got several hot punches in the
neck, which seriously affected his temper
3. T. II. Hanson, of Lisbon, struck by brick.
bat-Repudliean.
J. o. Footson, hut between the hat and head
with several brick bats.
A. J: Kelsey, Of lisbon, struck by ssone-
Republican.
Jake Elsey, struck in the face by the canal
bridge and knocked into the water No in.
jury received, because he was water tight.
s. Geo. Dunn, of Morris. struck by q Stone ON
the side OF the head and severely woundsd.-Ik-
publican.
Burton Dunn, struck in the face by large
grocery bill. Is not likely to recover.
.. Tho's. Carpenter, Of Norris struck ON the
hand and thumb broken.-Republican.
Fernand Joiner, struck on the top of the
head and in both legs by bricks.
Z. VIM. Crane, Ottawa tanner, struck in the
back with a stone-Republican
Sam Hill Crane, brother of the above, was
thrown from his stills and both eyes BACKED
8. Henry Claypool. of Morris, struck on the
head and leg by stones.-Iepub!iean.
John Pin Pool, busted by natural fifteen
ball pool, had his cue pocketed and died on
the table,
Old Bill Pool, the father of the three I'M
fortunate boys, was preserved by the spirits.